Jason Karavias VADOC Prisoner Reported History of Past Abuse leads to 2018 Continued Violence

The following letter was written by Activist Mr. Shaheed Omar revealing a past incident of abuse carried out by prison guards on Prisoner Jason Karavias whom the author of this letter believes is mentally challenged. He was warehoused at Virginia's Red Onion State Prison allegedly brutally attacked then transferred to sister prison Wallens Ridge State Prison where he continued to be abused. This submission outlines the historic actions prison guards take. The attacks, the lack of medical care served afterward with a ladle spoon of indifference by medical staff. In this letter, he along with "vapac" is asking for an independent investigation. Many letters with the same content have been consistently addressed to many of various Virginia Legislators, Governmental agencies, media outlets and advocacy groups.

With this being said we want to follow up with the recent Petition sponsored by vapac we would like for everyone to take a minute to click on this link and sign then as actionnetwork.org says share and spread the momentum "Virginians, tell your Legislators to call for an independent investigation of Red Onion State Prison practices".

Mr. Omar goes even further suggesting many of Virginia Prisons need investigating which vapac agrees the corruption is widespread in the state of Virginia. We also want to add, this submission delves into the issues of mental health of prisoners, we have received word from "vapac" members and followers that Red Onion State Prison is moving all seriously Mentally Ill Prisoners to specific prisons (Wallens Ridge). As well as other prisons are emptying pods so they can have pods designated for mental health issues, closing one institution that was also designated for those with mental issues. Purported River north is one that’s designating pods for this purpose.  Our committee has been trying to seek an answer to our query from the VADOC but have yet to receive any response not that we expected to....instead of being operated by mental health personnel, will it be operated by regular prison guards, or whether the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services which has oversite over mental health will exercise its oversite because it HASN'T within the current regimen of VADOC. As an update to Mr. Jason Karavias whereabouts now he is being warehoused at Marion Correctional Treatment Center and last but not least? Please take note of the dates of some of our submissions of the alleged assaults there is a small amount of time passing between the assaults as well as the Red Red Onion Suicides and attempted suicides.

By Shaheed Omar & vapac on behalf of Prisoner Jason Karavias

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