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Moundsville Prison Hell on Earth Faces Reform Debate
Inside West Virginia’s Moundsville prison a brutal mix of neglect and inmate power struggles is described. Warden Coiner and officials face funding shortages, while Judge Triplett’s ruling linked to a high profile case prompts statewide attention to rehabilitation versus punishment.
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Bernard D. Nossiter
Moundsville
W. Va
John Boggess
Ira M. Conner
Coiner
W. Thomas Gall
Marshall County
South Hall
New Wall
Prosecutor Gall
George R. Triplett
Elkins
West Virginia
Triplett
Civil Service
Roger Ray Pringley
J. Donald Clark
Arch Moore
Lawmak
Moore
Richard Northcraft
Pingley
Torney
West Virginia Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Randolph County
West