Crain v. Bordenkircher

On June 21,1994, a status report was filed with this Court by the Division of Corrections, one of the respondents below, which detailed certain administrative rules for the Mount Olive Correctional Complex (MOCC), the new penitentiary. 1

In addition to providing information, the respondents requested that we modify our June 25, 1992, decision which required the closing of the West Virginia Penitentiary at Moundsville (WVP) on July 1, 1994. The respondents ask that we extend the closure date by four months. The respondents report that the MOCC will be completed by September 2, 1994, and that…