{"id":3539,"date":"2023-12-28T13:19:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T13:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rashidmod.com\/?p=3539"},"modified":"2024-12-21T14:46:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T14:46:46","slug":"virginia-prisoners-hunger-strike-at-red-onion-state-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rashidmod.com\/?p=3539","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Prisoners Hunger Strike at Red Onion State Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday, December 26, 2023, several prisoners confined at Virginia\u2019s Red Onion State Prison began a hunger strike to protest the continued use of long-term solitary confinement within the institution.Despite critical concern, outcry from the public and prisoner populations in the state, incarcerated people are still subjected to this brutal practice which has been renamed \u201crestorative housing\u201d since July 1, 2023 when measures were passed to limit its use in the state.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Leading these prisoners in this effort is longtime prison activist, revolutionary writer and artist, Kevin \u201cRashid\u201d Johnson. Rashid has stated that no one will take any food at all until demands are met. Some of the strike participants have underlying health concerns that make the undertaking of such a demonstration particularly risky. Rashid, himself, is recovering from multiple rounds of radiation to treat prostate cancer as well as suffering from untreated heart disease\/congestive heart failure. This is why the public\u2019s support is especially needed. We are asking that calls, emails, and letters be sent to the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) officials as well as Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin\u2019s office voicing support for the strikers and condemnation for the inhumane use of long-term solitary confinement\/restorative housing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Red Onion Hunger Strike Participants:<\/b><\/p>\n