World Prisons
United States

United States · State

Virginia

55 correctional facilities in our database

Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify with primary sources before acting on any figure. See data sources.

Total facilities

55

Known population

22,033

Sum of known populations

Overcrowded

7

26 facilities with capacity data

Facilities w/ capacity

26

Largest facilities by population

FacilityPopulationCapacityOccupancy
Greensville Correctional CenterJarratt2,9763,20093%
Nottoway Correctional CenterBurkeville1,4321,50095%
Rappahannock Regional JailStafford1,300400325%
Sussex II State PrisonWaverly1,2581,200105%
Fluvanna Correctional Center for WomenTroy1,1811,20098%
Buckingham Correctional CenterDillwyn1,1321,20094%
Sussex I State PrisonWaverly1,1311,30087%
Wallens Ridge State PrisonBig Stone Gap1,0621,20089%
Deerfield Correctional CenterCapron1,059850125%
Pocahontas State Correctional CenterPocahontas1,026450228%

Overcrowding leaderboard

7 overcrowded facilities in Virginia — sorted by occupancy rate.

FacilityPopulationCapacityOccupancy
Rappahannock Regional JailStafford1,300400325%
Pocahontas State Correctional CenterPocahontas1,026450228%
Deerfield Correctional CenterCapron1,059850125%
Dillwyn Correctional CenterDillwyn917750122%
Red Onion State PrisonPound851800106%
Sussex II State PrisonWaverly1,2581,200105%
Haynesville Correctional CenterHaynesville942900105%

All facilities in Virginia

Amherst County Adult Detention Center

United States · Madison Heights

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Appalachian Men's Detention Center

United States · Honaker

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Baskerville Correctional Center

United States · Baskerville

Medium

Type

Medium Security

Capacity

1,200

Held

462

Under capacity (39%)

Bristol Sheriff's Office

United States · Bristol

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Brunswick Correctional Center

United States · Lawrenceville

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Buckingham Correctional Center

United States · Dillwyn

Medium

Type

Medium Security

Capacity

1,200

Held

1,132

Under capacity (94%)

Chesapeake City Jail

United States · Chesapeake

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Chesterfield Women's Reentry Center

United States · Chester

Minimum

Type

Reentry

Capacity

150

Held

—

Chesterfield Womens Diversion Center

United States · Chesterfield

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Coffeewood Correctional Center

United States · Mitchells

Medium

Type

Medium Security

Capacity

1,200

Held

1,007

Under capacity (84%)Low

Deep Meadow Correctional Center

United States · State Farm

Medium

Type

Medium Security

Capacity

1,900

Held

702

Under capacity (37%)

Deerfield Correctional Center

United States · Capron

Minimum

Type

Minimum Security

Capacity

850

Held

1,059

Overcrowded (125%)Low

Dillwyn Correctional Center

United States · Dillwyn

Medium

Type

Medium Security

Capacity

750

Held

917

Overcrowded (122%)Low

FCC Petersburg

United States · Hopewell

N/A

Type

Federal — FCC

Capacity

—

Held

—

Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women

United States · Troy

Medium

Type

Medium Security

Capacity

1,200

Held

1,181

Under capacity (98%)

Greenfield Juvenile Rehabilitation

United States · Staunton

Medium

Type

Juvenile

Capacity

60

Held

—

Greensville Correctional Center

United States · Jarratt

Maximum

Type

Maximum Security

Capacity

3,200

Held

2,976

Under capacity (93%)

Hampton City Jail

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Harrisonburg Mens Diversion Center

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Haynesville Correctional Center

United States · Haynesville

Medium

Type

Medium Security

Capacity

900

Held

942

Overcrowded (105%)Low

Henrico County Jail

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Indian Creek Correctional Center

United States · Chesapeake

Medium

Type

Medium Security

Capacity

1,200

Held

1,000

Under capacity (83%)Low

Keen Mountain Correctional Center

United States · Oakwood

Medium

Type

Medium Security

Capacity

750

Held

723

Under capacity (96%)

Lawrenceville Correctional Center

United States · Lawrenceville

Medium

Type

Private

Capacity

1,500

Held

—

Lunenburg Correctional Center

United States · Victoria

Medium

Type

Medium Security

Capacity

1,152

Held

975

Under capacity (85%)Low

Marion Correctional Center

United States · Marion

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Mecklenburg Correctional Center

United States · Boydton

Medium

Type

Medium Security

Capacity

1,100

Held

—

Middle Peninsula Regional Security Center

United States · Saluda

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Montgomery County Jail

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Nottoway Correctional Center

United States · Burkeville

Medium

Type

Medium Security

Capacity

1,500

Held

1,432

Under capacity (95%)Low

Oak Ridge Juvenile Correctional Center

United States · Bon Air

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Old Fairfax County Jail

United States · Fairfax

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Old Fauquier County Jail

United States · Warrenton

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Patrick Henry Correctional Unit

United States · Bassett

Minimum

Type

Minimum Security

Capacity

300

Held

—

Pocahontas State Correctional Center

United States · Pocahontas

Minimum

Type

Minimum Security

Capacity

450

Held

1,026

Overcrowded (228%)

Portsmouth Jail

United States · Portsmouth

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Powhatan Correctional Center

United States · State Farm

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Rappahannock Regional Jail

United States · Stafford

Medium

Type

Jail

Capacity

400

Held

1,300

Overcrowded (325%)Low

Red Onion State Prison

United States · Pound

Maximum

Type

Maximum Security

Capacity

800

Held

851

Overcrowded (106%)

River North Correctional Center

United States · Independence

Medium

Type

Medium Security

Capacity

1,200

Held

897

Under capacity (75%)Low

Rockbridge Regional Jail

United States · Lexington

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Secure Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Newport News

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Shenandoah County Jail

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Staunton

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Southampton Detention Center

United States · Capron

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Stafford Detention Center

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Staunton Correctional Center

United States · Staunton

Medium

Type

Medium Security

Capacity

350

Held

—

Sussex I State Prison

United States · Waverly

Maximum

Type

Maximum Security

Capacity

1,300

Held

1,131

Under capacity (87%)Low

Sussex II State Prison

United States · Waverly

Medium

Type

Medium Security

Capacity

1,200

Held

1,258

Overcrowded (105%)

Tidewater Juvenile Detention Home

United States · Chesapeake

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

United States Penitentiary

United States · Pennington Gap

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Wallens Ridge State Prison

United States · Big Stone Gap

Maximum

Type

Maximum Security

Capacity

1,200

Held

1,062

Under capacity (89%)

Washington County Jail

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

White Post Diversion Center

United States · White Post

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Wise Correctional Unit #18

United States · Coeburn

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—