Free Shaka Shakur: Emergency Response & Phone Zap
· Monday April 21, 2025URGENT: Shaka Shakur (#1996207) needs THOUSANDS of emails sent TODAY to force Virginia officials to act.
News & Updates
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April Week 3: Demand Justice for Ekong & Randy
· Thursday April 17, 2025This week, we escalate pressure on Red Onion and Wallens Ridge State Prisons, where systemic abuse and retaliation against incarcerated people continue unchecked. Ekong Eshiet and Randy Lassiter are two of over a dozen prisoners enduring torture—your voice can stop this.
April Week 2 Action: Stop the Cruelty at Red Onion & Wallens Ridge
· Friday April 11, 2025Isaac Montoya (#2155033) has endured 18 MONTHS of untreated scabies—denied medication, thrown into a feces-covered cell for seeking help. Roy Moffett (#2129702) was beaten until his face shattered, then trapped in a cell with no bed and forced to starve for justice.
First Week of April: UPROAR’s Red Onion & Wallens Ridge Exposure Campaign
· Saturday April 5, 2025We’re launching a coordinated effort to EXPOSE brutal retaliation and force the system to ACT. Two men—Randy Lassiter and Austin Arocho—are in imminent danger inside Virginia prisons.
Shut Down Red Onion Rally @ The White House!
· Saturday March 29, 2025Join us for a day of action to demand the closure of two of Virginia’s most abusive prisons. Through speeches, marches, and collective solidarity, we’ll amplify the voices of incarcerated individuals and families fighting systemic torture and neglect.
Phase 3 of UPROAR’s Red Onion & Wallens Ridge Exposure & Pressure Campaign
· Thursday March 27, 2025We’re escalating a campaign to amplify and protect incarcerated people at Red Onion & Wallens Ridge Prisons in Virginia.