Sussex II State Prison is a prison of the Virginia Department of Corrections located in unincorporated

Sussex County, Virginia Sussex County is a rural county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,829. Its county seat is Sussex. It was formed in 1754 from Surry County. The county is named after the county of Sussex, ...

, near Waverly. It is adjacent to

Sussex I State Prison Sussex I State Prison is a prison of the Virginia Department of Corrections located in unincorporated Sussex County, Virginia, near Waverly. It is adjacent to Sussex II State Prison, which lies to its northwest, just across Mussellwhite Drive. ...

, which lies to its southeast, just across Mussellwhite Drive. One of only four state prisons, the facility has a maximum capacity of 1,352 offenders. It is a security level 4 prison. The prison offers vocational and educational programs, as well as re-entry to offenders who qualify. In terms of building structure, the facility is identical to Sussex I State Prison. In May 2004, two inmates attempted to escape the prison in a truck but were apprehended.

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