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A former West Virginia lawmaker who livestreamed himself on Facebook storming the U.S. Capitol and cheering on what he described as a “revolution” was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison.

Division of Natural Resources police officers will assist with staffing challenges at West Virginia’s jails and prisons. More than 60 DNR officers have finished training for support roles that will enable corrections officers to perform other duties, the state Department of Homeland Security said in a news release Thursday.

On this West Virginia Morning, several states have been reforming their bail bond systems in recent years. We hear the final installment of a series exploring bail in West Virginia. Also, in this show, the state hopes to run another COVID-19 vaccine sweepstakes, and we learn about a new program that aims to connect Appalachian veterans to the humanities.

It’s been a year since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a global pandemic, forcing all major institutions — including jails and prisons — to rapidly find ways to try to limit the spread of the virus. But some public health experts say those efforts have fallen short.

West Virginia corrections officials say they’re now linking a prisoner death in July to COVID-19, referring to newer medical records that they received…

This article was updated Saturday, Aug. 29, to include details from the U.S. Marshals Service.The first person to die of COVID-19 at a state-run jail is a…

Kanawha County is the latest to advance in the state’s color-coded map for community coronavirus spread in counties.It moved into the orange zone from 9.7…

An informational network that is designed to help crime and rape survivors in West Virginia check an offender’s custody status has expanded to include all…

A West Virginia jail is set to launch a new pilot program aimed at helping inmates overcome drug addiction.The Huntington Herald-Dispatch reports the…

Officials in one West Virginia county say they're spending less on jail by routing some offenders through alternative programs instead.The Journal of…