One of the most haunted places in America is tucked away in the West Virginia panhandle, in an abandoned prison where they ...

The prison’s fate was sealed in 1986 when the West Virginia State Supreme Court ruled that confinement to a 5-by-7-foot cell was considered cruel and unusual punishment. The penitentiary closed ...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – West Virginia Governor Jim Justice says the State of Emergency for state corrections facilities has officially ended. The governor signed a proclamation Friday to end the ...

94 prisoners were executed at the West Virginia State Penitentiary in Moundsville, several were buried within the walls of the prison.Whitegate Cemetery was created in 1897 by an act of the West ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Legislators in West Virginia have announced several proposed bills aimed at eight areas they believe the state can take to ease its corrections issues. The separate ...

Coleman began serving in 1984, and was among the several officers taken hostage during the 1986 riot at the West Virginia State Penitentiary in Moundsville. He began serving at the state level ...