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Self Immolation in Virginia Prisons
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
On September 15, 2024, a young African man, Ekong Eshiet and his cellmate Trayvon Brown, set themselves on fire at Virginia’s remote supermax Red Onion State Prison. Ekong suffered third degree burns along his legs… Full Transcript
The name, Ekong Eshiet, has become widely known in the media after he and numerous other prisoners set themselves on fire in desperate efforts to be transferred away from the racist abuses at Virginia’s Red… Full Transcript