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Oct 19, 2023

Virginia Inmate's "Clinically Insignificant" Broken Hand Spurs Lawsuit: For the DOC, it's DeJa'Vu

Written by: Sam Orlando ROANOKE, VA – Déjà vu, anyone? Once again, the Virginia Department of Corrections finds itself ensnared in...

Oct 6, 2023

Red Onion Racism? Lawsuit Alleges Officer Encouraged White Inmate to Attack and Kill Black Inmate

Written by: Sam Orlando ROANOKE, VIRGINIA - A federal lawsuit has been lodged against a prison supervisor at Red Onion State Prison,...

Oct 4, 2023

A Cry from the Mountains: Virgin Island Inmates Decry Conditions, Discrimination in Virginia Prisons

Written by: Sam Orlando ROANOKE, VIRGINIA - A recent lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia by an...

Sep 20, 2023

River North Correctional Under Fire: Suit Claims Inmate was Stabbed, Sexually Assaulted, and Ignored

Written by: Sam Orlando The Nightmarish Reality of Negligence Imagine being locked in a cell with a dangerous individual and urgently...

Sep 19, 2023

Red Onion State Prison: Where Inmates Enjoy the 'Luxury' of Broken Toilets and Unjust Hearings

Written by: Sam Orlando Roanoke, Virginia — Ah, the palatial chambers of Red Onion State Prison, the Virginia supermax facility where...