 Gaskins also reported that prisoners were denied access to soap, toothpaste, and books.Kevin "Rashid" Johnson, prison artist and organizer for the New Afrikan Black Panther Party–Prison Chapter (not to be confused with the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense), has for years reported multiple instances of brutality and mistreatment from officers.Advocates for Red Onion prisoners also note that the majority of those incarcerated are African Americans from Richmond or Northern Virginia, whereas most of the corrections officers are whites from Appalachia.