Buckingham Correctional Center
Encyclopedia
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.
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
(close custody male institution) located on 968 acres (3.9 km²) outside the town of Dillwyn
Dillwyn, Virginia
Dillwyn is an incorporated town in Buckingham County, Virginia, in the United States. The population was 447 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dillwyn is located at ....
in Buckingham County, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, USA
United States
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. 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 9/99) - 960
- 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