Richmond6d
Red Onion rumors of self-immolation 'ludicrous,' says prison chief
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus on Tuesday wrote that they were "horrified at recent reports of incarcerated ...
Virginia Lawmakers Want to Know Why 6 Inmates Have Burned Themselves
The state’s top prison official criticized reports that the self-burnings at Red Onion State Prison, which has had a history ...
WRIC Richmond on MSN6d
VADOC releases statement after 6 inmates burn themselves at Red Onion State Prison
The Virginia Department of Corrections’ director released a statement Wednesday following the incident with the six inmates ...
Augusta Free Press6d
Black inmates at Red Onion State Prison burning themselves to protest ‘intolerable’ conditions
Black inmates, protesting racism and intolerable conditions at Red Onion State Prison, are taking to burning themselves to ...
The Appeal7d
Prisoners Intentionally Burned Themselves at Troubled Virginia Supermax
Six men at Red Onion State Prison in Western Virginia used “improvised devices” to give themselves electrical burns.
WRIC Richmond on MSN6d
Red Onion State Prison officials say no inmates set themselves on fire
Officials at Red Onion State Prison say claims about inmates setting themselves on fire are false. Meanwhile advocates are ...
Several inmates in Virginia prison try to ‘set themselves on fire’ to protest against 'intolerable’ conditions
Several inmates reportedly attempted to "set themselves on fire" to protest against the "inhumane" conditions at a supermax ...
Bristol Herald Courier5d
State officials comment on self-inflicted burnings at Red Onion State Prison
A Marion man has been sentenced to life in prison plus 90 years after being convicted by a jury in the 2021 murder of Teresa ...
WRIC Richmond on MSN7d
Officials address allegations of ‘self-inflicted burnings’ by inmates at Red Onion State Prison
News will question the Virginia Department of Corrections about allegations of multiple self-inflicted burnings from inmates ...
Virginia Department of Corrections confirm inmates burned themselves; lawmakers want investigation
At least six incarcerated people have burned themselves at western Virginia’s Red Onion State Prison, the Virginia Department ...
Va. leaders demand probe after Red Onion inmates self-harm amid claims of poor conditions
Several inmates at Virginia's Red Onion State Prison in recent months have been hospitalized for burned themselves, sparking ...
A Dozen Black Inmates Reportedly Self-Immolated At Virginia Supermax Prison To Escape 'Intolerable Racism, Abuse, and Inhumane Conditions'
Inmates at Red Onion State Prison have reportedly self-immolated in a bid to get transferred away from what they call abusive ...