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‘Human cruelty’: Berkeley County inmates detail overcrowding as new jail nears completion
As a new Berkeley County jail expansion is being built, inmates say they have faced severe overcrowding, unhygienic conditions and inhumane treatment inside the old facility.
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Kentucky police searching for inmate who falsely claimed brother’s identity to escape
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky State Police are searching for an escaped inmate from Lee County. Jeffrey Harrison, 43, ...
Lexington man escapes Lee County jail by posing as his brother
He wasn’t identified as missing until six hours after his mistaken release, when the jail did nightly roll call and he wasn’t ...
Inmate from Lexington escaped KY jail by pretending to be his brother, police say
Kentucky State Police say they are looking for an inmate from Three Forks Regional Jail who escaped by pretending to be his ...
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Former West Virginia jail supervisor sentenced in coverup of assault that led to inmate's death
Former Lt. Chad Lester was convicted in January of three felony obstruction of justice charges related to the March 2022 attack on Southern Regional Jail inmate Quantez Burks. Burks, 37 ...
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Former West Virginia jail supervisor sentenced in coverup of assault that led to inmate's death
Former Lt. Chad Lester was convicted in January of three felony obstruction of justice charges related to the March 2022 attack on Southern Regional Jail inmate Quantez Burks. Burks, 37, was a ...