Before Your First Visit to Central Virginia Regional Jail: A Practical Checklist

Visits at CVRJ are non-contact and limited to thirty (30) minutes - expect a barrier between you and your loved one, and plan for a short conversation. You must be on the inmate's visitor list before you can visit. One heads-up: CVRJ's own visitation information is inconsistent about which days visits happen. One section says Friday through Monday; another says Monday through Friday. Don't assume you're set until you verify the current schedule.

Before picking a day, double-check the visitation days listed by CVRJ. Their information includes two conflicting statements - one says visits are held Friday through Monday, another says Monday through Friday. Because of this mismatch, confirm what CVRJ is actually enforcing before you head out.

CVRJ uses a block-based schedule, so your visiting time depends on your loved one's housing block. The jail publishes an Official Visitation Schedule listing time windows by block - for example, Block A 1300–1500, Block B 0900–1100, and Booking 0900–1100. If you don't know the block, find that out first. Otherwise, you might show up at the wrong time.

1. Find the housing block - Use the information you have from your loved one (or their paperwork/messages) so you know which block they’re assigned to.
2. Match the block to the schedule - Check CVRJ’s Official Visitation Schedule and locate the time window listed for that block (for example, Block A 1300–1500; Block B 0900–1100; Booking 0900–1100).
3. Plan around that window - Aim to arrive with enough buffer so you’re ready to check in and still make the scheduled time.

You can't visit unless you're on the inmate's visitor list. Not sure if you're approved? Confirm before making the trip - check CVRJ's visitation information and follow their process for visitor approval.

Visits at CVRJ are non-contact and capped at thirty (30) minutes, so go in with a simple plan: what you need to share, what questions you need answered, and what can wait. And since CVRJ's published visitation days conflict (Friday–Monday in one place, Monday–Friday in another), make sure you're not planning your day around an outdated schedule.

• ✓ Confirm you’re on the inmate’s visitor list before you travel.
• ✓ Expect a non-contact visit (no physical contact).
• ✓ Plan your conversation for a 30-minute limit - prioritize the most important topics first.
• ✓ Re-check the current visitation days and your loved one’s block time window before leaving home.

Visiting in an official capacity - as an attorney, clergy member, probation/parole officer, social worker, community service agency representative, medical professional, or police officer? CVRJ indicates these visits may be allowed with prior approval. Time blocks are 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Need to add money to an inmate account while you're there? CVRJ has an ATM in the front lobby that accepts credit, debit, and cash for deposits.

For sending deposits or mail by address, CVRJ lists this format: (Inmate’s Name) Central Virginia Regional Jail 13021 James Madison Highway Orange, Virginia 22960