The State Commissioner of Corrections shall be charged with the care, training and reformation of male youths of the state committed to his custody. Education of the male youths is subject to the provisions of section thirteen-f, article two, chapter eighteen of this code. All state facilities and institutions for such purpose shall be managed and controlled as prescribed in article one, chapter twenty-five of this code.
W. Va. Code § 28-1-1
Care of youthful male offenders
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