Tomeka Wallace is the mother of Demetrius Wallace, one of several Black men who set themselves on fire in latter 2024 at Virginia’s notorious Red Onion State Prison, in desperate response to racist abuses at the prison.
She has witnessed … Read the rest
The government’s use of euphemisms is simply a sly way of lying. When a cop murders a defenseless child of color in cold blood, shooting him in the back, police departments call it a “police involved shooting.” This serves to … Read the rest
On December 15, 2024, Dwight Jackson, a Black man confined at Keen Mountain, yet another remote Virginia prison, was electrocuted by guards with a 50,000 volt electric shock belt for fun.
The shocking assault happened while Dwight was being transported … Read the rest
The name Ekong Eshiet has become widely known in the media, after he and numerous other prisoners set themselves on fire in desperate efforts to be transferred away from the racist abuses at Virginia’s Red Onion State Prison.
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There is a rally to shut down Virginia’s Red Onion and Wallens Ridge State Prisons set to take place in downtown Richmond, Virginia at the Bell Tower in Capitol Square on Jan 8, 2025 from 2-3pm.
This rally comes in … Read the rest
I’ve been writing articles on U.S. prison abuses for decades – since 2004. My first report was about racism and mistreatment at Virginia’s Red Onion State Prison, titled “Red Onion State Prison, An Exposé: Racism and Abuse Equals Kind and … Read the rest
Several things prison officials and my peers know about me is I’m not passive, I don’t frighten and I don’t back down.
I’ve been imprisoned for almost 35 years. Throughout that time I’ve physically warred and litigated against, and publicized … Read the rest
Walter Kissee is confined to a wheelchair. He can’t walk. His disability was caused by having a huge chunk of his leg ripped out by a prison attack dog on April 13, 2024 at Virginia’s River North Correctional (sic!) Center. … Read the rest
On Jan 17, 2025 I spoke with Phil Wilayto, the editor of the Virginia Defender newspaper. As many know, Phil supported and endorsed the call to shut down Virginia’s remote and notoriously racist and abusive super maximum security prisons, Red … Read the rest
When you combine an attention-seeking and drama-prone white woman who has a racist sense of entitlement over people of color with a hip shooting occupation that routinely captures, beats and lynches people of color, you have a distressing combination. Indeed … Read the rest