Facilities Review Panel v. Greiner

NEELY, Justice:

The Sheriff of Wood County has been incarcerating youths between the ages of eighteen and twenty years, who remain under juvenile jurisdiction, in a “special juvenile unit” that consists of the circuit judge’s holding room. The Facilities Review Panel filed a petition alleging such incarceration violates state statutes pertaining to juveniles and request a writ of mandamus ordering the sheriff and county commissioners to provide adequate facilities in accordance with W.Va.Code, 49-5-16a [1978]. The Sheriff, in turn, answers that the Department of Human Services is required by…