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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Increases in pay scales for correctional officers, a one-time bonus for correctional staff and multiple bills to keep non-violent offenders out of West Virginia’s overcrowded jails and
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Increases in pay scales for correctional officers, a one-time bonus for correctional staff and multiple bills to keep non-violent offenders out of West Virginia’s overcrowded jails and
CHARLESTON — The critical shortage of correctional officers in West Virginia has put the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation high on the agenda for interim legislative committee meetings starting this
Testifying in recent committee meetings, corrections leaders described the state’s worst correction officer shortage in 30 years. They counted more than 1,000 open positions and vacancy rates reaching 70 percent in some facilities.