Virginia State Prison Camp 30

Virginia State Prison Camp 30 was a minimum and medium security state prison camp in Fairfax County.

On May 2, 1952, 20-year-old Stonewall Furr was fatally shot by a guard as he attempted his third escape from the camp. The mortally wounded Furr died in the ambulance taking him to the Arlington Hospital.[1]

The camp moved from its former location to a purpose-built brick facility built at a cost of $150,000 in May 1954.[2]

The camp closed in 2005.

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References

  1. ↑ "Prisoner Fatally Shot in Escape Try." The Washington Post (1923-1954): 1. May 03 1952. ProQuest. Web. 25 Aug. 2014 .
  2. ↑ "New Prison Viewed as Bar to Escapes." The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959): 44. May 28 1954. ProQuest. Web. 25 Aug. 2014.