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Settlement reached in lawsuit alleging abuse at Red Onion State Prison

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The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging that hundreds of people were held in long-term solitary confinement at Red Onion State Prison.

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  1. WJHL Johnson City

    Settlement reached in lawsuit alleging abuse at Red Onion State Prison (opens WJHL Johnson City)

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    The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging that hundreds of people were held in long-term solitary confinement at Red Onion State Prison.

  2. WRIC Richmond

    VADOC settles lawsuit over death of Red Onion State Prison inmate for $2.7 million (opens WRIC Richmond)

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    The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) agreed to pay $2.7 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of an inmate who was killed in a 2025 homicide at Red Onion State Prison.

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