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Man dies by apparent suicide at Virginia Beach jail, officials say
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A man detained at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center died by an apparent suicide on Wednesday, ...
Inmate, 49, booked in Virginia Beach Correctional Center found dead
An inmate of Virginia Beach Correctional Center died by suicide Wednesday evening, according to a sheriff’s office news ...
Inmate dies by suicide one month before scheduled release from VBCC
Officials with the Virginia Beach Correctional Center said an inmate died by suicide just around a month before he was scheduled to be released.
Two inmates found dead in one week at South Central Regional Jail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Two inmates have been found dead in less than a week at a West Virginia jail. The West Virginia ...
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Two inmate deaths in one week at South Central Regional Jail
Two inmates have been found dead in less than one week at the same West Virginia jail. According to a media release from the ...
Two inmates die at South Central Regional Jail within one week, prompting investigation
Two inmates died at South Central Regional Jail within the span of a week, prompting an investigation, state officials said.
Two South Central Regional Jail inmates declared dead during week
Two inmates at the South Central Regional Jail Correctional Facility were declared dead over the past week. According to a ...
Lawsuit claims Chesapeake jail medical staff ignored inmate's emergency, leading to brain damage
A Virginia woman sues for $5 million, claiming jail ignored her fever, vomiting and seizures shortly after she gave birth.
ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds
Leavenworth, Kansas, occupies a mythic space in American crime, its name alone evoking a short hand for serving hard time.
A look at the status of US executions in 2025
Twenty-one men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S. Nine other people are scheduled to be put to death in seven states during the remainder of 2025.