Overcrowding

Advocates for criminal justice reform are requesting more action from the governor's office, as the state reported more than 250 COVID-19 cases in jails and prisons on Tuesday.

West Virginia corrections officials will test all people incarcerated at the South Central Regional Jail for the coronavirus this week, after reporting…

Advocates are renewing calls to test and reduce the state’s incarcerated population, as its jails are once again overcrowded and more than 100 people have…

The number of inmates in West Virginia’s overcrowded criminal justice system has declined over the last few weeks, as prosecutors throughout the state…

In an effort to address overcrowding in regional jails, the West Virginia House of Delegates has passed a bill to release pretrial inmates that have been…