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2 days ago · The jail bill saga started decades ago. In 1985, West Virginia established a regional jail system to replace county-run jails, once described as “anachronisms and totally unfit for human habitation.” Between 1989 and 2005, West Virginia opened its 10 regional jails. The state paid for day-to-day operations by charging counties a “per diem ...
Dec 20, 2023 · The institution is one of 10 regional jails across West Virginia, meant to hold people awaiting trial and those convicted of a crime before they’re transferred to state prison. In recent years, the regionals have been chronically underfunded, understaffed and overcrowded.
Aug 20, 2023 · West Virginia lawmakers pour around $100 million into improving the jails system. It’s not nearly enough. State officials say the understaffed and overcrowded corrections system needs over $300 million to increase pay and repair decaying facilities.
Nov 5, 2023 · A separate class action lawsuit that focuses on Southern Regional Jail alleges a range of inhumane conditions including overcrowded spaces, crumbling plumbing, inmates sleeping on mats soaked...
Dec 5, 2023 · Miserable conditions in West Virginia’s jails have led to inmate deaths and class action lawsuits. From bail reform to substance abuse treatment, here’s what experts say the West Virginia Legislature could do to improve conditions in the state’s jails.
Nov 9, 2023 · A 2020 investigation by Reuters found that from 2009 to 2019, West Virginia had the highest death rates in jails in the country. In fact, it was more than 50 percent higher than the national average, according to an ACLU-WV analysis.
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Nov 19, 2023 · West Virginia’s deadly regional jails desperately need three things, she concluded. Transparency, accountability and far fewer people in them.
