Central Virginia Correctional Unit Custody
VADOC's facilities list identifies Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13 at 6900 Courthouse Road in Chesterfield, Virginia, with phone 804-796-4277 and Superintendent Michael S. Lewis. The research describes it as a state correctional unit, not the county jail. Older VADOC PREA material identified Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13 as a security level 2 facility for female offenders, but current population and security details were not published on the VADOC facilities listing reviewed for this project.
State custody is different from local jail custody. Chesterfield County Jail handles local arrests, bond coordination, pretrial detention, local sentences, work release, and release processing. Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13 is part of the Virginia Department of Corrections system for sentenced state custody. A person who appears in VADOC may have moved beyond the county jail process. The county jail cannot replace VADOC rules for state inmate visiting, mail, money, or time-computation questions.
The official VADOC facilities image matches the facility topic because it shows the state facilities list that includes Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13 and the Chesterfield Women's CCAP. Use it as facility-context support, not as proof of current population.
The facilities listing is the source for the Chesterfield address, phone, VADOC operator, and facility identity.
Central Virginia Unit Inmate Search
The correct lookup tool is the VADOC Inmate and Supervisee Locator. VADOC says the locator covers incarcerated individuals in VADOC institutions, probationers and parolees, people assigned to institutional hospitals, people housed in local or regional jails under VADOC authority, and CCAP participants. It is updated daily, but VADOC warns that data may be inaccurate or outdated. Sentencing and release-date questions may require VADOC time-computation channels rather than a public search result.
- Open the VADOC Inmate and Supervisee Locator.
- Search by first and last name, or search by DOC ID if known.
- Use advanced filters such as location, race, gender, or age range only when they help narrow a match.
- Read and accept the locator disclaimer before clicking Locate.
- Confirm that the result shows Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13 or another VADOC status before using state visiting, mail, or money procedures.
| Locator field | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First Name | Name search | Required when searching by name |
| Last Name | Name search | Use legal last name if known |
| DOC ID# | Number search | Alternative to name search |
| Location | Advanced filter | Useful if the facility is known |
| Disclaimer | Required checkbox | Must be accepted before search |
The VADOC lookup image is a matching manifest source for the state search workflow. It shows the state locator rather than a Chesterfield County jail roster.
Use the locator result as a starting point, then verify visit, mail, money, and release-date issues through VADOC procedures.
Central Virginia Unit Contact
The public facility contact comes from VADOC's facilities list. Use this address and phone for facility-level questions, but use the VADOC locator for public custody search. Do not use Chesterfield County Jail's bond line, magistrate route, or local jail mail address for a person held at Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13.
Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13
6900 Courthouse Road
Chesterfield, VA 23832
804-796-4277
Virginia Department of Corrections facility
VADOC Custody Search
Inmate and Supervisee Locator
Statewide Virginia DOC system
Search by name or DOC ID
Updated daily with disclaimer
Superintendent Michael S. Lewis is named in the VADOC facilities listing. Names, leadership, and operational details can change, so facility-specific questions should be checked with VADOC when the issue affects a visit, mail delivery, money deposit, or release date.
Central Virginia Unit Population
The research did not locate a current population number for Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13 on the VADOC facilities page. It also did not locate a current capacity number on that page. Older PREA material described it as security level 2, but the research instruction says to verify current security and population details before publication if more specificity is needed. For that reason, no current count, capacity, or utilization rate is stated here.
| Measure | Sourced status | How to handle |
|---|---|---|
| Current population | Not located on VADOC facilities page | Do not invent or infer |
| Current capacity | Not located on VADOC facilities page | Verify with VADOC before using |
| Older security note | Security level 2 in older PREA material | Use as historical context only |
| Custody type | State correctional unit | Use VADOC locator and state rules |
For Chesterfield County inmate population research, Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13 should be counted separately from Chesterfield County Jail. A state prison bed in the county is not the same as a local pretrial jail bed, and a sentenced VADOC inmate is not handled by the county magistrate bond process.
Central Virginia Unit Visits
VADOC maintains separate state inmate visiting rules at its visiting an inmate page. The research does not provide a Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13 schedule table, so no days or hours are invented. State visits generally require using VADOC procedures, approval or scheduling rules, valid identification, and compliance with facility security limits. Chesterfield County Jail video-visit rules should not be copied onto a state correctional unit page.
| Visit issue | State-custody route | Do not use |
|---|---|---|
| Visit application or approval | VADOC visiting procedures | County jail special-visit approval |
| Visit schedule | Confirm with VADOC or facility | Unsourced local jail hours |
| Facility location check | VADOC locator and facility phone | Old arrest record alone |
| Identification and conduct | VADOC rules | Assumptions from county jail video visits |
Families should verify the person's current VADOC location before scheduling a visit. A person under state authority may move between facilities, hospitals, CCAP, supervision, or local jail placement under VADOC authority.
Central Virginia Unit Mail and Money
Use VADOC's state guidance for correspondence and deposits. The research lists separate VADOC pages for sending mail and sending money. Those state pages govern prison mail restrictions, money procedures, and family-and-friends account steps. Chesterfield County Jail's P.O. Box 758, Access Corrections kiosk, and Keefe canteen notes are local jail procedures and should not be assumed for Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13.
| Service | Correct source | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| VADOC sending-mail page | State prison mail rules apply | |
| Money | VADOC sending-money page | State deposit process applies |
| Phone or electronic contact | VADOC family-and-friends resources | Provider and rules are state-specific |
| Release date concern | VADOC time-computation route | Public locator may be outdated |
Mail should include the correct identity information and current facility information required by VADOC. If the locator result changes, confirm the new facility before sending anything.
Central Virginia State Custody Context
A Chesterfield County criminal case can start in local jail and later become a VADOC custody matter. The custody flow can be summarized as arrest, booking, court and bond, sentence, then possible transfer to VADOC. Once the person enters VADOC custody, the state locator, state visit rules, state mail rules, and state money procedures replace local jail service rules. Virginia VINE can still help with custody-status notifications.
Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13 also appears in local VADOC program context. The research notes a 2024 VADOC statewide giving item in which Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13 donated supplies to Bellwood Elementary School in Chesterfield County. That is local color, not a custody statistic. It should not be used to infer population, capacity, or program eligibility for a specific inmate.
- DOC ID
- The state identification number used by VADOC as an alternative to name search.
- State custody
- Custody or supervision handled by the Virginia Department of Corrections.
- Time computation
- The VADOC process for sentence and release-date questions that may not be resolved by a public locator result.
- CCAP
- A Community Corrections Alternative Program, separate from this correctional unit but also searched through VADOC where applicable.
Note: Confirm current VADOC location, visit approval, and mail rules before traveling or sending funds.