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Protect Isaac Montoya — ICC Prisoner in Virginia • Stop Scabies Outbreak & Restore Vision Care Isaac Montoya (#2155033) is an ICC prisoner in Virginia held at Red Onion State Prison. After long-untreated scabies and vision loss, Virginians must act now to force full outbreak control and ophthalmology care. 🚦 Quick Start — How this […]
Investigate the Sept 8 Fires at River North — End Collective Punishment & Blackouts On Sept 8, 2025 at River North (RNCC), multiple men in C-2 reportedly set themselves and their mattresses on fire. Witness accounts tie these acts of desperation to a pattern of collective punishment and communications blackouts that make it impossible to […]
Protect Kenneth Evans – End Retaliation & Collective Punishment 🚦 Quick Start — How to use this page Short on time? Do Ombudsman → Healthcare → Email → Call → Report. You can submit forms anonymously. Read the red alert and the fire crisis box for what’s happening now. ▶️ Hear the 1:36 audio or […]
ℹ️ How this campaign page works Read the red alert at the top and skim the Evidence Screenshots grid (click to enlarge). Take action in order: Step 1: Use the ActionNetwork letter to email all Virginia legislators about unlawful collective punishment (one click). Step 2: File OSIG complaints. For each facility (ROSP, KMCC, RNCC), copy […]
Cameron X. Harper before incarceration. Counselors documented full compliance and progress toward lower security prior to this incident. Cameron X. Harper was found guilty of a weapons charge after an Aug 5, 2025 knife-plant at Keen Mountain CC (appeal pending). An earlier Code 105 “assault” from May 20, 2024 at Greensville was overturned, yet it’s […]
Protect Dewaune Lane Jr. – Demand Emergency Action Dewaune Lane Jr. (#1465648), photographed at Red Onion State Prison. Courtesy of family. ℹ️ How this campaign page works This campaign is part of UPROAR — Uniting Prisoners’ Relatives Organizing Against Repression, sparked by Kevin “Rashid” Johnson’s 2024 call to organize a prisoner support network composed of […]
End Torture and Retaliation in Virginia Prisons Virginia Prison Crisis: Systemic Torture, Retaliation, and Medical Neglect ℹ️ How this campaign page works Read the yellow update at the top for the current situation and why it matters. Take action in order: Step 1: Click Copy Full Complaint and paste it into both oversight forms (Ombudsman […]
📵 Red Onion Kiosk Outage – Take Action Now Virginia Department of Corrections via FOIA requestA screenshot of text messages to and from David Anderson (in blue), the warden of Red Onion State Prison, regarding a self-burning incident at the prison. 📵 Red Onion Kiosk Outage – Take Action Now Since April 16, 2025, the […]
The report details Kevin Jeanes’ actions against Rashid Johnson, an incarcerated journalist, following Rashid’s criticism of Jeanes and SCDC practices. After Rashid published an article about Jeanes, he was retaliated against, placed in solitary confinement, and charged based on his writings, despite having a pending lawsuit against SCDC for similar retaliatory actions. Jeanes’ smear campaign involved misleading claims about Rashid’s character, leveraging a past allegation while stripping its context. This orchestrated attack jeopardized not only Rashid’s credibility but also UPROAR’s support network, undermining accountability and affecting the trust within advocates for incarcerated individuals.
By Kevin “Rashid” Johnson UPROAR came onto the scene in early 2025 as a prisoner support group composed primarily of prisoners’ loved ones and ex-prisoners. The group was founded in the wake of and response to broad media exposure of extreme abuses of people imprisoned in Virginia’s remote high security prisons. This exposure came as […]
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson reports retaliatory confinement, Bengal 2X chemical exposure, censorship, medical neglect, and continued deprivation of property and legal materials in South Carolina custody. This campaign page provides calls, a letter tool, and documentation to demand investigation, accountability, and Rashid’s return to Virginia.
Stop Racialized and Political Censorship at Perry CI UPROAR campaign toolkit South Carolina prison officials appear to be blocking the San Francisco Bay View, a Black newspaper with explicit anti-racist political content, from reaching about 25 subscribers at Perry Correctional Institution. Kevin “Rashid” Johnson also reports retaliation after he challenged the denial of Socialist Viewpoint. […]
Prisoner Statement / March 15, 2026 This Kevin “Rashid” Johnson statement documents retaliation after he exposed abuse at Red Onion: interstate transfer, violent transport, threats, isolation, communication bans, chemical exposure, respiratory illness, and continuing medical and property deprivation in South Carolina. Editorial Note UPROAR is publishing this statement because Rashid’s account is not just about […]
Prison Radio Commentary The text below is presented as a first-person commentary by David Annarelli. Claims and conclusions are the author’s. Why UPROAR is sharing this First-person reporting from inside VADOC dormitory conditions (Haynesville). Describes environmental stressors that can exacerbate mental-health crises (overcrowding, noise/light, lack of privacy). Raises oversight and compliance concerns (PREA shower privacy, […]
