Allow female inmates to work on state convict road crews.

HB 3178 would amend West Virginia law to allow female inmates to work on state convict road crews, currently restricted to males. The bill removes the existing provision stating "no road crew assembled under this article shall be composed of both male and female persons" from §17-5-1 of the Code. This change would directly affect female inmates in state correctional facilities who are currently ineligible for these road maintenance and construction jobs. The policy shift makes all inmates, regardless of gender, eligible for this specific work program under the state road commissioner's supervision.