Red Onion State Prison
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Red Onion State Prison
Red Onion State Prison is a supermax state prison located in Wise County, Virginia, near Pound. Operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections, it houses about 800 inmates.[1] The prison opened in August, 1998 and is an identical facility to the Wallens Ridge State Prison in Big Stone Gap.[2]
The prison was built for over $70 million. As of 1999, the prison employs almost 800 people. In 1999, the District of Columbia Department of Corrections was paying the Virginia Department of Corrections to house 69 prisoners at the Red Onion State Prison.[2]
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Geography
Red Onion State Prison is located at 37°6′40″N 82°33′00″W / 37.11111°N 82.55°WCoordinates: 37°6′40″N 82°33′00″W / 37.11111°N 82.55°W.[3]
Alleged human rights violations
A 1999 report by Human Rights Watch raised concerns over conditions in Red Onion. The report states that "Virginia Department of Corrections has failed to embrace basic tenets of sound correctional practice and laws protecting inmates from abusive, degrading or cruel treatment"[4] and claims that "racism, excessive violence and inhumane conditions reign inside."[2]
Inmate death
An inmate died after being attacked by another prisoner in his cell on September 9, 2011. [5]
Hunger Strike
On May 22, 2012, inmates in Red Onion began a hunger strike to bring "abusive prison conditions to light." [6] Inmates issued ten demands[7][8] including "fully cooked food," "unrestricted access to complaint and grievance forms," "an adequate standard of living," and "adequate medical care."
References
- ^ http://www.vadoc.state.va.us/facilities/western/redonion/default.shtm
- ^ a b c "At Va.'s Toughest Prison, Tight Controls". Washington Post: p. C1. Sunday, April 18, 1999. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/daily/april99/supermax18.htm. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ Human Rights Violations in the United States. Red Onion State Prison (Report). Human Rights Watch. 1999.
- ^ Va. Inmate Dies After Attack (Report). The Daily Progress. http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/Va_Inmate_Dies_After_Attack_129546263.html.
- ^ Solidarity with Virginia Prison Hunger Strikers (Report). http://virginiaprisonstrike.blogspot.com/.
- ^ Ten Demands of ROSP Hunger Strikers (Report). http://virginiaprisonstrike.blogspot.com/2012/05/prisoner-demands.html.
- ^ Anita Kumar (May 22, 2012). "Virginia inmates embark on hunger strike to protest prison conditions". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/virginia-inmates-embark-on-hunger-strike-to-protest-prison-conditions/2012/05/22/gIQAbLg0iU_story.html. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
External links
- Red Onion State Prison - Virginia Department of Corrections
- Red Onion State Prison - Human Rights Watch
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