There are 244 Jails & Prisons in Virginia, serving a population of 8,365,952 people in an area of 39,482 square miles. There is 1 Jail & Prison per 34,286 people, and 1 Jail & Prison per 161 square miles.
The state of Virginia is ranked 26th in Jails & Prisons per capita, and 14th in Jails & Prisons per square mile.