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Southwest Virginia Regional Jail - Tazewell

County jailMaximumOvercrowded (330%)ModerateHigh
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Southwest Virginia Regional Jail - Tazewell is a county jail located in Tazewell County, Virginia. Rated capacity: 80. Reported population: 264. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

80

Current population

264

Occupancy

330%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population 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

115 Court St, Tazewell 24651
(276) 582-0650
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

30/100
Moderate concern30/100
Overcrowding
30/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Extreme overcrowding at 330% of capacity

This facility scores 30. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 28 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 30/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (+1201%)

Higher risk than 99% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 330% · peers avg: 93% (+256%)
Capacity (beds)this: 80 · peers avg: 547 (85%)

Data completeness

74%

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@misc{worldprisons-southwest-virginia-regional,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Southwest Virginia Regional Jail - Tazewell},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/southwest-virginia-regional-jail-tazewell},
  urldate = {2026-10-22}
}