On September 15, 2024, a young African man, Ekong Eshiet and his cellmate Trayvon Brown, set themselves on fire at Virginia's remote supermax Red Onion State Prison. Ekong suffered third degree burns along his legs and was hospitalized until September 24th for inpatient PharmaCare, including skin grafts. His cell mate's injuries were even worse. I...| Prison Radio
Virginia’s Department of Corrections has recently settled two lawsuits over its use of solitary confinement—a practice lawmakers are moving closer to abolishing.| theappeal.org
Six men at Red Onion State Prison in Western Virginia used “improvised devices” to give themselves electrical burns.| theappeal.org
In May 2023, an inmate at Red Onion Super-Max set himself on fire in order to be transferred out of the institution where he feared for his life. At least two more men have taken the same desperate…| The Virginia Defender
