An offender ordered to undergo home incarceration under section four of this article is responsible for providing his own food, housing, clothing, medical care and other treatment expenses. The offender is eligible to receive government benefits allowable for persons on probation, parole or other conditional discharge from confinement or incarceration.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 62-11B-8

  • Home: means the actual living area of the temporary or permanent residence of an offender. See West Virginia Code 62-11B-3
  • Offender: means any adult convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment or detention in a county jail or state penitentiary. See West Virginia Code 62-11B-3
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.