VADOC Confirms Two Officers Assaulted at Red Onion State Prison

VADOC confirms two officers assaulted at Red Onion State Prison

WISE COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) confirmed two officers were assaulted at a state prison on Tuesday. VADOC said two officers at Red Onion State Prison were allegedly assaulted by an inmate. The two officers were taken to a local hospital for outside medical attention, VADOC said. According to the [...]

Supermax Red Onion Prison officers taken for medical care following incident

Few details were released Thursday evening about an incident at the supermax Red Onion State Prison. A statement from the Department of Corrections said two Red Onion correctional officers were assaulted by an inmate at the Wise County facility. The injuries required the officers to be transported to an area hospital, according to the agency. It marks the second reported incident at Red Onion involving prisoners and guards-correctional officials…