They Adopted 5 Black Children—Then Turned Their Home into a Prison of Forced Labor and Abuse

On the 19th, a couple from West Virginia, in the United States, received the sentence of decades in prison for abusing their adopted children. The abuses included forced labor, locking them in their rooms, forcing some to sleep on the concrete floor, and making them stand for hours with their hands on their heads. Jeanne Kay Whitefeather was sentenced to up to 215 years in prison, while her husband, Donald Lantz, received a sentence of up to 160…

They Adopted 5 Black Children—Then Turned Their Home into a Prison of Forced Labor and Abuse

A white West Virginia couple was recently sentenced to more than 100 years in prison after being found guilty of forcing their five adopted Black children to work on their farm as enslaved people.”  Sentenced late last week, 63-year-old Jeanne Kay Whitefeather was given 215 years in prison, while her husband, 64-year-old Donald Lantz, was [...] The post They Adopted 5 Black Children—Then Turned Their Home into a Prison of Forced Labor and Abuse …

A couple from West Virginia, in the United States, was sentenced to decades in prison last Wednesday (19) after being found guilty of abusing their five black adopted children, locking them in a shed and forcing them to do heavy labor, according to prosecutors. Read more (03/30/2025)