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 was built in 1998 as the state’s first “super-max” prison to house the system’s most dangerous inmates. It held roughly 850 inmates last year.

The state medical examiner said Thursday that a Red Onion State Prison inmate who died Jan. 7 took his own life. A spokeswoman for the Western District office of the state medical examiner said ...

Red Onion State Prison Virginia prison cites unwritten policy when declining press comment July 3, 2025 Dave Cantor ...

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 ...