Defend Guilford Lee

By: UPROAR Admin · June 28, 2025

Demand Protection for Guilford Lee

Update (June 28 2025): Grievances, FOIA requests and a criminal complaint remain unanswered. Guilford is still housed in a hostile unit where his safety, medical needs, and legal access are ignored.

🔍 Case Summary

Feb 22 2024 – Pod C6: Threatened with anti-gay slurs while waiting for the phone, then beaten; staff refused to relocate him. Result: fractured eye socket & broken nose.
May 2024 – Segregation: CO slammed his left wrist in the tray slot, causing ligament damage and chronic pain.
Ongoing: Grievances, criminal complaint, and video evidence ignored; medical follow-up denied.

✊ Demands

Comprehensive medical care (orthopedic & trauma follow-up).
Full investigation into staff misconduct and grievance suppression.
Protection from retaliation via daily OSIG/ombudsman checks.

⚖️ Legal Aid Needed

Guilford Lee is seeking a civil-rights attorney experienced in prisoner abuse and LGBTQ discrimination. If you or your firm can review his case pro bono or low-cost, please email uproar1966@proton.me with the subject line “Guilford Lee Legal Support.” We will verify all inquiries before connecting you to Mr. Lee.

Status: Open – Attorney Needed

📄 Step 1: File an Ombudsman Complaint

Copy the text, then paste it into the OSIG Ombudsman form:

I am filing a complaint on behalf of Guilford Lee (ID #1937321), a gay man at Wallens Ridge State Prison. • 22 Feb 2024 – threatened with anti-LGBTQ slurs and beaten while waiting to use the phone; suffered a fractured eye socket and broken nose. • May 2024 – wrist slammed in the tray slot by a CO while in segregation, causing serious injury. • Grievances, criminal complaint, and video evidence have been ignored for over a year. I demand: 1. Comprehensive medical & mental-health care. 2. Investigation of staff failures and grievance suppression.

➡️ Open Ombudsman Form

🚑 Step 2: File a Healthcare Complaint

Copy the text, then paste it into the OSIG Healthcare form:

I am filing a healthcare complaint for Guilford Lee (ID #1937321). • Facial fractures (eye socket & nose) from an anti-LGBTQ assault on 22 Feb 2024 – no specialist follow-up. • Severe wrist injury from a CO’s tray-slot slam in May 2024 – no orthopedic evaluation. • Ongoing trauma, panic attacks, and suicidal ideation – denied mental-health support. Please provide immediate trauma-informed care, orthopedic assessment, and continuous mental-health treatment, and ensure he is protected from further retaliation.

🖥️ Open Healthcare Form

Step 3: Send Mass Emails to 140+ Lawmakers & Officials

Use our ActionNetwork tool to instantly send a pre-drafted email with over two dozen imprisoned people’s cases to over 140 Virginia delegates, senators, DOC officials, and state oversight agencies—all in one click. This helps us flood the inboxes of those in power with survivor testimony and direct demands for action.

While the official complaint forms go on record with the state, mass emails help us show scale, coordinate public pressure, and document who was notified. By combining both, we can expose patterns of abuse and hold authorities accountable. If you only have time for one action, do this first.

📞 Step 4: Make Calls

VADOC Director – Chadwick Dotson: (804) 674-3000
Wallens Ridge Warden – David Zook: (276) 523-3310
OSIG Healthcare Unit: 833-333-6744

Hello, I’m calling about Guilford Lee (ID #1937321) at Wallens Ridge. • Beaten on 22 Feb 2024, sustaining facial fractures. • Wrist injured by a CO in May 2024. • Grievances and a criminal complaint have been ignored. We demand immediate transfer, medical care, and an independent investigation. Please confirm what actions you will take.

✅ Step 5: Report Your Action

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