Red Onion State Prison inmate’s 2025 death ruled homicide

WISE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — State investigators are looking into the November 2025 death of an inmate at Red Onion State ...

VADOC confirms two officers assaulted at Red Onion State Prison

WISE COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) confirmed two officers were assaulted at a state ...

VADOC confirms 2nd homicide in Wise County prisons in 2025

Virginia state leaders confirmed a second homicide that happened inside a Wise County prison.News 5 first told you about ...
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Governor orders Attorney General to investigate inmate death at Virginia supermax prison

Gov. Abigail Spanberger directed the Office of the Attorney General to investigate and handle any criminal proceedings in the ...
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State probe finds allegations of abuse, inhumane conditions at Red Onion State Prison mostly untrue

WISE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A state investigation launched after several Red Onion State Prison inmates burned themselves and alleged racism, sexual abuse and mistreatment found that a majority of the ...
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Cantor v. Virginia Department of Corrections

Background: In October 2025, journalist David Cantor submitted a public records request to the Virginia Department of Corrections seeking all records documenting the department’s use of tasers on ...

Virginia prison guards injured in 'premeditated' attack by MS-13 members, officials say

The Virginia Department of Corrections described the incident as a "premeditated stabbing" targeting three corrections officers.