BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – Facility conditions for inmates have been an ongoing concern across all of West Virginia. Local ...

Federal judges in West Virginia have ordered the release of several immigrant detainees in January and February 2026 due to ...

A sandstone building with "South Central Regional Jail" on the side of it sits in the background behind a parking lot. South Central Regional Jail in Charleston, West Virginia. (Photo by Lexi Browning ...

West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Commissioner David Kelly spoke to the Legislative Oversight Committee on Corrections and Public Safety on Sept. 9, 2025. (Photo by Will ...

Three West Virginia jails are being used to house immigrant detainees in a deal that has made the state’s corrections division more than $333,000 so far this year. During President Donald Trump’s mass ...

Police in West Virginia are searching for an inmate who disguised himself as a civilian and walked out of a jail, giving himself at least a 36-hour head start. Todd Wayne Boyes, 44, was able to get ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va – Officials overseeing the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (WVDCR) are asking for better accountability in the state’s jails with hopes of cutting down ...

The state Division of Corrections remains focused on retaining qualified personnel, even under challenges like a wave of retirements, the commissioner told lawmakers. Commissioner David Kelly appeared ...

CHARLESTON — Three West Virginia jails holding some of the country’s immigrant detainees are over capacity. Data from the state’s corrections division — shared Tuesday with state lawmakers — showed ...