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 now one ...
Strong storms expected Wednesday afternoon and evening as a cold front moves through the Mid-Atlantic. by Winston Rogers ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — Several inmates at Virginia's Red Onion State Prison ...
Virginia’s Black Legislative Caucus is calling on the governor and the state department of corrections to initiate an independent investigation into allegations of abuse and poor conditions at a ...
WISE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Kevin “Rashid” Johnson was one of the first hundred men at Red Onion State Prison when it opened in Wise County in 1998. He was housed there for 18 years before being ...
The state’s top prison official criticized reports that the self-burnings at Red Onion State Prison, which has had a history of complaints, were in protest of poor conditions. By Amanda Holpuch At ...
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) — The Virginia Department of Corrections’ director released a statement Wednesday following the incident with the six inmates who intentionally burned themselves at Red Onion ...