This bill amends the Code of West Virginia to expand the eligibility for the state convict road force to include all inmates, regardless of sex. The current law specifies that only male inmates convicted of a felony and sentenced to imprisonment can be part of this workforce. The proposed changes replace the term "male" with "persons" and remove references to "the penitentiary," substituting it with "a correctional facility."

Additionally, the bill updates the terminology related to the oversight of the convict road force, changing "road commissioner" to "Highways Commissioner" and "road commission" to "Division of Highways." These changes aim to modernize the language and ensure that all convicted individuals can contribute to state road maintenance and construction efforts, thereby promoting inclusivity within the correctional system.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 17-5-1