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Inmate sentenced to 15 years for SRJ death
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSep. 28—One of the two inmates accused of murdering a 79-year-old man at Southern Regional Jail in 2022 pleaded guilty Thursday in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Isaiah Marshall McBride, 27, ...
Claims against seven West Virginia counties filed by SRJ inmates dismissed
WVNS Bluefield via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — Multiple complaints filed by Southern Regional Jail inmates towards...
Two charged with brutal murder of SRJ inmate in 2022
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJun. 7—Before dying in his cell at Southern Regional Jail in October 2022, 79-year-old Douglas Alan Cunningham had his ribs broken from being jumped on, was spit on, urinated on, punched in ...
SRJ deaths gain national attention, calls for independent federal investigation
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 24—When it came to sharing their stories about loved ones who died while at Southern Regional Jail (SRJ), the families of Quantez Burks and Alvis Shrewsbury shared stories with chilling ...
Fayette County inmate at SRJ pronounced dead
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.· 9 months agoAug. 28—BEAVER — A 45-year-old inmate at Southern Regional Jail is dead after being found unresponsive in his cell Monday morning. The inmate, whose name has not been released, was from Fayette ...
Inmate pleads guilty to 2022 SRJ death, sentenced to 30 years
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 22—A Southern Regional Jail inmate accused of killing his cellmate after instigating a violent and lengthy attack plead guilty to the crime during a hearing Wednesday in a Raleigh County ...
Complaints about conditions cited in lawsuit filed against Southern Regional Jail
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 27—BECKLEY — Under-cooked or rotten food served on dirty, unsanitary trays and regularly contaminated with saliva, hair, urine or semen is among the many grievances listed in a lawsuit ...
State lawmakers want the truth about jail allegations
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 6—West Virginia legislators say a recent federal civil action lawsuit regarding the conditions and treatment of inmates at a jail in Raleigh County is shining a light on the state's aging ...
Fayette County inmate at dies at troubled jail
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 28—Days after two correctional officers received federal conspiracy charges in the 2022 death of an inmate at a state-run jail in Raleigh County, another inmate has been reported dead at ...
First death reported at SRJ for 2023
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 8—A Crab Orchard man facing multiple charges including murder died at Southern Regional Jail last week, three days before a scheduled court hearing. Herbert Wayne Doss, 48, of Crab Orchard ...
