A former lieutenant within West Virginia’s regional jail system has been sentenced to prison for his role in the deadly beating of an inmate, federal prosecutor ...

On January 27, a federal jury convicted defendant Lester on three felony obstruction of justice charges, including conspiracy ...

Chad Lester, 35, was a Lieutenant in the Southern Regional Jail when inmate Quantez Burks, 37, was beaten to death by officers in an interview room on March 1, 2022. The room reportedly had no cameras ...

Chad Lester, 35, a former lieutenant at the jail, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin after being ...

On January 27, a federal jury convicted defendant Lester on three felony obstruction of justice charges, including conspiracy ...

A 37-year-old New River Valley Regional Jail inmate died last week of an apparent suicide, according to jail interim Superintendent Charlie Poff. Michael Amos, of Henry County, was found hanging ...

A state jail review committee has recommended that Riverside Regional Jail in Prince George ... intervention and suicide risk assessment. Michael Dillon, 29, who died just after midnight on ...

The Virginia Board of Local and Regional Jails voted Wednesday to approve an agreement with the governing body of Riverside Regional Jail that would avert decertification of the facility and allow ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An ex-jail supervisor in West Virginia was sentenced Thursday to more than 17 years in federal ...

The deputy superintendent of the Western Virginia Regional Jail has been promoted to the top job after the retirement of his predecessor. David Cox, 55, is a 27-year veteran of law enforcement who ...