Family of inmates and inmate advocates held a news conference at the West Virginia state Capitol on Jan. 6, 2024. Taking part were speakers from West Virginia Poor People’s Campaign and the North Carolina-based Repairers of the Breach social justice advocacy group.
West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are slated to provide updates for state lawmakers on revised pay plans for employees, employee recruitment and retention and facility maintenance at
One of the two inmates accused of murdering a 79-year-old man at Southern Regional Jail in 2022 pleaded guilty Thursday in Raleigh County Circuit Court.
Federal prosecutors have added to the legal fallout over what inmate advocates say are unsanitary, inhumane living conditions in West Virginia’s regional jails.