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VADOC Decades of Failure
David Annarelli
Update: More Virginia model examples of decades of failure. Today is February 23, 2026. We have more updates from inside the Virginia Department of Correction. And it must be said, the destruction being perpetrated by… Full Transcript
Red Onion Self-Immolation Investigation: Virgina DOC Farce
David Annarelli
In a recent report on WRIC, The Virginia DOC was exonerated of all wrongdoing regarding the people who set themselves on fire; the captives who set themselves on fire at Red Onion prison. This is… Full Transcript
Robert Smith’s Own Words
David Annarelli
Hello, my name is David Annarelli, contributing writer for PrisonJournalismProject.org. Today is July 7th. It is a Monday, and this piece is entitled, “In Robert Smith’s Own Words.” In several of my previous commentaries for… Full Transcript
Virginia Department of Corrections Continued Abuse
David Annarelli
Hello. My name is David Annarelli, contributing reporter for the Prison Journalism Project. Today is June 3. This is the Virginia DOC [Department of Corrections] Continued Abuse. In a story that becomes repeatedly, increasingly tiresome,… Full Transcript
Virginia Pardon and Parole Board Update
David Annarelli
Hello, my name is David Annarelli, contributing writer with the Prison Journalism Project. Today is April 22, 2025, Tuesday. This is Virginia Pardon and Parole Board update. It has now been reported locally and nationally… Full Transcript
Virginia, State of Wrongful Convictions
David Annarelli
Hello my name is David Annarelli. I’m a contributing writer for the prisonjournalismproject.org. Virginia has the worst rate of wrongful convictions in the whole of the nation. 20%, or approximately 4800 captives, according to the… Full Transcript
I’m Tired
Antoine “Indy” Walker
Hey, what’s up, everybody? This is Antoine, aka Indy. I’m calling in again. Today, I want to share something deeply personal that was published in a prison journalism project. The piece is titled “I’m Tired.”… Full Transcript
Hello. This is, “Gratitude.” Today is March 2nd, it’s a Monday. Aside from my usual fare of reporting and exposing the Virginia DOC, every once in a while, you have to take a step back… Full Transcript