West Virginia Prisons and Jails

Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Jul. 11, 2024

Pennsylvania Festival Stars Fireflies And 'Us & Them’ Explores Mental Health Challenges In W.Va. Jails, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, every summer, fireflies emerge for a few weeks — sending love signals in the dark. Those fireflies — including synchronous ones — are the stars of a festival at a farm in Forest County, Pennsylvania. As WPSU’s Anne Danahy reports, that farm draws both firefly fans — and researchers — looking to learn more about lightning bugs.

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Arts & Culture Trey Kay +, Jul. 10, 2024

Us & Them Encore: Mental Health Crisis Behind Bars In W.Va.

Hundreds of thousands of people with mental illnesses are caught up in a criminal justice system that was never intended to treat them. This encore Us & Them episode was part of a series that was honored with a first place award from Virginia’s Associated Press Broadcasters for “Public Service Through Journalism.” In this report, we hear what it’s like to live with mental illness behind bars in the Mountain State.

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Government Emily Rice, Jul. 06, 2024

A Budget Surplus, A Coming Special Session And COVID-19 Cases Rise, This West Virginia Week

On 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.

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Government John Raby +, Jul. 03, 2024

Judge Dismisses Federal Lawsuit Over W.Va. Prison And Jail Conditions

A class action lawsuit filed last August by several West Virginia inmates over living conditions in the state’s correctional system has been dismissed.

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Government Randy Yohe, Mar. 27, 2024

Hundreds Of W.Va. Corrections Hires Called ‘Milestone’

Still in a state of emergency since August 2022, a shortage of more than 1,000 front line jail and prison guards just a year ago, is now down to about 500.

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Government Randy Yohe, Jan. 09, 2024