August
1, 2017
Career
investigator named to unified office for W.Va. correctional agencies
CHARLESTON,
W.Va. – Continuing to streamline and consolidate operations at
the W.Va. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, Secretary Jeff
Sandy has combined the internal investigations units of its correctional
agencies and named a career State Police trooper to lead it.
William K. Marshall III is heading the
revamped Corrections Investigations Division as its director. A Mason County
native, Marshall recently retired after more than a quarter-century with the
State Police while commander of its Wood County detachment. He repeatedly
distinguished himself as an investigator throughout his State Police career,
including while assigned to the Interstate Drug Interdiction Team and Workers Compensation
Fraud Task Force. He earned commendations from the U.S. Department of Justice
for his investigative work with the region’s IRS Fraud Task Force.
“The consolidation of the Division of
Corrections, Division of Juvenile Services, and Regional Jail and Correctional
Facilities Authority has allowed the Department of Military Affairs and Public
Safety to use Corrections investigators throughout all three agencies,” Sandy
said. “Marshall has the education, experience, and talent to lead our
investigative team. Marshall will also be a tremendous asset as we achieve the
Governor’s goal of having inmates ready to join the workforce upon departure
from incarceration.”
Marshall is overseeing investigations into
use-of-force, contraband smuggling, misconduct and other allegations for West
Virginia’s correctional system. It encompasses the Division of Corrections,
which operates prisons; the 10-facility Regional Jail Authority; and the
Division of Juvenile Services. All are part of Military Affairs and Public
Safety. Each had its own investigations office before Gov. Jim Justice took
office in January and Sandy launched the ongoing consolidation. Marshall
started in July.
“I'm very honored and excited to be part
of the DMAPS team,” Marshall said. “There are a lot of talented and intelligent
people I'll be joining to keep our state great. Although this position will
have its challenges, I'm very eager to get started and working on our mission.
I want to thank Cabinet Secretary Jeff Sandy, Deputy Secretary Thom Kirk,
Director of Correctional Operations Joseph Thornton and everyone responsible
for affording me this opportunity.”
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