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Surry County Jail, Surry County, County Jail

PO Box 233Surry, VA 23883

Virginia

Surry County County can be found in the Virginia area. Surry – is the county seat. Surry County has a total population of 6540 and was formed in 1652.

Surry County County has a total area of 278 square miles. The zip codes in Surry County County are 23839, 23846, 23881, 23883, 23899.

The Surry County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Surry County County, operates the Surry County Jail in Surry, Surry, Virginia. Surry County Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 5,000 inmates daily and admitting up 80,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Surry County Jail sits on a 87-acre land with 10 divisions, 2 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 4 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Surry County Jail commissary. The Surry County Jail’s physical address is PO Box 233Surry, VA 23883.

Surry County Jail was constructed in 1861. By then, the Surry County Jail served less than 78 residents. Later in 1925, the population in Surry County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1956s, 56 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 4 years at the Surry County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Surry County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2014, the Surry County Jail could house up to 4,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

Surry County Jail serves as a central location where inmates undergo screening and classification before proceeding to Virginia state prison. While Surry County Jail, they undertake various Surry County Jail inmate programs and services to facilitate their stay in Surry County Jail and incorporation back into their communities upon release:

Individual in Custody Services at the Surry County Jail

All inmates at the Surry County Jail have access to legal services, supplies for ongoing needs, and literacy advancement.

The Surry County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

The Surry County County Sheriff’s Office runs inmate rehabilitation programs like Surry County Jail mental health transition, substance abuse control, religious and educational programs, Surry County Jail personal wellbeing enrichment programs, veteran services, and community support.

Complying with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

Due to the high inmate capacity, families and friends of inmates at the Surry County Jail raise concerns about the safety of their loved ones while serving their sentences. In turn, Surry County Jail adheres to the PREA, a federal law with zero tolerance for sexual harassment or abuse of persons in locked-up facilities like city and county jails. The Surry County Jail works with the Rape Victim Advocates to provide discrete medical and legal assistance to any Surry County Jail inmate who is a victim of sexual abuse.