Virginia’s Black Legislative Caucus is calling on the governor and the state department of corrections to initiate an independent investigation into allegations of abuse and poor conditions at a supermax state prison.
That prisoner, Charles Coleman, “suffered repeated physical, verbal and psychological abuse and denied treatment by Red Onion guards and medical staff,” Johnson said.
The burns “have been fully investigated by our Department of Corrections.
Youngkin did not address the reports of poor treatment of inmates and dire living conditions at Red Onion.
In June, Johnson wrote in The Virginia Defender that he and six other prisoners went on a hunger strike in December 2023 to protest the use of solitary confinement at Red Onion.
Persons:
Kevin “ Rashid ” Johnson, Johnson, ” Johnson, Ekong Eshiet, ”, Charles Coleman, “, Red, Christian Martinez, Glenn Youngkin’s, Chad Dotson, ” Youngkin, Youngkin, Ceci Cain, ’, ” Dotson, Dotson
Organizations:
Legislative, Red, Red Onion, Gov, Virginia Department of Corrections, of Corrections, Department of Corrections, Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, NBC News, “, Virginia, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International
Locations:
Red Onion, Virginia