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The South Central Regional Jail in Kanawha County has gone on lockdown with five active cases of coronavirus among inmates, making it the second West Virginia jail with an ongoing outbreak.
The victims, whose names have not been released, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. One of the victims was a 44-year-old ...
a 48-year-old pretrial detainee who died at the North Central Regional Jail in September 2023. Getty Images/iStockphoto A man detained at a West Virginia jail died within hours of booking ...
GREENWOOD, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia State Police are investigating two deaths and an injury that occurred at the North Central Regional Jail, officials said. Authorities were contacted Tuesday ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A corrections officer from the South-Central Regional Jail has been arrested, according to a spokesperson for West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
CHARLESTON, WV (WCHS/WVAH) — Three South Central Regional Jail correctional officers are being charged after they were accused of being negligent in their jobs, contributing to the escape of ...