Red Onion State Prison

Red Onion State Prison
Location in Virginia
LocationWise County, Virginia
Coordinates37°6′40″N 82°33′00″W / 37.11111°N 82.55000°W / 37.11111; -82.55000
StatusOperational
Security classSupermax
Capacity848
Population713 (as of July 2011)
OpenedAugust 1998
Managed byVirginia Department of Corrections
DirectorHarold Clarke
WardenRick White
Street address10800 H. Jack Rose Highway
P.O. Box 970
CityPound
CountyWise County
State/provinceVirginia
ZIP Code24279
CountryUnited States
Websitevadoc.virginia.gov/facilities/western/redonion/

Red Onion State Prison (ROSP) is a supermax state prison located in unincorporated Wise County, Virginia, near Pound. Operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC), it houses about 800 inmates. The prison opened in August 1998.

It was the model for and is practically identical to Wallens Ridge State Prison in Big Stone Gap, the state's second supermax facility, which opened in 1999.