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In late 2023, a shortage of more than 1,000 frontline jail and prison guards kept a nearly two year state of emergency in place, with hundreds of National Guard members filling in at detention facilities. ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Week, Gov. Jim Justice made multiple announcements during a Monday event. The governor said West Virginia residents could soon see their income taxes go down further because the state collected $826 million more in revenue than had been budgeted for this fiscal year.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCorrections Commissioner William Marshall said for the first time since COVID-19 hit, jail and prison guard vacancies have fallen below 1,000 - standing at 990. We have a class of 55 right now that wi...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawmakers say bills passed in the special session to help solve the state’s corrections employment crisis lay a foundation but are not a cure-all.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTestifying in recent committee meetings, corrections leaders described the state’s worst correction officer shortage in 30 years. They counted more than 1,000 open positions and vacancy rates reaching 70 percent in some facilities.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsInmates in West Virginia’s state jails and prisons are beginning to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.This week, almost 1,000 state inmates received a dose of the single shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
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