Overcrowding

On this West Virginia Morning, high levels of “forever chemicals” have contaminated a plastics recycling company in Henderson, Kentucky. Also, in this show, we have the next installment in a new series “Bail in West Virginia.” Patrick Orsagos examines the state’s overcrowded jail populations.

On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia University journalism graduate student Patrick Orsagos wanted to know how a new law, aimed to reduce overcrowded regional jails by encouraging judges to release people on personal recognizance bonds, would work. We kickoff a new series, “$50,000 to Freedom: Exploring Bail in West Virginia.”

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…