Greensville Correctional Center
1994 aerial photo of the prison | |
| Location | 901 Corrections Way Jarratt, Virginia 23870-9614 |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Level 3 (correctional center) Level 1 (work center) |
| Population | 2,424 (as of August 2023) |
| Opened | September 1990 |
| Managed by | Virginia Department of Corrections |
| Warden | Kevin McCoy |
Greensville Correctional Center is a prison facility located in unincorporated Greensville County, Virginia, near Jarratt. The prison, on a 1,105-acre (447 ha) plot of land, is operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections. Greensville houses the execution chamber that was used to carry out capital punishment by the Commonwealth of Virginia until the death penalty in Virginia was abolished in 2021.