Jail Information

The Newport News Sheriff’s Office houses incarcerated individuals in both the City Jail and Jail Annex

The City Jail is a maximum-security facility with indirect supervision consisting of 7 floors that include a lockup, dormitory pods, cells blocks, and isolation cells.

The Jail Annex is a minimum-security facility with dormitory pods and cells. The Jail Annex provides a host re-entry programs for incarcerated individuals upon their release.

Below you will find resources to commonly asked topics for incarcerated individuals.

• Search for Incarcerated Individuals
• Funds
• Communications
• Property Services
• Prison Rape Elimination Act