W. Virginia Relaxes 2-Day Prison Lock-Down
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MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — West Virginia Penitentiary officials relaxed a two-day lock-down of inmates Thursday after segregating what they called the “predators” who led a New Year’s Day riot in which three prisoners were killed. The mood in the 120-year-old prison was tense but “generally positive,” officials said.
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