The Western Virginia Regional Jail is a 805 bed jail in the city of Salem, Salem City, Virginia.
This page provides information on how to search for an inmate in the official jail roster, directions to the facility, and inmate services such as the visitation schedule and policies, funding an inmate's account, mailing them a letter, voicemail, emailing and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond instructions, and commissary purchases.
Phone: 540-378-3700
Physical Address:
5885 West River Road
Salem, VA 24153
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Smart Communications - Western Virginia Regional Mail
Inmate Name & Inmate ID#
PO Box 9134
Seminole, FL 33775-9134
Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate Name
Western Virginia Regional Jail
5885 West River Road
Salem, VA 24153
Other Jails and Prisons
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
Race | Inmates | % Total |
---|---|---|
White | 530 | 78.06% |
Black | 88 | 12.96% |
Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 6.48% |
American Indian/Native Alaskan | 2 | 0.29% |
Asian | 12 | 1.77% |
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian | 2 | 0.29% |
Other | 1 | 0.15% |
Total | 679 | 100.0% |
(many inmates have multiple charges)
Charge | Inmates | % Total |
---|---|---|
Felony (3rd Degree) | 137 | 20.18% |
Felony (2rd Degree) | 126 | 18.56% |
Felony (1st Degree) | 0 | 0.00% |
State Jail Felony | 46 | 6.77% |
Felony (Uncategorized) | 173 | 25.48% |
Misdemeanor (Class A) | 197 | 29.01% |
Misdemeanor (Class C) | 0 | 0.00% |
Holds | 0 | 0.00% |
Uncategorized | 0 | 0.00% |
Sex | Inmates | % Total |
---|---|---|
Male | 608 | 89.54% |
Female | 71 | 10.46% |
Total | 679 | 100.0% |
Age | Inmates | % Total |
---|---|---|
Under 18 | 7 | 1.03% |
18-20 | 34 | 5.01% |
21-24 | 55 | 8.10% |
25-30 | 117 | 17.23% |
31-35 | 114 | 16.79% |
36-40 | 124 | 18.26% |
41-45 | 100 | 14.73% |
46-50 | 43 | 6.33% |
51-55 | 38 | 5.60% |
56-60 | 27 | 3.98% |
61-65 | 12 | 1.77% |
66-75 | 7 | 1.03% |
76-85 | 1 | 0.15% |
Total | 679 | 100.0% |
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.
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.
Learn even more ⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show lessHow 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
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
DAY | TIME |
SUNDAY | 8:00AM-11:00AM 2:00PM-5:00PM 7:00PM-10:00PM |
MONDAY | 8:00AM-11:00AM 2:00PM-5:00PM 7:00PM-10:00PM |
TUESDAY | 8:00AM-11:00AM 2:00PM-5:00PM 7:00PM-10:00PM |
WEDNESDAY | 8:00AM-11:00AM 2:00PM-5:00PM 7:00PM-10:00PM |
THURSDAY | 8:00AM-11:00AM 2:00PM-5:00PM 7:00PM-10:00PM |
FRIDAY | 8:00AM-11:00AM 2:00PM-5:00PM 7:00PM-10:00PM |
SATURDAY | 8:00AM-11:00AM 2:00PM-5:00PM 7:00PM-10:00PM |
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.
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:
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.
Learn even more ⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show lessHow Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Western Virginia Regional Jail?
Follow these instructions on how to open an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)
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.
Learn even more ⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show lessHow do I Mail an Inmate in the Western Virginia Regional Jail, and what can I send them?
Postcards & Envelopes
Smart Communications - Western Virginia Regional Mail
Inmate Name & Inmate ID#
PO Box 9134
Seminole, FL 33775-9134
Newspapers, Magazines & Books
Inmate Name
Western Virginia Regional Jail
5885 West River Road
Salem, VA 24153
To communicate by text or email with an Salem City inmate, follow these instructions:
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.
More information on how to send and receive messages and photos with an inmate.
To communicate by text or email with an Salem City inmate, follow these instructions:
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?
This facility, known as "Western Virginia Regional Jail" is also known as Franklin County Inmate Search & Arrests, Montgomery County Inmate Search & Arrests, Roanoke County Inmate Search & Arrests, Salem Inmate Search & Arrests, Roanoke city Inmate Search & Arrests, Western Virginia Regional Jail - Salem.