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Red Onion State Prison

Red Onion State Prison Inmate Search and Prison Information

Updated on: November 10, 2024
State
Virginia
City
Pound
Postal Code
24279
County
Wise County
Phone Number
276-796-7510
Location
10800 H. Jack Rose HighwayPO Box 970, Pound, VA, 24279

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Red Onion State Prison of correction is a state prison located in Pound, Virginia. The Red Onion State Prison was opened in 1998. The Red Onion State Prison is run by the Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) who offer the inmates the following programs in a bid to help them reform:

  • Anger management; the program seeks to help violent inmates manage their anger.
  • Basic adult education; inmates are given the priceless opportunity to learn beneficial crafts they can use to earn a living when released.
  • GED
  • Drug and substance abuse; the Red Onion State Prison helps drug users get over their addictions
  • Vocational training; automotive service and repair

Inmates are also offered dental, mental, and other medical services while contributing to society through community service and provision of labor for public agencies around the Red Onion State Prison.

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Sending a mail/package

One of the most important parts of the rehabilitation process is to ensure that the personal relationship with friends and relatives is kept healthy. All inmates at the Red Onion State Prison are allowed to send or even receive emails from anyone with the exemption of correspondence between an inmate and their victim, an inmate and a minor, inmate and another inmate and any other person who is prohibited by the Virginia court. Before any written document is sent to a particular inmate, it is usually investigated. Experts are employed to read any coded or untranslatable language.

Red Onion State Prison VA

10800 H. Jack Rose HighwayPO Box 970, Pound, VA, 24279

276-796-7510

The incoming mails are strictly inspected to dispose of contrabands and can only be delivered if they have a return address; a mail without a return address is disposed of with other disallowed items.

Publications such as books and magazines are allowed into the Red Onion State Prison. However, they have to be directly sourced from the publishers or bought from a recognized store.

Sending money

The offenders in Red Onion State Prison are allowed to receive funds from both relatives and friends for deposit into their inmate telephone account and commissary account. Offenders at Red Onion State Prison are expected to have a trust account set up when booked into Red Onion State Prison. Money can then be deposited for use in the purchase of commissaries not provided at the center. Loved ones can deposit money into these trust accounts through the following ways:

  • JPay
  • Western Union
  • Cashier’s Check or Money Order

The money received can be used to buy a wide variety of items for the prisoner from the commissary store.

Phone calls

The inmates at Red Onion State Prison are allowed to make outgoing calls and prepaid calls only. The service has been made easy and available at their website where you can deposit funds to an inmate’s prepaid telephone account. However, there is no instance where you will be allowed to make an incoming call to the inmate. You are not also allowed to ask the jail staff to pass any kind of message to an inmate.

Visitation

The Red Onion State Prison acknowledges the importance of family and friends in the re-entry process, hence encouraging virtual and onsite visits under strict guidelines. Visitors are expected to apply for visits before they are allowed to see the inmates. The visiting schedule is determined by Virginia DOC.

There are specific days and time when you can visit a certain inmate at the Red Onion State Prison However, you have to undergo an approval process. Once permitted you can visit an inmate during walk-in hours, that is from Thursday all through Sundays. The visiting sessions are 8:30am – 10-30am, and 1:30pm – 3:30pm.

Visiting Hours

Saturday — 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Sunday — 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Directions

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