Even after $100M in recent funding more is needed to increase pay to reduce chronic staffing shortages and make overdue repairs
"It is incredibly important our hardworking correctional officers get paid what they deserve," Gov. Jim Justice said
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The judge ruled the inmate can either “engage in religious exercise at odds with his own beliefs,” or “remain incarcerated until at least April 2025"
Bulger's transfer to W. Va. prison was well-known to other inmates and he was beaten to death just hours after his arrival
the Southern Regional Jail has been the "subject of many questions and concerns" since March 2022
BOP says staffing levels at the facility are "adequate to meet our mission"; the union says otherwise
The money is funded by Governor Jim Justice and the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security
COs expressed concerns about understaffing, violence and drug issues to members of the review team
West Virginia has the highest rate of female incarceration in the world, imprisoning women at twice the rate of Thailand and more than six times the rate of United Arab Emirates
Steps will improve doctor training and ease access to drug treatment as part of an effort to help communities battling "epidemic" heroin and prescription painkiller abuse
The sheriff's office tells media outlets that investigators found $12,000 worth of tobacco products, saw blades and other items on Sunday
Local 420 of the American Federation of Government Employees picketed for 12 hours in front of the Federal Correctional Complex in Hazelton
The idea for Keeping Infant Development Successful, or KIDS, began in 2007
Brian Deboard was shot and killed by his cousin, Zachary Daniels
If new facility is acquired, old facility would change to male-only population
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