Augusta Correctional Center Inmate Locator

Augusta Correctional Center Former Facility Overview

Augusta Correctional Center was a Virginia Department of Corrections state prison near Craigsville in Augusta County. The Facility Map identifies the address as 1821 Estaline Valley Road, Craigsville, VA 24430. Its role was different from Middle River Regional Jail: Augusta Correctional Center held sentenced state prisoners, while MRRJ is the active regional jail for local pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, and state-responsible inmates waiting for VADOC transfer.

VADOC announced that Augusta Correctional Center officially closed on July 1, 2024. The closure also included Sussex II State Prison, Haynesville Correctional Unit #17, and Stafford CCAP. VADOC said the closure decision involved employee, inmate, and probationer safety, staffing challenges, and maintenance costs. The department said affected inmates and CCAP probationers were relocated to other VADOC facilities based on security level and classification.

Because the prison is closed, Augusta Correctional Center should not be described as having current local visitation, mailroom, telephone, commissary, or prison-lobby procedures. Current family questions belong with the prison where VADOC now houses the person or with VADOC's statewide family resources. A reader looking for an Augusta County arrestee should search MRRJ's JailTracker roster, but a reader looking for a sentenced state prisoner formerly connected to Augusta Correctional Center should use VADOC tools.

July 1, 2024 Closure

The official VADOC closure notice confirms that Augusta Correctional Center closed as scheduled on July 1, 2024.

That source is the controlling reason this page treats Augusta Correctional Center as a former state-prison location rather than a current detention facility with an active local roster.

Augusta County also posted that Augusta Correctional Center would close effective July 1, 2024 and noted that the facility had operated under VADOC since 1986. The closure changed local lookup behavior: the facility may still appear in old records, court histories, news accounts, family notes, and archived prison references, but it is not a place to call for a present housing unit, visit appointment, commissary deposit, or mail delivery.

VADOC's explanation that affected inmates were moved by security level and classification is important. A person formerly housed at Augusta Correctional Center may have moved to any appropriate VADOC facility, not necessarily another prison in or near Augusta County. The search path must therefore begin with VADOC's statewide locator and then follow the current facility shown by that locator.

Augusta Correctional Center Historical Population

Current capacity is not applicable because Augusta Correctional Center is closed. The research file says historical capacity was not published on the current VADOC facility list and cautions that older public descriptions often reported a 1,222 working capacity, but that figure is not current official facility-page data. The sourced number to use for the closure period is the VADOC compiled 2024 monthly population summary search result showing Augusta Correctional Center ADP at 461 in July 2024.

For statewide context, the VADOC FY2025 Management Information Summary reported an average of 23,325 people housed in DOC-operated facilities during FY2025. It also described a system of major institutions, field units, work centers, CCAP facilities, and probation or parole district offices. Those statewide figures matter because a former Augusta Correctional Center prisoner is now part of a broader VADOC placement network rather than a local Augusta County prison population.

How to Locate Former Augusta Correctional Center Prisoners

Use the VADOC Inmate and Supervisee Locator for a current state-prison lookup. VADOC says the locator provides public access to information about people under VADOC supervision or custody, including incarcerated individuals in VADOC institutions, probationers and parolees supervised by district offices, institutional hospitals, people in local or regional jails under VADOC authority, and CCAP participants. VADOC warns that locator information may be inaccurate or outdated and says it is updated daily.

1. Open the VADOC Inmate and Supervisee Locator and accept the disclaimer.
2. Search by first and last name or by DOC ID number.
3. Use advanced fields such as location, race, gender, and age range only when needed to narrow a common name.
4. Review the current location and status shown by VADOC, then use that current facility for family, mail, phone, and visitation questions.

The VADOC locator page is the proper current search screen for sentenced prisoners formerly associated with Augusta Correctional Center.

The locator screenshot connects the closed Augusta facility to the live statewide search process families should use now.

Why the MRRJ Roster Does Not Cover This Former State Prison

Middle River Regional Jail and Augusta Correctional Center belonged to different custody systems. MRRJ is the current regional jail serving Augusta County, Staunton, Waynesboro, Rockingham County, and Harrisonburg. Its JailTracker roster is useful for active local jail custody, including people arrested locally, people awaiting court, local sentenced inmates, and some state-responsible inmates not yet transferred to VADOC.

Augusta Correctional Center was a VADOC prison. Once someone is received into VADOC custody after sentencing, the statewide VADOC locator is the primary public custody tool. If a person was arrested in Augusta County yesterday, search MRRJ first. If a person was sentenced to state prison or was formerly housed at Augusta Correctional Center, search VADOC. If neither tool returns a clear result, Virginia VINE can help with custody and case notification, but VINE should be used as a notification tool rather than as a replacement for the roster or the VADOC locator.

Former Address and Current Contact Route

The former prison address was 1821 Estaline Valley Road, Craigsville, VA 24430. The research file does not support using that address for current inmate contact after closure. It also does not support a current prison phone line at Augusta Correctional Center. For active state-prison custody questions, the Facility Map directs readers to VADOC central contact at (804) 674-3000 and to VADOC's current online resources.

Visitation After Augusta Correctional Center Closed

There is no current Augusta Correctional Center visitation schedule to publish because the prison closed on July 1, 2024. Any current visit must follow the rules of the VADOC facility where the person is now housed. VADOC family resources explain that after sentencing, the department receives the sentencing court order, sends the inmate through intake, evaluates and drug tests the person, conducts interviews, classifies the person into one of six security levels, and assigns a facility based on security level and classification.

Do not use old Augusta Correctional Center visitation schedules, prison pages, or family notes unless they point to a current VADOC facility. A transfer after closure means the rules, hours, approval process, and visiting address are tied to the new institution.

Mail, Phone, and Money After Closure

No current Augusta Correctional Center mailroom, phone system, or commissary rule should be used because the prison is closed. The safer sequence is to locate the person in the VADOC locator, confirm the current institution, then use VADOC family/friends and facilities pages for that institution's mail, phone, money, and visitation instructions. Sending mail or deposits to the former Craigsville facility risks delay, rejection, or misdirection.

MRRJ mail and account rules also do not apply to a VADOC prisoner unless the person is actually held at MRRJ under VADOC authority. MRRJ's Smart Communications address, Access Corrections jail account flow, and JailTracker roster are current for the regional jail, not for a closed state prison.

VADOC Family Resources and Virginia VINE

The VADOC family and friends page is the practical fallback after a closed-facility lookup. It explains intake, drug testing, interviews, classification, security levels, facility assignment, treatment planning, and program expectations. A counselor may develop a treatment plan after assignment, and good-conduct credit can depend on participation in treatment-plan goals.

The VADOC facilities and offices directory helps families move from a locator result to the current facility's rules. For notifications, Virginia VINE is available for custody and case information. It should be used as a notice system, not as proof that a person is or is not at a particular prison on a particular hour. When the stakes are travel, mail, money, or legal deadlines, confirm with the current facility or originating court.

The VADOC facilities directory is the bridge from a statewide locator result to a current prison's family-service instructions.

That directory is more reliable than old Augusta Correctional Center pages because it reflects the present VADOC facility network after closure.

About the Augusta Correctional Center Record Trail

Old criminal-case records, sentencing orders, news stories, family correspondence, and prison histories may still mention Augusta Correctional Center. Those references do not mean the facility is open or that a person remains in Craigsville. In a post-closure search, the record trail often has two parts: historical documents showing that the person was once assigned to Augusta Correctional Center, and current VADOC records showing where the person is now.

For Augusta County users, the practical split is straightforward. Local jail custody belongs with Middle River Regional Jail. State-prison custody belongs with VADOC. Court charges and sentencing details belong with the Virginia courts or the Augusta County court clerk. This separation keeps families from using a county roster for a state prisoner or mailing documents to a closed prison address.