West Virginia Code > Chapter 25 > Article 4 – Centers for Housing Young Adult Offenders


25-4-1	Purpose of article
25-4-2	Establishment of centers
25-4-3	Authority of commissioner of corrections
25-4-4	Warden
25-4-6	Assignment of offenders to center; period of center confinement; return to court; sentence or probation; revocation of probation
25-4-7	Physical, educational and psychological examinations; transfer and placement
25-4-8	Labor, study or activities may be required
25-4-9	Wages of offenders
25-4-10	Authority to arrest inmates
25-4-11	Escape; aiding escape
25-4-12	Independent or cooperative establishment of centers

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Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Offense: includes every act or omission for which a fine, forfeiture, or punishment is imposed by law. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10