List of Virginia state prisons
Encyclopedia
This is a list of state prisons in Virginia
. It does not include federal prisons or county jails located in the Commonwealth
of Virginia
.
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. It does not include federal prisons or county jails located in the Commonwealth
Commonwealth (United States)
Four of the constituent states of the United States officially designate themselves Commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia....
of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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- Augusta Correctional Center
- Baskerville Correctional Unit
- Bland Correctional Center
- Botetourt Correctional Center (To be Closed by November 2009)
- Brunswick Correctional Center (To be Closed by late 2009)
- Buckingham Correctional CenterBuckingham Correctional CenterBuckingham Correctional Center is a state prison located on 968 acres outside the town of Dillwyn in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA. This facility is a Security Level 3 and has assignment criteria of Single, Multiple and Life...
- Caroline Correctional Unit
- Coffeewood Correctional Center
- Cold Springs Correctional Unit
- Deep Meadow Correctional Center
- Deerfield Correctional Center
- Dillwyn Correctional Center
- Dinwiddie Correctional Unit (Closed January 2009)
- Fluvanna Correctional Center for WomenFluvanna Correctional Center for WomenFluvanna Correctional Center for Women is a prison operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections. It is located in an unincorporated area of Fluvanna County, Virginia, near the town of Troy, about northwest of Richmond...
- Fort MonroeFort MonroeFort Monroe was a military installation in Hampton, Virginia—at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula...
(historical) - Greensville Correctional CenterGreensville Correctional CenterGreensville Correctional Center is a prison facility located in unincorporated Greensville County, Virginia, near Jarratt. It is operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections. Greensville houses the execution chamber used to carry out capital punishment by the Commonwealth of...
- Halifax Correctional Unit
- Haynesville Correctional Center
- Haynesville Correctional Unit
- Indian Creek Correctional Center
- James River Correctional CenterJames River Correctional CenterJames River Correctional Center is a medium-security state-run correctional facility in Goochland County, Virginia, USA near Crozier, Virginia.Opened 1896 but built in 1913, the center has approximately 450 male prisoners at any given time.-External links:...
- Keen Mountain Correctional Center
- Lawrenceville Correctional Center
- Lunenburg Correctional Center
- Marion Treatment Center
- Mecklenburg Correctional CenterMecklenburg Correctional CenterMecklenburg Correctional Center is a medium security prison operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections in unincorporated Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States, near Boydton. The facility serves as a reception and classification facility...
- Nottoway Correctional CenterNottoway Correctional CenterNottoway Correctional Center is an all-male state prison in Burkeville, Nottoway County, Virginia, USA. A low-security work center is on the same site....
- Patrick Henry Correctional Unit
- Pocahontas Correctional Unit
- Pocahontas State Correctional CenterPocahontas State Correctional CenterThe Pocahontas State Correctional Center is a medium-security prison located on just outside the town of Pocahontas, Virginia. The $68.6 million facility was completed in the summer of 2007, and opened in September, 2007.-Details:...
- Powhatan Correctional Center
- Pulaski Correctional Center (Closed January 2009)
- Red Onion State PrisonRed Onion State PrisonRed Onion State Prison is a supermax state prison located in unincorporated Wise County, Virginia, near Pound, operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections, it houses about 800 inmates. The prison opened in August, 1998 and is an identical facility to the Wallens Ridge State Prison in Big...
- Rustburg Correctional Unit
- Southampton Correctional Center (Closed January 2009)
- Southampton Memorial Hospital
- St. Brides Correctional CenterSt. Brides Correctional CenterSt. Brides Correctional Center is a state prison occupying outside Chesapeake, Virginia, opened in 1973.St. Brides Correctional Facility is a medium-security facility owned and operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections.-External links:*...
- Sussex I State Prison
- Sussex II State Prison
- Tazewell Correctional Unit (Closed January 2009)
- Virginia Correctional Center for WomenVirginia Correctional Center for WomenChesterfield Division Correctional Center for Women is a female-only state prison in Virginia, USA.Opened in 1931, it is located in Goochland, in central Virginia.-External links:*...
- Wallens Ridge State PrisonWallens Ridge State PrisonWallens Ridge State Prison is a supermax state prison located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, housing approximately 700 inmates. Since opening in April 1999, it has been a part of the Virginia Department of Corrections, and is identical to the Red Onion State Prison near Pound. The prison was built for...
- Wise Correctional Unit