By Kevin “Rashid” Johnson The inhumanity of Virginia’s prisons knows no limits. The experiences of Neil Lyness aka Turbo proves the case. Neil is a double-amputee who lost his left arm and left leg in a motorcycle accident. He’s been confined since 2012, where he spent 3 years in a Va Beach jail before being […]
Protect Javon “Baby Jay” Arrington – Stop Chemical Torture & Sexual Humiliation at Red Onion Javon “Baby Jay” Arrington (#1421147), a young Black man held at Red Onion State Prison. On December 10, 2025, while the prison was on lockdown, he was reportedly thrown against a wall, stripped, beaten, and soaked in burning “O2” chemical […]
Protect Kenneth Evans – Witness at Risk After the Killing of Officer Jeremy Hall Protect Kenneth EvansWitness at Risk After the Killing of Officer Jeremy Hall 🚦 Quick Start — How to use this page Short on time? Do Oversight Email → DOC Contact Form → Calls (including your legislators) → Report Back. You can […]
Key Points On October 31, 2025, a coalition of formerly incarcerated people, grieving families, and parole & prison reform advocates met privately with Abigail Spanberger’s gubernatorial campaign, now the governor-elect’s team. People described parole as functionally dead, conditions they experience as torture, and deaths in custody with no meaningful investigation. The campaign staffer offered empathy […]
🚨 URGENT: Men inside are facing crisis right now — intervene today In the wake of Officer Jeremy Hall’s death, people inside Virginia’s Western Region prisons report a fast-escalating wave of retaliatory violence, chemical assaults, and information blackout — mirroring the summer surge of repression after a guard stabbing that preceded the death of Aubrey […]
Protect William Tanner – Demand Emergency Action On Sept 16, 2025, William Tanner (#1192624) was slammed face-first at Red Onion State Prison after standing to witness officers assaulting fellow prisoner Dewaune Lane Jr.. Just 12 days earlier, he had signaled to UPROAR that he and others were preparing a class-action lawsuit against VADOC’s coercive “Safety […]
