A sandstone building with "South Central Regional Jail" on the side of it sits in the background behind a parking lot. South Central Regional Jail in Charleston, West Virginia, is one of three jails ...

A sandstone building with "South Central Regional Jail" on the side of it sits in the background behind a parking lot. South Central Regional Jail in Charleston, West Virginia. (Photo by Lexi Browning ...

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVVA) - Amid Governor Patrick Morrisey’s directive to crack down on people living in the state without documentation, a financial benefit is also being seen. According to West ...

PRINCETON, WV (WVNS) – The Mercer County Commission is facing growing financial strain as rising incarceration costs continue to drive up the county’s jail bill. According to Commission President Bill ...

Two federal judges in the Southern District of West Virginia have now ruled that immigrants were illegally detained in West Virginia jails, and they may not be the only ones. They've released four ...

West Virginia is making progress in addressing staffing shortages in its crowded jails and prisons, but hundreds of positions remain unfilled. David Kelly, commissioner for the state’s Division of ...

The state Division of Corrections remains focused on retaining qualified personnel, even under challenges like a wave of retirements, the commissioner told lawmakers. Commissioner David Kelly appeared ...

Three West Virginia jails are being used to house immigrant detainees in a deal that has made the state’s corrections division more than $333,000 so far this year. During President Donald Trump’s mass ...

CHARLESTON — Three West Virginia jails holding some of the country’s immigrant detainees are over capacity. Data from the state’s corrections division — shared Tuesday with state lawmakers — showed ...