Newport News City Jail Inmate Search
Newport News City Jail Inmate Services Information
Phone: 757-926-8535
Physical Address:
224 26th Street
Newport News, VA 23607
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
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P.O. Box 9117
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Newport News City Jail
P.O. Box 57
Newport News, VA 23607-0057
Every year Newport News city law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 15,180 offenders, and maintain an average of 759 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.
The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.
The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Newport News city and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Newport News city Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Virginia and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.
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Newport News city Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 11/2/2026
| Race | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| White | 6 | 1.12% |
| Black | 392 | 73.00% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 18.62% |
| American Indian/Native Alaskan | 6 | 1.12% |
| Asian | 20 | 3.72% |
| Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian | 6 | 1.12% |
| Other | 7 | 1.30% |
| Total | 537 | 100.0% |
Newport News city Inmate Criminal Charges - 11/2/2026
(many inmates have multiple charges)
| Charge | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Felony (3rd Degree) | 134 | 24.95% |
| Felony (2rd Degree) | 119 | 22.16% |
| Felony (1st Degree) | 38 | 7.08% |
| State Jail Felony | 39 | 7.26% |
| Felony (Uncategorized) | 103 | 19.18% |
| Misdemeanor (Class A) | 104 | 19.37% |
| Misdemeanor (Class C) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Holds | 0 | 0.00% |
| Uncategorized | 0 | 0.00% |
Newport News city Inmate Sex - 11/2/2026
| Sex | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 454 | 84.54% |
| Female | 83 | 15.46% |
| Total | 537 | 100.0% |
Newport News city Inmate Age - 11/2/2026
| Age | Inmates | % Total |
|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 6 | 1.12% |
| 18-20 | 26 | 4.84% |
| 21-24 | 50 | 9.31% |
| 25-30 | 100 | 18.62% |
| 31-35 | 101 | 18.81% |
| 36-40 | 85 | 15.83% |
| 41-45 | 66 | 12.29% |
| 46-50 | 33 | 6.15% |
| 51-55 | 28 | 5.21% |
| 56-60 | 25 | 4.66% |
| 61-65 | 9 | 1.68% |
| 66-75 | 6 | 1.12% |
| 76-85 | 2 | 0.37% |
| Total | 537 | 100.0% |
- Jail (Main): 757-369-8900
- Administration: 757-369-8909
- Adult Probation: 757-327-7700
- Circuit Court: 757-926-8561
- Commonwealth's Attorney: 757-926-7443
- District Court: 757-926-8811
- Inmate Info: 757-369-8900
- Police: 757-247-2500
- Public Defender: 757-247-2034
- Sheriff: 757-926-8535