Prisons in Southwest Virginia and planned additions
The article lists regional facilities including Camp 31 in Tazewell County housing about 135 inmates and Keen Mountain Correctional Center with about 850 inmates. It notes a proposed Pocahontas prison to hold 1,200 to 1,300 inmates, Bland County Correctional Center at approximately 600, and regional counts in Honaker Russell County Coeburn Marion and Pulaski totaling the Southwest Virginia inmate population for the month.
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Tazewell County
Tazewell
Keen Mountain Correctional Center
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Keen Mountain
Bland County Correctional Center
Patricia Lee Huffman
Bland County
Southwest Virginia
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Russell County
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Prisons in Virginia Raise Mixed Local Outlook
In Pocahontas, Bland and Wytheville new state prisons prompt debate. DOC official Dr. John McCluskey touts local economic benefits from construction and operation, while warning about risks and high property rights costs. Gov. George Allen voters seek safety.
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Wytheville
Virginia Department of Corrections
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Pocahontas High School
Virginia
George Allen
Pocahontas prison decision looms this month
The Pocahontas area faces a state prison decision by month end. Tazewell County Board of Supervisors plans a recess to discuss the proposal, with petitions for and against circulating locally. CPP counters that the prison would hurt enrollment while supporters cite new jobs.
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Pocahontas
Jimmy Jones
Boissevain
Abbs Valley
Pocahontas High School
CPP
Buchanan County
Sunday Weather Forecast With Showers and Storms
Sunday forecasts show highs in the 80s with showers and thunderstorms likely. Tonight expect scattered showers and storms, with lows around 55 to 60. Weather package A-6.
Murder suspect used golf club to kill Twin Branch man
McDowell County man Roger Frazier, 37, is charged with murder after allegedly striking Troy Newcomb Jr., 21, with a three iron during a drunken dispute in Twin Branch Hollow near Route 7. Newcomb died from a head blow and Frazier awaits bond hearing in McDowell County jail.
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McDowell County
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Troy Ellis Newcomb Jr
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J.R. Bishop
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E.L. Smith
T.C. Bledsoe
B.K. Cochran
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