MORGANTOWN – Four years ago, Lisa Morehead shone in a video produced by the West Virginia Small Business Center. Morehead, who was the owner of now-shuttered Masman Jewelers in Sabraton, gave a sparkling review to the center and consultants – saying they helped her navigate COVID and ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) notified Congress of its intent to suspend operations and move forward with the permanent closure of one facility and deactivation of several facilities. Among the facilities being deactivated is FPC Morgantown on ...
West Virginia’s non-uniformed corrections workers would receive pay raises under a bill advanced by the House Jails and Prisons Committee. As committee discussion noted, uniformed corrections officers received pay raises as an outcome of a special legislative session in August. The bill ...
Last week, Charleston-based U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Goodwin rightfully ruled in favor of an atheist inmate who said he had been subjected to faith-based programs in violation of his First Amendment rights. We’re surprised someone hadn’t sued sooner. Andrew Miller filed a ...
CHARLESTON — House and Senate leaders along with the governor’s office have been meeting in recent weeks, working toward a possible solution to the problem of worker vacancy rates in the state’s jails and prisons. Senate President Craig Blair said the meetings, the latest of which ...
KINGWOOD — A discussion about transporting prisoners led to the decision to only transport those arrested by city police officers. “The municipal judge believes we should not transport,” Mayor Jean Guillot said. “That’s up to the county and state. The judge said if he sends ...