WEST virginia legislature
2023 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 2971
By Delegate Young
[Introduced January 24, 2023; Referred to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §25-8-1, relating to inmate cost for reading material.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
No correctional facility operated in the State of West Virginia shall assess any fee to inmates related to obtaining material to read, including, but not limited to, books, newspapers, educational material, e-reader, or electronic tablet of any kind which may be used to read.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit fees assessed to inmates for reading material.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.