{"id":51249,"date":"2024-05-21T22:56:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T22:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/05\/21\/after-two-years-west-virginia-guard-no-longer-staffing-jails-prisons\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:19:57","slug":"after-two-years-west-virginia-guard-no-longer-staffing-jails-prisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2024\/05\/21\/after-two-years-west-virginia-guard-no-longer-staffing-jails-prisons\/","title":{"rendered":"After 2 years, West Virginia Guard no longer staffing jails, prisons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearly two years after a state of emergency was issued over staffing levels in West Virginia\u2019s correctional facilities, the West Virginia National Guard is no longer staffing the state\u2019s jails and prisons, lawmakers were told Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Guard was out of the jail facilities as of May 10, said William Marshall, commissioner of the state Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Marshall gave an update Tuesday to members of the Legislative Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">West Virginia\u2019s jails have long faced problems with understaffing and overcrowding and have some of the highest mortality rates in the country. <a href=\"https:\/\/governor.wv.gov\/News\/press-releases\/2022\/Pages\/Following-legislative-inaction-on-locality-pay-for-correctional-officers-Governor-Justice-declares-State-of-Emergency.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">In August 2022<\/a>, Gov. Jim Justice issued a state of emergency to address \u201ccritical staffing shortages\u201d in the state\u2019s correctional facilities. The emergency declaration allowed the National Guard to support the jails by filling positions at the facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the height of the state of emergency, about 350 guard members staffed the prisons and jails, Marshall said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August, <a href=\"https:\/\/westvirginiawatch.com\/2023\/08\/14\/justice-signs-six-corrections-bills-passed-during-wv-special-session\/\" target=\"_blank\">lawmakers approved legislation meant <\/a>to address long-standing issues with the state\u2019s jails and correctional facilities, including raising the pay scale for uniformed correctional officers and offering two bonuses for nonuniformed staff members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bill that would have increased pay for nonuniformed jail staffers was introduced during the regular legislative session but died in committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marshall said the division now has a 20% staff vacancy rate for nonuniformed workers and 12% for uniformed positions. The division\u2019s retention rate for employees has also improved with the help of the pay increase and the opportunity for on-the-job training, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think it has a lot to do with obviously the pay to retain, but also with the ability to have the \u2026 difference in training, where they don\u2019t have the obligation to be at the academy like they once were,\u201d Marshall said. He added that the change in training requirements is \u201cnot eroding any training that they received. The training is good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marshall said one jail is still overcapacity by about 200 but the division is \u201cworking through all those issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the National Guard out of the facilities, Williams said he expects the state of emergency to be lifted anytime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re working with the governor\u2019s office and making sure that we\u2019re able to continue to stand on our own and with the numbers that we\u2019ve hired, the employees we\u2019ve hired, it looks really good,\u201d Marshall said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>This story has been updated to clarify Marshall\u2019s comments about on-the-job training contributing to increased retention rates.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westvirginiawatch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>West Virginia Watch<\/i><\/a><i> is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. 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