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Jail òòò½ÊÓÆµsault West Virginia

The Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, W.Va., is seen in this undated photo.

Four more former Southern Regional Jail correctional officers were this week for their roles in the death of an inmate in 2022.

Quantez Burks, identified in Justice Department news releases by his initials, died March 1, 2022, reportedly one day after being booked in the Raleigh County, West Virginia jail on charges of wanton endangerment and obstructing an officer. Officers in the case have been convicted of taking Burks to an area of the prison without cameras and assaulting him in retaliation for attempting to leave his assigned pod.

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