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Aug 20, 2023 · State officials say the understaffed and overcrowded corrections system needs over $300 million to increase pay and fix decaying facilities. Lawmakers just approved some funding but it falls short.
As of December 31, 2021, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of West Virginia correctional authorities was 5,847 located in 13 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. State operated facilities had a staff of 4,100 employees and a budget of $403,583,626.
The West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation is an agency of the U.S. state of West Virginia within the state Department of Homeland Security that operates the state's prisons, jails and juvenile detention facilities.
Aug 9, 2023 · Lawmakers approved over $21 million for correctional officer pay increases Tuesday, and two one-time bonuses of $2,294 for other jail staff who are not correctional officers, like kitchen staff — one payment will come immediately, and another six months later.
- LEAH WILLINGHAM
The working group met five times between June 2012 and January 2013 to review analyses that the CSG Justice Center conducted and to discuss policy options that would increase public safety and slow the growth in the prison population.
The Prison System. As of December 31, 2022, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of West Virginia correctional authorities was 5,873 located in 11 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. State operated facilities had a staff of 3,760 employees and a budget of $223,832,716. The Community Corrections System.
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Aug 24, 2023 · BECKLEY, W.Va. — Two weeks ago, lawmakers gathered in Charleston to finalize Gov. Jim Justice’s plan to funnel $21 million to increase salaries for corrections officers and address the growing crisis with West Virginia’s dangerous jails and prisons.
