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Deaths at state-run jails in West Virginia declined in 2023 from the previous year but remained significantly higher than totals throughout the 2010s. ....
Three days before Christmas, a 24-year-old man died at the Southern Regional Jail in Raleigh County. He was one of at least 27 people who died at that one facility ....
Inmate deaths at regional jails in West Virginia decreased in 2023 from the previous year, according to state Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation data. But the 2023 death count remained far above past annual death totals reported by the state, a trend poised to renew concerns about jail conditions and inmate treatment. ....
A proposed $4 million settlement in a case against Southern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility alleging inhumane conditions was filed in federal court Tuesday and is awaiting approval. ....
Family of inmates and inmate advocates held a news conference at the West Virginia state Capitol on Jan. 6, 2024. Taking part were speakers from West Virginia Poor People’s Campaign and the North Carolina-based Repairers of the Breach social justice advocacy group. ....