New Battlefield Site Replacing Dilapidated Harpers Ferry Buildings
Five derelict buildings in Harpers Ferry are being torn down beginning this month. A new battlefield landscape will take their place.
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Former Corrections Officers Admit To Violating Prisoner’s Civil Rights
Three former correctional officers from the United States Penitentiary at Hazleton have pled guilty for their roles in the March 2019 assault of a prisoner and the cover up that followed, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced Monday. ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPreston County Prison Workers Get Pay Bump To Boost Retention
Employees at Federal Correctional Complex Hazelton who are in good standing will receive a 25 percent pay increase — part of an effort to boost staff retention and promote facility safety.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPrison Workers Protest Staffing Shortage
More than a dozen correctional officers, medical staff and counselors from Hazelton lined Cheat Lake Road outside of Morgantown Friday morning to demand help at Federal Correctional Complex Hazelton.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUnion Representing Prison Guards At Hazelton Worried About Planned Transfers From D.C. Jails
Updated Friday, April 24, 2020 at 8:45 p.m.Hundreds of inmates currently housed in jails in the nation's capital are set to be transferred to the Hazelton…
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Hazelton Inmate Sentenced for Assaulting Another Prisoner
An inmate at a federal prison in Hazelton has been sentenced to an additional five years and 10 months behind bars for assaulting another prisoner.U.S.…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Inmate Convicted of Killing Fellow Prisoner
A federal inmate has been convicted on charges of killing another prisoner.The Exponent Telegram reports that a federal jury in Clarksburg found Kevin…
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