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]
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| Location | 329 Dellbrook Lane Independence, Virginia |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | medium |
| Capacity | 1024 |
| Opened | 2013 |
| Managed by | Virginia 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "River North Correctional Center". Virginia Department of Corrections. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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- ^ MacAskill, Ewen (2010-09-24). "Teresa Lewis given lethal injection despite protests over low IQ". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
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- ^ "Man facing death in Norfolk slayings of fiancee, her mother". The Virginian-Pilot. 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "How a murderer was brought down by a postmark, a cellphone call, a handful of receipts". 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Law School Shooter Pleads Guilty". Washington Post. 2024-01-26. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gettleman, Jeffrey; Simon, Stephanie (2002-01-17). "Dean, Professor and Student Killed at Law School in Va". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Troubled law student faces murder counts". Chicago Tribune. 2002-01-18. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Dean, 2 Others Fatally Shot At Rural Virginia Law School". Washington Post. 2024-01-23. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Man sentenced to life in prison after murdering his Appomattox County girlfriend in 2018". WSLS. 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Boyfriend pleads guilty to murdering his girlfriend in Campbell County". WSLS. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "Campbell County judge sentences man to life in prison for killing girlfriend". 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ Swecker, Emily (2020-02-06). "Second man charged with murder of Appomattox woman gets 23 years". WSET.