Crain v. Bordenkircher

On November 29, 1994, pursuant to this Court’s order of July 14, 1994, the respondents, Donald E. Bordenkircher, Warden, West Virginia Penitentiary, et al., filed with this Court a status report on the progress of construction of the new state penitentiary, the Mount Olive Correctional Complex (hereinafter “MOCC”).

The report provided information on final inspections, security and training, the awarding of the medical and food service contracts and the inmate disciplinary policy. The report further indicated that inmates from the West Virginia Penitentiary at Moundsville (hereinafter “WVP”)…