 1994 aerial photo of the prison | |
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| Location | 901 Corrections Way Jarratt, Virginia 23870-9614 |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Level 3 (correctional center) Level 1 (work center) |
| Population | 2,424 [1] (as of August 2023) |
| Opened | September 1990 |
| Managed by | Virginia Department of Corrections |
| Warden | Kevin McCoy [2] |
Greensville Correctional Center is a prison facility located in unincorporated Greensville County, Virginia,[3] near Jarratt. The prison, on a 1,105-acre (447 ha) plot of land, is operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections.[4] Greensville houses the execution chamber that was used to carry out capital punishment by the Commonwealth of Virginia until the death penalty in Virginia was abolished in 2021.[5]
- ^ Parker, Samuel (November 20, 2023). "New Greensville Correctional Center leadership announced after drug deaths, shakedown". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ Parker, Samuel (November 20, 2023). "New Greensville Correctional Center leadership announced after drug deaths, shakedown". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Greensville County, VA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/6). Retrieved August 14, 2022.
Greensville Corr Facility
- ^ "Greensville Correctional Center / Greensville Work Center". Virginia Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on August 19, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2010. "901 Corrections Way Jarratt, VA 23870-9614" and "Located on 1,105 acres near Jarratt in Greensville [County]."
- ^ "Virginia Death Row / Execution Facts". WTTG. November 10, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2010.