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.
A proposed $4 million settlement in a case against Southern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility alleging inhumane conditions was filed in federal court Tuesday and is awaiting approval.
CHARLESTON West Virginia politics in 2023 saw several scandals involving executive branch agencies. Gov. Jim Justice has had to fend off questions duri
CHARLESTON For West Virginia politics, 2023 was a year that saw one of its major figures announce a retirement, the state bringing in record tax revenues
CHARLESTON – For West Virginia politics, 2023 was a year that saw one of its major figures announce a retirement, the state bringing in record tax revenues and historic tax cuts and several scandals involving executive branch agencies. MANCHIN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced in November that he would not seek re-election […]