Commissioner's Comments - West Virginia Division of Corrections

Summer 2010
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World Changers is an initiative of the
North American Mission Board of
the Southern Baptist Convention that
sends groups of teens and adults to
cities throughout the country to repair
houses in low-income areas. Projects
include building porches, fixing roofs
and painting or installing new siding.
In Charleston, the project is coordinated
and funded by the Mayor’s Office
of Economic and Community Development.
Money from Community
Development Block Grants, provided
by the Federal Office of Housing and
Urban Development, pays for materials
such as shingles, nails, tools, scaffolding,
portable toilets and testing for
health hazards such as lead-based paint
and asbestos. Homes must be located
within city limits and the homeowner
must meet federally mandated income
Inmates from Charleston Work Release Center
assisting World Changers
requirements. Homes are also chosen
based on repair needs and volunteer
availability.
More than 350 teens and adults participated
in World Changers in Charleston
this summer. Inmates at the Charleston
Work Release Center helped to give
back to the community by assisting in
hauling supplies up a hill to a residence
in preparation of a house repair.
“THANK YOU” World Changers.....&
Charleston Work Release Center Staff
and Inmates for a job well done!
PAROLE SERVICES UPDATES
US Probation for the Northern &
Southern Districts of WV, WV Division
of Probation Services and WV
Parole Services held a Sex Offender
Supervision Training Seminar at the
Charleston Civic Center on August
30-31 and September 1, 2010. US
Probation Officers, Supreme Court
Sex Offender Supervision Officers
and Parole Officers attended this conference.
Also, the Annual WV Parole Services
Conference was held at the Stonewall
Jackson Resort, on September 15-17,
2010.
MOCC RECEIVES GRANT FUNDS
The Education Department received a
$20,000 modernization grant for their
welding program. This is the third time
they have applied and been awarded
this grant. It was awarded in the past,
twice for graphic communications.
Thanks to teacher Tim Grigsby, they
have received a total of $60,000 for
their programs. Congratulations!
NEW DEPUTY WARDEN AT LCC
J.D. Sallaz has been selected to fill the
Deputy Warden position at Lakin Correctional
Center (LCC) beginning September
15, 2010. J.D. is currently the
Investigator at LCC and has served in
that position since August 2007. Prior
to his Investigator status, he held the
position of Captain at Lakin Correctional
Center.
Congratulations to J.D. on his new position!!