PRISON REFORM IN VIRGINIA REQUIRES SHEDDING OUR INABILITY TO CONFRONT CONTEXT By William Thorpe

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Some years ago, a Judge in Northern Virginia, who was a World War II veteran said this and I paraphrase to someone convicted and was about to be sentenced, that the convicted was the most violent person he had ever encountered. If my memory serves me right the accused was convicted of stabbing someone over 70 times !,of course it was a display of violence, but that is where we begin to cut our noses off to spite our face, because the issue and question isn't about the deed or act. Okay let's get at it, the Judge was a World War II veteran !!! come on the man had been in a war that birthed and witnessed the utter transformation of human behavior, Kids, were being crucified in the Ukraine, human beings were herded into enclosures and gassed as process of extermination, so many incendiary devices were used that the very air people breathed incinerated their lungs, perdition itself walked on two legs. There wasn't an aspect, facet and expression of human behavior and capacity that wasn't on full revelatory display, violence became just a pro forma default. I can indulge in the construct of superfluousness and become as that Northern Virginia Judge who had no problem in pronouncing the commission of an over the 70 times stabbing of a human by another human as being the most violent act he had ever encountered but I'll be disingenuous.

I started this work with the title PRISON REFORM IN VIRGINIA REQUIRES SHEDDING OUR INABILITY TO CONFRONT CONTEXT, because without the honest grasp of context what we end up doing is maintaining and supporting the sisyphean toil of warring with the quixotic windmills of the specific emergence at the expense of the systemic environment that permits, allows and enables specificity in the first place. The thing is the attitude and propensity to expend labor on the specific as it relates to the issue of crime and deviance, which necessitates the prison reform formulation has value for a segment of Virginia's population. In other words people make a living off maintaining the narrative of ignoring the systemic cause of the specific deed, or to state it, the beneficiaries of the status quo narrative of criminality and its opposition to reform see the relationship as the individuation of criminality irrespective of its heinousness as a culling of the herd albeit, a controlling mechanism that ensures that primary and fundamental focus on the business of being human, which is labor or work because without work or labor the necessary circumstances and conditions for human existence are nonexistent. Here is the contradiction that matures into antagonisms that exposes the human condition of idiocy, regardless of reason. Because as soon as we accept that humanity is capable of "behavior", period without gradation then our interaction and the subsequent relations stands on "context" and it is with context that we find that we have clay feet or that idealistic protection of that metaphorical "sacred bulls" or its other colloquial feint, "boys will be boys", with the flip side being context or mitigation is rarely, seldom or never given to the subjects and objects of the status quo narrative. Or in its other expression the subjects of the controlling motive and its various mechanisms are defacto less than, "other" and practically dehumanized, because if the very presence and existence of the human condition is context based or contextual and if there is wilful and deliberate intent and effort to ignore, overlook and deny, context then humanness itself is dehumanized. This brings me back to that World War II veteran Northern Virginia Judge, who had no problem in pronouncing the convicted before him as the most violent person he had ever encountered. In human affairs we get the place and purpose of hyperbole, but hyperbole is left to the circumstances of our everyday interactions and leadership and those with its bully pulpit, which a judgeship is category shouldn't indulge in it's undisciplined suppositionary speech, because it has far reaching consequences of distortional proportions, because the quintessential value of our human condition as expressed in the various social contracts, is that perfection of the unity of the people which reform or encompassing and utilitarian speech is basis. Yes "speech" distortions whether deliberate and insidious or colloquial ignorances can and will for a period serve exploitive ends of inducing disunity among the people while constantly struggling to stay a step ahead of the inevitable and inexorable reckoning and accountability. A quick example of this is the Confederate monument to Lee on Richmond's Monument Avenue and its encounter with the inevitable reckoning because it's existence was speech of disunity, which is the same space occupied by Virginia's anti-prison reform status quo and their short sightedness. There is nothing contradictory with the people of Virginia pursuing the repair of harm, what our speech of reform asserts is, Context.

By William Thorpe

I'm William Thorpe Virginia exiled me to the Texas prison system. I'm solitary confined at the Wainwright Unit and if you feel any kinda way about this work contact me by Securus email using the Texas prison number #2261982

A COUPLE OF RECENT SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES RULINGS THAT AFFECT VIRGINIA VICTIMS OF CRIME, VIRGINIA PRISONERS FAMILIES AND FRIENDS By William Thorpe

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The first case ELLINBURG v. UNITED STATES 607 U.S.163 (2026), was a January 2026 unanimous decision by the Court with Clarence Thomas writing a separate concurrence. The case deals with Victims Restitution, specifically THE MANDATORY VICTIMS RESTITUTION Act of 1996 and whether as it relates to the law, if its criminal punishment and if it can be applied retroactively or EX POST FACTO. The reason it made it to the Supreme Court of The United States is there was confusion over what is considered criminal, civil actions and retroactivity or what the Constitution of United States proscribes or prohibits as EX POST FACTO application or use of a law. Clarence Thomas in his concurrence outlined the history, however much of anything Clarence Thomas says has to be considered under the ulterior purpose motive and duplicity of serving one master that only has the singular objective of denying and depriving individual agency and imposing subservience and neo-feudalism and serfdom, so analysis from Thomas is perpetually suspect. Now since the decision of ELLINBURG, The Commonwealth of Virginia nor its Federal District, the Fourth Circuit have applied it, but Federal Circuits of the 2,7,8,9,11 the D.C. Circuit and the State of Tennessee have. The Commonwealth of Virginia has its own restitution or victim compensation law at, VIRGINIA CODE TITLE 19.2-368.1 [COMPENSATING VICTIM OF CRIME] and it has been developed in cases, UNITED STATES v. ROBERTSON 638 F.Supp.1202 (where it defined that additional cost are form of punishment) also in COMMONWEALTH v. PUCKETT 302 VA.455 (2023) VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT went into the formulation of restitution, then in a VIRGINIA WORKERS COMP. CLAIM at 2017 VA.WRK.COMP.LEXIS 455 IN RE:BARBARA LEE PETITT FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION FUND [and it delves into Virginia's construction of "victim" for purposes of the law].People let me say this, yes all of this is Law and to state it simply its always up to the supremacy of the political moment meaning what The People understand, will tolerate and will put up with so just because we have such and such a ruling doesn't mean no more than that's what the People, their understanding or the politics is for that moment, because who would have thought that human beings would determine then accept the logic and its ruling that some of us are outside of law, which is exactly what the Supreme Court of the United States said a few years back that a President of the United States is outside of law, notwithstanding the fact that opposition to and a rejection of the presumption that any human is outside of law was the animating and creative force of the Nation. The point is as THE PEOPLE WE MUST TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES UNDERSTAND THE THINKING AND LOGIC THAT DEFINES OUR EXISTENCE AND OUR SELF REALIZATION, IF WE ARE ACTUALLY DETERMINED ON REALIZING OUR HUMANNESS ON OUR OWN TERMS. The second case is clear forward, reactionary justices on the Supreme Court of the United States are willing to deprive and deny Prisoners unable and incapable of paying the $350 filling fee to commence suit in federal court from splitting it. The case JOHNSON v. HIGH DESERT STATE PRISON 224 L.Ed.2d 179 was denied Certiorari meaning the lower courts ruling stands.

By William Thorpe

I'm William Thorpe Virginia exiled me to the Texas prison system. I'm solitary confined at the Wainwright Unit and if you feel any kinda way about this work contact me by Securus email using the Texas prison number #2261982

THE FORMULATION OF HOLDING THE VIRGINIA PRISON OFFICIAL ACCOUNTABLE ISN'T ABOUT THE SPECULATION OF GOOD OR BAD BUT TO WHAT EXTENT IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY-FUNCTION COMPREHENSIVELY REALIZED By William Thorpe

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If we understand John Adams response and I paraphrase, that our Nation is of laws and not men, then the question of system-integrity or the health of the Social Contract and the relative progress stands on the clear answer of the accountability-function and this is no more evident than on the question of "Justice, Equity and the Repair of Harm", which State organized-violence and it's imprisonment function approximates satisfaction. I BEGIN: There has been a low slow burning discussion and at times debate, among strata of Virginia prison reform advocacy and its crux, is, this new and nascent Administration empaneled by Governor Abigail Spanberger at the Virginia Department of Corrections, is good intentioned. The issue as John Adams stated, if we are a nation of laws and not men, which when the people are wide awake and paying attention, we are, then whether or not the Virginia prison official is good or bad is besides the point. The point and its only relevance is to what extent is the accountability-function performing its duty. Let's get into it, professional and instituted activities and establishments of Virginia's Social Contract, have standards, regulations, licensure, procedures, rules and practices that have all the components and elements of the accountability-function and its satisfaction. What we don't see or have is the asserted assumption and its speculation of the nature-value or good or bad of the human element. The nature-value and its realization or revelation is totally dependent on its subordination to the application of the accountability-function. In other words as soon as the socio-person or human being is depending on the nature-value of humanity or as it specifically relates to this work, the Virginia prison official to do what is "good or bad", the relationship or professional behavior can only be a sum total of assumptions, suppositions and speculations, notwithstanding the existence of means of applying the accountability-function. But as it concerns the work of holding the Virginia prison official accountable and reform of Virginia's imprisonment scheme, the primary formulation that has to be unconditionally, unambiguously, unquestionably and unequivocally affirmed is Human Life. Just because accountability can be exacted and demanded of human life doesn't mean human life is dehumanized, denigrated, denied, diminished and degraded. There is no contradiction or antagonism to be found in this simple affirmation of human life. Where we do find contradictions and antagonisms is in its dehumanization which is reflective of impunity and that supposition of we are not a nation of laws, but of men as revealed in the above-the-lawism of the Virginia prison official. As soon as there is resolution of the dehumanizing philosophy of the Virginia prison official against the Virginia prisoner and its rejection, refutation and repudiation of the nature-value of the prison official, then we can correctly engage on practical realization of Virginia's accountability-function.

By William Thorpe

I'm William Thorpe Virginia exiled me to the Texas prison system. I'm solitary confined at the Wainwright Unit and if you feel any kinda way about this work contact me by Securus email using the Texas prison number #2261982

DIRTY LAUNDRY OF THE VIRGINIA PRISON OFFICIAL, FROM ASSASULT THROUGH FABRICATION OF CHARGES ON THE VIRGINIA PRISONER: WHAT VIRGINIA'S CORPORATE MEDIA WON'T TELL YOU By William Thorpe

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There is one thing the various expressions of impunity have in common--The cover and umbrella of Law. So as much as corporate media enables and amplifies propagandizing the narratives of political gambits, under the pacification of, "law and order" it is petty misdirection. Nonetheless a misdirection that is comprehensively destructive in its comprise and expenditure of the People's faith and trust in their Constituted aspirations and will. Where we clearly see this, is in the practice of the Commonwealth's Justice Infrastructure and the imprisonment scheme and its exploitation of impunity by the Virginia prison official done under the cover and umbrella of the same law that permits the prison official to professionally exist. Listed in this are claims asserted by the Virginia prisoner against the Virginia prison official of egregious and malfeasant behavior, that Virginia's corporate media rarely educates the people of Virginia of existence.

DOE v. JOYNES 2026 U.S. DIST.LEXIS 50659 LAZARUS v. ZOOK 2026 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 44399 DAVIS v. HICKS 2026 U.S.DIST. LEXIS 49127 JOHNSON v. VA.DEP'T OF CORR.2026 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 26669 SPRINGER v. VA. DEP:T OF CORR.2026 U.S.DIST. LEXIS 11844 BLAKE v. SARGENT 2026 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 19880 BRAXTON v. CASEY 2026 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 51277 COOPER v. WALLENS RIDGE STATE PRISON 2025 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 53815 LUMPKIN v. DAUGHERTY 2025 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 265958 WALL v. McCOWAN 2025 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 191706 CROCKETT v. VIRGINIA 2025 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 183476 [this is a claim by a Virginia prison official against injurious behavior by her colleagues] GEORGE v. BROWN 2025 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 259131 THOMAS v. PAMUNKEY REG'L JAIL AUTH. 2025 U.S.DIST. LEXIS 184811 ALLEN v. WALKER 2025 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 224500 CARTER v. ELY 2025 U.S.DIST. LEXIS 37499 HAIRSTON v. SHELTON 2025 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 181340 MALCOLM MUHAMMAD v. FLEMING 2025 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 193267 THOMAS v. DOTSON 2025 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 226684 CROSBY v. MANIS 2025 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 58824 QUEEN v. HERNANDEZ 2025 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 82141 BROWN v. COLLIER 2025 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 180205 CARTER v. COLLINS 2024 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 51923 WRIGHT v. VA.DEP'T OF CORR. 2024 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 161014 DEFOUR v. WHITE 2024 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 56423 BURKE v. STANLEY YOUNG 2024 VA. APP.LEXIS 550 DAVIS v. KELLER 2024 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 175713 SNODGRASS v. RICHARDSON 2024 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 53114 JOHNSON v. RAPPAHNNOCK REG'L JAIL AUTH.2024 U.S.DIST. LEXIS 102074 ANDERSON v. CLARKE 2024 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 164446 GIL v. DOE 2023 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 99609 PARSON v. Ms. UNKNOWN PALMER 2023 U.S. DIST.L EXIS 220403 MASON v. TALLEY 2023 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 49795 WALL v. CLARKE 2023 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 50434 WALL v. CLARKE 2023 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 130088 WALL v. CLARKE 2023 U.S .DIST. LEXIS 53931 RIDDICK v. WHITE 2023 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 94050 RIDDICK v. MATHENA 2023 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 46396 RIDDICK v. TRENT 2023 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 28373 CARTER v. COLLINS 2023 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 99160 JOHNSON v. McCOWAN 2023 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 11824 WALL v. CLARKE 2021 U.S .DIST. LEXIS 224916 RIDDICK v. KISER 2021 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 142645 RIDDICK v. STANLEY 2021 U.S .DIST. LEXIS 147917 McCLENNY v .MEADOWS 2020 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 221977 CARTER v .ELY 2020 U.S. DIST. LEXIS 245331 BOONE v. EVERETT 671 FED.APPX. 864 (2016) [as an end note,to those minds who have the delusional position that prisoners are just sitting in these cages and filing any ole wily nilly claims,first of all it cost $350, to file a claim in Federal Court and the SUPREME COURT of THE UNITED STATES just made it more difficult to do so in this recent case, JOHNSON v. HIGH DESERT STATE PRISON 2026 U.S.LEXIS 1183]

By William Thorpe

I'm William Thorpe Virginia exiled me to the Texas prison system. I'm solitary confined at the Wainwright Unit and if you feel any kinda way about this work contact me by Securus email using the Texas prison number #2261982

WHAT THE CASE OF MR. VINCENT BAISI TEACHES ABOUT THE WORK OF HOLDING THE VIRGINIA PRISON OFFICIAL ACCOUNTABLE By William Thorpe

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Normally I don't have to use out of Virginia incidents to illustrate the systemic malevolence of Prison Official impunity. But then comes along a case that simply encapsulates it, yup the malevolence of prison official impunity in all of its dehumanizing savagery and barbarism and not only does it do that, but it also reveals the pervasively rooted depth of its pernicious interstate nature. The case of Mr. Vincent Baisi is from the once upon a time used to geographically be Virginia, but is now the sister State West Virginia and the primary lesson that it instructs, is the reminder of that fish-eyed oblivious capacity we as human beings have for the humanness of our fellow self. However there is also redemption to be learned from Mr. Baisi's unconscionable experience at West Virginia's, WESTERN REGIONAL JAIL on November 27, 2023 as a pretrial detainee, because FEDERAL JUDGE ROBERT C. CHAMBERS OF THE U.S.DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA, HUNTINGTON DIVISION, rejected jail officials typical, indulgent, expectation of Judges turning a blind eye to their sadism and denied their motion for dismissal and Mr. Baisi's claims will proceed through what due process of law he's able to wrangle its accountability on the offending jail officials. I BEGIN: People, Mr. Vincent Baisi's experience of November 27, 2023 at the Western Regional Jail which is documented at In Re BAISI, 2026 U.S.DIST. LEXIS 40961 is nothing less than pure unbridled barbarism expressing a defacto and unconditional dehumanization of a socio-person and human being. Culturally we recognize the afflicted and battling illness person as a category to be given extra attention and when the affliction and illness is cancer it demands extra empathy. There are all sorts of intense philanthropy devoted and directed at the affliction and illness of cancer as such there isn't an American post-pubesence that isn't fully inculcated with the empathetic awareness that its victims and survivors require a level of attention. Well from the actions of WESTERN REGIONAL JAIL officials, Lieutenant James Phillips, Corporal Woods, Correctional Officer Casteel, Major Pauley, Correctional Officer Albright, Aaron Scarr, Dewayne E. Cyrus named as Defendants by Vincent Baisi of committing egregious and heinous harms, clearly rejected that fundamental American cultural empathy for the cancer survivor. Because upon his confinement at the Western Regional Jail, a medical Nurse who examined him, according to his claims told the named defendants that Vincent Baisi was a postoperative cancer patient who had undergone chemotherapy and should not be x-rayed. Which the named defendants ignored and x-rayed Mr. Baisi 17 times !!!, then he was handcuffed behind his back continuously for over seventy hours. People let that sink in, a known postoperative cancer patient with a hernia mesh was x-rayed over 17 times and left handcuffed behind his back for over seventy hours and all of this professional behavior was done with the callous privilege of, its been done before, maybe not in this specific manner, but the practice of dehumanization clearly wasn't novel requiring second thoughts to its practioners and perpetrators. Yes our corporate media and shamelessly opportunistic politicians will scream extrapolations of heinous deeds and acts when committed by the narratives of political gambits, yet rarely are we told of crimes of the prison official.

By William Thorpe

I'm William Thorpe Virginia exiled me to the Texas prison system. I'm solitary confined at the Wainwright Unit and if you feel any kinda way about this work contact me by Securus email using the Texas prison number #2261982