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. Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Virginia Prison Still Failing to Provide Adequate Health Care, Incarcerated Women Say Women at the Fluvanna Correctional Center say they’ve been threatened with disciplinary action for asking about symptoms at medical appointments. Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
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. Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
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. Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
