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Northern Neck Regional Jail Overview

Northern Neck Regional Jail is the adult regional jail serving Richmond County, Westmoreland County, Northumberland County, the Town of Warsaw, and Gloucester County. It sits in Warsaw and is operated through the regional jail authority structure rather than as a sheriff-only Richmond County jail. The facility holds local pretrial detainees, short-sentence local inmates, federal and out-of-state detainees, and people from the member or served jurisdictions.

The official history page says the regional jail was created because rising local jail populations in the mid-1980s made separate jail expansions difficult for Richmond County, Westmoreland County, and the Town of Warsaw. The localities pooled resources, bought a Richmond County site in 1993, and opened the facility in July 1995. Northumberland County joined in 2000, and Gloucester County joined in 2016.

The building includes dormitory, direct-supervision, indirect-supervision, and podular remote housing designs. It houses females, is air conditioned, uses contract food service, and had mixed contract medical in the FY2024 Compensation Board profile. The jail also has a major federal role, with federal contract beds and a U.S. Marshals Service agreement tied to the same Richmond Road facility.

Northern Neck Regional Jail Population

The jail’s capacity numbers need careful labels. The official NNRJ history page says the facility opened with 198 capacity, expanded to 268 in 1996, and reached a historical expanded capacity of 460 after the 2000 expansion. The FY2024 Virginia Compensation Board Jail Cost Report lists the current DOC-rated operating capacity as 234, with 50 direct-supervision beds and 184 indirect-supervision beds.

For FY2024, the report lists total LIDS average daily population of 427, federal/out-of-state ADP of 232, and 150 federal contract beds. Total capacity use was listed at 183 percent, while state/local capacity use excluding federal and out-of-state ADP was 84 percent. That means Northern Neck Regional Jail had a large total housed population, but the federal and out-of-state population made up much of the pressure in the published count.

Lookup Northern Neck Regional Jail Inmates

Current Northern Neck Regional Jail custody is searched through the NNRJ JailTracker roster. This is the correct roster for Richmond County regional jail inmates. A sentenced state prisoner should be searched in the VADOC locator instead. A sentenced federal prisoner belongs in the BOP locator, but a federal pretrial detainee housed at NNRJ may still appear in the jail roster rather than BOP.

1. Open the official NNRJ JailTracker roster linked by the jail’s inmate information pages.
2. Search by last name first. Add first name when the result list is too broad.
3. Complete captcha or app validation if the roster prompts for it.
4. Review the matching record for jacket number, charges, bond fields, court dates, holds, and custody status.
5. Call 804-250-1750 when the roster is unavailable or a custody question needs the automated phone path.

NNRJ says its automated inmate information line can provide charges, bond information, inmate account funding, and jail voicemail information. The line is useful when the web roster fails, but it does not replace court records for formal charge outcomes.

Northern Neck Regional Jail Contact

Use the main facility number for general jail contact and the automated line for inmate-specific custody information. The family liaison and PREA numbers are separate from the roster search path. For local arrest records outside jail custody, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and county FOIA process may be the correct starting point.

Northern Neck Regional Jail Visits

Northern Neck Regional Jail uses Securus video visitation. Family and friend visits are video and non-contact, with the inmate remaining in the housing unit. On-site video visits are free, but they still require a Securus account, a visitor photo, a driver’s license upload, and scheduling at least 24 hours ahead. Remote video visits are paid and may be taken from outside the jail.

Visitors are subject to search. NNRJ rules prohibit cell phones, electronic devices, food, and drinks in visitation booths. Visitors under 18 must be with an adult, and misconduct may lead to a visitation ban.

Northern Neck Jail Mail Money

Personal mail and legal mail use different addresses. Since March 6, 2023, personal family and friend mail is digital. It goes to Securus DMC in Tampa, is scanned for kiosks or tablets, and is destroyed 60 days after release. Legal mail and money orders go directly to Northern Neck Regional Jail in Warsaw. Both require the inmate name and jacket number from the roster.

Northern Neck Jail Booking

Richmond County arrestees who are not released before commitment are routed into Northern Neck Regional Jail. The jail’s FY2024 profile says NNRJ does not “book” inmates, so the best wording is that NNRJ houses detainees and publishes the current roster while arrest and charging paperwork may originate with the arresting agency and courts. Intake may still involve custody processing, screening, property steps, identification, account setup, classification, and roster entry.

Bond information may appear on the roster or through the automated 804-250-1750 line, but NNRJ does not decide who receives bond. A Virginia magistrate or court makes release decisions under state bail law. Holds, detainers, warrants, probation or parole matters, and federal authority can also affect release.

Northern Neck Federal Detainees

Northern Neck Regional Jail has a larger federal role than many small regional jails. The FY2024 Jail Cost Report lists 150 federal contract beds, 232 federal/out-of-state ADP, and 44.61 percent federal funding. A U.S. Marshals Service intergovernmental agreement covers federal detainee housing at the Richmond Road facility.

This federal role changes search strategy. A federal pretrial or USMS detainee housed at NNRJ may be found through the jail roster and federal court channels. A sentenced federal prisoner should be searched through the BOP inmate locator. ICE detainees should be searched through ICE ODLS, and no ICE detention facility page was found physically inside Richmond County.

Northern Neck Regional Jail History

The history of Northern Neck Regional Jail explains why Richmond County inmate lookup is regional. The jail opened in July 1995 after the member localities concluded that expanding separate jails would not be fiscally feasible. It opened with 42 staff and capacity of 198. After a federal contract was secured, a 1996 addition increased staffing to 74 and capacity to 268. A 2000 expansion increased staffing to 100 and historical capacity to 460.

The official history and FY2024 profile show a facility shaped by regionalization, federal contract custody, and multiple housing designs. For families, the most practical details remain the roster, 804-250-1750 automated information line, Securus visitation, digital mail rules, JailATM deposits, JailCanteen orders, and VINE notifications.