The Westmoreland County Inmate Population
The Westmoreland County inmate population is housed through Northern Neck Regional Jail, a regional jail in Warsaw that serves Westmoreland County along with Northumberland County, Richmond County, and the Town of Warsaw. The Virginia FY2024 Jail Cost Report also lists Gloucester County among the jurisdictions for which the jail held inmates in that report year. This makes the local custody picture different from a county with one sheriff-run jail building in the county seat. Westmoreland arrest paperwork, sheriff contacts, and court dates may point to Montross, while jail custody is confirmed through the regional jail in Warsaw.
The population is not a pure count of Westmoreland County detainees. State reports combine member-jurisdiction inmates, federal and out-of-state inmates, and other housed persons at Northern Neck Regional Jail. That matters when reading the numbers. A family member may need the jail for current custody, the Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office for arrest routing, the General District or Circuit Court for charges, and VADOC for a sentenced prisoner who has left local custody.
Westmoreland County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest official figures come from the State Board of Local and Regional Jails Capacity Report, dated October 1, 2025, and the Virginia Compensation Board FY2024 Jail Cost Report. Those sources report Northern Neck Regional Jail as the facility serving Westmoreland County, with capacity and population figures reported at the regional-jail level. County-only average daily population was not located in the official sources reviewed.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average daily population | 426.48 | State capacity report, October 1, 2025 |
| Rated capacity | 234 | State capacity report, October 1, 2025 |
| Actual capacity including double-bunking | 516 | State capacity report, October 1, 2025 |
| FY2024 total LIDS ADP | 427 | FY2024 Jail Cost Report |
| Federal/out-of-state ADP | 232 | FY2024 Jail Cost Report |
| Federal contract beds | 150 | FY2024 Jail Cost Report |
Westmoreland County Inmate Population Trends
The available trend line is narrow but useful. The FY2024 Jail Cost Report lists Northern Neck Regional Jail's total LIDS average daily population as 427, while the 2025 capacity report gives 426.48 for the July 2024 through June 2025 period. Those figures are almost flat across the two reports. The research did not locate a reliable county-only trend table for Westmoreland inmates, so the trend should be read as a regional-jail trend.
| Year / Period | Average Daily Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 427 | Virginia Compensation Board FY2024 Jail Cost Report; federal/out-of-state ADP was 232. |
| 7/1/24-6/30/25 | 426.48 | State Board of Local and Regional Jails Capacity Report dated October 1, 2025. |
| FY2023 and earlier | Not located | No official extracted NNRJ ADP trend table was available in the reviewed source set. |
Statewide context also matters. The FY2024 report says statewide jail ADP rose to 20,307 from 19,620 in FY2023, and total jail costs rose to $1.2006 billion. Northern Neck Regional Jail stands out because its federal funding share was 44.61 percent, and its operating cost per inmate day was reported as $78.83.
Westmoreland County Jail Capacity
Northern Neck Regional Jail's rated capacity was 234, but the same state capacity report listed 496 permanent beds, 20 temporary beds, 48 special-purpose beds, and 516 actual capacity including double-bunking. The 426.48 ADP was about 182 percent of rated capacity, close to the FY2024 report's 183 percent total capacity-use figure. Against actual capacity with double-bunking, the reported ADP was below 516.
The capacity report warns that bed counts are not the same as the number of inmates a facility can safely and constitutionally hold. Safe housing depends on staffing, separation needs, mental health and medical housing, facility design, technology, and operating history. For Westmoreland County, that warning is important because the reported inmate population includes regional and federal-contract components, not just local pretrial detainees.
Who Is in Westmoreland County Custody
The official sources reviewed do not publish a full race, age, offense-class, or pretrial-versus-sentenced breakdown for Westmoreland County inmates at Northern Neck Regional Jail. They do show important custody categories. The FY2024 Jail Cost Report says the jail houses females, has 50 direct-supervision beds and 184 indirect-supervision beds, and had 150 federal contract beds. It also reports a federal/out-of-state ADP of 232, which is more than half of the total LIDS ADP reported for FY2024.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held while charges are pending and before final case disposition.
- Sentenced local inmate
- A person serving a local jail sentence or held before transfer.
- Federal contract inmate
- A federal or out-of-state custody case housed in a local or regional jail under contract authority.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another agency that can affect release even when local bond is set.
Laws for Westmoreland County Jail Data
Virginia law controls how jail records, law-enforcement records, and jail oversight are handled. For Westmoreland County inmate population data, the most useful sources are the public-records law, the jail standards statutes, and the capacity and inspection authority of the State Board of Local and Regional Jails.
Key statutes and rules:
Virginia Code § 2.2-3704 sets the basic FOIA process for inspection and copying of public records unless an exemption applies.
Virginia Code § 2.2-3706 governs access to law-enforcement and criminal investigative records.
Virginia Code § 53.1-5 gives the State Board of Local and Regional Jails authority over operational and fiscal standards.
Virginia Code § 53.1-68 requires minimum standards and inspections for local correctional facilities and lockups.
Virginia Code § 53.1-69.1 covers review of deaths in local, regional, or community correctional facilities.
Search the Westmoreland County Inmate Population
Current local custody should be checked with Northern Neck Regional Jail first because it is the regional jail serving Westmoreland County. During the research pass, the official jail site and inmate information pages repeatedly timed out, and no inspectable public roster form was confirmed. The practical lookup path is therefore a fallback chain: call the jail, use official inmate information if available, contact the sheriff for arrest routing, check VINE for custody notification, and use state or federal locators when the person is no longer in regional-jail custody.
- Start with the custody level. Recent Westmoreland arrests usually route to Northern Neck Regional Jail.
- Call the jail at 804-333-6419 with the person's full legal name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and arresting agency.
- If the jail cannot locate a recent arrest, call Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office dispatch at 804-493-8066 or administration at 804-493-0106 for routing.
- Use Virginia VINE or VINELink for custody status notifications.
- Use the VADOC Inmate and Supervisee Locator after transfer to state custody or supervision.
Westmoreland County Jail Roster Fields
The official NNRJ public roster fields could not be verified because the jail pages timed out. The research did verify the fallback information a caller should have ready and the confirmed VADOC locator fields for sentenced prisoners or supervisees. That distinction prevents a common mistake: a regional jail inquiry is for current jail custody, while VADOC is for state custody and supervision.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public roster form | Not located | Not located | No active official NNRJ search form was inspectable. |
| Inmate name | Phone or inquiry fallback | Needed | Have full legal name and date of birth if known. |
| Booking or jacket number | Phone or inquiry fallback | Optional if known | Useful for jail staff, but not confirmed as a public field. |
| Facility | Custody context | Yes | Northern Neck Regional Jail is the facility serving Westmoreland County. |
For state custody, the VADOC locator uses First Name, Last Name, DOC ID number, Location, Race, Gender, Age Range, a disclaimer checkbox, and a Locate button. VADOC says the locator is updated daily but may be inaccurate or out of date.
Westmoreland County Inmate Record Details
A current jail record is a custody record, not the final court history. Ask for the fields needed to identify the person and confirm status, then verify charges through Virginia courts. The official research did not confirm that NNRJ publicly displays mugshots, housing units, bond amounts, or release dates in an online profile.
| Field | What It Shows / Research Status |
|---|---|
| Full name | Needed for any NNRJ or sheriff inquiry. |
| Date of birth or age | Helps distinguish people with similar names. |
| Booking date/time | Ask the jail or records office; not verified in a public NNRJ profile. |
| Charges | May be arrest or booking charges; formal filed charges live in court records. |
| Bond status | Confirm through jail, magistrate, or court because holds can block release. |
| Mugshot | Not confirmed on official NNRJ public pages; use FOIA or agency inquiry. |
Westmoreland Jail vs State Prison
Westmoreland County local custody and Virginia state prison custody use different systems. A person arrested in Westmoreland County may start in Northern Neck Regional Jail if detained. If later sentenced to VADOC prison custody, that person may leave the regional jail and appear in the state locator instead. Federal and immigration custody have separate tools.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Best Use |
|---|---|---|
| Regional jail | Northern Neck Regional Jail, 804-333-6419 | Recent arrests, local commitments, custody status. |
| State prison or supervision | VADOC locator | Sentenced prisoners, probationers, parolees, CCAP participants. |
| Federal sentenced custody | BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | Search by A-number or biographical information. |
Westmoreland County Detention Facility
The Facility Map resolves one detention facility page for this project. Northern Neck Regional Jail is the primary facility serving Westmoreland County adult detention, even though it is located in Warsaw. The jail's official and state-report sources should be used for custody, capacity, visitation, and mail questions.
- Northern Neck Regional Jail - regional adult jail for Westmoreland County and other Northern Neck jurisdictions, with local, regional, federal, and out-of-state custody components documented in state reports.
The Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office directory is still important for arrest routing and non-emergency questions after a Westmoreland County arrest. It is not a substitute for jail custody confirmation.
The sheriff directory screenshot in the research set shows the local office contact panel and staff directory used for arrest-routing details.
That local contact point fits the Montross side of the process, while the regional jail in Warsaw handles the custody confirmation.
Westmoreland County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Westmoreland County inmate population? The official county-only number was not located. The regional jail serving Westmoreland County reported ADP of 426.48 for July 2024 through June 2025, and FY2024 total LIDS ADP of 427.
Why is the jail not in Westmoreland County? Westmoreland County uses Northern Neck Regional Jail in Warsaw. The sheriff, courts, and prosecutor are centered in Montross, but adult jail custody routes to the regional jail.
Does the regional jail have a public roster? Official NNRJ inmate information pages exist in search indexes, but no active public roster form was inspectable during research. Call the jail and use VINE as fallback.
Where are court charges found? Court records after a jail arrest are searched through Virginia court case information, General District Court, Circuit Court, and local clerk offices.
Where are sentenced prisoners found? Use VADOC for sentenced state prisoners or supervised persons, BOP for federal inmates, and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.