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Abingdon Facility Inmate Overview

The SWVRJA contact page lists the Abingdon Facility at 15205 Joe Derting Drive in Abingdon. It is part of a four-building regional jail authority with Duffield, Haysi, and Tazewell. A person arrested in Russell County may appear in the authority's roster and be housed at Abingdon even though Russell County's primary local jail-reference point is Duffield.

Abingdon holds regional jail detainees from SWVRJA member jurisdictions. The population may include pretrial defendants, local sentenced inmates, people awaiting transfer, and inmates with court or agency holds. Because the roster is regional, the facility field matters. The same name search may show an Abingdon result, a Duffield result, another SWVRJA building, or no current jail record if the person was released or moved to another custody system.

Abingdon Facility Population Stats

The 2025 BLRJ capacity report lists Abingdon with 979 permanent beds, 163 temporary beds, 129 special-purpose beds, 1,108 actual capacity including double-bunking, and 619 rated capacity. The capacity data is building-specific. It should not be converted into a Russell County incarceration rate because SWVRJA serves multiple jurisdictions.

The 2025 Abingdon PREA annual report gives a detailed population snapshot. It states that on December 31, 2025, the facility confined 786 males and 224 females. During 2025, new admissions were 5,101 males and 1,361 females. Average daily population was 669 males and 186 females, for a total ADP of 855.

Abingdon Facility Roster Lookup

Abingdon current-custody lookup uses the same SWVRJA current facility inmates page and JailTracker roster used for the other authority buildings. The app may require JavaScript and can display a captcha. If the app fails in an old browser, try a modern browser or call the facility.

1. Start with the official SWVRJA current-inmate landing page.
2. Open the JailTracker roster and search by full legal last name.
3. Add first name to narrow common names, then complete any captcha shown by the app.
4. Check the facility field before using Abingdon mail or visit rules.
5. For a sentenced state case, search the VADOC locator instead of assuming the person remains in SWVRJA custody.

For Russell County searches, the arresting agency and the holding facility are separate questions. The Russell County Sheriff's Office may be the arresting agency, while SWVRJA is the jail operator. Court charges and dispositions are separate again and should be checked through Virginia court portals.

Abingdon Facility Address

Call the Abingdon number for current facility questions, visit confirmation, and basic custody routing. Use SWVRJA FOIA for public-record requests and use the Russell County Sheriff's Office for sheriff incident or arrest reports.

Abingdon is a separate SWVRJA facility from Duffield. Before a visit from Russell County, check the roster or call SWVRJA because an inmate may have been assigned to, or moved from, the Abingdon building.

Abingdon Facility Visit Schedule

Abingdon follows SWVRJA's Smart Communications video visitation system. Visits are scheduled through SmartInmate, must be booked 24 hours in advance, and may be booked up to two weeks ahead. Remote sessions are 15 minutes and cost $0.33 per minute when connected. Visitors need valid picture ID and must be on the inmate's approved list.

SWVRJA says all sessions are subject to monitoring and recording. Its posted page also says onsite sessions are suspended due to COVID-19 CDC regulations. Since that text may be stale, verify the current onsite status with Abingdon before driving.

Abingdon Facility Mail Money Phone

Regular Abingdon inmate mail is scanned through Smart Communications. The regular scanned-mail address is Smart Communications-Southwest Virginia Regional Jail - Abingdon Jail, Attention To: inmate name-ID number, P.O. Box 9110, Seminole, FL 33775. Include the inmate name and ID number clearly. Personal originals are not returned after scanning, so send copies only when possible.

Legal mail and money orders go to inmate name, P.O. Box 280, Meadowview, VA 24361. Money orders must include sender name, return address, and inmate ID number. Deposits may also be made through the lobby kiosk or JailATM. Phone accounts, inmate debit phone funds, voicemail, and electronic messaging are handled through Smart Communications and SmartInmate.

Abingdon Facility Records FOIA

SWVRJA's FOIA page names Melissa White as FOIA officer. Send regional jail records requests to P.O. Box 279, Meadowview, VA 24361, call (276) 739-3520, fax (276) 739-3534, or email mmwhite@swvrja.com. A clear request should include the inmate's full name, date range, facility if known, and whether the request seeks a booking record, custody record, mail record, or another jail document.

Virginia FOIA request procedure is set by Virginia Code section 2.2-3704. Criminal investigative records and law-enforcement records may be handled under section 2.2-3706. Jail records and sheriff incident reports may have different custodians, so route requests by record owner.

Abingdon Facility Booking Intake

For a Russell County arrest, booking starts after the arresting officer, magistrate, or court process determines the person must be held. SWVRJA intake creates the jail custody record, takes identification and property information, handles screening, and assigns the person to a facility. The public roster may then show the person as current custody if the record is published.

Some people do not stay in SWVRJA after court action. A felony sentence, state probation or parole matter, or CCAP placement may move the lookup path to the VADOC inmate and supervisee locator. A federal or immigration hold may require BOP or ICE search tools instead.

Abingdon Facility PREA Contact

SWVRJA publishes PREA information for authority facilities. The Abingdon PREA contact is (276) 739-3520 ext. 1071. The PREA page states zero tolerance for sexual abuse, sexual assault, staff sexual misconduct, and harassment. Substantiated incidents may be referred to Virginia State Police or prosecution channels.

The PREA annual report is also a population and conditions source for Abingdon. It supplies male and female counts, admissions, ADP, and allegation outcomes. Those figures should be treated as facility data, not Russell County-only data.