Nottoway Correctional Center
Nottoway Correctional Center is a level 3 close custody prison located in Burkeville, Virginia. This massive facility features 63 buildings, including a dining hall, admin offices, classrooms, the correctional enterprise building, greenhouses, and a gymnasium.
This prison houses more than 1,000 inmates and is operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections. There is also a 290-bed minimum security work camp located outside the main perimeter fence.
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Nottoway Correctional Center
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Visiting Hours and Rules
Visiting hours at Nottoway Correctional Center are on Saturdays and Sundays. The visiting schedule rotates, so call the facility to find out your inmate's visiting times.
Applying for Visitation
All visitors must be approved by the Virginia Department of Corrections before visiting an inmate at Nottoway Correctional Center.
You can submit a visitation application online. Minor visitors must attach their application to an adult application. If you are not the minor's parent or legal guardian, you must include a Notarized Statement – Minor Visitor form.
After the DOC processes your application (including a background check), you will receive an email informing you of your application's approval or explaining the reason(s) for disapproval.
What to Bring to a Visit
All adult visitors must have a valid photo ID. Acceptable forms are: Driver’s License, Passport, Military ID, or an official picture ID issued by a federal or state agency.
Before entering the visiting room, you will be searched by electronic scanning and detection devices. You may also be subject to pat-down frisk searches and contraband detection canines.
Visitors can't take anything into the visiting area except:
- A visitor's pass
- A maximum of $20.00 in coins (no paper money) per adult visitor
- Personal vehicle key only (“keyless” keys are not authorized)
- DOC locker key
- Essential items for infant feeding
Keep all property locked in your vehicle. You can not bring in food, cash money, checks, money orders, or lottery tickets. No cell phones, electronic devices, smart watches, or wearable technology.
Dress Code
All visitors must follow the dress code. Clothing must cover you from the neck to the kneecaps. You must also wear underwear and footwear. Clothing with symbols or signs with inappropriate language or graphics is prohibited.
Physical Address
Nottoway Correctional Center
2892 Schutt Road
Burkeville, VA 23922
Driving Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/vtifK5pWtbPwLJF78
General Phone Number
(434)-767-5543
Inmate Mailing Address(es)
Inmate name and DOC number
Nottoway Correctional Center
P.O. Box 488
Burkeville, VA 23922
Inmates at Nottoway Correctional Center receive photocopies of their mail, not the originals. Prison staff shreds all original mail contents, including personal photos after they are copied. Watch this video to see how the Virginia DOC distributes mail.
Three 8.5” X 11” photocopied black and white pages, front and back, are allowed per mailing, including a copy of the envelope. You may send letters, greeting cards, postcards, and appropriate photos (no pornographic, obscene, or offensive imagery).
The following items will be rejected:
- Money orders, cash, checks, or other items of monetary value (send money to an offender with JPay)
- Postage stamps, prepaid postage envelopes and postcards
- Nude or semi-nude images of anyone
- Contraband or other items not in compliance with Operating Procedure 802.1
How to Call an Inmate
You can't call an inmate at Nottoway Correctional Center, but they do have access to phones during daytime hours. For complete details on how to call an inmate in Virginia, please click here.
How to Send Money
To send money to an inmate at Nottoway Correctional Center, use one of the following options:
- Online or Mobile App: The fastest way to send money is by using a credit or debit card and making an online payment or using the JPay mobile app (Android, Apple iOS).
- Phone: Call JPay at 1 (800) 574-5729 to make payments anytime 24/7.
- Send all money orders with a deposit slip to:
JPay
P.O. Box 278170
Miramar, FL 33027
- Cash: Make a cash deposit at any MoneyGram agent location (including Walmart and CVS Pharmacy). View the list of nearby MoneyGram locations.
Programs For Inmates
Adult Basic Education: Students learn literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills. ABE students graduate to adult secondary studies in preparation for High School Equivalency (HSE).
Business Software Applications: Inmates study basic computer network concepts and software installation, configuration, and keyboarding skills.
Computer Literacy: Students learn how to use a computer and software to apply word processing and spreadsheet skills, plus basic use of the internet.
Custodial Maintenance and Sanitation: Students learn how to use cleaning equipment and chemicals used in the cleaning industry. Topics include wall cleaning, window cleaning, carpet and upholstery care, floor care, as well as starting and operating a cleaning business in Virginia.
Decision Points: A cognitive-behavioral program where inmates learn alternative ways to examine their thinking and the actions that lead them into trouble.
Economics and Personal Finance: Students learn about money, budgeting, cost of money, banking, credit, insurance, investing, retirement planning, financial planning, and money management.
Getting It Right: Inmates develop attainable, intentional plans to avoid further criminal behavior upon release. Topics include: Managing My Life, Change Plan, Personal Growth, Relapse Prevention, and Responsible Thinking.
High School Equivalency: Adult secondary level instruction that ends when offenders pass the GED exam.
Horticulture: This course covers greenhouse and nursery management and production. Topics include greenhouse structures, plant propagation and production, plant growth and development, pest management, soil nutrition and fertilization, and business management skills.
HVAC and Refrigeration: Students get real-life experience in corrective and preventive maintenance for domestic, industrial, commercial, and residential HVAC appliances and equipment.
Introduction to Computers: Students learn keyboarding and numeric data entry, file management, and navigation techniques of a Windows-based operating system, as well as oral and written business communication skills. They also learn the basic functions and techniques used in software applications.
Preventing Relapse by Educating for Parole Success (PREPS): Helps inmates address physical, emotional, psychological, and physiological issues that may affect their successful adaptation to society upon release.
Ready to Work: Participants in this course create resumes, conduct job searches, complete job applications, practice interviewing, learn about the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, practice dealing with rejection, and learn job retention skills.
Re-entry Planning: Inmates plan for their release by working on various aspects of life. Topics include education, finances, employment, relationships, and physical health and develop long-term goals in each area.
Resources for Successful Living: This program helps inmates identify resources for successful re-entry.
Road to Success: Provides programming and re-entry and transitional services to returning citizens at work centers and field units across Virginia.
Special Education: Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) that meet the needs of inmates who qualify for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA).
Thinking for A Change: The goal of this course is to decrease criminal thinking through cognitive behavioral changes and skill development.
Victim Impact – Listen and Learn: This program focuses on offender accountability, impact of crime on victims, the “ripple effect” of crime, and victims’ rights.
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Careers at Nottoway Correctional Center
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