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Hours of Operation and Visitation
Q
What are the Richmond
City Jail’s Business Hours of Operation?
A
Administrative
offices are open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mondays through
Fridays
Q
When does Inmate Visitation
occur?
A
Visitation occurs on Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
·
Morning
Visits: 9:00a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
·
Afternoon
Visits: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
·
Evening
Visits: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Q
When are attorney visits?
A
9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Sending Correspondence to an Inmate
Q How
can I write to an inmate at the Richmond City Jail?
A Send
mail addressed in the following format:
(Inmate’s First
and Last Name, Jail Number)
Richmond City Jail
1701 Fairfield Way
Richmond, VA
23223
Visitation
and Inmate Accounts
Q
How can
I put money on an inmate account?
A
You may
use Western Union or come to the Jail and deposit money into the
kiosk in the front lobby.
Q
How can
I find out whether someone is in the Jail?
A
Call the
Information Desk at (804) 646-4464
Q
What
information do I need to find out whether someone is in the
Jail?
A
Their
first and last name—no nickname or aliases.
Q
How often can an inmate have visits?
A
Inmates are allowed one visit every seven days.
Q
How many people can be on an inmate's visitor list?
A
Inmates may have a maximum of three people on their visitor
list.
Q
How many visitors can an inmate have at one time?
A
An
inmate may have a maximum of three visitors at one time.
Q
Do children count as visitors?
A
Children under 16 years of age may visit with an inmate and not
be counted in the number of visitors.
Q
Is ID necessary to visit an inmate?
A
Yes. Identification is mandatory for all visitors over age 16.
Q
Is there
a dress code for visitors?
A
Sheer clothing and revealing clothing are not allowed.
Profane words or images on clothing are not allowed.
Records &
Classification
Q
How long
does it take for someone to be classified?
A
Generally, it takes 72 hours.
Q
My son / daughter is currently incarcerated at RCJ and is on
bond in Henrico General District Court. He has court on
(any date). How does he get to court?
A
It is
the responsibility of the individual on bond for a specific
court to communicate with the respective court that he / she is
currently incarcerated. Often this is best accomplished
via a family member.
Q
How
does a PB-15 (Probation Officer Warrant) get “lifted”?
A
Probation Officer is the only person authorized to “lift” remove
a PB-15.
Q
My son / daughter was released from court today at 9:15a.m.
It is 11:00a.m. and I'm at the Jail, when is he / she going to
be released?
A
All inmates that go to court are released from the Richmond City
Jail. Inmates are not returned from court individually.
Most inmates begin to return to the Jail after 12:00p.m.
From return to release usually takes at least two hours.
Q
I
wish to pay the money owed for back child support.
A
All payments must be made directly to the court in the form of
cash or certified check.
Q
What inmate information cannot be provided?
A
Projected release date of inmates; attorney information; court
dates for charges that are continued general; and names on
individual visitation lists
Q
What are
common telephone numbers requested by the public?
A
Richmond Police Dept 646-6718
Circuit
Court One 646-6553
Circuit
Court Two 646-8470
District
Court One 646-6677
District
Court Two 646-8990
Traffic
Court (Northside) 646-6431
Juvenile
Domestic Court 646-2942
Department
of Corrections (Gen Info) 674-3000
Richmond
Magistrate 646-6872
Probation &
Parole District One 786-0251
General Jail
Operations
Q
When is the Inmate Car wash open?
A
The car wash is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from
0830 hours to 1045 hours and from 1300 hours to 1500 hours.
Q
How does a Trustee working in Staff and Support (the division
that uses the largest number of trustees) receive extra good
time?
A
The trustee must perform tasks that he normally does not perform
during his regular working hours. A letter is then
submitted to the Sheriff from the Commander of the Staff and
Support Division requesting the extra good time.
Medical
Q
Can a friend or family member call the Jail to receive inmate
medical information?
A
HIPPA laws do not allow us to give out any information on the
medical condition of our Residents without their written
consent.
Q
Must inmates use only the Jail's medical doctor or are there
other options?
A
All Residents have the right to use medical services provided by
the Richmond Sheriff's Office or they may have a licensed
physician or dentist of their choice to come to the facility and
provide services at the expense of the Resident.
Q
Are inmates able to take any narcotic or psychotropic medicines
with them upon release?
A
When residents are released from the facility for time served,
the Jail does not release narcotics or psychotropic medications. |
