Jeanne Whitefeather, 63, was sentenced to up to 215 years. Donald Lantz, 62, was sentenced to up to 160 years, the Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney said.

A West Virginia couple has been sentenced to decades in prison for abusing and enslaving their Black adopted children, forcing them to perform heavy labor and endure inhumane conditions.

A West Virginia couple convicted of the mistreatment of their adopted children, including locking some in a shed, received maximum sentences of decades in prison.

Donald Lantz, 62, was sentenced to 160 years in prison after being found guilty of forced labor, human trafficking, child abuse and neglect, the New York Times reported. His wife Jeanne Kay ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia couple received the maximum sentences of decades in prison Wednesday for abusing their adoptive children, which included heavy labor, locking them in ...

Jeanne Kay Whitefeather is led away after being sentenced to up to 215 years ... CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A West Virginia couple received the maximum sentences of decades in prison Wednesday for ...