Warden explains pandemic procedures; efforts to hire staff KINGWOOD – A few days after the federal prison complex at Hazelton reported its first inmate death from COVID-19, Preston County officials […]
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How local prisons are coping with the ongoing pandemic
As the pandemic continues to affect inmates and workers at U.S. Bureau of Prisons facilities in Preston and Monongalia counties, staff at both are coping without additional manpower or compensation. […]
Bruceton woman charged with trespassing at Hazelton prison
HAZELTON — A Bruceton Mills woman was charged with trespassing after police said she tried to gain entry to USP Hazelton by claiming she was a Navy SEAL. Bond was […]
Preston officials say Bureau of Prisons will test inmates before transferring them to USP Hazelton
KINGWOOD — The U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) will begin testing all inmates before they are transferred to another facility, Preston County officials were told Friday. “They basically gave us […]
Third USP Hazelton inmate transfer tests positive for COVID-19
BRUCETON MILLS — A third new inmate at USP Hazelton has tested positive for COVID-19, workers said Thursday. “This time [the transfer came] from one of our own BOP facilities […]
