  Location in Virginia | |
| Location | Wise County, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°6′40″N 82°33′00″W / 37.11111°N 82.55000°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Supermax |
| Capacity | 848[1] |
| Population | 713[2] (as of July 2011) |
| Opened | August 1998[3] |
| Managed by | Virginia Department of Corrections |
| Director | Harold Clarke |
| Warden | Rick White |
| Street address | 10800 H. Jack Rose Highway P.O. Box 970 |
| City | Pound |
| County | Wise County |
| State/province | Virginia |
| ZIP Code | 24279 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | vadoc |
Red Onion State Prison (ROSP) is a supermax state prison located in unincorporated Wise County, Virginia,[4] near Pound. Operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC), it houses about 800 inmates.[3] The prison opened in August 1998.
It was the primary model for Wallens Ridge State Prison in Big Stone Gap, its second supermax facility, that opened in 1999.[5][6]
- ^ Frank Green, "Virginia's prison population forecast to rise", Richmond Times Dispatch, 7 January 2008.
- ^ "Monthly Population Summary: July 2011", Virginia Department of Corrections, accessed 7 November 2012.
- ^ a b Red Onion State Prison, Commonwealth of Virginia, accessed 7 November 2012.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Wise County, VA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 5 (PDF p. 6/29). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
Red Onion State Prison
- ^ "At Va.'s Toughest Prison, Tight Controls". Washington Post. April 18, 1999. p. C1. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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