Western Virginia Regional Jail

To search for an inmate in the Western Virginia Regional Jail, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 540-378-3700 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up Salem City Criminal Court Cases, as well as Virginia Criminal Court cases online for every other county, and daily court dockets for each of the state's courts. If you are not sure what court your inmate is to appear in, this is a list of all the courts in Virginia, broken down by each court circuit.

Western Virginia Regional Jail Inmate Search

The Western Virginia Regional Jail maintains an average of 805 offenders in custody on any given day. The Western Virginia Regional Jail has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Salem City law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 17,720 offenders.

The following charts of Salem City inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.

The information is compiled from the Salem City Corrections Department, the state of Virginia Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Salem City.

For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Salem City and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.

We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years, and a database of most wanted criminals for Salem City, neighboring counties and the state of Virginia.

For a collection of over 20 additional graphs and charts of the demographic and criminal arrest information of the inmates in Salem City and Virginia state prisons, click the button below.
Salem City INMATE DEMOGRAPHICS

There are five choices for putting money on an inmate's books that may be used for paying an inmate's Bond or Bail.

Check with Western Virginia Regional Jail by calling 540-378-3700 prior to paying a bond online as this is being rolled out to different facilities slowly.

1. Commissary money in the form of a money order may be mailed to:
AdvancePay Service Department
P.O. Box 911722
Denver, CO 80291-1722

2. You may use cash or credit/debit cards at any time by using the kiosk located in the front lobby.  The fee for the use of the ATM is generally $1.50 per transaction for cash and 10% fee for credit/debit cards.

3. Commissary money can also be added to an inmates account at any time using any of these methods online.

4. Cash deposits to ConnectNetwork are now available at 26,000 retail locations nationwide including Walmart, ACE, Kmart, Kroger, and more. You’ll start the payment process online in your ConnectNetwork account, then complete your transaction with cash at a participating local retail store. Plus, many of these stores are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Find a retail store near you.

5. You can call customer service 24/7 at 877-650-4249 and get instructions for depositing money over the phone using a debit or credit card.

There are five choices for putting money on an inmate's books that may be used for paying an inmate's Bond or Bail.

Check with Western Virginia Regional Jail by calling 540-378-3700 prior to paying a bond online as this is being rolled out to different facilities slowly.

1. Commissary money in the form of a money order may be mailed to:
AdvancePay Service Department
P.O. Box 911722
Denver, CO 80291-1722

2. You may use cash or credit/debit cards at any time by using the kiosk located in the front lobby.  The fee for the use of the ATM is generally $1.50 per transaction for cash and 10% fee for credit/debit cards.

3. Commissary money can also be added to an inmates account at any time using any of these methods online.

4. Cash deposits to ConnectNetwork are now available at 26,000 retail locations nationwide including Walmart, ACE, Kmart, Kroger, and more. You’ll start the payment process online in your ConnectNetwork account, then complete your transaction with cash at a participating local retail store. Plus, many of these stores are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Find a retail store near you.

5. You can call customer service 24/7 at 877-650-4249 and get instructions for depositing money over the phone using a debit or credit card.

How Do You Visit an Inmate in the Western Virginia Regional Jail? What is the Schedule?

Western Virginia Regional Jail uses Smart Communications for Remote Video Visitation between inmates and their loved ones.

How Video Visitation Works
SmartJailMail.com provides a two-way, real-time video visitation system which can be used to speak to your loved ones directly in their housing location within the jail.
At some locations you may also use a lobby kiosk at the facility to visit for free when scheduling a local / on-site visit.
Remote visits from home cost 50 cents per minute and are scheduled in 15 or 30 minute increments.
To schedule a video visit you must first open a Smart Communications account.
Remote Video Visits From Home
Once you are connected with an inmate you can use the visitation section of the website to schedule a visit.
Remote visits from home are billed on a credits-per-minute model and are scheduled in 15 or 30 minute blocks.
Local / On-Site Video Visits
Once you are connected with an inmate at a location where you have a visitation kiosk in the lobby, you may use the visitation section of the website to schedule a visit.
Local / on-site visits are provided free of charge.

This link explains everything you need to know about Smart Communications Video Visitation.

Can I Use My Computer or Phone to Have a Remote Video Visit with an Inmate in the Western Virginia Regional Jail?

Western Virginia Regional Jail ON-SITE INMATE VIDEO VISITATION SCHEDULE

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• If you want to enjoy FREE video visits with Western Virginia Regional Jail inmates, you can do so at this jail, but also at other jails in counties nearer to where you live.
• NOTE: Visits done remotely from home cost at least $7.00 for a 15 minute visit, more for a 30 minute visit.
• Other locations are the Franklin County Jail and the Montgomery County Jail.
• Video visits are for 15 minutes or 30 minutes.
• Two visitors per week.

Western Virginia Regional Jail
5885 West River Road
Salem, VA 24153
540-378-3700

Every Day of the Week
8:00AM-11:00AM
2:00PM-5:00PM
7:00PM-10:00PM

Roanoke County / Salem Jail
401 E. Main Street
Salem, VA 24153
540-387-6141

Tuesday & Thursday
7:00PM-10:00PM

Saturday
8:00AM-11:00AM
2:00PM-5:00PM

Montgomery County Jail
16 S. Franklin Street
Christiansburg, VA 24073
540-382-6915

Monday, Wednesday, Sunday
8:00AM-11:00AM
2:00PM-5:00PM
7:00PM-10:00PM

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
8:00AM-11:00AM
2:00PM-5:00PM

Franklin County Jail
703 E. Court Street
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
540-483-3020

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
7:00PM-10:00PM

Sunday
2:00PM-4:00PM
7:00PM-10:00PM

Western Virginia Regional Jail REMOTE (at home) VIDEO VISITATION

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• Video visits are either 15 minutes or 30 minutes
• Cost is $7.00 and $15.00 (price subject to change)
• Two visitors per week.

How Do You Deposit Money for an Inmate in the Western Virginia Regional Jail?

There are five choices for putting money on an inmate's books that can be used for communication services:

1. Commissary money in the form of a money order may be mailed to:
AdvancePay Service Department
P.O. Box 911722
Denver, CO 80291-1722

2. You may use cash or credit/debit cards at any time by using the kiosk located in the front lobby.  The fee for the use of the ATM is generally $1.50 per transaction for cash and 10% fee for credit/debit cards.

3. Commissary money can also be added to an inmates account at any time using any of these methods online.

4. Cash deposits to ConnectNetwork are now available at 26,000 retail locations nationwide including Walmart, ACE, Kmart, Kroger, and more. You’ll start the payment process online in your ConnectNetwork account, then complete your transaction with cash at a participating local retail store. Plus, many of these stores are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Find a retail store near you.

5. You can call customer service 24/7 at 877-650-4249 and get instructions for depositing money over the phone using a debit or credit card.

Depositing Money for Communicating with an Inmate

How to Make a Deposit for Phone, Email or Visitation using GettingOut.com

Western Virginia Regional Jail uses GettingOut for some or all of its communication services with an inmate.

If you want to deposit money using this company for your use or your inmate's account, there are four ways to do it:

• Online - They accept all major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
• At the Western Virginia Regional Jail using the kiosk in the jail lobby - (cash, debit or credit card) NOTE - Western Virginia Regional Jail may require identity verification so bring your driver’s license or some other form of ID.
• By phone by calling 866-516-0115 - They have bi-lingual operators are standing by 24 hours 7 days a week to assist you with your deposit. Major credit cards accepted are Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
• By using their app, either Android or iphone. - All credit cards mentioned above are accepted.

For all the information you need to know, including tips, guidelines and warnings about depositing money in a Western Virginia Regional Jail inmate's account for communication services, check out our Send Money page.

How Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Western Virginia Regional Jail?

How Do You Communicate with an Inmate in the Western Virginia Regional Jail by Phone

Follow these instructions on how to open an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)

• Advance Pay - This phone account allows you to prepay so that your inmate can call you (and only you) whenever he/she wants and the cost of each call is deducted from your balance. You can even be notified by text when your balance gets low. You still have the option of accepting or rejecting each call.
• Pin Debit  -  This option allows you to fund an inmate's commissary account and lets him pay for phone calls to you and others with the money. You will have no control over who your inmate calls.
• Voicemail  -  You can leave a secure voicemail without having to contact the facility. When you call the local phone number for a facility offering Inmate Voicemail (call Customer Service at 877-650-4249 to get the local voicemail number for Western Virginia Regional Jail, you will be informed of the cost for leaving a message. To leave your message, simply select the inmate by ID number. Then, record your voicemail.

For full instructions on the Western Virginia Regional Jail Inmate Phone System, what the costs are, how it works, and tips and guidelines on rules, regulations and saving money on calls, check out our Inmate Phones Page.

How do I Mail an Inmate in the Western Virginia Regional Jail, and what can I send them?

Postcards & Envelopes

• The Western Virginia Regional Jail allows inmates to receive pre-metered postcards like the type purchased from the post office. They also allow certain photo postcards as long as they have not been tampered with or contain images that may be considered to be obscene or violent in nature.
• The Western Virginia Regional Jail also allows regular postcards and envelopes to be mailed to inmates as well. All mail must be sent to the following address, where it is scanned in and can be viewed by the inmate digitally.  Do not send commissary or inmate account payments to the jail. Check out our Send Money Page for information regarding inmate funds.

Smart Communications - Western Virginia Regional Mail Inmate Name & Inmate ID# PO Box 9134 Seminole, FL 33775-9134

Newspapers, Magazines & Books

• Local or national newspapers may also be mailed to the inmate as long as they are mailed directly from the newspaper publisher.
• News, special interest or sports magazines may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher. Any magazines that contain profanity, weapons, pornography or other content that is adult in nature will be confiscated by the jail staff and will NOT be delivered to the inmate.
• Western Virginia Regional Jail allows books to be mailed directly to the jail from a reputable source such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million. You can order them directly from your computer and have them shipped to the inmate at the address above.
• Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the Western Virginia Regional Jail standards will be disposed of.
• Hard cover books will not be accepted by the jail due to their potential to be used as a weapon.

Inmate Name
Western Virginia Regional Jail
5885 West River Road
Salem, VA 24153

How to Send and Receive Secure Text and Email Messages with an Inmate in Western Virginia Regional Jail

To communicate by text or email with an Salem City inmate, follow these instructions:

• To send or receive a message you MUST first open a SmartJailMail.com account.
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• Once you open an account, you may search for Salem City inmates or detainees to connect with.
• When you locate the Salem City inmate that you want to connect with, you can send them a connection request.
• Western Virginia Regional Jail will then need to approve the request before you can send messages.

For all the information you need to send and receive secure messages in the form of text or email with a Western Virginia Regional Jail inmate, including how it works, how much it costs, renting your inmate a tablet, how often you can communicate and more, check out our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
NOTE: Your messages will be monitored and stored. You may want to refrain from discussing your inmate's court case.

How Can I Communicate with an Inmate in the Western Virginia Regional Jail using an Online Messaging Service?

Western Virginia Regional Jail uses a secure messaging service call Smart Communications so that inmates can communicate electronically with friends and family members on the outside.

SmartMail allows inmates to communicate safely and quickly with family and friends outside of the jail, prison or detention center. Inmates send and receive electronic letters using a safe and secure computer kiosk or tablet stationed in their institution. THE COST IS JUST $0.50 CENTS; cheaper than a postage stamp and envelope.

• The message can be sent with postage paid and will be free to open and read for the recipient.
• Or, the message can be sent collect / "COD" for free and will be paid for by the recipient.
• To send or receive a message you MUST open a SmartJailMail.com account.
• Once you open an account, you may search for inmates, prisoners, or detainees to connect with.
• When you locate the inmate that you want to connect with, you can send them a connection request.
• They will then need to approve the request before you can send messages.
• Sending messages with SmartMail is just like sending an e-mail, except it is contained within the SmartJailMail web site. Messages can be delivered instantly or may be held for review depending on the destination facility.
• Electronic messages are delivered much more quickly than traditional paper mail to the correctional facility so you can stay connected.

More information on how to send and receive messages and photos with an inmate.

How to Send and Receive Secure Text and Email Messages with an Inmate in Western Virginia Regional Jail

To communicate by text or email with an Salem City inmate, follow these instructions:

• To send or receive a message you MUST first open a SmartJailMail.com account.
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• Once you open an account, you may search for Salem City inmates or detainees to connect with.
• When you locate the Salem City inmate that you want to connect with, you can send them a connection request.
• Western Virginia Regional Jail will then need to approve the request before you can send messages.

For all the information you need to send and receive secure messages in the form of text or email with a Western Virginia Regional Jail inmate, including how it works, how much it costs, renting your inmate a tablet, how often you can communicate and more, check out our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
NOTE: Your messages will be monitored and stored. You may want to refrain from discussing your inmate's court case.

What are the other City and County Jails in Salem City?

Do you have a list of Arrest Warrants, and the Most Wanted Criminals in Salem City, the state of Virginia and the United States?