Release of West Virginia Correctional Population Forecast 2005-2015: A Study of the State’s Prison Population 

 

The West Virginia Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) and the Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center (CJSAC) is pleased to announce the release of the latest correctional population forecast.  This report provides information on both past and present correctional populations as well as a 10-year population forecast.  The report offers evidence that the adult correctional population in WV has grown in recent years and will continue to grow over the next decade.

 

The report entitled West Virginia Correctional Population Forecast 2005-2015: A Study of the State’s Prison Population is available on-line at: http://www.wvdcjs.com/statsanalysis/publications/2005-2015_Forecast_Report_Final.pdf. 

 

 

 

Mayor Jones swears in three new Charleston Police officers on August 23, 2007. 

Owen Morris, Jamey Noland and Timothy Young

 

Traffic crashes continue to be down in 2007
Traffic crashes in the City of Charleston are down in 2007 when compared to 2006.  The Charleston Police Department has, during 2007, targeted aggressive driving and strictly enforced speed limits throughout the city using radar and laser technology.

TRAFFIC CRASHES - CITY OF CHARLESTON
2004   2969
2005   2709
2006   2485
2007   2425