West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation ahead of all other states and foreign nations. On 1 January 1986 a two-day riot began at the West Virginia State Penitentiary resulted in three inmate deaths." Five officers have died in the line of duty. West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation The West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation is an agency of the U.S. state of West Virginia within the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety that operates the state's prisons, jails and juvenile detention facilities. The agency has its headquarters in the state's capital of Charleston. Until July 1, 2018, the agency was simply the
Secretary of State of West Virginia becomes vacant, it is the duty of the governor to fill the position by appointment. The appointee serves until a new commissioner is elected. Qualifications for being elected to the office are that one is a citizen entitled to vote, who has been a resident of West Virginia for at least the preceding 5 years. The West Virginia Secretary of State is the smallest constitutional office in the state - physically, fiscally, and in terms of the number of staff. The duties of the office, though, are extensive. The primary responsibility of the secretary is to serve as the chief