Amid Successes, Pay Spat Marks W.Va. Session End
Amid successes, pay spat marks W.Va. session end
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Tomblin's other major agenda item responds to a separate pressing crisis, the rapid growth of the state's already overflowing prison population. Passed Saturday, this measure promotes … “This bill will save the state an estimated $ 140 million over …
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Justice system overhaul bill takes next step
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The overhaul touches virtually every aspect of the criminal justice system – including drug sentences, prison credit time and local community corrections programs – and has taken several years to craft. The bill isn't … The goals of the massive …
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Outrage over treatment of teens held in men's jail
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Outrage over treatment of teens held in men's jail. Bronwyn Herbert, ABC Updated April 16, 2013, 12:06 … The ABC's 7.30 program has spoken to some of the parents who are concerned that without rehabilitation or counselling, their sons will not change …
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Senate unanimously passes prison reform bill
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The bill would create early, supervised releases for nonviolent offenders, shorten sentences for probation violators and allow judges to sentence certain offenders to drug treatment programs instead of jail. Violent offenders who do not receive …
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