National Jamboree Set To Open Under Stormy Skies
Scouts from across the nation are preparing to converge on Fayette County for West Virginia's fifth National Jamboree.
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Governor Picks New Corrections Leader After Incumbent Promoted To Federal Bureau
Gov. Patrick Morrisey has appointed a long-time corrections employee, Lance Yardley, as the acting commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCorrectional, Parole Officer Vacancies In State Jails Reduced To Single Digits
After years of understaffing, West Virginia’s prison and jail system now has a correctional and parole officer vacancy rate below 10 percent. From May to August 2024, the vacancy rate for correctional officers in state-run facilities fell from 12 to 9 percent.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Corrections Leaders Detail Progress To Lawmakers
Proposing reforms throughout West Virginia’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR) will continue to surface in the state legislature’s upcoming 2024 regular session.
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