West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation

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

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.

[7] From February to July 2018, National Guard troops supplemented the overworked officers.

[8] Until July 1, 2018, the agency was simply the "West Virginia Division of Corrections" and only operated the adult prisons.