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A judge has scheduled a hearing for May 31 on requests plaintiffs who have been inmates at West Virginia correctional facilities have made seeking information from Gov. Jim Justice and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mark Sorsaia. The plaintiffs motions are pending in a class-action lawsuit alleging state officials have allowed inhumane conditions at correctional facilities through chronic overcrowding, understaffing and deferred maintenance.
Gov. Jim Justice s words and actions don t match as his personal and business financial woes mount. Justice downplayed his business empire s troubles at his latest press briefing, but many of his key business assets are saddled with debt and in peril.
Gov. Jim Justice s words and actions don t match as his personal and business financial woes mount. Justice downplayed his business empire s troubles at his latest press briefing, but many of his key business assets are saddled with debt and in peril.
The West Virginia House of Delegates Jails and Prisons Committee has approved a bill to create an ombudsman position to set up a procedure to receive complaints about inmates who have died and are subject to a reported abuse allegation. House Bill 5358 would create an ombudsman within the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General.