Chesterfield County Jail Records
No official Chesterfield County, Virginia public name-search jail roster was located during the research. The official jail page publishes jail operations, bond instructions, visitation rules, mail rules, canteen routes, programs, PREA details, and lobby hours. The Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Karl S. Leonard, operates the jail and court-security functions. The official demographics page publishes aggregate jail population data. Neither source was found to publish a public individual inmate profile with a booking photo, charge list, bond amount, housing unit, and release status.
That changes the search strategy. Current local custody and bond status should be verified by calling Chesterfield County Jail at 804-748-1476. Bonding activities take place at the Magistrate's Office adjoining the jail, open 24/7, at 804-748-1410. Bond and release or family emergency messages go to 804-318-8026. Older or non-online booking records should be requested through Chesterfield's FOIA process.
The official Chesterfield County Jail Operations page is the central public page for jail instructions.
The jail operations page supports contact and services questions, while individual custody confirmation still depends on the jail phone line, records request, court records, or outside locator.
Use Chesterfield County Inmate Records
Because there is no located official public roster, the practical roster workflow is a fallback chain. The person may be in local jail, newly released, in court processing, sentenced to VADOC, in federal custody, or in immigration custody. Start with the system most likely to hold the person now.
- Call Chesterfield County Jail at 804-748-1476 for current custody or bond status. Provide full name, date of birth if known, and approximate arrest date.
- Call the Magistrate's Office at 804-748-1410 when the question is bond-setting, bond posting, or the 24/7 magistrate route.
- Use the jail lobby at 6900 Mimms Drive during Monday-Friday lobby hours for in-person routing or release pickup instructions.
- Submit a FOIA request for booking, commitment, release, bond, or adult arrestee photograph records that are not online.
- Search VADOC, BOP, ICE, VINE, and Virginia court portals when the person is no longer in local jail custody or belongs to another system.
Chesterfield County Roster Fields
The official Chesterfield County inmate records field table is best read as an access table because no public individual search form was located. It shows the information needed for each official route.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| No official public name-search roster located | n/a | n/a | Official county pages publish jail demographics and contact routes, not a public individual roster. |
| Current inmate lookup by phone | Phone inquiry | Enough identifying detail | Use name, date of birth if known, and approximate arrest or commitment date. |
| FOIA/Public Records request | Portal, mail, fax, email, in person, or phone | Reasonable specificity | Ask for booking record, commitment record, release record, bond information, or adult arrestee photograph. |
| VADOC locator | Name or DOC ID search | First and last name, or DOC ID | Use for state custody, CCAP, probation/parole, institutional hospital, or VADOC authority. |
Chesterfield County Inmate Profile Fields
A Chesterfield booking record may contain local details that are not visible online. The research did not locate a public web profile, so custody details should be verified or requested rather than assumed to appear on a roster screen.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Core identity detail for phone lookup or FOIA search. |
| Inmate number | Required for mail addressed to a person in Chesterfield County Jail. |
| Booking or commitment date | May be requested through FOIA or verified with the jail when needed. |
| Arresting agency | The police or law-enforcement agency connected to the booking. |
| Charges or warrant description | Initial jail charge language can differ from later court filings. |
| Bond status | Bond questions go to the jail and magistrate routes. |
| Release status | Release can take up to two hours after bond or court release due to paperwork. |
| Booking photograph | Adult arrestee photographs may be requested under Virginia law, with felony-investigation and other limits. |
Note: Do not treat housing pod, booking photo, bond amount, or court date as visible online unless the originating office confirms it.
Request Chesterfield County Booking Records
Chesterfield's FOIA page says public records can be requested through the Public Records Request Portal or by U.S. mail, fax, email, phone, or in person. A written request is practical even though FOIA does not require every request to be written. The request should identify existing records with reasonable specificity and should not ask the county to create a new record or answer general questions.
For Chesterfield County inmate records, use plain terms such as booking record, commitment record, release record, bond information, or adult arrestee photograph. Include the person's full name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest date, case or charge if known, and requester contact details. The county must respond within five working days unless an extension applies, may charge actual costs, and may withhold or redact records under exemptions.
The county's FOIA page explains request methods, timing, costs, exemptions, and constitutional-office routing.
FOIA is the better route for older booking material, release records, and non-online jail records because the research did not locate a public archive roster.
County State Federal Custody
Chesterfield County inmate records split at the point where local custody ends. A person arrested locally may begin at the jail and magistrate. After sentencing, transfer, supervision, or federal involvement, another system may control the record. The same name can appear in a court portal, VADOC locator, VINE notification system, BOP locator, or ICE locator for different reasons.
| Custody | Where to Look | Use It For |
|---|---|---|
| Current local jail | Chesterfield County Jail, 804-748-1476 | Custody, bond status, release status, and local jail questions |
| Sentenced state custody | VADOC Inmate and Supervisee Locator | Prisons, CCAP, supervision, institutional hospitals, and VADOC authority |
| Victim notification | Virginia VINE | Custody-status notices after a person or case is identified |
| Federal sentenced custody | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present |
| Federal pretrial custody | U.S. Marshals Eastern District of Virginia | Contract beds and transfer questions; Richmond office 804-545-8501 |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator | ICE custody and some CBP custody over 48 hours |
Chesterfield County VADOC Search
VADOC's locator searches people under state custody or supervision. It includes incarcerated people in VADOC institutions, probationers and parolees, institutional hospitals, people housed in local or regional jails under VADOC authority, and CCAP participants. Search by first and last name or by DOC ID. Advanced filters include location, race, gender, and age range. Users must accept the locator disclaimer before searching.
The VADOC facilities list identifies Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13 at 6900 Courthouse Road and Chesterfield Women's CCAP at 7000 Courthouse Road. These are not public county jail roster entries. Once a Chesterfield jail sentence or felony conviction moves into VADOC custody, family should use VADOC visiting, mail, money, and locator rules rather than the county jail phone route.
The VADOC locator page is the state inmate search source for Chesterfield-related state custody.
VADOC warns that locator data may be inaccurate or outdated, so sentence computation questions should be directed through the state process.
Chesterfield County Jail Facilities
The main county records route is Chesterfield County Jail, including its Annex. Other mapped facilities matter when custody is regional, state, or program-based.
Chesterfield County Jail
6900 Mimms Drive
Chesterfield, VA 23832
804-748-1476
Lobby Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Chesterfield County Jail Annex
6900 Mimms Drive
Chesterfield, VA 23832
804-748-1476
Use main jail contact route.
Riverside Regional Jail
500 Folar Trail N
Prince George, VA 23860
804-524-6600
Regional jail authority facility.
Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13
6900 Courthouse Road
Chesterfield, VA 23832
804-796-4277
Use VADOC locator.
Chesterfield County Booking Process
Local booking begins after an arrest, warrant service, bench warrant, capias, or surrender at the jail for an active warrant. Chesterfield Police handles most criminal investigations and patrol arrests, while the Sheriff's Office operates the jail and court security. The Magistrate's Office adjoins the jail and handles bond. People with active warrants are instructed to report to the jail and ask for deputy assistance.
During intake, the jail's PREA process begins. Staff explain the right to be free from sexual abuse and harassment, then use an objective risk assessment to determine risk of victimization or predation. That screening affects housing and program assignment. Inmates are placed in housing pods arranged for direct observation and fewer blind spots. Initial inmate phone calls at the time of incarceration are free and last three minutes. After movement to regular housing, normally within one day, calls become collect calls and may last up to 30 minutes.
Note: Call the jail for very recent arrests, because no official public web roster update time was located.
Chesterfield County Visitation Rules
Chesterfield publishes video-visit rules and a limited out-of-town or special in-person visit route. Registered visitors must be 18 or older, and visitors under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. A single video visit may include a maximum of four visitors, with no more than three family members or friends besides the registered visitor. The primary registered visitor must present valid photo identification at check-in. Video visits are recorded and monitored by jail security staff.
| Visit Type | Schedule / Length | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Video visit | Exact schedule not located on official page | Registered visitor 18+; minors with adult; max four visitors; photo ID; monitored and recorded. |
| Out-of-town or special in-person | Preapproval required | More than 100 miles away or special circumstances; call 804-748-1829 or 804-768-7327. |
| Attorney visits | Specific local schedule not located | Confirm directly with the jail or attorney-access procedure. |
Contact Chesterfield County Inmates
Mail must include the inmate's name and inmate number and be sent to Chesterfield County Jail, P.O. Box 758, Chesterfield, VA 23832. The official page does not publish a scan-and-destroy policy, so one should not be assumed. Approved physical items require approval by calling 804-768-7345.
Accepted front-lobby items from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday include clothing for Circuit Court appearances, prescription medications in an original pharmacy prescription container with the inmate's name and current date, prescription or reading glasses, and newspapers, magazines, or paperback books sent directly from an established vendor or publisher in original packaging. Court clothing must be picked up within 15 days after sentencing.
Commissary and Inmate Funds
Chesterfield says its transition to Keefe Commissary is complete. Inmate account funds can be added at the jail lobby kiosk with cash or credit card, including Visa and Mastercard, or online through Access Corrections after creating an account. A usage fee applies to all deposit options. Cashier's checks and money orders are not accepted. Keefe also supports secure package ordering through Access Securepak for food, clothing, and electronic items.
| Service | Vendor / Location | Payment Methods | Fees / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inmate account funds | Jail lobby kiosk | Cash or Visa/Mastercard | Usage fee applies. |
| Inmate account funds | Access Corrections | Online account required | Usage fee applies. |
| Secure packages | Keefe / Access Securepak | Online ordering | Food, clothing, and electronic items. |
| Cashier's checks / money orders | n/a | Not accepted | Official jail page says not accepted. |
Note: Confirm custody with the jail before sending money, because release, transfer, or state custody can change the correct vendor.
Federal and ICE Searches
No BOP prison or ICE detention facility was located inside Chesterfield County. For sentenced federal inmates, use BOP's locator, which covers federal inmates from 1982 to present. The by-name fields include first name, middle name, last name, race, sex, and age. Number searches support Register Number, DCDC Number, FBI Number, and INS Number. BOP warns federal release dates can change under sentence review.
For immigration custody, use ICE's locator by A-number or biographical information. ICE covers people in ICE custody and some CBP custody for more than 48 hours. It does not show county jail-only custody or public mugshots.
The BOP Inmate Locator is the federal sentenced-custody search route.
Federal pretrial custody can involve U.S. Marshals transfer and contract beds, so it may not appear in a Chesterfield local custody inquiry.