Richmond County Inmate Population Overview
Richmond County uses Northern Neck Regional Jail in Warsaw as its local and regional detention facility. The jail serves Richmond County, Westmoreland County, Northumberland County, the Town of Warsaw, and Gloucester County. It also holds federal and out-of-state detainees under contract. That means the Richmond County inmate population has two layers: the local people arrested or sentenced through Richmond County courts, and the broader jail population housed at the same regional facility.
The regional model matters because many search errors start with the wrong office. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is the local constitutional law-enforcement agency, but it does not run a separate Richmond County jail. Northern Neck Regional Jail operates the custody site, publishes the current JailTracker roster, handles mail and video visitation rules, and lists inmate-specific phone channels. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office remains important for local arrest records, warrants, and law-enforcement public records.
The Richmond County inmate population can rise or fall when arrests, bond decisions, court holds, state transfers, federal contracts, or other agency detainers change. A person booked into regional jail may later move to Virginia Department of Corrections custody after a felony sentence. A federal pretrial detainee may appear in the jail roster but not in the BOP locator. Each system answers a different custody question.
Richmond County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest current source for Northern Neck Regional Jail population data is the Virginia Compensation Board FY2024 Jail Cost Report, published in 2025. The report lists the jail’s DOC-rated operating capacity as 234, while the official jail history page says the facility reached a historical expanded capacity of 460 after the 2000 expansion. Current population analysis should use the FY2024 operating capacity. Building history can still mention the larger expansion figure if it is labeled as historical.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Total LIDS average daily population | 427 | FY2024 Jail Cost Report, published 2025 |
| DOC-rated operating capacity | 234 | FY2024 Jail Cost Report |
| Federal and out-of-state ADP | 232 | FY2024 Jail Cost Report |
| Federal contract beds | 150 | FY2024 Jail Cost Report |
| All inmate housed days | 156,343 | FY2024 Jail Cost Report |
| Virginia statewide jail ADP | 20,307 | FY2024 Jail Cost Report |
Richmond County Inmate Population Trends
Northern Neck Regional Jail began as a regional answer to local jail pressure. The jail history page says Richmond County, Westmoreland County, and the Town of Warsaw studied their rising local jail populations in the mid-1980s and decided that separate jail expansions were not fiscally workable. The localities bought the Richmond County site in 1993, opened the jail in July 1995, and added federal contract capacity soon after.
The current trend is less about a new building project and more about operating capacity, federal use, and cost. In FY2024, total LIDS ADP was 427 against a DOC-rated operating capacity of 234. That produces the report’s total capacity-use figure of 183 percent. The same report lists state and local capacity use excluding federal and out-of-state ADP at 84 percent. Both facts belong together. The jail was heavily used overall, but much of that count came from contract custody rather than Richmond County alone.
| Year | NNRJ measure | Figure / note |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Opening facility | 198 capacity and 42 staff, per NNRJ history |
| 1996 | Federal contract expansion | Capacity increased to 268 and staff to 74 |
| 2000 | Third expansion | Historical capacity reached 460 |
| FY2022 | Operating cost per inmate day | $69.73 |
| FY2023 | Operating cost per inmate day | $75.00 |
| FY2024 | Operating cost per inmate day | $78.83, listed as the lowest in Virginia |
Who Is in Richmond County Custody
The official sources reviewed do not publish a race, age, felony-misdemeanor, or pretrial-sentenced demographic breakdown for the Richmond County inmate population. They do show several useful custody categories. Northern Neck Regional Jail houses females, holds local and regional detainees, and has a major federal/out-of-state component. The FY2024 report lists 50 direct-supervision beds and 184 indirect-supervision beds, plus a federal/out-of-state ADP of 232.
- Local and regional custody: Richmond County detainees are held with people from other member or served jurisdictions.
- Federal and out-of-state custody: FY2024 data lists 232 ADP in this category and 150 federal contract beds.
- Female housing: The FY2024 jail profile says the facility houses females.
- State prison custody: A sentenced person may transfer to VADOC and stop appearing in the jail roster.
- Immigration custody: No ICE detention facility was found in Richmond County, so ICE ODLS is the separate lookup path.
Richmond County Jail Capacity
Capacity language for the Richmond County inmate population needs care. Northern Neck Regional Jail’s official history page says the facility grew to 460 capacity after the 2000 expansion. The FY2024 Jail Cost Report, however, gives a DOC-rated operating capacity of 234. Those figures are not interchangeable. The first describes historical expansion capacity. The second is the current state-reported operating capacity used for population and capacity-use calculations.
Using the FY2024 report, total LIDS ADP was 427, and total capacity use was 183 percent. The report also gives state and local capacity use excluding federal and out-of-state ADP as 84 percent. For readers, that means the total housed population at Northern Neck Regional Jail was well above DOC-rated operating capacity in FY2024, while the state/local portion alone was below rated capacity. No official Richmond County or NNRJ consent decree, closure order, or current construction project was found in the reviewed official sources.
Richmond County Inmate Record Laws
Virginia law shapes what can be seen about the Richmond County inmate population. Jail roster data, adult arrest identity information, adult booking photos, jail operating standards, regional jail authority, and jail death review rules sit in separate statutes. These laws do not turn every jail file into a public web page. They do create public access rights and explain why some records are online while others require a FOIA request or clerk contact.
Key statutes:
Code of Virginia Section 2.2-3706 requires release of adult arrestee photos and adult arrest identity/status information when requested, subject to listed limits.
Code of Virginia Section 53.1-68 gives the Board power to set minimum standards and inspect local correctional facilities.
Code of Virginia Section 53.1-69.1 authorizes review of deaths of inmates in local, regional, and community correctional facilities.
Code of Virginia Section 53.1-106 authorizes regional jail boards and authorities, the model behind NNRJ.
Search Richmond County Inmates
Current Richmond County inmate lookup starts with the official Northern Neck Regional Jail JailTracker roster. NNRJ links this roster from its inmate information, visitation, mail, phone, and property pages. The roster is the best first stop for people held at the regional jail before trial, serving local sentences, or housed there under a contract. If the app is slow, blocked, or does not return the person, NNRJ lists an automated inmate information line at 804-250-1750.
A Richmond County inmate search should move by custody status. Use the jail roster for current regional jail custody. Use Virginia courts for formal charges and case outcomes after arrest. Use VADOC for sentenced state custody or probation/parole supervision. Use BOP for sentenced federal prisoners and ICE ODLS for immigration detainees. For custody notifications, Virginia VINE can send release and status alerts.
- Open the Northern Neck Regional Jail JailTracker roster linked by the official jail site.
- Search by last name first, then add a first name if the last name is common.
- Complete any captcha or app validation if the roster requests it.
- Open the matching profile or result to review charges, bond fields, status, and custody details.
- Use the jacket number for mail addressing, since NNRJ requires the name and jail jacket number for mail.
- If the person was sentenced to VADOC custody, search the state locator instead of the jail roster.
Richmond County Jail Roster Fields
The JailTracker/Public Safety Cloud app did not expose every static field during research, but the official app assets show the search and display model. Those fields show how the roster is built to search and display the Richmond County inmate population at NNRJ. Use exact spelling when possible, and treat booking-charge fields as custody information until the court record confirms formal charges.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Unspecified | Best starting point for name searches. |
| First Name | Text | Unspecified | Use to narrow common surnames. |
| Search Type | Option | Unspecified | The app model includes search-type options. |
| Captcha | Validation | Conditional | The app includes captcha fields and validation methods. |
| Released Since | Option | Optional if exposed | Model includes released-since and current-only values. |
| Facility | Filter/display | Optional if exposed | Useful if more than one facility value appears. |
Richmond County Inmate Record Contents
An NNRJ roster profile may show fields the app is built to display, such as name, image support, jacket number, arrest number, booking or arrest date, facility, arresting agency, charges, court date, bond type, bond amount, holds, and release timing. The research did not open a live person profile, so fields should be read as public model inventory rather than a promise that every Richmond County inmate profile will show every item.
| Field | Why It Matters |
|---|---|
| Jacket number | NNRJ mail rules require the inmate name and jacket number for personal mail, legal mail, and money-order routing. |
| Booking or arrest date | Helps confirm whether the roster result matches a recent Richmond County arrest. |
| Charges | Shows booking-charge information, which may differ from formal court charges. |
| Bond fields | May list bond type or amount, but courts or magistrates make release decisions. |
| Holds or detainers | Can explain why release is blocked even when one charge has bond. |
| Release date/time | May appear if released results are exposed by the roster. |
Richmond County Custody Lookup Channels
Several official channels may be needed for one Richmond County inmate population search. The jail roster is narrow and current. Virginia courts show the criminal case path. VADOC covers state prison and supervision. BOP and ICE cover federal and immigration systems. VINE is for notification, not a full case file. The county FOIA page and sheriff contact channel matter when a record is not posted online.
| Question | Use This Channel | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Is the person in NNRJ? | NNRJ JailTracker or 804-250-1750 | Current regional jail custody, charges, bond, account and voicemail information. |
| What happened in court? | Virginia court case information | Case status, hearings, dispositions, and formal charge records. |
| Was the person sent to state prison? | VADOC locator | State custody, supervision, and DOC-related placements. |
| Is the person a sentenced federal prisoner? | BOP inmate locator | Federal sentenced custody, not most local pretrial bookings. |
| Do I need custody alerts? | Virginia VINE | Custody status search and release notification. |
Richmond County Detention Facilities
Only one detention facility page is supported by the Richmond County research. No separate Richmond County jail, sheriff annex, work-release center, VADOC prison, BOP institution, or ICE detention center was found physically in Richmond County. The VADOC District 33 probation/parole office in Warsaw is a supervision office, not a jail or prison.
- Northern Neck Regional Jail holds Richmond County local and regional jail detainees, short-sentence inmates, federal and out-of-state detainees, and people from several member or served jurisdictions.
Richmond County Jail Terms
Jail and court words can sound alike but point to different records. These definitions help separate the roster, court case, and state custody systems.
- Booking
- Jail intake after arrest, which may include identity checks, property steps, photo, fingerprints, screening, and roster entry.
- Jacket number
- NNRJ inmate identifier used for mail and account routing.
- Detainer or hold
- A request or legal reason from another agency or court to keep a person in custody.
- Recognizance
- A signed promise to appear and follow release conditions.
- VADOC
- Virginia Department of Corrections, the state system for sentenced custody and supervision.
Richmond County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Richmond County inmate population? The FY2024 Jail Cost Report lists Northern Neck Regional Jail with total LIDS ADP of 427 and DOC-rated operating capacity of 234. That is the regional jail population, not a Richmond County-only count.
Where are Richmond County inmates held? Richmond County detainees are housed at Northern Neck Regional Jail in Warsaw. The county does not have a separate sheriff-run jail facility in the official research sources.
How do I search current Richmond County inmates? Use the official NNRJ JailTracker roster first. If the roster is down or unclear, call the automated inmate information line at 804-250-1750.
Do state prisoners stay on the jail roster? Not always. After a state sentence and transfer, use the VADOC Inmate and Supervisee Locator for state custody or supervision.
Are federal detainees part of the NNRJ population? Yes. FY2024 data lists 150 federal contract beds and 232 federal/out-of-state ADP, and a USMS agreement covers federal detainee housing at NNRJ.
Is there a Richmond County sheriff app? No official Richmond County, Virginia sheriff, Warsaw Police, or Northern Neck Regional Jail native app was located. The roster is a mobile-capable web app.