The Old Louisville Demon Leaper’s Mischief In One Of America’s Largest Victorian Neighborhoods
In the late 1800s, tales of a creature that bounds between rooftops emerged in Old Louisville — The Demon Leaper.
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Counties Struggle To Pay Regional Jail Bills
Counties across West Virginia are struggling to pay the state to house and feed inmates in regional jails.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGovernor Picks New Corrections Leader After Incumbent Promoted To Federal Bureau
Gov. Patrick Morrisey has appointed a long-time corrections employee, Lance Yardley, as the acting commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCorrections Officials Call For More Remote Hearings To Save Money
Some West Virginia corrections officials called for more virtual trials during a House subcommittee meeting Thursday morning.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTwo Former Corrections Officers Plead Guilty In Inmate Death
On Thursday, Steven Nicholas Wimmer and Andrew Fleshman each pleaded guilty to conspiring with other officers to use unreasonable force against an inmate identified as “Q.B.” in court documents.
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2 more W.Va. Agencies Cut State Vehicles
Two more state agencies in West Virginia say they are reducing their fleets of vehicles to save money.The Division of Highways says it will auction off…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCharleston Correctional Center Increases Access to Community Based Treatment
Offenders looking for treatment and rehabilitation within their communities now have a new home in a Charleston facility that celebrated its opening…
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