Quantez Burks
Quantez Burks was held at Southern Regional Jail in West Virginia when he died in 2022. His mother, Kimberly Burks, pressed for answers about what happened to him, and other men held at the jail reached out to his family the day he died. An independent autopsy that she requested found blunt force trauma, including broken ribs and other bruising. The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy has said corrections workers assaulted him, and reporting says the officers involved were later sentenced and the state investigated the death further.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). An independent autopsy requested by his mother found blunt force trauma and broken ribs, and the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy says corrections workers assaulted him, disputing the official account.
Reported by: independent autopsy requested by his mother; West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy (advocates).