Virginia Correctional Center for Women

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Virginia Correctional Center for Women
Virginia Correctional Center for Women
Location2841 River Rd W
Goochland, Virginia
Statusopen
Security classmixed (women's facility)
Capacity572
Opened1931
Managed by Virginia Department of Corrections

The Virginia Correctional Center for Women is a female-only state prison in Virginia, USA. It is a part of the Virginia Department of Corrections. [1]

Opened in 1931, it is located on US 522 / SR 6 between Maidens and Goochland, in central Virginia. The Virginia Department of Transportation maintains the entrance road as State Route 329.

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References

  1. "Virginia Correctional Center for Women". Virginia Department of Correction. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

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