Lawrenceville Correctional Center
The Lawrenceville Correctional Center is a privately operated, medium-security state prison for men located in Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia. Since 2003 GEO Group has operated the prison under contract with the Virginia Department of Corrections.[1] It houses 1555 inmates.[2]
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| Location | 1607 Planters Road Lawrenceville, Virginia |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | medium |
| Capacity | 1555 |
| Opened | 1998 |
| Managed by | GEO Group |
When the facility was first completed in 1998 as the first private prison in Virginia, it was managed by Corrections Corporation of America. [3]
References
- "Lawrenceville Correctional Center". Virginia Department of Corrections. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "Lawrenceville Correctional Center". GEO Group Inc. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- Finn, Peter (18 January 1998). "With Lawrenceville Facility, Va. Enters World of Privately Run Prisons". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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