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A new lawsuit alleges an imprisoned person wasn’t given adequate medical care at the Southern Regional Jail and it led to his death. The lawsuit was filed by Steve New, who has other pending litigation with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn a Wednesday media briefing, Gov. Jim Justice and Revenue Secretary Dave Hardy defined, and added to, earlier released details on how the state will spend some of its more than $1.8 billion budget surplus.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA thus-far unnamed 30-year-old Mercer County man was found dead Friday morning by apparent suicide at the Southern Regional Jail, according to authorities with the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState employee shortages in critical positions like state police, corrections and health care are often acute in border counties, where neighboring states offer better pay.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis story was updated at 3:55 p.m. on June 3, 2020 to include additional comments by Gov. Jim Justice. All inmates at West Virginia’s correctional…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKanawha County parks officials have made up for a shortage of summer workers at Coonskin Park by using prison inmates.The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports…
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