How Virginia Prison Officials Lied About Red Onion Prisoner Lighting Themselves on Fire w/Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

Jan 22

Today, Hunter spoke with Senior Reporter at The Appeal, Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg. A few weeks ago, Hunter was joined by Phil Wilayto of the Virginia Defender to talk about why prisoners of Virginia’s Red Onion Prison were lighting themselves on fire. Today, Elizabeth joins to reveal how despite the public proclamations by DOC officials, prisoners were lighting themselves on fire all along.

Guest

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, Senior Reporter, The Appeal

Resources:

Follow Elizabeth

https://x.com/elizabethweill

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dld6gvzefnncxuiaccy2u3qn

Read about Red Onion Prison

https://theappeal.org/red-onion-virginia-prison-self-immolated/

https://www.vpm.org/news/2024-12-06/ekong-eshiet-kevin-rashid-johnson-red-onion-vadoc-wise-county

https://virginiamercury.com/2025/01/09/rally-continues-call-for-investigation-into-red-onion-state-prison-presses-for-prison-reforms/

https://www.vpm.org/news/2025-01-10/red-onion-prison-incarceration-wise-county-pound-death-mike-jones

https://www.prisonradio.org/news-update/red-onion-state-prison-update/