River North Correctional Center
State prison in Independence, Virginia
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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.[2]
In November 2025, an inmate killed a corrections officer.[2]
Notable inmates
| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Bowman | 2063396 | Serving multiple life sentences. | Subject of a Netflix Documentary. Found guilty of second degree murder of his adopted daughter |
| Rodney Lamont Fuller | 1144992 | Serving a life sentence. | One of two men who were hired by Teresa Lewis to murder her husband and stepson.[3][4][5] |
| David Wayne Hoshaw Jr. | 1435526 | Serving two life sentences.[6][7] | Convicted of the murders of Angelique Goyena and her mother, Vonda.[8][9][10] |
| Peter Odighizuwa | 1090193 | Serving 6 life sentences.[11] | 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.[12][13][14][15] |
| Marquie Brandon Williams | 1969748 | Serving a life sentence.[16] | Convicted in the murder of his girlfriend Lisa Henderson.[17][18][19] |
| Travis Ryan Brown | 1531479 | Serving a life sentence. | Convicted in the murder of 3 year old Khaleesi Cuthriell |