After Self-Immolations at Red Onion Prison, Virginia Prisoners Allege Crackdown
At least six people at Red Onion intentionally lit themselves on fire last year. Now, prisoners say staff are forcing people to comply—or cutting their electricity.
Virginia Department of Corrections
Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Virginia Prison Uses Threats, Bribes to Address Self-Harm
The Inmate Safety Agreement distributed at Red Onion State Prison offers fish fries and movies for prisoners who don’t harm themselves.
Prisoners Burned Themselves. So Staff Discussed “Making Them Pay Money.”
Emails show Virginia Department of Corrections officials discussing how to punish people at Red Onion State Prison who self-immolated.
Virginia Prison Director Tells Self-Immolating Prisoners to ‘Behave’
At least six people incarcerated at Red Onion State Prison intentionally burned themselves to get transferred out of the notorious facility.
Virginia Women’s Prisons Force People to Remove Pads, Tampons During Strip Searches
Women told The Appeal they found the routine practice degrading and dehumanizing. Prisons around the country have long humiliated people for menstruating.
Calls for Action After Reports of Inedible Food at Virginia Prison
Politicians are demanding greater oversight over the Virginia Department of Corrections, after women at one state prison said they’re served spoiled food.
Virginia Prison Still Failing to Provide Adequate Health Care, Incarcerated Women Say
Fluvanna Correctional Center patients say they’ve been threatened with disciplinary action for asking about symptoms at medical appointments.
A Virginia Prison Held A Man In Solitary Confinement For Over 600 Days
Virginia’s Department of Corrections has recently settled two lawsuits over its use of solitary confinement—a practice lawmakers are moving closer to abolishing.
Solitary is a ‘Tomb’ With No Escape, Virginia Prisoners Allege
A new lawsuit, filed against the Virginia Department of Corrections, says prisoners are kept in isolation for frivolous reasons and prevented from rejoining the general population.