Criminal Justice

“Hello,” the call began. “This is a prepaid debit call from an inmate at the Virginia Department of Corrections.”Madison Buchanan, a 19-year-old college…

A federal judge rejected a request to have several inmates released in West Virginia due to the coronavirus pandemic.U.S. District Judge Robert C.…

West Virginia could be one of more than 30 states to “ban the box” and prohibit certain employers from asking applicants about their criminal history,…

Some state lawmakers in West Virginia are looking at some ways to address our overcrowded prison system and help more previously incarcerated people…

State staffers and advocates for people with disabilities say the state likely is spending “millions of dollars” on involuntarily committing people…

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday more than a dozen indictments against doctors in the Ohio Valley on charges relating to the illegal…

Assistant News Director Glynis Board leads a discussion with activist Robert Grossman of Morgantown on one of several criminal justice reform bills that…