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'Sacrificial lamb': Family of man beaten to death at SRJ hopes he inspires change

Summary by Charleston Gazette-Mail
On March 1, 2022, Quantez Burks, 37, died at the Southern Regional Jail in Raleigh County after being brutally beaten by correctional officers in a room with no security cameras. His family was told he died of natural causes. Over three years later, with the sentencing of the eighth and final correctional officer Monday, July 14, 2025, in federal court, his family is finally starting to get closure.

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'Sacrificial lamb': Family of man beaten to death at SRJ hopes he inspires change

On March 1, 2022, Quantez Burks, 37, died at the Southern Regional Jail in Raleigh County after being brutally beaten by correctional officers in a room with no security cameras. His family was told he died of natural causes. Over three years later, with the sentencing of the eighth and final correctional officer Monday, July 14, 2025, in federal court, his family is finally starting to get closure.

·Charleston, United States
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Charleston Gazette-Mail broke the news in Charleston, United States on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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