Buckingham Correctional Center

Buckingham Correctional Center

Location	1349 Correctional Center Road Dillwyn, Virginia
Status	open
Security class	close custody
Capacity	1038
Opened	1982
Managed by	Virginia Department of Corrections

Buckingham Correctional Center is a state prison (close custody male institution) located on 968 acres (3.9 km²) outside the town of Dillwyn in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA. This facility is a Security Level 3 and has assignment criteria of Single, Multiple and Life. Transfer to any less-secure facility requires no disruptive behavior for at least 24 months prior to consideration.

Specifications

Opened - 1982
Average Daily Population (as of 2008) - 1038
Special Populations - None
Special Programs - Project SOAR and Pen Pals Program
Site Additions/Upgrades - 1988 - N Building Added
Virginia Correctional Enterprises - Metal Industry
Harris L. Diggs, Warden

External links

Virginia Department of Corrections listing

Coordinates: 37°33′59″N 78°28′28″W / 37.5665°N 78.4745°W / 37.5665; -78.4745

Virginia Department of Corrections prisons

State prisons	Augusta Correctional Center Baskerville Correctional Unit Bland Correctional Center Brunswick Work Center Buckingham Correctional Center Caroline Correctional Unit Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13 Coffeewood Correctional Center Cold Springs Correctional Unit Deep Meadow Correctional Center Deerfield Correctional Center Dillwyn Correctional Center Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women Green Rock Correctional Center Greensville Correctional Center Halifax Correctional Unit Haynesville Correctional Center Haynesville Correctional Unit Indian Creek Correctional Center Keen Mountain Correctional Center Lunenburg Correctional Center Marion Treatment Center Nottoway Correctional Center Patrick Henry Correctional Unit Pocahontas State Correctional Center Powhatan Correctional Center Red Onion State Prison River North Correctional Center Rustburg Correctional Unit St. Brides Correctional Center Sussex I State Prison Sussex II State Prison Virginia Correctional Center for Women Wallens Ridge State Prison Wise Correctional Unit

Private	Lawrenceville Correctional Center (operated by GEO Group)

Closed	Culpeper Correctional Facility for Women James River Correctional Center Mecklenburg Correctional Center Southampton Correctional Center Virginia State Penitentiary

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