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The Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction or its designee shall annually visit and inspect jails, detention facilities, correctional facilities, facilities which may hold juveniles involuntarily or any other juvenile facility which may temporarily house juveniles on a voluntary or involuntary basis for the purpose of compliance with standards promulgated by the juvenile facilities standards commission, pursuant to section nine-a, article twenty, chapter thirty-one of this code and with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, and compliance with the Prison Rape Elimination Act, pursuant to 42 U. S. C § 15601, and related statutes or regulations.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 15. Public Safety § 15-9-2. Facility inspection - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-15-public-safety/wv-code-sect-15-9-2/
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