This website is a private reference site, not a Chesapeake government office. It cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, pull an official booking record, or change a court date. Use the official offices below for those actions.
Where to Start in Chesapeake
For a person believed to be in the city jail, start with Chesapeake Correctional Center and the Sheriff's Office. For records not shown in the public roster, use the Sheriff's FOIA channel.
Chesapeake Correctional Center / Chesapeake City Jail400 Albemarle Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23322
Jail information: 757-382-2883
Fax: 757-382-8525 Chesapeake Sheriff's Office
401 Albemarle Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23322
Main phone: 757-382-6159
Sheriff: Wallace Chadwick III
Administration and jail lobbies are listed as open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and closed Saturday and Sunday. The correctional center itself operates 24 hours.
Sheriff's FOIA / inmate records requestsChesapeake Sheriff's Office FOIA Officer
P.O. Box 15125, Chesapeake, VA 23328
Email: SheriffFOIA@cityofchesapeake.net
Phone: 757-382-6159
Fax: 757-382-8972
The Sheriff's FOIA page identifies records of inmates held in the correctional center, past and present, as records held by that office. Virginia FOIA requests should describe the existing record with reasonable specificity.
- For someone in Chesapeake Correctional Center, use jail inmate records and call 757-382-2883 if the online roster is unclear.
- For booking photos, start with jail roster mugshots; use the Sheriff's FOIA route for past or missing booking photos.
- For charges and case activity after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the proper court clerk.
- For a facility-specific question, use the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Virginia prisoner, use the Virginia Department of Corrections locator rather than the Chesapeake jail roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use BOP, USMS/federal court channels, or ICE ODLS as appropriate.
Court and warrant routing is separate from jail custody. Chesapeake Circuit Court is at 307 Albemarle Drive, Suite 300A, phone 757-382-3000. Chesapeake General District Court is at 307 Albemarle Drive, phone 757-382-3100, with criminal and traffic lines at 757-382-3119 before court and 757-382-3134 after court. JDR Court is at 301 Albemarle Drive, Second Floor, phone 757-382-8100. For Chesapeake warrant/process confirmation in your own name, the Warrant Unit numbers identified in the research are 757-382-6388 and 757-382-6389.