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This is an updated UPROAR campaign page based on Ekong’s own recorded statements and transcripts (November 20, 2025 and January 15 & 16, 2026), his Prison Radio commentaries and his mother’s interview, plus prior documentation from Wallens Ridge, Red Onion, and Westville. How this campaign page protects Ekong This campaign is part of UPROAR — […]
Writings From the Razor Wire Plantation A Show of Faith Month: January 2026 Written by: John “22” Ellis Source: Inside writing Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office not even a week ago. Governor Spanberger received the backing of countless prison rights advocates and human rights advocates, as well as the families of the […]
Public Memo: Senator Marsden’s Meeting Shows Why Virginia’s Prison “Oversight” Remains Dependent UPROAR Legislative Day · January 14, 2026 Meeting with Senator Dave Marsden on Virginia’s grievance-gated prison oversight regime UPROAR met with Senator Dave Marsden on January 14 because Virginia’s prison oversight structure is failing at the point where it should be strongest: when […]
New Boss, Same Plantation: Joseph Walters and the Grievance Machine Analysis Deputy Director Joseph W. Walters was elevated to lead the Virginia Department of Corrections. His portfolio has long sat where prison labor, “compliance,” and the grievance maze intersect. When Governor Abigail Spanberger moved to replace Chadwick Dotson at the Virginia Department of Corrections, the […]
🚨 ACTION: Don’t let “unsubstantiated” become a cover story VADOC is already using OSIG’s Red Onion report as “vindication.” That is dangerous. In a closed system where grievances are unsafe or inaccessible, procedural failure gets laundered into “no evidence.” Please don’t read and scroll. Use the action tools below to: (1) demand a narrow fix […]
