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New River Valley Jail Overview

New River Valley Regional Jail is operated by the New River Valley Regional Jail Authority in Dublin, Virginia, and it is the practical long-term detention facility for Wythe County inmate lookup needs. Wythe County has a local sheriff and a short-term lock-up function in Wytheville, but the public roster for a person booked into regional jail custody is the NRVRJ system. The jail serves member localities and may hold pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, state-responsible inmates awaiting transfer, federal inmates, and outside-jurisdiction inmates accepted by the authority.

The facility is a secure adult regional jail with classifications that range from lower-security jail housing through higher jail custody levels. NRVRJ's own history says the site includes public and professional visiting areas, a kitchen, laundry, library, classrooms, a medical unit, outdoor recreation yards, a basketball court, and a secure vehicle Sally port. The jail also reports video arraignment equipment and digital fingerprint transmission, two details that matter in Wythe County because local arrests may move from magistrate processing to regional jail booking and then to court events without every hearing requiring a transport.

The official NRVRJ history page shows the facility's construction and expansion background.

That facility history is useful because it explains why Wythe County inmate search results are tied to a regional jail outside the county line rather than only to the sheriff's Wytheville address.

New River Valley Jail Population

The best sourced population numbers for New River Valley Regional Jail come from NRVRJ's own building history and the 2025 State Board of Local and Regional Jails capacity report. NRVRJ says the 2010 expansion brought the jail to 859 beds, or 1,183 double-bunked. The 2025 state capacity report lists New River Valley Regional Jail with 859 single-cell or operating beds, 1,183 in the larger capacity category, 1,194 total capacity when added report categories are counted, and 607.04 annualized average daily population from Compensation Board LIDS data.

Those figures should not be read as a Wythe County-only jail count. NRVRJ serves several localities, and its inmate population can include people arrested in Wythe County, people arrested in other member jurisdictions, state-responsible inmates, and federal or outside-jurisdiction inmates. The safer Wythe County reading is that NRVRJ is the facility where many Wythe County detainees appear once booked, while the whole 607.04 ADP belongs to the regional jail population, not just Wythe.

Lookup New River Valley Inmates

The official roster is the NRVRJ Inmate Lookup, linked from the jail's inmate-information page. It is free, and the research inspection found no login requirement. Use it for current regional-jail custody and for some released records because the form includes an include-released option. If a Wythe County arrest is too recent to appear, call the sheriff first, then check the NRVRJ lookup again after booking. If a person has moved to state prison, use the VADOC Inmate and Supervisee Locator instead.

1. Open the NRVRJ lookup from the official jail inmate-information page or enter the direct lookup URL.
2. Search by first name, last name, and optional date of birth in mm/dd/yyyy format.
3. If an identifier is known, search by Booking Number, Permanent Number, State ID, County ID, FBI Number, or ICE Number.
4. Use the include-released checkbox only when checking someone who may have left custody.
5. Read the result list for name, booking number, permanent ID, date of birth, and any release date shown.

The NRVRJ lookup form screenshot in the manifest matches this facility page.

The result-list fields give enough data to confirm a likely match before a family member calls the jail or follows up on bond, court, or release status.

New River Valley Jail Contact

Use the jail's main number for custody questions, jail account questions, visitation routing, and general facility contact. Use the Wythe County Sheriff's Office for very recent arrest, transport, or lock-up questions before a person is entered in the regional jail roster. The NRVRJ mailing address is different from the physical address, so do not use the street address as the mail destination unless current jail instructions say to do so.

The NRVRJ contact page publishes the jail's contact route and mailing details.

That contact route is the right first call once a Wythe County detainee has reached regional jail custody.

New River Valley Jail Visits

Family and friends use tablet video visitation through GettingOut. Visitors create an online account through the vendor or call the published setup number, and the inmate initiates the visit. The research did not find a separate advance scheduling rule for family tablet visits. Attorney and professional visits follow a different schedule and require advance fax notice, with visits subject to meals, lockdowns, emergencies, and security needs.

The NRVRJ family and friends visitation page is the source for the tablet video schedule.

Check the current visitation page before adding funds or traveling because jail security needs can change access even when a schedule is published.

New River Valley Mail and Money

NRVRJ publishes separate inmate-information pages for accounts, mail, telephones, property, bonding, and visitation. The account rules say cash, coins, money orders, and institutional checks in an inmate's possession during booking are placed into the inmate account for commissary or debts. At release, remaining funds may be mailed to the inmate or picked up in person. Family and friends may fund commissary or AdvancePay telephone accounts through the options linked from the jail.

Mail uses scanned mail procedures through an off-site processor, and the jail points users to current mail instructions. Do not send cash through the mail. Money orders or certified checks written directly to inmates are not accepted; NRVRJ says they must be made payable to New River Valley Regional Jail in care of the inmate's name. Property is narrower than mail or funds: pre-approved items are accepted Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. excluding holidays, and approval is case-by-case through the Administrative Lieutenant.

The NRVRJ inmate accounts page is the source for deposit and account handling rules.

Use the official account page for current vendor links because deposit fees and vendor pages can change before the jail template text changes.

New River Valley Booking Intake

A Wythe County arrest can begin with the sheriff, a town police department, Virginia State Police, or another agency. After arrest, the person may go through the Wythe County magistrate process or move to NRVRJ intake depending on the charge, timing, warrant status, and release decision. At the jail, intake can include identity checks, property handling, money placed into the inmate account, digital fingerprints, a booking photo, medical or security screening, and housing classification. A roster result may appear after booking, but the lookup page does not publish a refresh rate.

Bond and holds should be checked before anyone assumes release is available. A magistrate or court may set personal recognizance, unsecured bond, cash bond, surety bond, secured bond, no bond, or a later judge review. A person can also remain in custody because of a VADOC, probation, parole, out-of-county, federal, or ICE detainer. If court charges have been filed, the court record may differ from the jail roster because the jail record is a custody record, while the court record is the formal case record. For a broader custody-search path, use the Wythe County jail inmate records page.

New River Valley Jail Programs

NRVRJ's program and mission material gives more local detail than many jail pages. The facility has administrative, security, and operations divisions. Security staff supervise people remanded to NRVRJ custody, meet daily needs, and support programs meant to promote better conduct. Operations covers warehouse, food services, laundry, and facility maintenance. The building history also lists a library, classrooms, medical unit, basketball court, and outdoor recreation areas.

Program offerings documented in the research include GED classes, substance-use classes, workforce readiness, Alcoholics Anonymous, anger management, and religious programs. The jail's PREA page states a zero-tolerance standard for sexual abuse and harassment by staff, contractors, volunteers, and other inmates, and it lists a confidential hotline at 1-540-643-2032. The State Board CY2024 annual report also places NRVRJ within annual inspection and audit oversight for Virginia local and regional jails.

Pretrial detainee

A person held in jail before the court case is finished.

State-responsible inmate

A sentenced person who may still be held locally while awaiting VADOC transfer or placement.

Detainer

A hold request from another agency that can delay release even when local bond is addressed.

New River Valley Jail Directions

Official NRVRJ directions put the facility at 108 Baker Road in Dublin. From I-81 southbound, take exit 98, bear right at the end of the ramp, travel north on Route 100 toward Dublin, move into the right turn lane near the second stop light, turn right, bear hard right onto Newbern Road, and continue to the jail entrance on the left across from a cemetery. From I-81 northbound, take exit 98, cross the median, turn left onto Route 100 north, pass under the interstate, then follow the same right-turn and Newbern Road route.

The NRVRJ directions page is the official source for the Baker Road route and embedded map.

Public transit details and parking rates were not located in official jail materials, so visitors should verify parking and entrance details with the facility before travel.