SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 108
(By Senators Kessler, Chafin, Dempsey, Fanning, Foster, Hunter,
Jenkins, Minard, Oliverio, White, Barnes, Caruth, Deem, Lanham,
McKenzie and Weeks)
[Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary]
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study
criminal laws of West Virginia for efficacy and
consistency, including, but not limited to, possibly
establishing drug weight thresholds, alternative
sentencing, indeterminate sentences, community corrections,
home confinement programs, work release programs, early
release under specific circumstances, recidivism,
presumptive parole and any other issue affecting
overpopulation of West Virginia's jails and prisons.
Whereas, The criminal statutes of this state have not been
reviewed collectively or updated in many years; and
Whereas, A need exists to expand and utilize community
corrections, work release programs, home confinement programs
and alternative sentencing and to alleviate jail overpopulation;
and
Whereas, The aging inmate population requires additional medical costs, thereby increasing the burden on the taxpayers of
West Virginia; and
Whereas, Representatives of the Parole Board, the
judiciary, prosecutors, law enforcement, regional jails and
prisons must work together on these issues to alleviate such
overpopulation; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is
hereby requested to study criminal laws of West Virginia for
efficacy and consistency, including, but not limited to,
possibly establishing drug weight thresholds, alternative
sentencing, indeterminate sentences, community corrections, home
confinement programs, work release programs, early release under
specific circumstances, recidivism, presumptive parole and any
other issue affecting overpopulation of West Virginia's jails
and prisons; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government
and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature,
2006, on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together
with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its
recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct
this study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint
Committee on Government and Finance.
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