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Virginia Inmate's "Clinically Insignificant" Broken Hand Spurs Lawsuit: For the DOC, it's DeJa'Vu

Written by: Sam Orlando ROANOKE, VA – Déjà vu, anyone? Once again, the Virginia Department of Corrections finds itself ensnared in...

Danville City Jail and Sheriff Deputies Face Disturbing Abuse Allegations in Recent Lawsuit

Written by: Sam Orlando DANVILLE, VA - A lawsuit filed earlier this month in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia,...

Wallens Ridge Prison Faces Accusations of Allowing Inmate Attack, Then Punishing the Victim

Written by: Sam Orlando Big Stone Gap, VA – A federal lawsuit filed under the Civil Rights Act 42 U.S.C. § 1983 has been lodged against...

Inmate Alleges Medical Neglect at Henry County Adult Detention Center Over No Hepatitis C Treatment

Written by: Sam Orlando MARTINSVILLE, VA - A lawsuit has been filed against Henry County Adult Detention Center in Virginia by an inmate,...

Red Onion Racism? Lawsuit Alleges Officer Encouraged White Inmate to Attack and Kill Black Inmate

Written by: Sam Orlando ROANOKE, VIRGINIA - A federal lawsuit has been lodged against a prison supervisor at Red Onion State Prison,...

A Cry from the Mountains: Virgin Island Inmates Decry Conditions, Discrimination in Virginia Prisons

Written by: Sam Orlando ROANOKE, VIRGINIA - A recent lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia by an...

River North Correctional Under Fire: Suit Claims Inmate was Stabbed, Sexually Assaulted, and Ignored

Written by: Sam Orlando The Nightmarish Reality of Negligence Imagine being locked in a cell with a dangerous individual and urgently...

Red Onion State Prison: Where Inmates Enjoy the 'Luxury' of Broken Toilets and Unjust Hearings

Written by: Sam Orlando Roanoke, Virginia — Ah, the palatial chambers of Red Onion State Prison, the Virginia supermax facility where...