Find St. Brides Correctional Center Inmates

St. Brides Correctional Center Overview

St. Brides Correctional Center is a VADOC state-prison facility at 701 Sanderson Road in Chesapeake. The research identifies it as a male prison and a Security Level 2 facility in the 2023 PREA audit. It is physically near other Chesapeake corrections locations, but it is not the city jail. A newly arrested person should be searched in the Chesapeake Correctional Center roster. A sentenced state prisoner assigned to St. Brides should be searched through VADOC.

The VADOC facilities directory material captured during research listed Warden Dara Watson and a mailing address of P.O. Box 16482, Chesapeake, VA. The facility-specific population figures come from the 2023 VADOC PREA audit, which is stronger for St. Brides than for many public directory pages because it gives designed capacity, current population, average daily population, security level, sex, and age range.

St. Brides Correctional Center Population

The 2023 PREA audit gives the key St. Brides Correctional Center numbers: designed capacity 1,214, current population 1,141, average daily population 1,116, male population, age range 19-84, and Security Level 2. These figures are facility-specific and should not be blended with Chesapeake Correctional Center local-jail figures. The local jail's FY2024 LIDS average daily population and capacity reports describe a different custody system.

St. Brides is part of the statewide prison population, not the Chesapeake jail population. That matters for search timing. A person can be visible in the city jail while waiting for court or transfer, then later appear in VADOC after sentencing and state intake.

St. Brides Correctional Center Lookup

Use the VADOC Inmate and Supervisee Locator for St. Brides Correctional Center. The locator searches by first and last name or by DOC ID. Optional filters include location, race, gender, and age range. VADOC says the tool includes incarcerated individuals in VADOC institutions, probationers and parolees, institutional hospitals, local or regional jail inmates under VADOC authority, and CCAP participants. It is updated daily, but VADOC warns that data can be inaccurate or outdated.

1. Open the VADOC locator and accept the disclaimer requirement.
2. Search by first name and last name, or use DOC ID when available.
3. Filter by location only when a broad name search returns too many records.
4. Review the listed location and status to see whether St. Brides is the current facility.
5. If the person was just arrested, search the Chesapeake city jail roster first.

The VADOC facilities directory is the subject-matched source for Chesapeake state facilities.

The directory context helps separate St. Brides and Indian Creek from the Chesapeake Sheriff's local jail.

St. Brides Correctional Center Contact

Use the facility phone for St. Brides Correctional Center questions after confirming the person is in VADOC custody. The prison address and phone are different from the Chesapeake Correctional Center at Albemarle Drive. VADOC mail and JPay rules apply, so local jail vendors should not be used for a St. Brides prisoner.

St. Brides Correctional Center Visits

St. Brides Correctional Center visitation follows the VADOC visitation process. Visitors generally apply online, wait for approval, and then schedule through VADOC. The state framework places in-person visits on Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays, with one visit per weekend and scheduling up to 14 days ahead. Facility procedures can vary, so the current St. Brides procedure should be checked before travel.

St. Brides Correctional Center Mail

VADOC state-prison mail rules apply at St. Brides Correctional Center. Mail should include the inmate name, seven-digit state ID, facility or institution, and address with ZIP code. VADOC allows letters, greeting cards, postcards, and appropriate photos. General mail is copied or scanned and originals are shredded. Do not send cash, checks, money orders, stamps, prepaid envelopes, prepaid postcards, prohibited images, or contraband in ordinary mail. Money is sent through VADOC money procedures and JPay.

St. Brides Correctional Center Intake

St. Brides intake and classification follow the state prison path. VADOC family and friends material explains that after a sentencing court order, an inmate goes through intake, evaluation, drug testing, interview, and classification into one of six security levels based on offense, behavior, and sentence length. Facility assignment corresponds with security level, and a counselor develops a treatment plan after placement.

This is not the same as Chesapeake city booking. City booking creates a local roster entry, booking number, bond fields, court-date fields, and charge tables. St. Brides state custody uses the VADOC ID and state locator. For local booking photos and current jail status before state transfer, the Chesapeake City jail inmate records page is the correct local reference.

St. Brides Correctional Center Rules

St. Brides is often confused with the city jail because both are in Chesapeake. The practical rule is simple: local arrests and pretrial jail custody use Chesapeake Correctional Center, while sentenced VADOC prison custody uses the state locator and state family-contact systems.