Prisoners at Hampton Roads Regional Jail were subjected to medical and mental health care so bad that it violated their constitutional rights in a facility where officials didn’t fix problems ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — 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 prosecutors said.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The former supervisor of corrections officers at West Virginia’s Southern Regional Jail will be sentenced on Thursday. Chad Lester, 35, was a Lieutenant in the Southern ...

WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — A former Southern Regional Jail Corrections Officer was sentenced to several years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to his involvement in an assault that led to ...

OCEAN CITY — The Southern Regional High School boys lacrosse team was motivated to close out its four-game week with a victory Saturday. Joe Kessler made that clear really fast. Kessler scored ...

A 60-year-old inmate at Hampton Roads Regional Jail in Portsmouth died two days after his written request for emergency medical help last month was denied. The form was among the personal ...

A Riverside Regional Jail inmate has died, authorities said Friday night. About 2:30 p.m. Friday, staff at the Prince George County facility discovered an unresponsive inmate in his cell and began ...

A $625,000 settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit against the Hampton Roads Regional Jail, its medical provider and a number of staff members was approved in federal court Tuesday. The suit was ...

A former West Virginia prison guard was convicted earlier this week on charges related to the 2022 death of an inmate at Southern Regional Jail in Raleigh County. After a four-day trial ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A former lieutenant at Southern Regional Jail has been found guilty on charges connected to the deadly assault of an inmate, prosecutors said. Chad Lester, 35 ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — 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 ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A former correctional officer at the Southern Regional Jail admitted to his role in the March 2022 beating death of pre-trial defendant Quantez Burks. Jonathan Walters ...