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State senator asks feds to look at how governor used COVID funds
CHARLESTON – State Senate Finance Committee Chairman Eric Tarr has sent a letter to the federal government asking it to look into the transfer of almost $30 million of federal COVID relief money to a fund operated by Gov. Jim Justice’s office that was the source of $10 million for Marshall University’s new baseball stadium. -
Former Northern Correctional Center inmate alleges officers slammed him into wall, floor
CHARLESTON – Two West Virginia Department of Corrections officers are facing a suit from a former inmate who alleges they repeatedly slammed him into a wall and the floor, causing head injuries. -
Woman whose vocal cords were damaged during surgery while in custody alleges negligence
CHARLESTON – A Virginia woman who underwent a thyroidectomy while in the custody of the West Virginia Department of Corrections and suffered damaged to her vocal cords has filed a suit against the physician who performed the surgery and others. -
Former Stevens Correctional Center inmate claims correctional officers used excessive force while he was restrained
CHARLESTON – A former Stevens Correctional Center inmate alleges he was struck, sprayed with pepper spray and caused bodily injury because of excessive force used by correctional officers. -
Former Northern Correctional Center inmate alleges correctional officers 'manhandled' him, put him in choke hold
CHARLESTON – A former West Virginia Division of Corrections inmate claims he was "manhandled," placed in a choke hold and forced to urinate on himself because of the conduct of correctional officers. -
Former inmate alleges correctional facility operators violated her constitutional rights
CHARLESTON — A former inmate is suing the operators of a Charleston correctional facility, alleging assault and battery. -
State agencies must be prepared for the worst
CHARLESTON – Serving 21 years as an intelligence officer in the United States Marine Corps taught me one thing; always be prepared for the worst. -
State Supreme Court says work-release inmates can’t get workers’ comp
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued a decision, ruling that work-release inmates do not qualify for worker’s compensation. -
Mount Olive Correctional Facility inmate accuses officers of battery
CHARLESTON – An inmate at Mount Olive Correction Facility alleges he was injured by corrections officers. -
Woman accuses parole officer of sexual harassment, abuse
CHARLESTON — A woman is suing the West Virginia Department of Corrections, a parole officer identified as Officer Cain and his supervisor or supervisors, identified as John Doe, alleging sexual harassment and abuse by Cain. -
Woman accuses official of sexual harassment, discrimination
CHARLESTON – A woman is suing West Virginia Department of Corrections after she claims it violated the West Virginia Human Rights Act. -
Former inmate claims he was injured by another
CHARLESTON -- A former Mount Olive inmate is suing after being attacked and injured by another inmate. -
Former corrections officer sues Standard Insurance
The Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Beckley -
THIS JUST IN: Mason County
Sept. 3 -
Reply filed in Putnam sexual abuse civil case
Casto WINFIELD – After nearly a six-month delay, the defendant in a Putnam County sexual abuse civil case has responded to the allegations leveled against him by his alleged victim. -
Convicted Putnam sex offender a potential witness in Kanawha sex abuse suit
WINFIELD – Along with defending himself in a lawsuit filed by his alleged victim, a Putnam County man is being asked to testify in another sexual abuse civil suit in Kanawha County. -
Inmate says he wasn't credited for time already served
CHARLESTON - An inmate of the West Virginia Department of Corrections believes he was not credited for time he has already served. -
This just in: Kanawha County
March 20 -
Sexual harassment suit filed against Dept. of Corrections
Pruntytown Correctional Center CHARLESTON - Two former inmates at Pruntytown Correctional Center claim they were sexually harassed while incarcerated there.