# W. Va. Code § 17-5-10: Discharge of convicts at expiration of term; application of section relating to deduction from sentence for good conduct

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A5_S10

## Section

- **Citation:** W. Va. Code § 17-5-10
- **Heading:** Discharge of convicts at expiration of term; application of section relating to deduction from sentence for good conduct
- **Jurisdiction:** West Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WV Code / Chapter 17 / Article 5 / Section 10

## Text

The warden of the penitentiary shall have power to discharge any prisoner working on the state road force wherever he may be in the state when the term of such prisoner has expired, and section twenty-seven, article five, chapter twenty-eight shall apply to all convicts from the penitentiary on said state road force.

## Nearby sections

- [W. Va. Code § 17-5-1 §17-5-1. State convict road force; how used.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A5_S1.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-5-2 §17-5-2. How convict workers selected; monthly report of suitable inmates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A5_S2.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-5-3 §17-5-3. Superior guard and assistants; hours of work of guards and prisoners; pay of prisoners.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A5_S3.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-5-4 §17-5-4. Housing, feeding and transportation of prisoners.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A5_S4.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-5-5 §17-5-5. Escape of convict from state road force.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A5_S5.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-5-6 §17-5-6. Return of convicts to penitentiary because of infirmity, bad conduct, etc.; trusties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A5_S6.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-5-7 §17-5-7. Medical inspection of convict camps.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A5_S7.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-5-8 §17-5-8. Convicts in same classification to be placed in same camp.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A5_S8.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-5-9 §17-5-9. Commissioner to pay expenses of convicts and cost of equipment and materials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A5_S9.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-5-10 §17-5-10. Discharge of convicts at expiration of term; application of section relating to deduction from sentence for good conduct.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A5_S10.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-5-11 §17-5-11. Commissioner may act through agents and may set up department of prison labor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A5_S11.md)
- [W. Va. Code § 17-5-12 §17-5-12. Work which may be performed by convicts other than on state road force.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WV_C17_A5_S12.md)

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