A West Virginia Inmate is Charged in Another Inmate’s Death

An inmate in federal prison has been charged in the death of another inmate. 34-year old Joenell Rice was indicted on charges of voluntary manslaughter and assault in the 2017 death of an inmate at U.S. Penitentiary Hazelton in Bruceton Mills. U.S. Attorneys said Rice is accused of hitting an inmate identified only as “D.G.” in the head multiple times and he later died. Rice is currently being held at a federal prison in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, and faces up to 15 years in prison on the manslaughter charge and up to 10 years on the assault charge if convicted.