Red Onion State Prison
Red Onion State Prison is a supermax state prison located in unincorporated Wise County, Virginia, near Pound. Operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections, it houses about 800 inmates.- Type: Prison
- Description: supermax state prison located in Wise County, Virginia, US
- Also known as: “ROSP”
- Address: 10800 H. Jack Rose Highway, Pound, VA 24279
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pound and Longfork.
Pound
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.Longfork
Hamlet
Longfork is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States. Longfork is situated 3 miles east of Red Onion State Prison.
Darwin
Hamlet
Darwin is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States. Darwin is situated 3½ miles east of Red Onion State Prison.
Red Onion State Prison
- Category: government building
- Location: Wise, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.11171° or 37° 6′ 42″ north
Longitude
-82.54992° or 82° 32′ 60″ west
Elevation
1,831 feet (558 metres)
Operator
Virginia Department of Corrections
Open location code
869V4F62+M2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prison
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Egyptian Arabic—“Red Onion State Prison” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Qırmızı Onion ştat həbsxanası”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سجن ولاية البصل الاحمر”
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