Mental Health Crisis Response And Mountain Valley Pipeline, Inside Appalachia

This week, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder often end up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, one year after the Mountain Valley Pipeline went into service, people who live directly in the pipeline’s path have received compensation. But not everyone. And, the Sacred Harp songbook gets an update for the first time since the early 1990s.

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Government Eric Douglas, Jan. 10, 2023

Correction Staffing Concerns Continue For State Facilities

There are currently 1,027 vacancies in the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, according to a presentation Tuesday.

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WVPB News Associated Press, Apr. 11, 2016

Report: Jail Inmates Drop 7 Percent at Eastern Regional Jail

The Regional Jail Authority annual report says incarceration rates at the Eastern Regional Jail in Martinsburg continue to decrease.The Journal reports…

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WVPB News Cecelia Mason, May. 19, 2014

W.Va. Regional Jail Authority is Looking for Feedback

The West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority is taking a road trip so Authority members can get feedback from officials across the…

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WVPB News Associated Press, Mar. 30, 2014

Court Says W.Va. Jail Agency Not Liable in Lawsuit

The West Virginia Supreme Court has dismissed the state Regional Jail Authority from a lawsuit that alleged a male correctional officer repeatedly raped a…

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WVPB News Ashton Marra, Nov. 19, 2013

Rehabilitation Programs at Regional Jails Could Save State Millions

A law signed by Governor Tomblin in April is already having its intended effect of decreasing the state’s prison population. Legislators meeting this week…

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