Voices from Inside Virginia Prisons Show Need for Robust Independent Oversight of State Prisons

Drawing on correspondence with more than 600 individuals incarcerated in Virginia prisons, Interfaith Action for Human Rights (IAHR) has released a report (the “Red Report”) calling for significant staffing and authority for independent oversight of the Virginia prison system's operations.  The report summarizes 156 stories divided into 16 different categories of abuse, ranging from alleged assaults by prison staff to inadequate health care to ineffective and unreliable redress mechanisms. Read the Full Report.