River North Correctional Center

The River North Correctional Center is a state prison for men located in Independence, Grayson County, Virginia, owned and operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections.[1]

River North Correctional Center
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Location329 Dellbrook Lane
Independence, Virginia
Statusopen
Security classmedium
Capacity1024
Opened2013
Managed byVirginia Department of Corrections

The facility was opened in 2013 and has a working capacity of 1024 prisoners held at a medium security level.

Notable inmates

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Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Rodney Lamont Fuller 1144992 Serving a life sentence. One of two men who were hired by Teresa Lewis to murder her husband and stepson.[2][3][4]
David Wayne Hoshaw Jr. 1435526 Serving two life sentences.[5][6] Convicted of the murders of Angelique Goyena and her mother, Vonda.[7][8][9]
Peter Odighizuwa 1090193 Serving 6 life sentences.[10] Perpetrator of the 2002 Appalachian School of Law shooting in which he murdered faculty members Anthony Sutin and Thomas Blackwell, as well as student Angela Dales.[11][12][13][14]
Marquie Brandon Williams 1969748 Serving a life sentence.[15] Convicted in the murder of his girlfriend Lisa Henderson.[16][17][18]

References

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  1. ^ "River North Correctional Center". Virginia Department of Corrections. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Virginia executes first woman in nearly 100 years". NBC News. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  3. ^ Lohr, Kathy (23 September 2010). "Execution Of Virginia Woman Stirs Objections". NPR. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  4. ^ MacAskill, Ewen (2010-09-24). "Teresa Lewis given lethal injection despite protests over low IQ". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  5. ^ "Newport News man gets two life sentences in stabbing deaths of fiancee and her mother". Daily Press. 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  6. ^ "VADOC — Offender Locator".
  7. ^ "Upper Michigan man arrested in 2 Virginia slayings". Twin Cities. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  8. ^ "Man facing death in Norfolk slayings of fiancee, her mother". The Virginian-Pilot. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  9. ^ "How a murderer was brought down by a postmark, a cellphone call, a handful of receipts". 17 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Law School Shooter Pleads Guilty". Washington Post. 2024-01-26. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  11. ^ Clines, Francis X. (2002-01-17). "3 Slain at Law School; Student Is Held". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  12. ^ Gettleman, Jeffrey; Simon, Stephanie (2002-01-17). "Dean, Professor and Student Killed at Law School in Va". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  13. ^ "Troubled law student faces murder counts". Chicago Tribune. 2002-01-18. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  14. ^ "Dean, 2 Others Fatally Shot At Rural Virginia Law School". Washington Post. 2024-01-23. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  15. ^ "Man sentenced to life in prison after murdering his Appomattox County girlfriend in 2018". WSLS. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  16. ^ "Boyfriend pleads guilty to murdering his girlfriend in Campbell County". WSLS. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  17. ^ "Campbell County judge sentences man to life in prison for killing girlfriend". 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  18. ^ Swecker, Emily (2020-02-06). "Second man charged with murder of Appomattox woman gets 23 years". WSET.
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