FIRST LEGISLATIVE STEPS TO EASE

SYSTEMIC CORRECTIONS ISSUES

EASY ACCESS
TO ID
THOROUGH, CODIFYING
CONTINUOUS MEDICAL CARE
REPORTING

JAIL BILL
$25M IN PAY SUPPORT FROM
ENHANCEMENTS MUNICIPALITIES

COORDINATED CLARIFICATIONS
TRANSPORTATION TO BAIL
E-REMINDER
SYSTEM

EASY ACCESS TO CODIFYING SUPPORT FROM CLARIFICATIONS

ID MEDICAL CARE MUNICIPALITIES TO BAIL
Codifying policies for Requiring large Defining bail,
Clarifying that equal care across municipalities pay up requiring the "least
temporary IDs the facilities & authorizing to 5 days' jail fees if restrictive"
Division of the Commissioner to their officers go to standard be used &
Corrections issues create rules for magistrate court clarifying how
are free of charge inmate care, ensuring when the offenses
state funds go to defendants can
& valid for 180 could have been tried
medically necessary in municipal court select their method
days procedures to secure release

E-REMINDER COORDINATED $25M IN PAY THOROUGH,

SYSTEM TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENTS CONTINUOUS
PROGRAM REPORTING
Encouraging the Encouraging Increasing starting
pay, setting pay Requiring prosecuting
Supreme Court to Corrections & the attorneys to report
Supreme Court to minimums for
develop an Officers, pay raises for 2x/month the people
electronic court develop a incarcerated >10 days
cooperative, positions with critical-
date reminder level vacancies, awaiting indictment,
statewide system for arraignment or trial; the
system to reduce transporting inmates funding for incentives Supreme Court would
defendant's or to court appearances in high-vacancy areas track the effects on
counsel's failures or among facilities, & retention bonuses regional jail populations
to appear reducing costs &
inefficiencies
Created by
WV Senate and WV House Communications staff