CHARLESTON — Corrections Commissioner William Marshall addressed the recent claim that 1,284 inmates statewide are sleeping on the floors of correctional institutions as a result of overcrowding during Tuesday’s interim
HUNTINGTON — Over a dozen West Virginia organizations gathered Wednesday morning to provide resources for people re-entering the community after incarceration.
At least 95 percent of people behind bars will be released. Some say a formerly incarcerated person’s successful re-entry into society requires more focus on rebuilding an individual and less on punishment. Criminal justice reform efforts also address a victim-centered approach, but some believe that fundamental change might require addressing past trauma of victims as well as the perpetrators of crimes.