West Virginia Division of Corrections

Mission Statement

St. Marys Correctional Center's mission is to provide for the custody, control and care of convicted, adult, male felons who have been convicted of severe crimes against man or nature. SMCC is a medium security facility for the West Virginia Division of Corrections designed to house offenders departmentally classified as Level III, Level II and Level I custody. Offenders departmentally deemed as geriatric or chronically ill may also be assigned to SMCC.

Leadership Biography

William Fox, Warden - Mr. William Fox is a twenty-seven (27) year veteran of the West Virginia State Police. He graduated in 1971 from the West Virginia State Police Academy and was then assigned to the Paden City Detachment. He was promoted to Corporal January 1, 1985 and transferred to the West Union Detachment as Detachment Commander. In September 1988 he was promoted to Sergeant. During July 1994 he was promoted to 1st Sergeant and transferred to the Moundsville Detachment as District Commander to oversee the Northern Panhandle.

Mr. Fox retired March 31, 1998 from the West Virginia State Police. Upon retirement he was employed by the WV Division of Corrections as Warden of the St. Marys Correctional Center on April 1, 1998.

As Warden, Mr. Fox oversees the daily operations of the facility as well as the ongoing construction. SMCC is a medium custody facility operating under the Unit Management Concept. Upon completion of the construction this facility will be potentially able to house 718 inmates.

Personnel

• Warden: William M. Fox
• Deputy Warden: Tony Lemasters
• Executive Assistant: Lisa McDowell
• Business Manager: Ruby Davis
• Associate Warden – Security: Robert J. Hill
• Associate Warden – Programs: Pat Mirandy
• Associate Warden – Operations: Don Springston

History

The St. Marys Correctional Center is located three-miles north of St. Marys on State Route 2 in Pleasants County. It was formerly known as the Colin Anderson Center, which was established in 1932 by an Act of the Legislature. The Colin Anderson Center was closed in spring of 1998, at which time funding was provided to renovate the facility as a Correctional Center.

In the early spring of 1998, the Division of Corrections began the transition to house approximately 450 adult male minimum to medium security inmates at this facility. In addition to general population offenders, the targeted population includes aging, geriatric, special needs and chronic medical offenders with lower custody classification.