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So, on the issue and question of Reform of Virginia's Imprisonment Scheme, despite the answer being Accountability and Transparency, the work is how do we achieve it. There are a lot of hearts and minds in Virginia along with other voices around the Nation and in some cases Internationally, directing energy and effort towards its realization. So recently during the announcement by Governor Abigail Spanberger of her newly formed, Community Council on Corrections, she framed the existence of the Virginia Prisoner, as "LIVING", in Virginia prisons. Now "living", under the Imprisonment context has moral obligations of the Commonwealth on a couple of aspects, (1) recognition and (2) treatment. So Governor Abigail Spanberger cannot recognize that the Virginia prisoner is living in a Virginia prison cell and then turn a blind eye to treatment by the Virginia prison official. Now this recognition is a step. But what I want to focus on is this: The reason the Virginia prisoner's current condition is existence, notwithstanding Governor Spanberger's declaration of "living", is because of the regime of dehumanization historically meted and practiced by the Virginia prison official as professional philosophy on the highly prized operative of "lack of transparency", of the condition of Virginia's Imprisonment scheme. Towards this lack of transparency, which in itself is as much an objective as the professional behavior and philosophy of dehumanizing the Virginia prisoner, the Virginia Prison Official enjoys the cover, support, defense and protection of reactionary Political allies and the Editorializing of Virginia's Corporate Media, who simply exploit instead of ameliorating and resolving. Despite their reactionary work, they don't have a monopoly on the formulation of the narrative of Virginia's Imprisonment scheme, that demands reform. Such ownership of narrative is on the side of Reform, meaning bringing transparency and accountability to the habits and culture of the Virginia prison official. So considering that the majority of the offensive and violative professional behavior of the Virginia prison official occurs in the abject conditions of Solitary Confinement. We say to Governor Spanberger's Council on Corrections, for starters, establish the availability of means (we leave it up to your getting input from Virginia prisoners) for all Prisoners held in longterm Solitary Confinement at all of the major Solitary Confinement housing, to weekly state that they received, the basics of outside exercise, showers, meals (provided according to Virginia Department of Corrections Operating Procedure and The Food Service Manual).Secondly, the Council should require explanations of every single aspect of the management and Operation of Virginia's Solitary Confinement regime and any other Imprisonment condition, regardless of label that is categorically, Solitary Confinement, along with opportunity to propose actual revision. If we are serious about Prison Reform, holding the Prison Official Accountable along with Transparency of the Professional behavior, then, the People of Virginia, as Supreme Power and authority cannot, continue accepting and maintaining that convention of idealistic pro forma oversight by allies of the Virginia 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