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Several inmates at Virginia's Red Onion State Prison in recent months have been hospitalized for burning themselves, sparking criticism from some state lawmakers of human rights concerns in the ...
WISE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Recent allegations of abuse and mistreatment at Red Onion State Prison are back at the forefront after reports of inmates burning themselves. A state investigation is ...
The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has confirmed that two inmates that purposefully burned themselves while at ...
In 2019, Virginia’s prison system was sued in a class-action brought by 11 prisoners at Red Onion and Wallens Ridge, the state’s two highest security prisons. The suit states that despite ...
In constructing Red Onion and Wallens Ridge, Virginia participated in a national ... dangerous inmates away from the rest of the prison population makes it possible to provide safer, more secure ...
The day I arrived I was...told that I was at Red Onion now and if I act up they would kill me and there was nothing anyone could or would do about it.
The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has confirmed that two inmates, who purposefully burned themselves while at Red Onion State Prison have been transferred to out-of-state facilities.