Keen Mountain Correctional Center
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| Location | State Route 629, Oakwood, VA 24631 |
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| Coordinates | 37°13′24″N 81°58′45″W / 37.22335°N 81.97903°W |
| Status | Open |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Capacity | 1200 |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Managed by | Warden: Israel Hamilton |
| Director | Chadwick Dotson[1][2][3] |
Keen Mountain Correctional Center is a level 4, maximum security correctional facility in Oakwood, Virginia. It opened in 1990 and houses up to 1200 adult male offenders.[4]
Notable inmates
[edit]| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Bryan Speight | 1471716 | Serving 5 life sentences without parole.[5] | Perpetrator of the 2010 Appomattox shootings in which he murdered 8 people, including his sister, and her family.[6][7][8] |
| George Wesley Huguely | 1458946 | Serving a 23-year sentence.[9][10] | Convicted in the 2010 murder of Yeardley Love, in which Huguely killed her by repeatedly hitting her head against a wall.[11][12][13] |
| Lee Boyd Malvo | 1180834 | Serving multiple life sentences.[14][15][16] | Convicted for his role in the 2002 DC Sniper attacks and sentenced to multiple terms of life imprisonment in both Virginia and Maryland for the murders of ten victims. He was originally sent to Red Onion State Prison, following conviction, but was transferred to Keen Mountain Correctional Center in 2024.[17][18][19] |
References
[edit]- ^ https://vadoc.virginia.gov/news-press-releases/2023/chadwick-dotson-named-director-of-virginia-department-of-corrections/
- ^ https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/retired-judge-named-director-of-virginia-department-of-corrections-september-15-2023
- ^ https://wset.com/news/local/virginia-department-of-corrections-director-retires-following-over-a-decade-of-service-harold-clarke-judge-chadwick-dotson-richmond-september-2023
- ^ "Keen Mountain Correctional Center". PrisonPro.com. 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ Winter, Michael. "Va. man gets 5 life terms after admitting he killed 8". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Explosives at Va. shooting suspect's home". NBC News. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Virginia Family Massacre Victims". www.cbsnews.com. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Suspect in Virginia shooting rampage, Christopher Speight, surrenders after manhunt near Appomattox". New York Daily News. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "George Huguely's Sentence Reduced To 23 Years In Prison For Yeardley Love's Murder - CBS Baltimore". www.cbsnews.com. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Huguely Serving Sentence at Keen Mountain Correctional Center". NBC29. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Yeardley Love murder update: Suspect George Huguely got violent when drunk, says friend". New York Daily News. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Police: Suspect admits hitting slain woman". NBC News. 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "George Huguely Trial: Yeardley Love's Brain Hemorrhaged from Force". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ https://www.npr.org/2022/02/08/1079396223/d-c-sniper-lee-boyd-malvo-life-sentence-supreme-court
- ^ "Judge affirms life in prison for Malvo". NBC News. 2004-03-09. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Maryland Sentences Malvo To Life - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo transferred from Virginia supermax prison". WTOP News. 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Convicted Beltway sniper transferred to Keen Mountain Correctional Center". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "One of the DC Snipers is transferring out of a supermax prison". wusa9.com. 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
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