Public News Service – Amid overcrowding and unsafe conditions in West Virginia jails, state lawmakers introduced bills that would allow judges to take a ‘second look’ at an individual’s original sentence.
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If a court determines they no longer pose a threat to the community, the person could be released, placed on supervision, or receive a shortened sentence.
Sara Whitaker – criminal legal policy analyst with the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy – said West Virginia is one of the few states that has seen its prison population balloon over the past decade, despite declining crime.
