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Updated on: January 31, 2024

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Western Virginia Regional Jail, Independent City County, County Jail

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5885 West River Road, Salem, VA, 24153

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http://www.westernvaregionaljail.org/index.html

Independent City County County can be found in the Virginia area. – is the county seat. Independent City County has a total population of 5880 and was formed in .

Independent City County County has a total area of 803 square miles. The zip codes in Independent City County County are .

The Independent City County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Independent City County County, operates the Western Virginia Regional Jail in Salem, , Virginia. Western Virginia Regional Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 6,000 inmates daily and admitting up 103,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Western Virginia Regional Jail sits on a 87-acre land with 12 divisions, 6 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 4 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Western Virginia Regional Jail commissary. The Western Virginia Regional Jail’s physical address is 5885 West River Road, Salem, VA, 24153.

Western Virginia Regional Jail was constructed in 1872. By then, the Western Virginia Regional Jail served less than 83 residents. Later in 1916, the population in Independent City County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1951s, 61 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 5 years at the Western Virginia Regional Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Independent City County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2020, the Western Virginia Regional Jail could house up to 4,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Western Virginia Regional Jail

All inmates at the Western Virginia Regional Jail have access to legal services, supplies for ongoing needs, and literacy advancement.

The Independent City County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

The Independent City County County Sheriff’s Office runs inmate rehabilitation programs like Western Virginia Regional Jail mental health transition, substance abuse control, religious and educational programs, Western Virginia Regional 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 Western Virginia Regional Jail raise concerns about the safety of their loved ones while serving their sentences. In turn, Western Virginia Regional 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 Western Virginia Regional Jail works with the Rape Victim Advocates to provide discrete medical and legal assistance to any Western Virginia Regional Jail inmate who is a victim of sexual abuse.

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an Western Virginia Regional Jail inmate or officer at the Western Virginia Regional Jail, call at 540-378-3700 or fax at or fax540-380-3143.

Call the Western Virginia Regional Jail any day of the week from 9.00 am to 9.30 pm.

Visit the FAQ section of the Western Virginia Regional Jail official website for answers to common questions about the Western Virginia Regional Jail, inmates, and services.

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