§25-4-2. Establishment of Centers
The West Virginia commissioner of corrections is authorized to establish, operate and maintain centers to be operated in connection with the state correctional system as provided in this article.
§25-4-3. Authority of Commissioner of Corrections
The West Virginia commissioner of corrections has the authority to acquire land and other property by purchase, grant, gift or otherwise in connection with the establishment of centers and to construct buildings, fences and other facilities, and to acquire personal property necessary for the maintenance and operation of the centers; to direct all needed improvements […]
§25-4-4. Warden
Each center shall be under the direction of a warden who shall have the minimum qualification of a college degree with a major in criminal justice or a related field and the powers and duties as described in sections eleven and eleven-a, article one of this chapter. The warden shall be paid an annual salary […]
§25-1B-2. Eligible Inmates
An inmate is eligible to participate in the Correctional Center Nursery Program if she is pregnant at the time she is delivered into the custody of the Division of Corrections; she gives birth on or after the date the program is implemented; and she and the child meet any other criteria established by the division. […]
§25-1B-3. Terms of Participation
To participate in the Correctional Center Nursery Program, each eligible inmate selected by the division shall agree in writing to: (1) Comply with any educational, counseling or other requirements established for the program by the Division of Corrections;
§25-1B-4. Termination of Inmate's Participation in Program
An inmate's participation in the Correctional Center Nursery Program may be terminated by the division if one of the following occurs: (a) The inmate fails to comply with the agreement entered into under section three of this article; (b) The inmate's child becomes seriously ill, cannot meet medical criteria established by the division for the […]
§25-1B-5. Collection of Child Support
(a) The rights to support assigned by any inmate shall constitute an obligation of the person who is responsible for providing the support to the division for the support provided the inmate and child pursuant to the Correctional Center Nursery Program. The Bureau of Child Support Enforcement shall collect support payments made pursuant to the […]
§25-1B-6. Program Support; Correctional Center Nursery Fund
The division shall obtain sufficient resources to initiate and maintain the Correctional Center Nursery Program if the program is established. The division may accept gifts, grants, property, funds, money, interest on investment of the fund, materials, labor, supplies or services from the United States of America or from any governmental unit or any person, foundation, […]
§25-1B-7. Voluntary Regulation
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, neither the Correctional Center Nursery Program nor the division, with respect to the program, is subject to any regulation, licensing or oversight by the Department of Health and Human Resources unless the division and the Department of Health and Human Resources agree to voluntary regulation, […]
§25-4-1. Purpose of Article
The purpose of this article is to provide appropriate facilities for the housing of young adult offenders convicted of or pleading guilty to violation of law before courts with original jurisdiction, who are amenable to discipline other than in close confinement, and to give better opportunity to young adult offenders for reformation and encouragement of […]