Sussex I State Prison is a prison of the Virginia Department of Corrections located in unincorporated Sussex County, Virginia, near Waverly. It is adjacent to Sussex II State Prison, which lies to its northwest, just across Mussellwhite Drive. The prison, a maximum security facility, opened in May 1998. It serves as an intake facility. It includes the state death row for men. On August 3, 1998, the male death row moved from Mecklenburg Correctional Center to its current location.