New Regional Jail Proposed In WVa
Monongalia County WV wants a new Regional Jail in the region, according to the State Journal.
Commissioners have written a letter to the regional jail authority, requesting that it put a new regional jail in the area. Inmates are currently taken to the North Central Regional Jail in Doddridge County.
Monongalia county commissioners believe the project would also benefit Harrison, Marion, Taylor, Preston Counties. Harrison and Marion Counties also take prisoners to the North Central Regional Jail, while Taylor and Preston Counties take inmates to the Tygart Valley Regional Jail in Randolph County. “Our travel time right now is an hour and 10 to 15 minutes one way. It would cut out travel time down to 30 to 35 minutes one way, so we were looking at travel time and expenses,” said Monongalia County Commissioner Bob Bell.
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