Every prisoner sentenced to the county jail for a term exceeding six months who, in the judgment of the sheriff, shall faithfully comply with all rules and regulations of said county jail during his term of confinement shall be entitled to a deduction of five days from each month of his sentence.
W. Va. Code § 7-8-11
Deduction from sentence for good conduct
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 527 F. Supp. 1252 - Dawson v. Kendrick (1981)
Most recently applied in 230 W. Va. 422 - Charles Elder v. Annabelle Scolapia, Home Incarceration Officer (February 2013)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.