A former West Virginia correctional officer has been convicted in connection to the fatal assault of an inmate in the Southern Regional Jail. According to documents filed in federal court, Chad Lester ...

A former nurse who worked at Southern Regional Jail alleged she witnessed a correctional officer striking a handcuffed inmate ...

A former West Virginia prison guard was convicted earlier this week on charges related to the 2022 death of an inmate at Southern Regional Jail in Raleigh County. After a four-day trial, a federal ...

A former correctional officer was found guilty in a case relating to the death of former inmate Quantez Burks. According to documents filed in federal court, Chad ...

CHARLESTON — The federal government has secured guilty verdicts for what it says is the final former West Virginia ... who was an inmate at the state-run Southern Regional Jail and Correctional ...

A Beckley attorney who shined a national spotlight on conditions inside West Virginia jails said on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, that he believes conditions such as overcrowding and understaffing have ...

WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — An inmate at a federal correctional facility in West Virginia was sentenced to additional prison time after he was found with a weapon, officials said. Demoreal Killebrew ...

The governor of West Virginia announced Thursday he has issued an executive order directing law enforcement agencies across the state to cooperate with federal ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The federal prosecutor for the Southern District of West Virginia hopes the conviction of a former supervisor of Corrections Officers will help improve the culture surrounding the ...

A former West Virginia prison guard was convicted earlier this week on charges related to the 2022 death of an inmate at Southern Regional Jail in Raleigh County.