Keen Mountain Correctional Center
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| Location | State Route 629, Oakwood, VA 24631 |
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| Coordinates | 37°13′24″N 81°58′45″W / 37.22335°N 81.97903°W |
| Status | open |
| Security class | maximum |
| Capacity | 1200 |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Managed by | Warden: Israel Hamilton |
| Director | Harold Clarke |
Keen Mountain Correctional Center is a level 4, maximum security correctional facility in Oakwood, Virginia. It opened in 1990 and houses up to 1200 adult male offenders.[1]
Notable inmates[edit]
| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Bryan Speight | 1471716 | Serving 5 life sentences without parole.[2] | Perpetrator of the 2010 Appomattox shootings in which he murdered 8 people, including his sister, and her family.[3][4][5] |
| George Wesley Huguely | 1458946 | Serving a 23-year sentence.[6][7] | Convicted in the 2010 murder of Yeardley Love, in which Huguely killed her by repeatedly hitting her head against a wall.[8][9][10] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Keen Mountain Correctional Center". PrisonPro.com. 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ Winter, Michael. "Va. man gets 5 life terms after admitting he killed 8". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Explosives at Va. shooting suspect's home". NBC News. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Virginia Family Massacre Victims". www.cbsnews.com. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Suspect in Virginia shooting rampage, Christopher Speight, surrenders after manhunt near Appomattox". New York Daily News. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "George Huguely's Sentence Reduced To 23 Years In Prison For Yeardley Love's Murder - CBS Baltimore". www.cbsnews.com. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Huguely Serving Sentence at Keen Mountain Correctional Center". NBC29. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Yeardley Love murder update: Suspect George Huguely got violent when drunk, says friend". New York Daily News. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Police: Suspect admits hitting slain woman". NBC News. 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "George Huguely Trial: Yeardley Love's Brain Hemorrhaged from Force". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
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