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West Virginia lawmakers push jail reform in response to Reuters data on inmate deaths

West Virginia lawmakers push jail reform in response to Reuters data on inmate deaths Reuters 12/17/2020 By Linda So © Reuters/JIM VONDRUSKA Signs made by prisoners pleading for help are seen in a window of Cook County Jail in Chicago By Linda So (Reuters) - West Virginia lawmakers plan to introduce several pieces of jail reform legislation after a Reuters investigation revealed an outsize death rate in the state’s local lockups. Reuters, examining deaths at more than 500 U.S. jails, found the death rate in West Virginia jails was the highest of any state among the facilities surveyed, and more than 50% above the national average. In all, 111 inmates died in the state’s 10 regional jails from 2009 to 2019, Reuters found.

Elkins man charged with sexual abuse | News, Sports, Jobs

agaynor@theintermountain.com ELKINS An Elkins man is behind bars and accused of forcing a minor to perform sexual acts. Paul William Kittle Jr., 31, is being charged with one felony count of sexual abuse by a guardian. Kittle is currently lodged in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $100,000 cash-only bond set by Randolph County Magistrate Mike Dyer. According to a criminal complaint filed in Randolph County Magistrate Court by Elkins Police Department Senior Patrolman K.A. Shiflett, on April 13, EPD Cpl. C.G. Boatwright contacted Shiflett in reference to the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile. Shiflett made contact with a relative of the 6-year-old child.

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