That jail contracts with a private company to provide health care to inmates. Northern Neck Regional Jail, where Reese was housed, provides health care services on its own, Dix said.

The jail, in Prince George County, is one of the largest in central Virginia and serves Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights and the counties of Chesterfield, Charles City, Surry and Prince George.

A verdict in the bench trial in U.S. District Court in Lynchburg won't happen until lawyers finish their facts and findings for the judge.

Authorities allege that on March 1, 2022, the defendants at the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia, conspired to use unlawful force against Q.B. The indictment also alleges that Holdren, ...