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West Virginia Poor People's Campaign held a rally this past weekend to protest more people dying in the Southern Regional Jail... and the severity of the crisis has reached feverish proportions. Pam Garrison says neither our legislature nor governor will take this seriously and people contact her terrified if they end up in SRJ they

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.

A federal grand jury in Charleston has charged five former correctional officers in connection with a 2022 fatal assault on inmate Quantez Burks, 37, at the Southern Regional Jail in

A federal grand jury in Charleston has charged five former correctional officers in connection with a 2022 fatal assault on inmate Quantez Burks, 37, at the Southern Regional Jail in

The recent plea hearing for two jail guards in West Virginia has reignited public attention and outrage over the inhumane conditions in the states jails. Kimberly Burks, the mother of

The recent plea hearing for two jail guards in West Virginia has reignited public attention and outrage over the inhumane conditions in the states jails. Kimberly Burks, the mother of

By Josephine E. Moore

Two corrections officers from West Virginia's Southern Regional Jail have pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy in connection with an inmate's fatal beating.

Two West Virginia corrections officers have pleaded guilty to a federal charge stemming from the fatal beating of an inmate. Southern Regional Jail officers Andrew Fleshman and Steven Wimmer entered

Officers Andrew Fleshman and Steven Wimmer entered the pleas during separate hearings in the U.S. District Court in Beckley.