Wallens Ridge State Prison

Wallens Ridge State Prison
Location in Virginia
Location Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Coordinates 36°50′31.4″N 82°47′12.5″W / 36.842056°N 82.786806°W / 36.842056; -82.786806Coordinates: 36°50′31.4″N 82°47′12.5″W / 36.842056°N 82.786806°W / 36.842056; -82.786806
Status Operational
Security class Level Five
Population 1200
Opened April 1999
Managed by Virginia Department of Corrections
Warden Leslie Fleming
Street address 272 Dogwood Drive
P.O. Box 759
City Big Stone Gap
County Wise County
State Virginia
ZIP Code 24219
Country United States
Website vadoc.virginia.gov/facilities/western/wallens-ridge/

Wallens Ridge State Prison is a level 5 state prison located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, housing approximately 700 inmates. Since opening in April 1999, it has been a part of the Virginia Department of Corrections, and is identical to the Red Onion State Prison near Pound.[1] The prison was built for over $70 million. As of 1999 the prison employs almost 800 people.

Notable inmates

  • Ronald Rutan was moved here due to disciplinary problems after his escape from Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers, Connecticut.

See also

  • Virginia portal

References

  1. ↑ "At Va.'s Toughest Prison, Tight Controls", Washington Post, p. C1, April 18, 1999, retrieved 2010-01-16


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