Organizers of the People’s Tribunal on Virginia’s Prisons, Jails & Detention Centers hosted a press conference on Jan. 10, the opening day of the 2024 Virginia General Assembly, to highlight its final report that is being sent to all 140 state legislators. The People’s Tribunal also gathered to show solidarity with prisoners at the Red Onion State Prison who, since Dec. 26, have been on a hunger strike to protest the continued use of solitary confinement in the Virginia Department of Corrections, an issue that many thought had been settled by a bill in the 2023 General Assembly.
