Henrico West Jail Inmate Search & Booking Lookup

How to Search Henrico Jail West Inmates

The Sheriff’s public search is intentionally simple. It asks for a last name and also provides alphabet buttons if you know only the first letter of the surname.

1. Open the official lookup. Go to the Henrico County Jail Inmate Information search.
2. Enter the last name. Use the legal surname used during booking whenever possible.
3. Try the starting-letter option if needed. This is useful when spelling is uncertain.
4. Review all plausible matches. Do not rely only on a matching name when the name is common.
5. Confirm the current facility. Make sure the person is associated with Jail West before using Jail West mail, money or contact instructions.
6. Verify anything time-sensitive. Call Jail West before traveling, arranging release transportation or taking another action that depends on the inmate still being there.

If you need a broader county-level explanation, our Henrico County jail inmate search guide explains how Jail West and Jail East fit into the same local custody system.

What the Henrico Inmate Lookup Is Best Used For

Treat the Sheriff’s system primarily as a current jail-custody locator. A booking search, police arrest report and court record answer different questions.

The Sheriff’s disclaimer specifically directs people seeking charge or disposition information to the charging agency or the appropriate court clerk. That distinction prevents a common mistake: treating a jail entry as a complete criminal-case record.

If the Person Does Not Appear in the Search

A blank result does not automatically mean the person was never arrested. Work through the custody path in this order:

• Recheck the legal last-name spelling and try only the first letter.
• If the arrest was very recent, allow time for transportation, identification and booking.
• Check Henrico’s official Arrest Reports if your question is about an arrest rather than current custody.
• Call Jail West at (804) 501-4581 during published information hours or (804) 501-4586 after hours.
• Remember that the person may be at Henrico Regional Jail East instead of Jail West.
• If sentenced or transferred into state custody, use the Virginia DOC Inmate & Supervisee Locator.
• If the person was released, use the court system to follow the criminal case rather than repeatedly checking the current jail search.

For another Virginia example where jurisdiction matters, see our Roanoke City & County jail inmate search guide. If the arrest occurred elsewhere in Virginia, our Virginia Beach jail inmate search guide shows how a separate local jail system handles custody and booking records.

Jail West Booking, Charges, Bond and Release

Regional Jail West is a maximum-security Henrico County facility that houses both pretrial and post-trial inmates. Henrico says the facility opened in 1980 and was substantially expanded in 1996. Jail West is also the headquarters of the Henrico County Sheriff’s Office.

The facility’s Intake & Release Booking section handles admission and release processing, but the public inmate search should not be confused with the complete court case.

Checking arrest information

Henrico County publishes an Arrest Reports search separately from the Sheriff’s inmate locator. Use it when you are researching the arrest event rather than only current jail custody.

Checking the criminal court case

For current court charges, hearings and later case activity, use the Virginia court system. Henrico General District Court handles many misdemeanor, traffic and preliminary criminal matters, while felony matters can proceed through Circuit Court.

Henrico General District Court information · Henrico Circuit Court Clerk

Bond and the nearby Magistrate’s Office

The Henrico Office of the Magistrate is at 4313 East Parham Road, immediately within the same Western Government Center area as Jail West. Henrico states that magistrates conduct bail hearings after arrests to determine the conditions under which an arrestee may be released before trial.

Magistrate: 4313 East Parham Road, Henrico, VA 23228 · (804) 501-5285 · open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Check official Magistrate information.

How Video Visitation Works at Jail West

Henrico County currently provides Jail West video visitation using the GettingOut/ViaPath system.

1. Create an account through Henrico’s official video-visitation instructions.
2. Confirm the visitor’s email address and mobile number.
3. Complete the provider’s verification process so the visitor can become a verified contact.
4. Download the current video-visit application instructed by Henrico/GettingOut.
5. Make sure the inmate has accepted or requested the contact when required.
6. Follow the current Visit Now or reservation instructions shown for the account.

Henrico’s current guidance states that inmate-initiated outgoing “Visit Now” visits can be completed on the visitor’s smartphone. The County also warns that visitation rules are strictly enforced and that facility restrictions or relocation can affect an existing visit.

For Jail West-specific updates, check the official Jail West visitation page immediately before the visit.

Sending Mail or Receiving an Inmate Call

Jail West mailing address

Henrico says incoming inmate mail is scanned for contraband. Its current prohibited-item list includes greeting cards, inappropriate photographs, cigarettes, lighters, matches, drugs and personal checks.

Newspapers, magazines and books are accepted only when mailed directly from the publishing house. The Sheriff’s current instructions say second- and third-party vendor packages are not accepted under this rule.

Because correctional mail rules can change, check Henrico’s current inmate mail instructions before mailing anything.

Inmate phone calls

Henrico uses ViaPath for inmate telephone services. Inmates can make collect calls, although some phone carriers do not accept them. Friends and family may establish a prepaid account, and inmates may also purchase prepaid calling cards using canteen funds.

Inmates generally place outgoing calls; do not assume the jail can transfer an incoming personal call directly to an inmate.

How to Send Money to a Jail West Inmate

First confirm the inmate’s current facility and identifying information. Henrico currently lists several funding methods:

• in person using the approved jail deposit process/Keefe system;
• by phone at 636-888-7004;
• online through Access Corrections;
• through the Access Corrections mobile app; and
• by approved mail deposit.

Henrico currently states that certified checks and money orders are accepted at Jail West from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. For mailed funds, the Sheriff’s instructions list certified checks and money orders and advise against mailing cash.

Review the complete official Henrico inmate-funds instructions before sending money because recipient-identification requirements and vendor procedures can change.

Care packages and meals

Henrico currently directs family and friends to Access Securepak for approved snack, hygiene and clothing packages and to iCare for approved hot-meal ordering. Start from the Sheriff’s official care-package page rather than searching for a vendor independently.

Medical Care, Property and Emergency Messages

Medical services

Henrico states that medical staff are available 24 hours a day. The jail uses a medical co-payment policy for some inmate-requested services, but an inmate without money is not denied medical care. The County says there is no charge for the initial booking medical screening, life-threatening emergencies or follow-up visits ordered by medical staff.

Read Henrico’s inmate medical-services information.

Personal property and clothing

Property taken during commitment is inventoried and stored. An inmate can authorize qualifying property to be released to a designated family member or friend. For a clothing exchange, Henrico currently requires the inmate to submit an Inmate Request Form to the facility quartermaster at least five working days before the requested exchange. Clothing is not accepted on the day of release or a court date.

Check the current property-exchange rules.

Emergency message to an inmate

Jail staff do not operate a general message-delivery service. Henrico says verified emergency messages may be delivered through the shift supervisor. Examples published by the County include:

• death of a relative or close friend;
• a birth where the inmate is the father;
• serious injury or hospitalization of a relative; or
• another situation the supervisor determines qualifies as an emergency.

Official emergency-message instructions.

Henrico Jail West Contact and Local Campus Details

Jail West, the Magistrate’s Office and the main Henrico courts are located within the Western Government Center area along East Parham Road. That makes the street number especially important: 4309 is the courts building, 4313 is the Magistrate, and 4317 is Regional Jail West.

Current specialized Jail West phone numbers can be checked in the Sheriff’s official phone directory.

Henrico Jail West Inmate Search FAQs