Facilities · Prison
Red Onion State Prison
Pound, Wise County, Virginia · capacity 987
7 deaths are recorded here, from 2010 to 2025; 6 by name.
- other person 3
- illness 2
- suicide 1
- staff force 1
Lawsuits over deaths here have brought at least $2.7 million in settlements and awards, for 1 person.
The people
- Lilith Marcotte November 26, 2025
- Name not reported December 19, 2024
- Jowell Travis Legendre August 24, 2023
- Anwar Phillips January 4, 2022
- Alexander Hill Jr. September 1, 2018
- Jordyn M. Charity January 7, 2018
- Aaron Cooper July 28, 2010
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.