West Virginia agrees to pay $4 million in lawsuit over jail conditions
An attorney says the state of West Virginia has agreed to pay $4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by inmates over jail conditions.
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An attorney says the state of West Virginia has agreed to pay $4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by inmates over jail conditions.
CHARLESTON – With a possible default judgment likely after a federal judge chastised West Virginia officials for allegedly destroying emails and documents, de
CHARLESTON — With a possible default judgment likely after a federal judge chastised West Virginia officials for allegedly destroying emails and documents, details of a proposed settlement between inmates at the Southern Regional Jail and state corrections officials was released. Meanwhile, another federal class action lawsuit regarding conditions across West Virginia’s entire correctional system continues. […]
A proposed multimillion-dollar settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit alleging inhumane conditions at a state-run jail between state defendants and plaintiffs who have been inmates there.
The state of West Virginia has agreed to pay $4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by inmates who described conditions at a jail as inhumane, an attorney for the plaintiffs said.