Killer Jesse Matthew transferred to lower-security prison after years in supermax facility

The man serving multiple life sentences for the killing of two Virginia college students has been transferred to a ...
WRIC

‘Something needs to be addressed’: Lawmakers and advocates push for further investigation at Red Onion State Prison

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia lawmakers and advocates are hoping for a closer look at the allegations of mistreatment at Red Onion State Prison after a state investigation found a majority of claims ...
WTVR.com

Jesse Matthew Jr., man who killed 2 Virginia college students, transferred to lower security prison

Jesse Matthew Jr., the man convicted of killing two Virginia college students, was transferred out of a high-security prison ...
WRIC

Federal judge says ACLU of Va. class action lawsuit against VADOC’s alleged use of solitary confinement can go to trial

WISE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Earlier this week, a federal judge in the Western District of Virginia ruled that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia’s class action lawsuit against Red ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch

Red Onion prison inmate, killer of two, dead of apparent suicide

A Hampton man who murdered two men on New Year’s Eve 2013, when he was 16 years old, has died at Red Onion State Prison in ...
Richmond

Prison inmate in 'solitary' takes his religious rights claim to federal appeals court

A 35-year-old armed robber from Richmond claims he has been held in isolation at Red Onion State Prison since February 2013 and is being denied access to religious services.