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CHARLESTON, WV (WCHS/WVAH) — Four South Central Regional Jail facility officers have been suspended without pay as officials continue to investigate after an inmate was able to escape earlier ...
A correctional officer at the South Central Regional Jail is accused of having sexual contact with an inmate on more than one occasion. Stephen Anthony Elswick, 52, of Wharton is charged with two ...
This story has been updated for clarification. KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – A South Central Regional Jail corrections officer has been arrested. West Virginia Department of Corrections and ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -South Central Regional Jail is on lockdown after four inmates tested positive for COVID-19. With a total now of five active cases in the facility, the lockdown was issued ...
CHARLESTON – Retesting at the South Central Regional Jail shows the virus has been largely contained with 57 positive and 433 negative results among inmates and six positive and 84 negative ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three inmates from the South Central Regional Jail were taken to the hospital early Tuesday morning amid a confusing situation at the lockup in Kanawha County. The Charleston ...
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.