Regional Jails

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.”

On this West Virginia Morning, we hear from a political science professor at Marshall University who takes us back to last Wednesday’s events in Washington, D.C. and explores how it might affect the fate of President Donald Trump. We also hear the latest news on the COVID-19 vaccine made available for workers in West Virginia's correctional facilities, but not yet for those incarcerated.

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has declared a state of emergency over short-staffing at state jails. The executive order authorizes the secretary of…

The House of Delegates approved a bill that expands addiction treatment available in regional jails.House Bill 4176 would create a program for inmates in…