WV: Social Justice
Report: WV has made progressive youth sentencing reforms
West Virginia has made significant criminal justice reforms in reducing harsh sentences for children, according to the latest report from The …
200 people on death row exonerated since 1973
It's being called a historic milestone - 200 people have been exonerated after being sentenced to death since 1973, what's known as the modern era of …
Proposal: Pay states to change sentencing guidelines, reduce prison populations
In West Virginia, 11,000 people are behind bars, mostly in state prisons and local jails. A new proposal has surfaced to bring those numbers down but …
Report: America’s wealthiest now worth a record $5.8 trillion
The nation's billionaires have doubled their wealth over the past seven years, while working people in West Virginia and elsewhere continue to face …
As WV’s jail crisis mounts, ‘Second Look’ policies gain traction
Amid overcrowding and unsafe conditions in West Virginia jails, state lawmakers introduced bills that would allow judges to take a 'second look' at …
Black Lung cases rise, as federal benefits stagnate
The benefit payments miners sick with black lung disease receive are not keeping pace with the cost of living, a new analysis showed. Current …
Report: Compensation to exonerated people nearly doubled in five years
People wrongfully convicted of crimes in the United States have received around $2.2 billion in compensation claims since 2019. A new report by the …
People with disabilities over-represented in justice system
Nationwide, people with disabilities are overrepresented both as victims of crime and those who are accused of crimes, and advocates believe the …
Super PAC spending in WV Senate race ramps up as Manchin bows out
By Harshawn Ratanpal for OpenSecrets.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for West Virginia News Service reporting for the OpenSecrets-Public News Serv…
Report: WV personal income tax cut will cripple communities
A new report singles out West Virginia for the state's costly tax cuts enacted this year, and the drastic lost in revenue expected to exacerbate …
Report: Minorities a majority in WV prison population
A new study of incarceration trends shows Black people are jailed at a rate three times higher than their white peers in West Virginia, even though …
Unions Host Labor Day Celebrations Across West Virginia
Across the Mountain State today, unions are hosting Labor Day celebrations - in Baden City, Charleston, Mannington, Marmet, and Racine. Public …