This traditional government building is where all of the policies and directives come from and are enforced on behalf of this state. There are no inmates housed here as this facility operates in the public sector.
The Petersburg VA Sheriff's Department is located at 37 E. Tabb St., call 804-732-4222 to find out about new arrests or outstanding warrants. This is a police jail for housing inmates immediately after their arrest. Local police departments are not built for long-term inmate holding, they are for very short-term stays because there are not enough cells. There are no visits, commissary or phone accounts available to the offenders.
If they are to remain incarcerated, it will be most likely to the Independent County Sheriff's nearby facility.