Thorpe v. Virginia Department Of Corrections

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA BIG STONE GAP DIVISION WILLIAM THORPE, ET AL., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) Case No. 2:20CV00007 ) v. ) OPINION AND ORDER ) VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ) JUDGE JAMES P. JONES CORRECTIONS, ET AL., ) ) ) Defendants. ) Jared Frisch, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs; Maya M. Eckstein, HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP, Richmond, Virginia, for Defendants. This action attacks the operation of long-term solitary confinement in Virginia prisons, including the so-called Step-Down Program, by which inmates may earn relief from such…