CRAIN v. BORDENKIRCHER

No. 17176.

357 S.E.2d 778 (1987)

Robert Carl CRAIN, et al. and Paul Crabtree v. Donald E. BORDENKIRCHER, Warden West Virginia Penitentiary, W. Joseph McCoy, Commissioner of West Virginia Department of Corrections, et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

May 29, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Harless, Morgantown, for appellants.

Charlie Brown, Atty. Gen., Dana D. Davis, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellees.


McGRAW, Chief Justice:

In this appeal by the Administrative Director of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, we are asked to determine whether the fees and expenses of a monitor appointed by the Circuit Court of Marshall County to ensure compliance with plans to reform conditions of confinement at the West Virginia Penitentiary should be paid by the Supreme Court of Appeals or by the West Virginia Department of Corrections.

In 1981, certain inmates...

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