Lawyer for jail guard accused in man's death asks for trial to be bumped back three months wvmetronews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wvmetronews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sentencing in jail guards case could be delayed wvmetronews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wvmetronews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Sentencing could be delayed in the case of two jail guards pleading guilty in the death of pretrial defendant Quantez Burks in West Virginia’s Southern Regional Jail.
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — Attorneys representing the family of Quantez Burks, who died while incarcerated for a pre-trial offense at Southern Regional Jail in March of 2022, allege that the company contracted to provide medical care to inmates failed to help Burks. Later, while guards were allegedly beating him, one of the nurses is now […]
The West Virginia House of Delegates Jails and Prisons Committee has approved a bill to create an ombudsman position to set up a procedure to receive complaints about inmates who have died and are subject to a reported abuse allegation. House Bill 5358 would create an ombudsman within the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General.