West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey signed Senate Bill 196, known as Lauren’s Law, to increase penalties for crimes ...

The West Virginia Department of Corrections has suspended leases for events involving alcohol at the West Virginia Penitentiary as of Monday morning. The Moundsville Center, located inside the ...

For 60 days, lawmakers had every opportunity to pass legislation to alleviate overcrowding and safety problems in West Virginia’s prisons and jails. Instead, they passed laws to lengthen prison senten ...

(WSAZ) – West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey on ... and conspiracy to transport fentanyl into the state. - Creating mandatory prison sentences for top-tier drug offenses.

According to a press release at the time of that appointment, he is a graduate of Wahama High School, Marshall University and the West Virginia State Police Academy. He served 25 years with WVSP.

As a leader in the Appalachian Advocacy Network, a student organization working to connect young people to political processes in West Virginia, Slaughter is involved in political and legislative ...

(WBOY) — The West ... from prison. “We were the hardest hit state, we were targeted the hardest, and now other states are looking for us in how to come out of this. And I have to admit, I’m a bit of a ...

(WOWK) — President Trump says that a West Virginia man is the next director of the Bureau of Prisons. In a post to Truth Social the president said: “I am pleased to announce that William “Billy” ...

The West Virginia ... to the WV State Police, the effort is not meant to inconvenience drivers but to protect the public. To help minimize disruptions, alternate routes will be available. Drivers can ...