West Virginia is making progress in addressing staffing shortages in its crowded jails and prisons, but hundreds of positions remain unfilled. David Kelly, commissioner for the state’s Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, told lawmakers that it continues to be one of the major problems in the division.

“As of July, we have over 410 vacancies,” he said Tuesday to members of the Legislative Oversight Committee on Corrections and Public Safety. “I want to find a way to bring those vacancies down and we are working diligently.” Kanawha Valley

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