First Amendment attorney says the public has 'an interest and perhaps an obligation to understand what's going on in jails and prisons' ...

Red Onion State Prison is a supermax prison in Wise County. In recent months, concerns about conditions at the facility resurfaced following reports of six inmates burning themselves in November.

Now, legislators and advocacy groups are speaking out, and state officials are pushing back. Red Onion State Prison is in Wise County. It’s a supermax facility that houses several hundred inmates.

Since September, at least six men attempted to set themselves on fire to call out what they say are inhumane conditions at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia. IE 11 is not supported.

“People who have been incarcerated at Red Onion State Prison describe being regularly subjected to racial and physical abuse from correctional officers, medical neglect including the withholding ...

Red Onion State Prison, seen in July 1997, is in Wise County. Brown & Root Building Co. In response, a supervisor at Red Onion, Dwayne A. Turner, approved of the idea.

Red Onion State Prison, seen in July 1997, is in Pound in Wise County. Virginia Department of Corrections Director Chadwick Dotson in late November denied reports of prisoners “self-immolating ...

WISE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Extensive lockdowns at Red Onion State Prison are leaving imprisoned loved ones in the dark for days, sometimes weeks at a time.. The Virginia Department of Corrections ...

Red Onion State Prison is a supermax facility that houses about 775 inmates. The facility was back in the spotlight, following recent reports that six inmates had burned themselves in an ...

Recent allegations of abuse and mistreatment at Red Onion State Prison are back at the forefront after reports of inmates burning themselves. A state investigation is now one step closer to ...

WISE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Red Onion State Prison in Wise County is gaining attention after inmates reportedly set themselves on fire, after saying they suffered from inhumane treatment.