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Kevin “Rashid” Johnson (VADOC #1007485 / SCDC #397279) — prison journalist and organizer held in South Carolina under the Interstate Corrections Compact (ICC). By Kevin “Rashid” Johnson Since I was interstate transferred to South Carolina from the Virginia prison system on May 1, 2025, I have endured continued abuses and retaliation in response to and […]
Protect Shane Pollard – Stop Retaliation, OC/K9 Abuse, and Strip-Cell Deprivation (KMCC → Red Onion) Copied Shane Pollard (#1487792) is incarcerated at Red Onion State Prison (ROSP). In a mailed written testimony dated December 11, 2025, he reports a chain of retaliation beginning after a PREA complaint at Keen Mountain Correctional Center (KMCC), culminating in […]
David McMurray indictment: Wallens Ridge guard charged The David McMurray indictment alleges that Wallens Ridge State Prison correctional officer David McMurray violated 18 U.S.C. § 242 (deprivation of rights under color of law), alleging he used handcuffs to repeatedly strike an incarcerated person in the head on June 18, 2022. The case surfaced publicly in […]
By Kevin “Rashid” Johnson Since Nov 17, 2025 Virgina’s media has been awash with reports that on that day a guard in the state’s River North Correctional (sic!) Center was stabbed to death by a prisoner. Two other guards were reported as also injured during the altercation. Officials have been silent, however, about circumstances surrounding […]
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 […]
Defend Kevin “Rashid” Johnson – Stop Legal Access Obstruction & ICC Retaliation Kevin Johnson (VADOC #1007485 / SCDC #397279), prison journalist and organizer held in South Carolina under the Interstate Corrections Compact (ICC). Defend Kevin “Rashid” Johnson Kevin Johnson reports legal-access obstruction and retaliation at Perry Correctional Institution in South Carolina. Virginia is the sending […]
