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by Tom Miller
A new plea for another 1,200-
bed prison was sounded by a
joint Senate and House judi-
ciary subcommittee during last
week's three days of legislative
interim committee meetings in
Charleston,as legislators ac-
cused the executive branch of
state government of "dancing
around" the issue.
Sen. Evan Jenkins, D-Cabell,
said he thinks many state of-
ficials don't have the "guts" to
make a formal recommenda-
tion, despite the growing over-
crowded conditions in the ex-
isting state prisons and the l0
regional jails that are housing
some 1,700 inmates, that would
be in state penal institutions if
there any space available.
The estimated cost of a new
state prison is in the range of
$120 million to as much as $200
million. Many legislators claim
this figure is enough to probably
cause newly-elected Gov. Earl
Ray Tomblin, an acknowledged
fiscal conservative Democrat, to
oppose the idea.
Former Gov. Joe Manchin,
who turned the reins over to
Tomblin a year ago to move
up to the United States Sen-
ate, formed a commission four
years ago that came up with
more than a dozen recommen-
dations to ease the burden on
the state's prison system. Only
two of those proposals have not
been implemented. One would
add 300 additional beds to an
existing state penal institution
while the other calls for a new
1,200-bed prison.
Delegate John Frazier, D-Mer-
cer, who has had experienced
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CASE # 11-4432 LARCENY
On Sunday, November 6, 2011,
Deputy Geisel received a call
From a resident of Terra Alta,
who reported an extension lad-
der stolen from her residence.
CASE # 11-4433 LARCENY
Dn Sunday, November 6, 2011,
DFC Rodeheaver received a lar-
zeny complaint from a resident
3f Kingwood. The victim stat-
ed that prescription medication
had been stolen from her purse.
rhis is a continuing investiga
tion.
CASE # 11-4427 HIT-N-
RUN On Sunday, November 6,
2011, Deputy Rodeheaver re-
ceived a complaint from a resi-
lent of Masontown, whose ve-
ficle was hit and the other party
lad fled the scene. Deputy Mit-
er identified the subject and he
vas charged.
CASE # I 1-4444 LARCENY
9n Monday, November 7, 2011,
gt Turner responded to
aess in Tunnelton, in regard to
t larceny complaint. Two soda
nachines had been broken into
md currency stolen. This is a
zontinuing investigation.
CASE # I 1-4445 LARCENY
Dn Monday, November 7,2011,
DFC Rodeheaver received a call
from a resident of Arthurdale
who reported his license plate
was stolen from his vehicle and
eplaced with a different one.
['he stolen license plate number
s 1CN233.
CASE # 11-4447 BREAK-
NG AND ENTERING On
Vlonday, November 7, 201'1,
)FC Rodeheaver responded to
I breaking and entering com-
vlaint at a business in Reeds-
dlle. The business had been
mtered. This is a continuing
nvestigation.
CASE # 11-4535 HIT-N-
BUN On Saturday, November
12, 2011, Sgt Turner received a
call from a resident of Tunnel.
ton whose vehicle had been hi
while it was parked in the vio
tim's driveway.
CASE # 11-4501 BUR.
GLARY On Sunday, Novembe]
13,2011, Cpl Tichnell respond.
ed to a burglary complaint or
Rohr Road in Masontown. The
victim stated prescription medi.
cation had been stolen from he
residence.
CASE # 11-4533 LARCE.
NY On Wednesday, Novembel
16, 2011, Cpl Tichnell receive(
a call from a resident of Reeds
ville whose license plate wa:
stolen from her vehicle whik
parked at Rainbow Tire. Li
cense plate number 7TJ403.
CASE # 11-4537 LARCEN
On Wednesday, November 16
2011, Lt Wotring received a cal
regarding a stolen license platei
The vehicle was parked at a
business in Albright when the
plate was stolen. License plate
number 8X2247.
CASE # 11-4550 BUR-
GLARY On Thursday, Novem-
ber 17, 2011, DFC Sinclair re-
sponded to a burglary complain1
on Ruth Farm Road, betweer
Hazelton and Bruceton Mills
Seven guns were stolen. This L,
a continuing investigation.
CASE # 11-4546 LARCENY
On Thursday, November 17
2011, Cpl Bryan received
call regarding the theft of sev.
eral hunting items stolen frorr
a vehicle while it was parkec
in Gladesville. A Parker com.
pound bow, a Camelback back
pack and a fleece 3XL huntin
jacket were reported stolen.
CASE # 11-4542 LARCEN
On Thursday, November 17
2011, Cpl Dotson received
larceny complaint from a resi.
dent of Kingwood. The victin
reported the theft of a Rem
ington Model 7 rifle from th
Pleasantdale area.
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in both the judicial and legis-
lative branches of government
, is co-chairman of the judicial
subcommittee. A former circuit
court judge in Mercer County,
he said last week current over-
crowded conditions in the state
prison system is no longer
merely a problem but is now a
"crisis".
He predicts the increasing vi-
olence in overcrowded regional
jails will eventually result in a
major incident.
Commissioner Jim Rubenstein
of the West Virginia Division
of Corrections, told the sub-
committee last month that the
state does "need to act boldly"
but maintains that the current
problems can't be solved just by
building another new prison.
An aide to the governor--well
known as a fiscal conservative-
-said last week the administra-
tion would prefer an approach
that doesn't require the costs
that will be involved with the
construction of a new state pris-
on. Andnot all the legislators
believe more prison cells will
be a solution.
Delegates Mike Manypenny,
D-Taylor, and Carol Miller, R-
Cabell, both told reporters that
they favor more money for
treatment facilities for problems
like drug addiction.
The subcommittee is also con-
sidering a second bill-- 125 pag-
es long--that would revise the
state's criminal justice system.
Emphasis would be on reducing
jail time for the less severe drug
crimes, release of some prison
inmates currently in the system
and an overhaul of the state's
probation and parole programs.
But most legislators believe
that while this may well be the
long-term answer, it needs to be
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prison which is necessary as a
short-term solution. The full
committee won't take up the bill
until next month.
MEANWHILE, the expected
showdown for the position of
Senate President at the pri-
vate Democrat party caucus in
Charleston last week between
Sen. Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall,
and Sen. Brooks McCabe, D-
Kanawha, wasn't the close bat-
tle some pundits had predicted.
Kessler easily won the closed
door vote according to reliable
sources by a margin of 17-11.
So now the leadership roles in
the 34-member State Senate
are probably going to be pretty
much the same as they were
during his tenure as Acting Sen-
ate President while Sen. Earl
Ray Tomblin, D-Logan, took
over as Acting Gov. for the past
year.
Kessler is from the northern
panhandle and indicated initial-
ly after the vote that his leader-
Wednesday,
ship team, which represents all
regions of the state, will prob-
ably remain intact, represents
all regions of the state. The ma-
jority leader, Sen. John Unger
II, D-Berkeley, hails from the
Eastern Panhandle, while the
finance chairman, Sen. Roman
Prezioso, D-Marion, is from the
northern half of the state and the
judiciary chairman, Sen. Corey
Palumbo, D-Kanawha.
Palumbo reportedly voted for
McCabe in the closed-door cau-
cus but apparently will keep his
key committee chairmanship.
McCabe, who is one of eight
Democrats on the 10-member
Senate Rules Committee, might
lose that assignment, though.
FINALLY, no body realizes
better than the new governor
that present language in the
state constitution will limit him
to six years in the governor's
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office by preventing him from
running for a second, full four-
year term in 2016. The current
constitution limits governors to
"two consecutive terms".
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So a proposed amendment
to the constitution now under
study by a legislative subcom-
mittee would amend the con-
stitution to allow a governor
to serve up to 10 years in those
rare instances where the first
term is two years or less be-
cause of an unexpected Vacancy
in the office.
It would also create the con-
stitutional office of lieutenant
governor who would run and be
elected at the same time as the
governor. This individual would
serve as a cabinet secretary and
then automatically move up
when a vacancy occurs in the
governor's office.
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