Allow female inmates to work on state convict road crews.

HB 4139 amends West Virginia law to allow female inmates serving felony sentences to work on state convict road crews, expanding eligibility beyond the current requirement that only male inmates may serve. The bill specifically changes §17-5-1 of the Code to state that "all inmates, regardless of sex" are eligible, while maintaining the existing rule that road crews must be single-sex (no mixed-gender crews permitted). This directly affects female inmates in state correctional facilities who would now qualify for work assignments on state road maintenance projects. The key provision removes the gender restriction in the existing law without altering the single-sex crew requirement.