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RIPLEY, W.Va. (WV News) — This past Thursday the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department temporarily expanded its force by one officer.

Three adults are facing charges stemming from a case of child neglect, including the kids' parents.

DailyMail.com obtained exclusive pictures from inside the home showing child-size mattresses, plastic trays, a stuffed toy and soiled diapers littering the floor.

The 2-year-old twins are in critical condition in West Virginia, deputies said.

The sheriff says a 2-year-old child was found near death.

Three adults are facing charges stemming from a case of child neglect, including the kids' parents.

A mother, her husband and her boyfriend are in custody on child abuse charges in West Virginia after police discovered a hell-on-earth scene on Monday night in the apartment.

Michael and Lylee Gillenwater and Brian Casto allegedly put the kids to sleep and locked them in a bedroom for days at a time.

Aster Miller was also charged with first-degree sexual assault in 1996.

The Joint Standing Committee on Education, part of the West Virginia Legislature, heard from two law enforcement leaders during a Monday interim meeting about the increased danger schools face from armed intruders.