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{{Infobox Prison
| prison_name    = Nottoway Correctional Center
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| location       = 2892 Schutt Road <br> [[Burkeville, Virginia]]
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| status         = open
| classification = mixed (reception and classification facility)
| capacity       = 1112
| opened         = 1984
| closed         = 
| managed_by     = [[Virginia Department of Corrections]] 
| director       =  
}}
'''Nottoway Correctional Center''' is an all-male state prison in [[Burkeville, Virginia|Burkeville]], [[Nottoway County, Virginia|Nottoway County]], [[Virginia]], [[United States|USA]]. A low-security work center is on the same site.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |title=VADOC — Facilities & Offices |url=https://vadoc.virginia.gov/facilities-and-offices/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=vadoc.virginia.gov |language=en}}</ref>

Nottoway, as a Level 3 security facility, has inmates serving long term sentences, including single, multiple, and [[Life imprisonment|life]] sentences. Inmates must exhibit no disruptive behavior for at least 24 months in order to be considered for transfer to a less-secure facility.{{citation needed|date=November 2025}}

==Notable Inmates==
*Stephan Smerk - Murdered 37-year-old Robin Lawrence in October of 1994. Charged with 2nd-degree murder and sentenced to 70 years in prison.<ref>https://vadoc.virginia.gov/general-public/inmate-locator/</ref><ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/10/stephan-smerk-virginia-murder-robin-lawrence/82233382007/</ref>

== References ==

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==External links==
* [https://vadoc.virginia.gov/facilities-and-offices/ Nottoway Correctional Center]

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