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.

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Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, Senior Reporter, The Appeal

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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/

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

https://theappeal.org/prisoners-intentionally-burned-themselves-red-onion-state-prison-virginia/

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