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Newport News City Jail
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Newport News City Jail is a local jail located in Newport News County, Virginia. Rated capacity: 300. Reported population: 474. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
300
Current population
474
Occupancy
158%
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Newport News local correctionsPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
Region
Virginia
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 22/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Severely overcrowded at 158% of capacity
This facility scores 22. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 20 points above national average.
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- Louisville Metro Department Of CorrectionsLouisvilleMaximumLocal jail124% occupancy
- Danville City JailDanvilleMaximumLocal jail113% occupancy
Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersHigher risk than 96% of peer facilities in United States.
Data completeness
74%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Newport News City Jail. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/newport-news-city-jail
"Newport News City Jail." World Prisons. Accessed October 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/newport-news-city-jail.
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