Make all state inmates regardless of sex members of the state convict road force

HB 5050 amends West Virginia law to remove the gender restriction from the state convict road force program, making all state inmates - including women - eligible to work on road construction and maintenance crews under the state highways commissioner. Previously, the program only included "male persons" convicted of felonies. The bill expands the existing program, which requires inmates to work on state roads, quarries, and material production facilities, to apply to all incarcerated individuals regardless of sex. This change directly affects all state inmates serving sentences for felonies.