BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — In a federal lawsuit filed in June 2022 in United States Court of the Southern District of West Virginia, Beckley attorney Stephen New alleged Southern Regional Jail guards and West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials violated the rights of those incarcerated at Southern Regional Jail by forcing them into […]
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) –West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials estimate it will cost around $277 million to make needed repairs in the state’s jails and prisons, up from $200,000 in 2018, a Beckley attorney alleged. Beckley attorney Stephen New said state lawmakers do not have a regular funding stream in place to pay […]