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As we close out 2023, we look ahead to a new year with a landscape partially defined by fear and mistrust. Many Americans say their confidence is shaken. They feel like every institution from the government, to the banking system, to corporations, to religion, to the news media are corrupt. What to do when so many of us can’t trust the institutions that hold our society together?
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Miserable conditions in West Virginia’s jails have led to inmate deaths and class action lawsuits. From bail reform to substance abuse treatment, here’s what experts say the West Virginia Legislature
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — The West Virginia Legislature is once again trying to tackle problems at the state’s prisons and jails. The corrections system is the target of numerous lawsuits. The state has more than 1,000 vacant corrections officer positions, and that is just the start of the problem. The Legislature’s Interim Judiciary Committee meets […]