The federal Bureau of Prisons is changing its hiring process, which could help relieve staffing shortages at the Hazelton Federal Prison in Preston County. The change comes […]
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Hazelton workers approved for retention bonus
Employees at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Hazelton in Bruceton Mills are seeing some light through the bars after the Federal Bureau of Prisons sent its approval […]
Hazelton union concerned about mounting violence in prison
BRUCETON MILLS — A large knife found on an inmate, a fight in the same housing unit later that day and a stabbing on Christmas Eve. All […]
Former correctional officer admits to sexual abuse of an inmate
Newsroom@DominionPost.com CLARKSBURG — Scott Douglas Born, a former correctional officer at Federal Correctional Institution Hazelton’s Female Facility, has admitted to the sexual abuse of an inmate, U.S. […]
Three inmates indicted on assault, contraband charges
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Three inmates at Federal Correction Institution Hazelton in Bruceton Mills were indicted Tuesday on various charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Edward Smith, 38, was indicted […]
New USP Hazelton inmate diagnosed with COVID-19
BRUCETON MILLS — What employees at the federal prisons in Hazelton, Preston County, feared has come to pass. On Tuesday, one of a group of prisoners brought […]
Union: Marshals are not following protocol
Hazelton workers say inmates being moved without testing for COVID KINGWOOD — Workers at federal prisons in Hazelton say the U.S. Marshals Service is ignoring Bureau of […]
USP Hazelton inmate dies; death not COVID-19 related
HAZELTON — A United States Penitentiary Hazelton inmate’s death is not coronavirus related, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons said Wednesday. According to a press release, at about […]
