Virginia

The table below displays aggregate COVID-19 data for incarcerated people and staff in carceral facilities located in Virginia. The State DOC Data Grade represents our assessment of the transparency and quality of those data reported by Virginia's state department of corrections.

*

The Behind Bars Data Project ceased regular COVID data collection on January 18, 2022.

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State DOC Data GradeView scorecard
Cumulative CasesActive CasesCumulative DeathsTests
Incarcerated PeopleCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10k
State Adult Prisons18,3256,16949165920125,33042,979
Federal Prisons1,0242,4541225----
ICE Detention Centers52417,76300134----
State and Local Youth Facilities----------------
StaffCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10k
State Adult Prisons2,6212,191736176----
Federal Prisons----2--0------
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Facilities by

FacilityIncarcerated PeopleStaff

Greensville Correctional Center Includes Greensville Work Center

State Adult Prisons

1,571--

Fluvanna Correctional Center For Women

State Adult Prisons

1,218--

Deerfield Correctional Center Includes Deerfield Work Centers

State Adult Prisons

1,199--

Coffeewood Correctional Center

State Adult Prisons

1,070--

Nottoway Correctional Center Includes Nottoway Work Center

State Adult Prisons

981--
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Map of Virginia with spikes representing the active metric for each facility.

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610

1.2k

Spikes represent the cumulative cases in a facility for incarcerated people

Data Reporting & Quality Scorecard

Data Reporting & Quality GradeF*

This scorecard assesses data reporting and quality for the state department of corrections in Virginia. Read more about our scoring methodology and to see how this jurisdiction compares to other state and federal systems.

Scores assessed as of December 29, 2022.

*

The Behind Bars Data Project ceased regular COVID data collection on January 18, 2022.

Data reporting for incarcerated people
  • Cumulative Cases

    By facility

  • Cumulative Deaths

    By facility

  • Active Cases

    By facility

  • Tests Administered

    None

  • Population

    None

  • Vaccinations

    Systemwide only

  • Boosters

    None

Data reporting for staff
  • Cumulative Cases

    None

  • Cumulative Deaths

    Systemwide only

  • Active Cases

    By facility

  • Tests Administered

    None

  • Population

    None

  • Vaccinations

    None

  • Boosters

    None

Data quality
  • Machine Readable

    No

  • Regularly Updated

    Yes

  • Clearly Defined

    No

  • Contextualized Historically

    No

Prison and Jail Releases Related to COVID

We collect data on jurisdictions across the U.S. that have released people from adult prison and jail custody in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click a row to view full details.

FacilityPeople releasedRelease details

Albemarle-Charlottesvile Regional Jail

Albemarle

122Short remaining sentence, Other

Piedmont Regional Jail

Amelia, Buckingham, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward

27Other

Arlington County Detention Facility

Arlington

6

County-wide jails

Arlington

81

Middle River Regional

Augusta

100Vulnerable populations
Map of Virginia with spikes representing the active metric for each facility.
County with a release

Grassroots and Community Organizing Efforts Related to COVID

Our team collects data on grassroots and community organizing efforts by incarcerated people, their families, community-based organizations, nonprofits, and advocates aimed at influencing government agencies to protect the lives of people incarcerated in prisons, jails, and detention centers against the threats posed by COVID-19. Click a row to view full details.

Target facilityCountyDate of actionOrganizationType of effortInternal/ externalEffort concernsSource
Bon Aire Juvenile Correctional CenterChesterfield7/13/2020People incarcerated at Bon Aire Juvenile Correctional CenterPrison BreakExternalAccelerated releases
Dillwyn Correctional CenterDillwyn5/4/2020People incarcerated at Dillwyn Correctional Facility, ACLU of VirginiaUprising/Protest–Internal, Hunger StrikeCoordinatedSanitation improvements
ICE IMMIGRATION CENTERS OF AMERICA FARMVILLEFarmville4/2/2020ICE Detainees, with support from Sanctuary DMVHunger StrikeExternalAccelerated releases