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State Of Emergency In West Virginia Due To Correctional Officer Shortage - Detailed Analysis & Overview

A busy, three-day special session ended Tuesday night. Lawmakers arrived with more than 40 items to consider and most passed ... Dozens of inmates test positive for virus at WVa NCRJ inmates - two dead, one hospitalized. New legislation establishing holding cells at

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State of emergency in West Virginia due to correctional officer shortage
WV governor's chief of staff talks correctional officer shortage, lawsuit, taxpayer costs
State of Emergency declared for all corrections facilities
WV beginning to replace National Guard members with full-time correctional officers
Governor Jim Justice officially ends State of Emergency for prisons
Raises for prison staff tops bills passed in W.Va. special session
Lawmakers urge prioritizing corrections crisis with surplus money
West Virginia lawmakers press the Bureau of Prisons for more COVID-19 testing
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice Signs Correctional Officer Pay Raises Into Law
Dozens of inmates test positive for virus at WVa prison
Ex-West Virginia corrections officers sentenced in deadly assault on inmate
WV Div of Corrections Offers Jobs, Benefits, Security
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State of emergency in West Virginia due to correctional officer shortage

State of emergency in West Virginia due to correctional officer shortage

Governor Jim Justice declares a

WV governor's chief of staff talks correctional officer shortage, lawsuit, taxpayer costs

WV governor's chief of staff talks correctional officer shortage, lawsuit, taxpayer costs

West Virginia

State of Emergency declared for all corrections facilities

State of Emergency declared for all corrections facilities

Country correction facilities in

WV beginning to replace National Guard members with full-time correctional officers

WV beginning to replace National Guard members with full-time correctional officers

For nearly a year and a half,

Governor Jim Justice officially ends State of Emergency for prisons

Governor Jim Justice officially ends State of Emergency for prisons

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Raises for prison staff tops bills passed in W.Va. special session

Raises for prison staff tops bills passed in W.Va. special session

A busy, three-day special session ended Tuesday night. Lawmakers arrived with more than 40 items to consider and most passed ...

Lawmakers urge prioritizing corrections crisis with surplus money

Lawmakers urge prioritizing corrections crisis with surplus money

Del. Eric Brooks, a retired federal

West Virginia lawmakers press the Bureau of Prisons for more COVID-19 testing

West Virginia lawmakers press the Bureau of Prisons for more COVID-19 testing

Nexstar's Basil John reports.

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice Signs Correctional Officer Pay Raises Into Law

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice Signs Correctional Officer Pay Raises Into Law

Gov. Jim Justice (R-

Dozens of inmates test positive for virus at WVa prison

Dozens of inmates test positive for virus at WVa prison

Dozens of inmates test positive for virus at WVa

Ex-West Virginia corrections officers sentenced in deadly assault on inmate

Ex-West Virginia corrections officers sentenced in deadly assault on inmate

Two former Southern Regional Jail

WV Div of Corrections Offers Jobs, Benefits, Security

WV Div of Corrections Offers Jobs, Benefits, Security

Corrections officers

NCRJ inmates - two dead, one hospitalized

NCRJ inmates - two dead, one hospitalized

NCRJ inmates - two dead, one hospitalized.

WV Secretary of Homeland Security denies claim evidence was destroyed in jail system probe

WV Secretary of Homeland Security denies claim evidence was destroyed in jail system probe

West Virginia's

NCRJ Experiencing COVID-19 Outbreak

NCRJ Experiencing COVID-19 Outbreak

NCRJ Experiencing COVID-19 Outbreak.

Pay incentives roll out for WV corrections workers, but hundreds of vacancies remain

Pay incentives roll out for WV corrections workers, but hundreds of vacancies remain

West Virginia's

Holding Cells in WV Corrections System Makes Everyone Safer

Holding Cells in WV Corrections System Makes Everyone Safer

New legislation establishing holding cells at

Cases have doubled since Friday at Western Virginia Regional Jail

Cases have doubled since Friday at Western Virginia Regional Jail

Health department inspectors toured the

Policy analysts, advocates suggest WV jails are "overcrowded" as ICE detains more people

Policy analysts, advocates suggest WV jails are "overcrowded" as ICE detains more people

Policy analysts, advocates suggest

WSAZ Investigates | W.Va. Department of Corrections violates policy with two-meal 'test'

WSAZ Investigates | W.Va. Department of Corrections violates policy with two-meal 'test'

A spokesperson for the