# Prisons and Jails in Virginia: All 137 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> Virginia has 137 prisons and jails (2.8% of the US), #8 by count and #26 per person. From HIFLD Prison Boundaries. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Prisons and Jails in Virginia

Virginia has **137 prisons and jails**: 2.8% of the US total of 4,960\. That ranks **#8 by count** and **#26 per person** (1.55 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Virginia has 137 prisons and jails, 2.8% of the US total of 4,960.
* That ranks #8 of 51 by count and #26 per person (1.55 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 449.
* By type: 49 state prisons, 64 county jails, 7 federal, 17 local jails.
* Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025.

#26

national rank (per capita)

137

prisons and jails

1.55

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025\. Each facility at the centre of its boundary, with its type (federal, state, county, local) and city. The Prison Policy Initiative counts 5,077 facilities (2026); counts differ by which kinds of facility are included.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Virginia: 137 rows (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/virginia.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/us.csv)

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## All 137 prisons and jails in Virginia

| #   | Name                                                | Details                        |
| --- | --------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| 1   | Accomack County Jail                                | County · Accomac               |
| 2   | Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail             | County · Charlottesville       |
| 3   | Alexandria City Detention Center                    | Local · Alexandria             |
| 4   | Alleghany Regional Jail                             | County · Covington             |
| 5   | Amerst County Adult Detention Center                | County · Madison Heights       |
| 6   | Amherst County Jail / Sheriff                       | County · Amherst               |
| 7   | Appalachian Detention and Diversion Center          | State · Honaker                |
| 8   | Appomattox County Jail                              | County · Appomattox            |
| 9   | Arlington County Detention Facility                 | County · Arlington             |
| 10  | Augusta Correctional Center                         | State · Craigsville            |
| 11  | Baskerville Correctional Center                     | State · Baskerville            |
| 12  | Bath County Jail / Sheriff                          | County · Warm Springs          |
| 13  | Bedford Adult Detention Center                      | Local · Bedford                |
| 14  | Bland Correctional Center                           | State · Bland                  |
| 15  | Botetourt-Craig Regional Jail                       | County · Fincastle             |
| 16  | Bristol Virginia Jail                               | Local · Bristol                |
| 17  | Brunswick County Jail                               | County · Lawrenceville         |
| 18  | Brunswick Work Center                               | State · Lawrenceville          |
| 19  | Buckingham Correctional Center                      | State · Dillwyn                |
| 20  | Campbell County Adult Detention Center              | County · Rustburg              |
| 21  | Caroline Correctional Unit #2                       | State · Hanover                |
| 22  | Caroline Detention Facility                         | Federal · Bowling Green        |
| 23  | Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13              | State · Chesterfield           |
| 24  | Central Virginia Regional Jail                      | County · Orange                |
| 25  | Charlotte County Jail                               | County · Charlotte Court House |
| 26  | Chesapeake Correctional Center                      | Local · Chesapeake             |
| 27  | Chesterfield County Jail                            | County · Chesterfield          |
| 28  | Chesterfield Women's Detention and Diversion Center | State · Chesterfield           |
| 29  | Coffeewood Correctional Center                      | State · Mitchells              |
| 30  | Cold Springs Correctional Unit #10                  | State · Greenville             |
| 31  | Cold Springs Detention and Diversion Center         | State · Greenville             |
| 32  | Culpeper County Jail                                | County · Culpeper              |
| 33  | Danville Adult Detention Center                     | Local · Danville               |
| 34  | Danville City Jail                                  | Local · Danville               |
| 35  | Deerfield Correctional Center                       | State · Capron                 |
| 36  | Deerfield Work Center 2                             | State · Capron                 |
| 37  | Deerfield Work Center for Men                       | State · Capron                 |
| 38  | Dillwyn Correctional Center                         | State · Dillwyn                |
| 39  | Eastern Shore Regional Jail                         | County · Eastville             |
| 40  | Fairfax County Adult Detention Center               | County · Fairfax               |
| 41  | Farmville Detention Center                          | Federal · Farmville            |
| 42  | Fauquier County Adult Detention Center              | County · Warrenton             |
| 43  | FCI Petersburg Low                                  | Federal · Hopewell             |
| 44  | FCI Petersburg Low Camp                             | Federal · Hopewell             |
| 45  | FCI Petersburg Medium                               | Federal · Hopewell             |
| 46  | Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women              | State · Troy                   |
| 47  | Franklin County Jail                                | County · Rocky Mount           |
| 48  | Gloucester County Jail                              | County · Gloucester            |
| 49  | Green Rock Correctional Center                      | State · Chatham                |
| 50  | Greensville Correctional Center                     | State · Jarratt                |
| 51  | Greensville Work Center                             | State · Jarratt                |
| 52  | Halifax Correctional Unit                           | State · Halifax                |
| 53  | Halifax County Adult Detention Center               | County · Halifax               |
| 54  | Hampton Community Corrections Center                | Local · Hampton                |
| 55  | Hampton County Correctional Facility                | Local · Hampton                |
| 56  | Hampton Roads Regional Jail                         | Local · Portsmouth             |
| 57  | Harrisonburg Detention and Diversion Center         | State · Harrisonburg           |
| 58  | Haynesville Correctional Center                     | State · Haynesville            |
| 59  | Henrico County Jail West                            | County · Henrico               |
| 60  | Henrico County Regional Jail East                   | County · Barhamsville          |
| 61  | Henry County Jail                                   | County · Martinsville          |
| 62  | Indian Creek Correctional Center                    | State · Chesapeake             |
| 63  | James River Work Center                             | State · State Farm             |
| 64  | Keen Mountain Correctional Center                   | State · Oakwood                |
| 65  | Lancaster County Jail                               | County · Lancaster             |
| 66  | Lawrenceville Correctional Center                   | State · Lawrenceville          |
| 67  | Lebanon Community Correctional Center               | County · Lebanon               |
| 68  | Loudoun County Adult Detention Center               | County · Leesburg              |
| 69  | Loudoun County Work Release Facility                | County · Leesburg              |
| 70  | Lunenburg Correctional Center                       | State · Victoria               |
| 71  | Lynchburg Adult Detention Center                    | County · Lynchburg             |
| 72  | Marion Correctional Treatment Center                | State · Marion                 |
| 73  | Martinsville City Jail                              | Local · Martinsville           |
| 74  | Mathews County Jail / Sheriff                       | County · Mathews               |
| 75  | Mecklenburg County Jail / Sheriff                   | County · Boydton               |
| 76  | Medical College of Virginia Security Ward           | State · Richmond               |
| 77  | Meherrin River Regional Jail                        | County · Alberta               |
| 78  | Meherrin River Regional Satellite Jail              | County · Boydton               |
| 79  | Middle Peninsula Regional Jail                      | County · Saluda                |
| 80  | Middle River Regional Jail                          | County · Staunton              |
| 81  | Montgomery County Jail                              | County · Christiansburg        |
| 82  | New River Valley Regional Jail                      | County · Dublin                |
| 83  | Newport News City Jail                              | Local · Newport News           |
| 84  | Newport News City Jail Annex                        | Local · Newport News           |
| 85  | Norfolk City Jail                                   | Local · Norfolk                |
| 86  | Northern Neck Regional Jail                         | County · Warsaw                |
| 87  | Northwestern Va Regional Adult Detention Center     | County · Winchester            |
| 88  | Nottoway Correctional Center                        | State · Burkeville             |
| 89  | Nottoway Work Center                                | State · Burkeville             |
| 90  | Page County Jail                                    | County · Luray                 |
| 91  | Pamunkey Regional Jail                              | County · Hanover               |
| 92  | Patrick County Jail                                 | County · Stuart                |
| 93  | Patrick Henry Correctional Unit                     | State · Ridgeway               |
| 94  | Piedmont Regional Jail                              | County · Farmville             |
| 95  | Pittsylvania County Jail                            | County · Chatham               |
| 96  | Pocahontas State Correctional Center                | State · Pocahontas             |
| 97  | Portsmouth City Jail                                | Local · Portsmouth             |
| 98  | Powhatan Reception Center                           | State · State Farm             |
| 99  | Prince William-Manassas Adult Detention Center      | County · Manassas              |
| 100 | Prince William-Manassas Central Facility            | County · Manassas              |
| 101 | Prince William-Manassas Modular Jail                | County · Manassas              |
| 102 | Rappahannock County Sheriff's Office                | County · Washington            |
| 103 | Rappahannock Regional Jail                          | County · Stafford              |
| 104 | Red Onion State Prison                              | State · Pound                  |
| 105 | Richmond City Jail                                  | Local · Richmond               |
| 106 | River North Correctional Center                     | State · Independence           |
| 107 | Riverside Regional Jail                             | County · North Prince George   |
| 108 | Roanoke City Jail                                   | Local · Roanoke                |
| 109 | Roanoke County / Salem Jail                         | County · Salem                 |
| 110 | Rockbridge County Regional Jail                     | County · Lexington             |
| 111 | Rockingham-Harrisonburg Regional Jail               | County · Harrisonburg          |
| 112 | Rsw Regional Jail                                   | County · Front Royal           |
| 113 | Rustburg Correctional Unit                          | State · Rustburg               |
| 114 | Southampton County Jail                             | County · Courtland             |
| 115 | Southampton County Jail Farm                        | County · Capron                |
| 116 | Southampton Memorial Hospital Prison Ward           | State · Franklin               |
| 117 | Southside Regional Jail                             | County · Emporia               |
| 118 | Southwest Virginia Regional Jail                    | County · Abingdon              |
| 119 | Southwest Virginia Regional Jail - Duffield         | County · Duffield              |
| 120 | Southwest Virginia Regional Jail - Haysi            | County · Haysi                 |
| 121 | Southwest Virginia Regional Jail - Tazewell         | County · Tazewell              |
| 122 | St. Brides Correctional Center                      | State · Chesapeake             |
| 123 | Stafford Detention and Diversion Center             | State · Stafford               |
| 124 | State Farm Correctional Center                      | State · State Farm             |
| 125 | State Farm Enterprise Unit                          | State · State Farm             |
| 126 | Sussex County Jail                                  | County · Sussex                |
| 127 | Sussex I State Prison                               | State · Waverly                |
| 128 | Sussex II State Prison                              | State · Waverly                |
| 129 | USP Lee                                             | Federal · Pennington Gap       |
| 130 | USP Lee Camp                                        | Federal · Pennington Gap       |
| 131 | Virginia Beach Correctional Center                  | Local · Virginia Beach         |
| 132 | Virginia Correctional Center for Women              | State · Goochland              |
| 133 | Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail                    | County · Williamsburg          |
| 134 | Wallens Ridge State Prison                          | State · Big Stone Gap          |
| 135 | Western Tidewater Regional Jail                     | County · Suffolk               |
| 136 | Western Virginia Regional Jail                      | State · Salem                  |
| 137 | Wise Correctional Unit                              | State · Coeburn                |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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