Jim Lewis, Charleston Priest And Activist, Dies At 90
A longtime Charleston priest, activist and central figure in one of West Virginia’s most turbulent cultural conflicts has died. The Rev. Jim Lewis was 90.
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Regional Jails
Some W.Va. Counties Pay Jail Debt With Opioid Funds, Citing Budget Strains
Wyoming County is one of the state’s most rural. It’s home to about 20,000 residents, but no hospital and zero certified treatment beds, according to the West Virginia Office of Drug Control Policy. As the nation’s opioid overdose epidemic raged, Wyoming County had a prescription overdose death rate of 54.6 per 100,000 people from 1999 to 2014 — the highest in the nation.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Corrections Vacancies Down, Rehabilitation Efforts Expanding
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 NewsW.Va. Correction Commissioner Says Jails System Improving
Corrections 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 NewsOvercrowded Jails Prompt W.Va. Governor to Declare State of Emergency
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has declared a state of emergency over short-staffing at state jails. The executive order authorizes the secretary of…
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House Passes Bill to Help Addicts in Jail
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…
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