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Virginia correctional populations of Census 2020 vintage

We recommend using these addresses only for guidance in identifying prison populations in the Census data and warn against assuming that the prisons were in fact counted at that particular location.

Facility Name Prisoners Type Address City Zip County Survey Date
Accomack Co. Jail 97 Local 12/31/2013
Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail 475 Local 12/31/2013
Appalachian Detention Center 105 State 924 Clifton Road Honaker 24260 6/30/2012
Arlington Co. Det. Fac. 494 Local 12/31/2013
Augusta Correctional Facility 1,146 State 1821 Estaline Valley Road Craigsville 24430 Augusta 6/30/2012
Baskerville Correctional Center 485 State 4150 Hayes Mill Road Bakersville 23915 Mecklenburg 6/30/2012
Bland Correctional Center 631 State 256 Bland Farm Road Bland 24315 Bland 6/30/2012
Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority - Amherst County Adult Detenti 342 Local 12/31/2013
Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority - Bedford Adult Det. Ctr. 89 Local 12/31/2013
Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority - Campbell Co. Adult Det. Ctr. 119 Local 12/31/2013
Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority - Halifax County Adult Detenti 134 Local 12/31/2013
Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority - Lynchburg Adult Det. Ctr. 493 Local 12/31/2013
Botetourt County Jail 113 Local 12/31/2013
Bristol City Jail 154 Local 12/31/2013
Brunswick Work Center 177 State 1147 Planters Road Lawrenceville 23868 Brunswick 6/30/2012
Buckingham Correctional Center 1,083 State 1349 Correctional Center Road Route 20N Dillwyn 23936 Buckingham 6/30/2012
Caroline Correctional Center 138 State 31285 Camp Road Hanover 23069 6/30/2012
Central Virgina Correctional Unit #13 265 State 6900 Courthouse Road Chestfield 23832 Chesterfield 6/30/2012
Central Virginia Regional Jail 377 Local 12/31/2013
Charlotte Co. Jail 58 Local 12/31/2013
Chesapeake City Jail 1,144 Local 12/31/2013
Chesterfield Co. Jail 308 Local 12/31/2013
Chesterfield Women's Detention Center 42 State 7000 Courthouse Road Chesterfield 23832 Chesterfield 6/30/2012
Chesterfield Women's Diverson Center 58 State 7000 Courthouse Road Chesterfield 23832 Chesterfield 6/30/2012
City of Petersburg City Jail/Jail Annex 210 Local 12/31/2013
Coffeewood Correctional Center 1,059 State 12352 Coffeewood Drive Mitchells 22729 Culpeper 6/30/2012
Cold Springs Correctional Unit 115 State 221 Spitler Circle Greenville 24440 Augusta 6/30/2012
Cold Springs Work Center 147 State 192 Spitler Circle Greenville 24440 Augusta 6/30/2012
Culpeper Co. Jail 88 Local 12/31/2013
Danville Adult Detention Center 155 Local 12/31/2013
Danvillle City Jail 312 Local 12/31/2013
Deep Meadow Correctional Center 746 State 3500 Woods Way State Farm 23160 6/30/2012
Deerfield Correctional Center 1,062 State 21360 Deerfield Drive Capron 23829 Southampton 6/30/2012
Deerfield Work Center For Men 190 State 15172 Old Belfield Road Capron 23829 Southampton 6/30/2012
Deerfield Work Center For Women 169 State 15080 Old Belfield Road Capron 23829 Southampton 6/30/2012
Dillwyn Correctional Center 990 State 1522 Prison Road Dillwyn 23936 Buckingham 6/30/2012
Eastern Shore Regional Jail 94 Local 12/31/2013
Fairfax County Adult Detention Center 1,220 Local 12/31/2013
Fauquier Co. Adult Det. Ctr. 106 Local 12/31/2013
Fluvanna Correctional Center 1,240 State 144 Prison Lane Rt. 250 West Troy 22974 6/30/2012
Franklin Co. Jail 62 Local 12/31/2013
Gloucester Co. Jail 93 Local 12/31/2013
Green Rock Correctional Center 1,021 State 475 Green Rock Lane Chatham 24531 Pittsylvania 6/30/2012
Greensville Correctional Center 2,670 State 901 Corrections Way Jarratt 23870 Greensville 6/30/2012
Greensville Work Center 293 State 901 Corrections Way Jarratt 23870 Greensville 6/30/2012
Halifax Correctional Unit 171 State 1200 Farm Road South Boston 24592 Halifax 6/30/2012
Hampton City Jail 410 Local 12/31/2013
Hampton Roads Regional Jail 908 Local 12/31/2013
Harrisonburg Men's Diversion Center 103 State 6624 Beard Woods Lane Harrisburg 22802 6/30/2012
Haynesville Correctional Center 1,018 State 650 Barn-Field Road Haynesville 22472 Richmond 6/30/2012
Haynesville Correctional Unit #17 114 State 363 Camp Seventeen Road Haynesville 22472 Richmond 6/30/2012
Henrico Co. Regional Jail East - New Kent County 519 Local 12/31/2013
Henrico County Jail West 658 Local 12/31/2013
Henry Co. Jail 160 Local 12/31/2013
Indian Creek Correctional Center 1,012 State 801 Sanderson Road Chesapeake 23328 Chesapeake City 6/30/2012
James River Work Center 279 State 1954 State Farm Rd State Farm 23160 6/30/2012
Keen Mountain Correctional Center 907 State State Route 629 Oakwood 24631 Buchanan 6/30/2012
Lancaster Co. Corr. Ctr. 29 Local 12/31/2013
Lawrenceville Correctional Center 1,569 Private 1607 Planters Road Lawrenceville 23868 Brunswick 6/30/2012
Lee USP 1,465 Federal Lee County Industrial Park - Hickory Flats Road Pennington Gap 24277 Lee 6/30/2012
Lee USP 1,303 Federal Lee County Industrial Park Pennington Gap 24277 Lee 4/2/2020
Lee USP-Camp 142 Federal Lee County Industrial Park - Hickory Flats Road Pennington Gap 24277 Lee 6/30/2012
Lee USP-Camp 74 Federal Lee County Industrial Park Pennington Gap 24277 Lee 4/2/2020
Loudoun Co. Adult Det. Ctr. 368 Local 12/31/2013
Lunenburg Correctional Center 1,042 State 690 Falls Rd Victoria 23974 Lunenburg 6/30/2012
Marion Correctional Treatment Center 177 State 110 Wright Street Marion 24354 Smyth 6/30/2012
Martinsville City Jail 47 Local 12/31/2013
Martinsville City Jail Annex 36 Local 12/31/2013
Medical College of Virginia 15 State 401 N 12Th Street Richmond 23298 Richmond City 6/30/2012
Meherrin River Regional Jail 379 Local 12/31/2013
Meherrin River Regional Jail - Boydton Satellite Facility 44 Local 12/31/2013
Middle Peninsula Regional Security Ctr. 203 Local 12/31/2013
Middle River Regional Jail 531 Local 12/31/2013
Montgomery Co. Jail 92 Local 12/31/2013
New River Valley Regional Jail 930 Local 12/31/2013
Newport News City Farm 165 Local 12/31/2013
Newport News City Jail 528 Local 12/31/2013
Norfolk City Jail 1,423 Local 12/31/2013
Northern Neck Regional Jail 390 Local 12/31/2013
Northwestern Regional Adult Det. Ctr. 556 Local 12/31/2013
Nottoway Correctional Center 1,196 State 2892 Schutt Road Burkeville 23922 6/30/2012
Nottoway Work Center 189 State P. O. Box 488 Burkville 23922 6/30/2012
Page Co. Jail 83 Local 12/31/2013
Pamunkey Regional Jail 441 Local 12/31/2013
Patrick Co. Jail 74 Local 12/31/2013
Patrick Henry Correctional Unit 131 State 18155 A.L. Philpott Highway Ridgeway 24148 Henry 6/30/2012
Petersburg FCI 1,278 Federal 1100 River Road Hopewell 23860 6/30/2012
Petersburg FCI 873 Federal 1100 River Road Hopewell 23860 4/2/2020
Petersburg FCI-Camp 269 Federal 1100 River Road Hopewell 23860 4/2/2020
Petersburg Med FCI 1,792 Federal 1060 River Road Hopewell 23860 6/30/2012
Petersburg Med FCI 1,545 Federal 1060 River Road Hopewell 23860 4/2/2020
Petersburg-Camp 348 Federal 1100 River Road Hopewell 23860 6/30/2012
Peumansend Creek Regional Jail 295 Local 12/31/2013
Piedmont Regional Jail 537 Local 12/31/2013
Pittsylvania Co. Jail 111 Local 12/31/2013
Pocahontas State Correctional Center 1,027 State 317 Old River Road Pocahontas 24635 Tazewell 6/30/2012
Portsmouth City Jail 416 Local 12/31/2013
Powhatan Correctional Center 803 State 3600 Woods Way State Farm 23160 6/30/2012
Powhaton Reception & Classification 411 State 3600 Woods Way State Farm 23160 6/30/2012
Prince William - Manassas Regional Adult Det. Ctr. 981 Local 12/31/2013
Rappahannock Co. Jail 23 Local 12/31/2013
Red Onion State Prison 697 State 10800 H. Jack Rose Highway Pound 24279 Wise 6/30/2012
Rehabilitation Services 1 36 Private 300 West 20Th Street Norfolk 23517 Norfolk City 6/30/2012
Richmond City Jail 1,267 Local 12/31/2013
Riverside Regional Jail 1,408 Local 12/31/2013
Roanoke City Jail 663 Local 12/31/2013
Roanoke Co./Salem Jail 139 Local 12/31/2013
Rockbridge Regional Jail 106 Local 12/31/2013
Rockingham-Harrisonburg Regional Jail 333 Local 12/31/2013
Rustburg Correctional 138 State 479 Camp Nine Road Rustburg 24588 Campbell 6/30/2012
Shenandoah Co. Jail 100 Local 12/31/2013
Southampton Co. Jail 107 Local 12/31/2013
Southhampton Men's Detention Center 106 State 14380 Terrapin Drive Capron 23829 Southampton 6/30/2012
Southwest Virginia Regional Authority: Duffield 535 Local 12/31/2013
Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority - Abingdon 688 Local 12/31/2013
Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority: Haysi 265 Local 12/31/2013
Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority: Tazewell 237 Local 12/31/2013
St. Brides Correctional Center 1,190 State 701 Sanderson Road Chesapeake 23328 Chesapeake City 6/30/2012
Stafford Men's Diverson Center 94 State 384 Eskimo Road Stafford 22554 Stafford 6/30/2012
Sussex Co. Jail 56 Local 12/31/2013
Sussex I State Prison 1,100 State 24414 Mussel White Drive Waverly 23891 Sussex 6/30/2012
Sussex Ii State Prison 1,263 State 24427 Musselwhite Drive Waverly 23891 Sussex 6/30/2012
Virginia Beach Municipal Correctional Center 1,284 Local 12/31/2013
Virginia Correctional Center For Women 564 State 2841 River Road Goochland 23063 Goochland 6/30/2012
Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail 440 Local 12/31/2013
Wallens Ridge State Prison 1,001 State 272 Dogwood Dr Big Stone Gap 24219 6/30/2012
Warren Co. Jail 172 Local 12/31/2013
Western Tidewater Regional Jail 715 Local 12/31/2013
Western Virginia Regional Jail 775 Local 12/31/2013
White Post Diverson Center 120 State 201 Ray Of Hope Lane White Post 22663 6/30/2012
William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center 419 Local 12/31/2013
Wise Correctional Unit 104 State 3703 Dungannon Road Coeburn 24230 6/30/2012

This table draws data from four sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 2, 2020: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on June 30, 2012 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2012. ICPSR37294-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-02-06. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37294.v1. County data retrieved from postal service database.
  • Local jails' average daily populations from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2013. ICPSR36128-V4. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-04-25. doi:10.3886/ICPSR36128.v4
  • Jails in Indian Country populations on June 30, 2016 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-05-23. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37006.v1

Military prisons and state halfway houses are not included in the above table as we were not able to locate an appropriate national database of these types of facilities. Juvenile facilities are not included in the above because the Census Bureau counts these facilities separately from the adult correctional institutions that are the focus of our work. Where necessary, state-specific sources will be more useful for identifying juvenile facilities.

We do, however, have a list (without population information) of all federal halfway houses as of April 2, 2020 [XLSX].

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