Red Onion State Prison

Red Onion State Prison
Red Onion State Prison is located in Virginia
Red Onion State Prison
Location in Virginia
LocationWise County, Virginia
Coordinates37°6′40″N 82°33′00″W / 37.11111°N 82.55000°W / 37.11111; -82.55000
StatusOperational
Security classSupermax
Capacity848[1]
Population713[2] (as of July 2011)
OpenedAugust 1998[3]
Managed byVirginia Department of Corrections
DirectorHarold Clarke
WardenRick White
Street address10800 H. Jack Rose Highway
P.O. Box 970
CityPound
CountyWise County
State/provinceVirginia
ZIP Code24279
CountryUnited States
Websitevadoc.virginia.gov/facilities/western/redonion/

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, the state's second supermax facility, which opened in 1999.[5][6]

  1. ^ Frank Green, "Virginia's prison population forecast to rise", Richmond Times Dispatch, 7 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Monthly Population Summary: July 2011", Virginia Department of Corrections, accessed 7 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b Red Onion State Prison, Commonwealth of Virginia, accessed 7 November 2012.
  4. ^ "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
  5. ^ "At Va.'s Toughest Prison, Tight Controls". Washington Post. April 18, 1999. p. C1. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wright was invoked but never defined (see the help page).