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Red Onion State Prison is in Pound, Virginia. The facility is a supermax state prison. The Red Onion State Prison is operated and managed by the Virginia Department of Corrections. The prison can house 800 inmates. Red Onion State Prison opened their doors in August of 1998.

The Red Onion State Prison was the inspiration behind the Wallens Ridge State Prison, which is also a supermax facility that opened a year later in 1999. 

The plans of the prison were announced back in 1992. The construction was going to be placed on 375 acres of land that the Pittston Coal Company donated. The cost of the prison was going to be around $52 million. 

Majority of the residents in Wise County were supportive of the prison being built here due to the increase of jobs it was going to provide the community, plus it was still going to remain isolated for the most part. 

It was not until a few years later in 1995 that they finally broke ground. When the prison was all said and done the total cost of the construction was well over $70 million. When the prison opened it employed nearly 800 people. 

Majority of the inmates at the Red Onion state are in solitary confinement. Solitary inside of Red Onion State Prison is a big thing. The Red Onion State Prison is famous because there is a documentary on it. It has housed its fair share of famous inmates too. 

How to Find Someone in Red Onion State Prison

Completing an inmate search is easier than ever now. The task of hunting down an inmate will not take days as it once did in the past. Now you can find an inmate in the comfort of your own home with your mobile device or your computer. The process will take you a maximum of 5 minutes. 

The Red Onion State Prison is operated and managed by the Virginia Department of Corrections. The Virginia Department of Correction is the agency that is responsible for keeping and maintaining an up to date database of all the inmates in their custody. 

The Virginia Department of Corrections has their database available to the general public. You can find the database on the Virginia Department of Corrections official website. 

You can search the database by the inmate’s identification number or the inmates first and last name. 

When you search for an inmate, you will be given a list of all inmates fitting the search criteria. You will see their name, gender, race, release date, and what prison they are in. This is the only information you will get. You will not get any other personal identifying information. 

Keep in mind that the Virginia Department of Corrections operates many prisons, so the Red Onion State Prison will not be the only prison you will see in this database. 

The database is updated once a day. If you need more information on an inmate that is not available online, you will need to get in touch with the Offender Management Unit. They can further help you with the information that you are looking for.

Sending a Mail/Care Package

While serving time at the Red Onion State Prison, inmates are allowed to receive written correspondences from their family and friends back home. 

As of April 2017, any inmate that is at a Security Level 2 and higher, their mail will be photocopied, and the inmate will receive the photocopy. The Red Onion State Prison is doing this for added safety and security. This will eliminate any and all contraband in the facility. Inmates Security Level 1 will still receive their letters as normal.

Please do not send an inmate the following items:

•    Cash 
•    Personal Checks
•    Cashier Checks
•    Postage Stamps
•    Envelopes
•    Postcards

There are certain ways you can fund an inmate's account, but do not put them in your letters as that is not the correct method. However, these items if they are addressed correctly will be removed from the mail and credited to the inmate’s account. 

The postage stamps, envelopes, and postcards can be bought from the commissary. They should not be sent through the mail as the mail staff will discard them. 

Inmates can also receive books, newspapers, and magazines. The books, newspapers, and magazines will need to be mailed directly to the prison from the publisher. All books will need to be new. All books are required to be paperback. Hardcover books are prohibited. 

If you want to send anything else other than what is mentioned above, you will need to get written prior approval from authorized prison staff. If you send something that is not authorized, it will be returned to the post office. The Red Onion State Prison will reject the delivery of the package. 

The mailing address for inmates at the Red Onion State Prison is: 

Inmate Name, ID Number
Red Onion State Prison
P.O. Box 970
Pound, VA 24279

Sending Money

Sending money to inmates is easier than ever. You can do everything you need to do with JPAY. JPAY is one of the jail’s leading money depositors. Many jails across the United States use this service. You can send money, messages, and much more. 

To use this service, it does incur a fee. Inmates can receive the money much faster than if you were to send a money order or a check in the mail to the prison. You will want to keep this in mind as inmates rely on this money to purchase items from the commissary and to use the telephones.

Visitation

Inmates can have four hours of visitation every month. All visits are required to be scheduled. There will be no walk-in visits allowed. If you would like to schedule a visit you will need to call the Red Onion State Prison at (276)-796-7510. 

With the prison being a supermax facility, they take the safety of their inmates and their visitors very seriously. All visitors will need dress appropriately and follow all directions that the prison staff tell you. Failure to do so may terminate the visit immediately.

When checking in for your visit, you will need to present your government-issued identification card. You can show your driver’s license, your state identification card, or your United States passport. 

Inmates can have four hours of visitation every month. All visits will need to be scheduled. You will need to contact the Red Onion State Prison for scheduling. 

How Often Can I Visit?

You can visit as often as there are appointments.

Keep in mind that visiting can be canceled without notice. If the prison goes into a lockdown, no visitation will be granted. If the inmate is not in good standing, visitation will not be granted.

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