West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation explained

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. The agency has its headquarters in the state's capital of Charleston.^[1] The state incarcerates 273 women per 100,000 population, the highest rate of female incarceration in the world, ahead of all other states and foreign nations.^[2]

History

On January 1, 1986 a two-day riot began at the West Virginia State Penitentiary resulted in three inmate deaths.^[3]

The Eastern Regional Jail and Corrections Facility in Martinsburg, the first of the state's 10 regional jails opened in May 1989. The regional jails would gradually replace the 55 county jails.^[4]

The former Salem Industrial Home for Youth was converted into an adult prison, the Salem Correctional Center, in 2015.^[5]

All of the division's facilities are overcrowded and understaffed. Press reports in late 2017 indicated the division was short three hundred correctional officers.^[6] Press reports in early 2018 showed that pay for correctional officers in the state ranked 49th in the nation. New correctional officers started at $24,664, about twelve dollars an hour.^[7]

From February to July 2018, National Guard troops supplemented the overworked officers. At the end of that period, the Fire Marshal's Office continued to support the division.^[8]

Until July 1, 2018, the agency was simply the "West Virginia Division of Corrections" and only operated the adult prisons. On July 1, 2018 the agency absorbed the former West Virginia Division of Juvenile Services and the former West Virginia Regional Jail Authority and assumed its current name.^{[9] [10]}

Facilities

Community Correctional Facilities

Name	Beds	City	County	Security level	Note	Cite
Anthony Correctional Center	204	Neola	Greenbrier County	minimum	Youthful Offender Facility	^[11]
Beckley Correctional Center	137	Beckley	Raleigh County	minimum	Work Release facility, male & female	^[12]
Charleston Correctional Center	128	Charleston	Kanawha County	minimum	Work Release facility, male & female	^[13]
Parkersburg Correctional Center and Wood County Holding Center	306	Parkersburg	Wood County	minimum	Work Release & Substance Abuse Treatment facility, male	^[14]

Adult Correctional Facilities

Name	Initials	City	County	Note	Cite
Denmar Correctional Center	DCC	Hillsboro	Pocahontas County	Medium (male)	^[15]
Huttonsville Correctional Center/Huttonsville Work Camp	HCC	Huttonsville	Randolph County	Close (male)	^[16]
Lakin Correctional Center	LCC	West Columbia	Mason County	All levels & intake facility (female)	^[17]
Martinsburg Correctional Center	MCC	Martinsburg	Berkeley County	Intake Facility (male)	^[18]
Mount Olive Correctional Complex/Slayton Work Camp	MOCC	Mount Olive	Fayette County	Maximum (male)	^[19]
Northern Correctional Facility	NCF	Moundsville	Marshall County	Close (male)	^[20]
Ohio County Correctional Center	OCCC	Wheeling	Ohio County	Minimum (male)	^[21]
Pruntytown Correctional Center	PCC	Grafton	Taylor County	Medium (male)	^[22]
St. Marys Correctional Center	SMCC	St. Marys	Pleasants County	Medium (male)	^[23]
Salem Correctional Center	SCC	Salem	Harrison County	All levels, (Male) intakeMedium, (Male) Residents	^[24]

Regional Jails

Name	City	County	Opened^[26]	Counties Served	Cite
Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility	Flatwoods	Braxton County	Feb. 1993	Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, Roane, Webster	^[27]
Eastern Regional Jail and Corrections Facility	Martinsburg	Berkeley County	Sept. 1999	Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan	^[28]
North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility	Greenwood	Doddridge County	Aug. 2001	Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wirt, Wood	^[29]
Northern Regional Jail	Moundsville	Marshall County	Nov. 1994	Brooke, Hancock, Ohio, Wetzel	^[30]
Potomac Highlands Regional Jail and Correctional Facility	Augusta	Hampshire County	Feb. 2000	Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton	^[31]
South Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility	Charleston	Kanawha County	July 1993	Jackson, Kanawha	^[32]
Southern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility	Beaver	Raleigh County	June 1994	Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, Wyoming	^[33]
Southwestern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility	Holden	Logan County	April 1998	Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mingo	^[34]
Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility	Belington	Randolph County	Aug. 2005	Barbour, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker, Upshur	^[35]
Western Regional Jail and Correctional Facility	Barboursville	Cabell County	Dec. 2003	Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, Wayne	^[36]

Juvenile Correctional Facilities

Name	Beds	City	County	Security level	Note	Cite
Donald R. Kuhn Juvenile Center	48	Julian	Boone County	maximum		^[37]
Gene Spadaro Juvenile Center	23	Mount Hope	Fayette County	unknown		^[38]
J.M. "Chick" Buckbee Juvenile Center	24	Augusta	Hampshire County	unknown		^[39]
Kenneth “Honey” Rubenstein Juvenile Center	84	Davis	Tucker County	minimum		^[40]
Lorrie Yeager Jr. Juvenile Center	24	Parkersburg	Wood County	maximum		^[41]
Robert L. Shell Juvenile Diagnostic and Intake Center	23	Barboursville	Cabell County	unknown		^[42]
Ronald C. Mulholland Juvenile Center	26	Wheeling	Ohio County	unknown		^[43]
Sam Perdue Juvenile Center	unknown	Princeton	Mercer County	unknown		^[44]
James H. "Tiger" Morton Juvenile Center	23	Dunbar	Kanawha County	unknown		^[45]
Vicki V. Douglas Juvenile Center	23	Martinsburg	Berkeley & Jefferson Counties	unknown		^[46]

Youth Reporting Centers

Name	City	County	Counties Served	Note	Cite
Boone Logan County Youth Reporting Center	Madison	Boone County	Boone, Logan		^[47]
Brooke Hancock County Youth Reporting Center	Weirton	Hancock County	Brooke, Hancock		^[48]
Cabell County Youth Reporting Center	Huntington	Cabell County	Cabell		^[49]
Fayette County Youth Reporting Center	Oak Hill	Fayette County	Fayette		^[50]
Greenbrier County Youth Reporting Center	Lewisburg	Greenbrier County	Greenbrier		^[51]
Harrison County Youth Reporting Center	Clarksburg	Harrison County	Harrison		^[52]
Jefferson County Youth Reporting Center	Ranson	Jefferson County	Jefferson		^[53]
Kanawha County Youth Reporting Center	Charleston	Kanawha County	Kanawha		^[54]
Lincoln County Youth Reporting Center	Hamlin	Lincoln County	Lincoln		^[55]
Marion County Youth Reporting Center	Fairmont	Marion County	Marion		^[56]
Mason County Youth Reporting Center	Point Pleasant	Mason County	Mason		^[57]
Mercer County Youth Reporting Center	Princeton	Mercer County	Mercer		^[58]
Putnam County Youth Reporting Center	Winfield	Putnam County	Putnam		^[59]
STARS Berkeley County Youth Reporting Center	Martinsburg	Berkeley County	Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan		^[60]
Wetzel Tyler County Youth Reporting Center	Paden City	Wetzel County	Wetzel, Tyler		^[61]
Wood County Youth Reporting Center	Vienna	Wood County	Wood		^[62]

Fallen officers

Seven officers have died in the line of duty.

One by Assault

One by Automobile Crash

One by Gunfire

Four by Stabbing

6 Males

1 Female

^[63]

See also

• List of law enforcement agencies in West Virginia
• List of United States state correction agencies
• List of U.S. state prisons
• West Virginia Penitentiary

External links

• Official website of West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Notes and References

1. "Contact." West Virginia Division of Corrections. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.
2. News: Plummer . Sarah . Report: W. Va. holds the highest rate of female incarceration in the world . 19 July 2018 . Register-Herald (Beckly WV) . 19 November 2015.
3. Book: Useem, Bert . Peter Kimball . States of Siege: U.S. Prison Riots, 1971–1986 . Oxford University Press, Incorporated . 1991 . Cary, NC, USA . 179–181.
4. Web site: History . West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 21 April 2024.
5. Web site: Salem Facility Transitions to Adult Prison . 2022-06-03 . WVPB . en. 2013-12-05.
6. News: UPDATE: West Virginia declares state of emergency over jail staffing. 2 January 2018. Associated Press. 30 December 2018.
7. News: W.Va. National Guard, DHS to work in state's understaffed correctional facilities . 19 July 2018 . CorrectionsOne . 5 February 2018.
8. News: West Virginia National Guard has completed their corrections mission . 2 August 2018 . WVNews . 1 August 2018.
9. Web site: The West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rebilitation . 15 July 2018.
10. https://dmaps.wv.gov/News-Announcements/Pages/WV-announces-leadership-for-consolidated-corrections.aspx W.Va. announces leadership for consolidated corrections.
11. Web site: Anthony Correctional Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
12. Web site: Beckley Correctional Center and Jail . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
13. Web site: Charleston Correctional Center and Jail . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitaton . 15 July 2018.
14. Web site: Parkersburg Correctional Center and Jail . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
15. Web site: Denmar Correctional Center and Jail . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
16. Web site: Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
17. Web site: Lakin Correctional Center and Jail . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
18. Web site: Martinsburg Correctional Center and Jail . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
19. Web site: Mount Olive Correctional Center and Jail . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
20. Web site: Northern Correctional Facility . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
21. Web site: Ohio County Correctional Center and Jail . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
22. Web site: Pruntytown Correctional Center and Jail . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
23. Web site: Saint Marys Correctional Center and Jail . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
24. Web site: Salem Correctional Center and Jail . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
25. Web site: Stevens Correctional Center/McDowell County Corrections . McDowell County Corrections . 23 October 2018.
26. Web site: Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2015 . West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority . 21 April 2024.
27. Web site: Central Regional Jail & Correctional Facility . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
28. Web site: Eastern Regional Jail & Corrections Facility . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
29. Web site: North Central Regional Jail & Correctional Facility . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
30. Web site: Northern Regional Jail . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
31. Web site: Potomac Highlands Regional Jail & Correctional Facility . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
32. Web site: South Central Regional Jail & Correctional Facility . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
33. Web site: Southern Regional Jail & Correctional Facility . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
34. Web site: Southwestern Regional Jail & Correctional Facility . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
35. Web site: Tygart Valley Regional Jail & Correctional Facility . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
36. Web site: Western Regional Jail & Correctional Facility . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
37. Web site: Donald R. Kuhn Juvenile Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
38. Web site: Gene Spadaro Juvenile Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
39. Web site: J.M. "Chick" Buckbee Juvenile Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
40. Web site: Kenneth "Honey" Rubenstein Juvenile Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
41. Web site: Lorrie Yeager Jr. Juvenile Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 16 July 2018.
42. Web site: Robert L. Shell Juvenile Diagnostic and Intake Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 16 July 2018.
43. Web site: Ronald C. Mulholland Juvenile Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 16 July 2018.
44. Web site: Sam Perdue Juvenile Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 16 July 2018.
45. Web site: James H. "Tiger" Morton Juvenile Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 16 July 2018.
46. Web site: Vicki V. Douglas Juvenile Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 16 July 2018.
47. Web site: Boone Logan County Youth Reporting Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
48. Web site: Brook Hancock County Youth Reporting Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
49. Web site: Cabell County Youth Reporting Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
50. Web site: Fayette County Youth Reporting Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
51. Web site: Greenbrier County Youth Reporting Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
52. Web site: Harrison County Youth Reporting Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
53. Web site: Jefferson County Youth Reporting Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
54. Web site: Kanawha County Youth Reporting Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
55. Web site: Lincoln County Youth Reporting Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
56. Web site: Marion County Youth Reporting Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
57. Web site: Mason County Youth Reporting Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
58. Web site: Mercer County Youth Reporting Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
59. Web site: Putnam County Youth Reporting Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
60. Web site: STARS Berkeley County Youth Reporting Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
61. Web site: Wetzel Tyler County Youth Reporting Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
62. Web site: Wood Tyler County Youth Reporting Center . West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation . 15 July 2018.
63. http://www.odmp.org/agency/4186-west-virginia-division-of-corrections-west-virginia The Officer Down Memorial Page