Virginia lawmakers and advocates are hoping for a closer look at the allegations of mistreatment at Red Onion State Prison ...
Earlier this week, a federal judge in the Western District of Virginia ruled that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ...
A class action lawsuit alleging that the Virginia Department of Corrections has violated its “Step Down” program by arbitrarily keeping people confined solitarily for long periods of time will be ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Virginia Corrections Ombudsman Andrea Sapone (left) listens to Bending the Bars founder Nicole Deyo (right) during a meeting in ...
Virginia’s Office of the State Inspector General looked into nine allegations from multiple people at two separate Virginia ...
WISE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A state investigation launched after several Red Onion State Prison inmates burned themselves and alleged racism, sexual abuse and mistreatment found that a majority of the ...
WISE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Extensive lockdowns at Red Onion State Prison are leaving imprisoned loved ones in the dark for days, sometimes weeks at a time. The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC ...
Editor’s note: This story includes references to self-harm. Tomeka Wallace didn’t know her son was being transferred from Virginia’s Red Onion State Prison until she got a call in February from a ...
When a handful of  Red Onion State Prison inmates burned themselves in late 2024 amid allegations of racism and abuse, the Office of the State Inspector General (OSIG) launched an investigation into ...
WISE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A state investigation launched after several Red Onion State Prison inmates burned themselves and alleged racism, sexual abuse and mistreatment found that a majority of the ...