Tag: Anthony Correctional Center

Black Mold in W.Va. Prison Prompts Inmate Relocation

The West Virginia Division of Corrections is relocating inmates and some staff from the Anthony Correctional Center in White Sulphur Springs after black mold was found.

The Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety says in a news release that the transfers started Friday after Corrections Commissioner Betsy Jividen received initial findings from an ongoing inspection of the facility.

The statement says black mold was found in the Anthony Center’s main building, which includes administrative offices, the facility’s kitchen, gym and some housing units.

The minimum-security Anthony Center houses about 200 young-adult offenders serving sentences ranging from six months to two years. Female inmates are being moved to the Lakin Correctional Center in Mason County. Male inmates are being sent to correctional centers in Parkersburg and in Pocahontas County

Jails Dealing With Staffing Issues Because of Floods

  No prisons in the state have been flooding in recent weather events, but high waters have created issues for staff of a few facilities in affected areas.

Lawrence Messina the Assistant Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety said Mount Olive Correctional Complex and the Anthony Correctional Center have staff who are off trying to cope with floods. As a result, the facilities are understaffed.

The facilities are also trying to conserve water. The hope is to keep use down so as not to put a drain on communities already dealing with a lack of water in some cases.

Prison work details are also now being used to help in cleanup efforts. 

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