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Eastern Shore Regional Jail Overview

Eastern Shore Regional Jail is the primary local detention facility for Northampton County. Official county material describes it as a regional jail serving Northampton and Accomack Counties. It houses pretrial, pre-sentenced, and sentenced inmates and may accept inmates from other jurisdictions. The facility is operated by the Northampton County Sheriff's Office and is described by the county as a 24-hour operation.

The jail is in Eastville near the courthouse, Sheriff's Office, courts, and Commonwealth's Attorney. It opened in May 2007 and replaced the former 93-year-old, 30-bed Northampton County Jail. The county describes the building as 85,500 square feet and says it includes a full-service kitchen, laundry, medical department, administrative offices, and an on-site Magistrate's Office. It houses minimum to maximum security male and female offenders.

The official facility page screenshot in the manifest shows the county's local source for Eastern Shore Regional Jail information. The jail page is the source to check for visitation, mail, money, VINE, phone, and other jail service rules.

The screenshot belongs with facility details because it documents the official jail page rather than a separate public roster.

Eastern Shore Regional Jail Population

The Board of Local and Regional Jails FY2025 annual capacity report lists Eastern Shore Regional Jail with 248 actual capacity and 148 rated capacity. It reports FY2025 average daily population of 52.67 for the July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 period. The FY2024 Jail Cost Report lists total LIDS ADP of 49, 33 percent capacity use, and zero federal/out-of-state ADP for the Northampton County facility profile.

Those figures show a jail operating below rated capacity in the latest state data from the research file. The research did not locate an official current overcrowding notice, consent decree, jail-construction plan, or jail-death finding for Eastern Shore Regional Jail. The 2024 jail death review report listed zero deaths in CY2022, CY2023, and CY2024, and the 2024 audits and inspections report listed the October CY2024 inspection result as compliant.

Look Up Eastern Shore Regional Jail Inmates

No official public Eastern Shore Regional Jail roster form was found in the county research. The local lookup path is therefore a custody-confirmation workflow. Start with the jail or Sheriff's Office contact route for current local custody, then use VINE or VINELink for custody-status notifications. Use the Northampton County FOIA page for non-current booking records or booking photographs, and direct jail requests to the Sheriff as the county instructs.

1. Confirm the person was arrested in Northampton County or Accomack County and may be in Eastern Shore Regional Jail.
2. Call the Sheriff's Office main number or dispatch contact path and ask how to confirm current jail custody.
3. Use VINELink Virginia or VINE phone service for custody status and notifications.
4. Search Virginia court systems for the formal charges filed after the arrest.
5. Use VADOC, BOP, or ICE if the person has moved to state, federal, or immigration custody.

The Northampton County inmate records page separates those custody systems in more detail. The key facility point is simple: Eastern Shore Regional Jail is the local jail stage, not a VADOC prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center.

Eastern Shore Regional Jail Address

The public facility address is 5245 The Hornes, Eastville, VA 23347. The official county jail page displays the Sheriff's Office contact block rather than a separate jail direct-line block. The Sheriff's Office is nearby at 5211 The Hornes, Eastville, VA 23347, with office phone 757-678-0460 and dispatch 757-678-0458. Confirm any separate jail records or information line before relying on it for custody details.

Eastern Shore Regional Jail Visits

General visitation is non-contact and assigned by housing unit. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and cuts off at 9:00 a.m. Visits start at 9:00 a.m., last 30 minutes, and are first come, first served. Each inmate receives one visit per day. Visitors sign in at Central Control, show valid photo ID, give their physical address and relation to the inmate, and may be searched at any time.

Weapons, cell phones, cameras, and contraband are prohibited. Children under 18 must be with a parent or legal guardian. Former inmates from any facility must wait 90 days after release or obtain prior written approval from jail administration before visiting a current inmate. Disciplinary segregation inmates are not allowed visits.

Eastern Shore Regional Jail Video Visits

HomeWAV handles video visitation. The county page says the jail has one unit in each block and two units on the public side of the visitation room. Inmates set up their own accounts and send invitations to family or visitors, and visitors fund the HomeWAV system. Video visits are monitored and recorded, and inappropriate conduct can end privileges.

Professional visits are separate. Attorneys, probation staff, and similar professional visitors use attorney/client rooms, sign in and out, and pass through screening. Attorneys must show a bar card and identification. Unless approved ahead of time, professional visitation ends by 6:00 p.m.

Eastern Shore Regional Jail Mail and Money

Non-legal mail goes to a scanning center, not directly to the jail building. The official mail policy requires the facility name, inmate name, inmate ID number, and Eastern Shore Regional Jail Facility ID 5148. Legal or privileged mail must be marked "Legal Mail" and sent directly to the jail address in Eastville.

Funds placed in an inmate account cannot be released until release and will not be transferred to another inmate or to the public. Upon release, funds are returned by debit card. Commissary orders are placed Wednesday night and distributed when received at the jail.

Eastern Shore Regional Jail Booking

The county page gives several local booking facts. When an inmate is arrested or brought from court, all money is deposited into the inmate's commissary account. When booked, the inmate receives an inmate ID number and a telephone PIN number, which are needed for the Paytel phone system. Personal property cannot be brought in after booking. Clothing such as t-shirts, underwear, or shoes must be ordered through commissary.

Housing and classification details are not published as a full intake manual, but the visitation schedule shows that inmates are assigned to blocks or dorms such as A-Block, A-Dorm, B-Dorm, D-Block, C-Block, and B-Block. The on-site Magistrate's Office also makes the jail important for first-appearance and bond questions after a local arrest.

Eastern Shore Regional Jail Programs

The county re-entry program page says the Sheriff's Office offers a fresh start for inmates at Eastern Shore Regional Jail through cognitive programming. Courses include Thinking for a Change, substance abuse, anger management, GED, and family reunification. The program is directed by Chaplain K. F. Jones, with Deputy Clark Lovelady listed as program facilitator.

Release preparation may include GED, DMV ID, a federal bonding letter, a certificate of incarceration, and class certificates. The facility also has medical, kitchen, laundry, and administrative services. The county says all main interior and exterior areas are monitored by security cameras, and control rooms can manage housing-unit doors, lights, cameras, telephones, and televisions.