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A WVU student looks at the effect of outdoor education on student success, and a look at improvements to the West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGov. Jim Justice said the state should have responded to corrections officer vacancies and facility maintenance needs two years ago.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA thus-far unnamed 30-year-old Mercer County man was found dead Friday morning by apparent suicide at the Southern Regional Jail, according to authorities with the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThere are more than 1,000 job vacancies division wide, with most facilities lacking from 40 to 70 percent of needed staff.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Marshall Project, a nonprofit newsroom focused on the criminal justice system, published a searchable database of the books banned in 18 state prison systems. Some states, like West Virginia, didn’t provide banned book lists, but the states provided book policies on how they ban books in the first place. Banned book lists are available for download.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGov. Jim Justice has announced additional firings following an investigation into a class photo of West Virginia corrections officer trainees giving an…
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