Locate Tazewell Facility Inmates

Tazewell Facility Inmate Overview

The SWVRJA contact page lists the Tazewell Facility at 115 Court Street in Tazewell. It is one of four Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority buildings, along with Duffield, Abingdon, and Haysi. Russell County does not operate a separate public jail roster, so a Russell County custody search may lead to this regional system.

The facility's downtown Tazewell address can make it seem separate from the Russell County jail-search path, but the roster and inmate-service rules are still SWVRJA rules. Use the same authority-wide lookup, then match the facility field before acting.

Tazewell is a local and regional jail facility. Its population can include pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, and people held on warrants, court orders, or other agency holds. The public roster is shared across SWVRJA. A person should be treated as a Tazewell inmate only when the current roster or the facility confirms that assignment.

Tazewell Facility Population Stats

The 2025 BLRJ capacity report lists Tazewell with 197 permanent beds, 49 temporary beds, 15 special-purpose beds, 212 actual capacity including double-bunking, and 95 rated capacity. These figures are facility capacity measures, not a count of Russell County inmates.

The Tazewell 2025 PREA annual report states that on December 31, 2025, the facility confined 30 males and 97 females. It also reports 990 male admissions and 418 female admissions during 2025. Average daily population was 109 males and 35 females, for a total ADP of 144.

Tazewell Facility Roster Search

Tazewell lookup uses the official SWVRJA current facility inmates page and the linked JailTracker roster. Search the authority-wide roster by name, then check the facility field. Do not rely on the Tazewell mail address or visit schedule until the roster or a call confirms the person is housed there.

1. Open the SWVRJA current-inmate page rather than a third-party county roster.
2. Use last name first and add first name if the list is too broad.
3. Complete the captcha if the JailTracker app displays one.
4. Open the profile and confirm Tazewell as the current facility.
5. Check VADOC, BOP, ICE, VINELink, or court records if the person is not found.

The roster can show booking data, facility, charges, court fields, warrant or case numbers, bond fields, holds, and release or status fields when exposed by the agency configuration. A roster charge is not the same as a final conviction. Court charges and dispositions should be checked in Virginia court systems.

Tazewell Facility Address

Use the Tazewell phone number for facility-specific questions after the roster confirms placement. Questions about jail records should be directed to SWVRJA FOIA. Questions about a Russell County sheriff arrest report should be directed to the arresting agency.

Tazewell Facility Visit Schedule

Tazewell follows SWVRJA's Smart Communications video visitation rules. Remote visits must be scheduled 24 hours in advance and may be scheduled up to two weeks ahead. Sessions last 15 minutes and cost $0.33 per minute when connected. A valid picture ID and approved visitor status are required.

SWVRJA states that video sessions are monitored and recorded. The posted visitation page also says onsite visitation is suspended due to COVID-19 CDC regulations. Confirm the current onsite status before driving to Tazewell, because posted text may not reflect a recent local change.

Tazewell Facility Mail Money Phone

Regular Tazewell mail is routed to Smart Communications-Southwest Virginia Regional Jail - Tazewell Jail, Attention To: inmate name-ID number, P.O. Box 9111, Seminole, FL 33775. It is scanned to the inmate system, and originals are destroyed after the scanning and retention process. The inmate name and ID number must be printed clearly.

Legal mail and money orders for Tazewell use inmate name, 115 Court Street, Tazewell, VA 24651. Money orders require the sender name, return address, and inmate ID. Commissary deposits can be made at a 24/7 lobby kiosk, through JailATM, or by money order. Smart Communications provides prepaid and debit phone accounts, voicemail, and electronic messaging.

Tazewell Facility Records FOIA

SWVRJA public-records requests go to Melissa White, the authority's FOIA officer, at P.O. Box 279, Meadowview, VA 24361, phone (276) 739-3520, fax (276) 739-3534, and mmwhite@swvrja.com. The SWVRJA FOIA page is the source for this records channel.

Under Virginia Code section 2.2-3704, requests should identify records with reasonable specificity. Law-enforcement records may also involve section 2.2-3706. Ask SWVRJA for jail custody records and ask the arresting police agency for incident or investigative reports.

Tazewell Facility Booking Intake

A Russell County arrest can move through a magistrate or court before a jail booking. If detention is ordered, SWVRJA intake creates the custody record, collects identity and property data, screens the person, and assigns a facility. Tazewell may be the assigned building, but that should be confirmed each time.

Bond and release status can change faster than static notes. The JailTracker profile or a facility call is the best route for current jail status. If the person is sentenced to state custody or placed in CCAP, the lookup path shifts to VADOC rather than the SWVRJA roster.

Tazewell Facility PREA Contact

SWVRJA's PREA page lists the Tazewell PREA contact as (276) 582-0650 ext. 4074. The authority states zero tolerance for sexual abuse, sexual assault, staff sexual misconduct, and sexual harassment. The Tazewell PREA annual report is also the source for the year-end count, admissions, and ADP figures used for population context.

No official Tazewell housing-unit map, public-transit route, parking diagram, or complete intake manual was located in the research. Call the facility before travel if the question depends on current local entry rules.