The West Virginia Division of Corrections offers a service that will notify you of an offender's release from prison or other change in custody status.
The West Virginia automated Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) is a free anonymous telephone service that gives victims of crime information and notification about an offender's current custody status in the prisons. The VINE program will also alert you by email of any such changes.
Registration is simple. Access the West Virginia VINE program at this link:
First, click on the State of West Virginia on the map. Then click on the "search and register" tab near the top. Then enter the inmate's last and first names or offender ID number. Once the inmate is located, click on the inmate's name, and then register your telephone number and/or email address. You will then receive notifications of changes in that inmate's status.
Please read the disclaimers on the home page of the VINE website and please also note that the VINE program works only for Division of Corrections' offenders. The photo above is how the "search and register" page will look.
ReplyDeleteIs the Vine Network down. I have been receiving several phone calls since 7:30 this morning, stating that the prisoner's status has changed. The prisoner's name is Ricky Melvin Holley, at the Mt Olive Prison. He is supposed to be in there until he dies. Let our family know.
The VINE network is operational; the problem is that the WV Div. of Corrections is not providing information about its inmates to the VINE program--we do not know if this is a change in policy or a software/technical glitch. In regards to inmate Holley, is is still incarcerated. Go to www.wvdoc.com and look for "inmate search" and put in his name and you will get his current status. The calls will stop if you hit "2" to acknowledge the message.
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