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Virginia Bribes Prisoners Not to Set Themselves On Fire

At Virginia’s Red Onion State Prison, a new “Inmate Safety Agreement” uncovered through a public records request on February 9, 2025, revealed that the state Department of Corrections (DOC) has offered incentives like a quarterly fish fry to prisoners for avoiding self-harm. The agreement also threatened vague “interventions” for noncompliance, ...

 

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