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Riverside Regional Jail Role

Chesterfield County's Riverside Regional Jail Authority page identifies Riverside Regional Jail as the regional jail facility governed by an authority serving Charles City, Chesterfield, Prince George, Surry, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, and Petersburg. The jail is located in Prince George, not inside Chesterfield County. It can matter for Chesterfield County inmate population research because Chesterfield participates in the authority, but it is not the county courthouse-campus jail that handles ordinary local public contact for a fresh Chesterfield arrest.

The authority structure is the key fact. Chesterfield has one county staff member and one alternate involved in the authority, and the Sheriff serves by virtue of office. Meetings are listed for the fourth Thursday of every month at 8 p.m. at Riverside Regional Jail. Those governance facts do not reveal a named person's custody status. They do explain why Riverside belongs in the Chesterfield facility map while still requiring separate confirmation through Riverside's own facility systems.

Capacity for Riverside Regional Jail was not located on Chesterfield's official page in the research. Because of that, no capacity, average daily population, or bed-use number is stated here. Use the regional jail's official site for facility-specific service rules, and use Chesterfield County Jail contacts first when a person may still be in county custody after a Chesterfield arrest.

Riverside Regional Jail Lookup

The research directs users to Riverside's own official site for facility-specific visitation, mail, funds, and search tools. Chesterfield's page is a board and authority page, not an inmate-services page. That means the first decision is jurisdictional: is the person still in Chesterfield County Jail custody, or has the person been moved to Riverside Regional Jail or another system?

1. For a recent Chesterfield County arrest, call Chesterfield County Jail at 804-748-1476 first.
2. If staff say the person is at Riverside, contact Riverside Regional Jail at 804-524-6600.
3. Use Riverside Regional Jail's official site for current facility procedures and any available search tool.
4. If the person has been sentenced to state custody, search VADOC instead of either local jail.
5. For victim notification, use Virginia VINE after the person and custody source are identified.

A transfer can change where a family member sends mail or money. Do not send funds to the Chesterfield jail based on an old arrest report if the person has moved to Riverside. Confirm the current holding facility first.

Riverside Regional Jail Contact

Riverside Regional Jail's contact information comes from the Chesterfield authority page and facility detail research. The facility address and phone are separate from Chesterfield County Jail. Chesterfield's authority page also shows the board meeting location and regional service relationship, but inmate-specific questions should be directed to Riverside when the person is housed there.

When calling either jail, provide the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, arrest date or court date, and the agency or locality involved. Short details can save a false match, especially where several member localities use the same regional jail infrastructure.

Riverside Regional Jail Population

Chesterfield's official authority page did not provide Riverside Regional Jail capacity in the research. It also did not provide a current Riverside population count or a Chesterfield-only share of the regional population. That limits the public numbers that can be stated for a Chesterfield-specific Riverside summary. The safe sourced statement is that Riverside serves seven listed localities through the Riverside Regional Jail Authority.

For the broader Chesterfield County inmate population, Riverside should be separated from the local jail headcount and from state VADOC custody. A person from Chesterfield can move between systems, and each system has its own public access rules.

Riverside Regional Jail Visits

Riverside visit rules should come from Riverside, not from Chesterfield County Jail. The Chesterfield research specifically says to use Riverside's own official site for facility-specific visitation, mail, funds, and search tools. Applying Chesterfield's video-visit rules to Riverside would be unsupported because the facilities are operated under different structures.

Visitors should confirm identity requirements, dress rules, visit type, and arrival procedures before travel. Regional jail policies can change, and a transfer may require a new visit account or approval path.

Riverside Mail and Money

Mail and funds follow the holding facility. If a person is in Riverside Regional Jail, do not send mail or money to Chesterfield County Jail's P.O. Box or kiosk path unless a jail official says the person has returned to Chesterfield custody. Riverside controls its own inmate-service procedures, and the research directs users to the Riverside official site for those details.

The practical rule is simple: verify the current facility first, then use that facility's service rules. Chesterfield mail rules are sourced for Chesterfield County Jail and its Annex, not for Riverside Regional Jail.

Riverside and Other Custody Systems

Riverside Regional Jail is one part of a multi-system custody map. Chesterfield County Jail covers local arrests, bond coordination, and county jail commitments. Riverside covers regional jail placements under the authority. VADOC covers sentenced state custody, CCAP participants, institutional hospitals, probationers and parolees, and some people in local or regional jails under state authority. Federal and immigration custody use BOP, U.S. Marshals, and ICE routes.

Regional jail

A jail serving multiple localities through a regional authority or agreement.

Transfer

A move from one facility to another, which can change mail, visit, and money rules.

VADOC custody

State custody or supervision handled by the Virginia Department of Corrections.

VINE

A custody notification service used after the relevant person or case is identified.

A person with a Chesterfield case may not stay in one place from arrest to release. Confirm the current system before using a roster, sending funds, scheduling a visit, or asking for records. That prevents mixing county jail, regional jail, state prison, and federal custody rules.