Emporia is home to the Southside Regional Jail. This prison serves Greensville County County and surrounding areas. Southside Regional Jail is a medium security prison facility located in Greensville County. Southside Regional Jail is a regional facility, serving Emporia and surrounding areas. Southside Regional Jail is located at 244 Uriah Branch Way Emporia Virginia 23847-6307. It’s important to verify the location of your inmate before trying to visit.
Calling an inmate can be difficult and costly. Some prisons charge inmates up to $14 a minute to make long-distance calls. The best way to avoid these fees is to set up a local phone number that has the same area code as the jail but rings at your phone number(s) no matter where you live. Globaltel provides this service and you can reach them at Inmate Calls. To send mail to an inmate you can visit Jail Postcards.
City Jails generally house people who have been recently arrested and/or those awaiting trial. Many inmates may also be serving shorter sentences following trial, while others may serve time there while awaiting transfer to longer term state our county prison facilities. Each type of prison or jail facility will have different visiting hours and rules and procedures for visiting. It’s important to get set up with phone service so you can get these details about these jail visitation times and procedures from your inmate.
Southside Regional Jail is a regional facility.
Southside Regional Jail is in the EST time zone. The warden at Southside Regional Jail is Superintendent Karen W. Craig. The current capacity of Southside Regional Jail is 130. The total capacity of Southside Regional Jail is 100. This can give you an indication of what living conditions are like at Southside Regional Jail. It’s important for families of inmates to help each other with information and tips about the prison facility they are in. You can leave comments and tips below about the best places to stay when visiting your inmate as well comments about any local service organization not already on our list of those available to help local families of inmates. We urge you to add your own comments about Southside Regional Jail below. “