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West Virginia Code Chapter 25. Division of Corrections § 25-1B-4. Termination of inmate's participation in program

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An inmate's participation in the Correctional Center Nursery Program may be terminated by the division if one of the following occurs:

(a) The inmate fails to comply with the agreement entered into under section three of this article;

(b) The inmate's child becomes seriously ill, cannot meet medical criteria established by the division for the program or otherwise cannot safely participate in the program;

(c) A court of competent jurisdiction issues an order that designates a person other than the inmate as the child's custodial parent and legal custodian;

(d) A court of competent jurisdiction grants custody of the child to a person other than the inmate;

(e) An order is issued granting shared parenting of the child;

(f) An order regarding the child is issued granting temporary, permanent, or legal custody of the child to a person other than the inmate, or to a public children services agency or private child placing agency;  or

(g) The inmate is released from imprisonment.

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