List of Virginia state prisons

This is a list of state prisons in Virginia. It does not include federal prisons or county jails located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.


Facility	Location	Capacity	Notes
Augusta Correctional Center	Craigsville		Closed on July 1, 2024^[1]
Appalachian Detention Center	Honaker	1066
Baskerville Correctional Center	Baskerville	488
Bland Correctional Center	Bland	621
Brunswick Work Center	Lawrenceville	708
Buckingham Correctional Center	Dillwyn	1,100
Caroline Correctional Unit	Hanover	137
Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13	Chesterfield	250
Coffeewood Correctional Center	Mitchells	1,193
Cold Springs Correctional Unit #10	Greenville	150
Culpeper Correctional Facility for Women	Culpeper		Closed as of 2014^[2]
Deep Meadow Correctional Center	Powhatan County	840
Deerfield Correctional Center	Capron	1,069
Dillwyn Correctional Center	Dillwyn	1,106
Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women	Troy	1,200
Green Rock Correctional Center	Chatham	987
Greensville Correctional Center	Jarratt	3,055
Halifax Correctional Unit	South Boston	248
Haynesville Correctional Center	Haynesville	1,141
Haynesville Correctional Unit #17	Haynesville		Closed on July 1, 2024^[3]
Indian Creek Correctional Center	Chesapeake	1,002
James River Correctional Center	Goochland County		Closed April 1, 2011
Keen Mountain Correctional Center	Oakwood	879
Lawrenceville Correctional Center	Lawrenceville	1,555	Operated by GEO Group as Virginia's only private state prison, until Aug. 1, 2024. When the State takes it over. ^[4]
Lunenburg Correctional Center	Victoria	1,200
Marion Correctional Treatment Center	Marion	375	Mental health hospital
Mecklenburg Correctional Center	Boydton		Closed 2012
Nottoway Correctional Center	Burkeville	1,112
Patrick Henry Correctional Unit	Ridgeway	136
Pocahontas State Correctional Center	Pocahontas	1,034
Powhatan Correctional Center			Closed 2015
Red Onion State Prison	Pound	848
River North Correctional Center	Independence	1,024
Rustburg Correctional Unit	Rustburg	152
St. Brides Correctional Center	Chesapeake	1,192
Sussex I State Prison	Waverly	1,139
Sussex II State Prison	Waverly		Closed on July 1, 2024^[5]
Virginia Correctional Center for Women	Goochland	572
Wallens Ridge State Prison	Big Stone Gap	1,200
Wise Correctional Unit	Coeburn	108

References

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^ Simmons, Rhonda (17 Oct 2014). "State cuts to delay opening of Culpeper's women's prison indefinitely". Culpeper Star Exponent. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
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External links

Virginia Department of Corrections

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[2] Simmons, Rhonda (17 Oct 2014). "State cuts to delay opening of Culpeper's women's prison indefinitely". Culpeper Star Exponent. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

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