Paying Off Your Jail Balance After Release: What Western Tidewater Jail Expects

Any balance you built up while incarcerated at Western Tidewater Jail is due when you're released. This can include medical co-pays, charges for damaged property, and other fees. Treat it like a real bill that follows you out the door - it won't disappear once you're home.

• ✓ Nurse sick call services: $10 co-pay
• ✓ Doctor sick call services (in jail): $25 co-pay
• ✓ Outpatient doctor (specialist): $35 co-pay
• ✓ Dentist services: $25 co-pay
• ✓ Dentist visit: $25 co-pay
• ✓ Emergency room visit: $100 co-pay
• ✓ Eye exam (includes specialist fee): $145 co-pay
• ✓ Ambulance: $100 co-pay
• ✓ In-patient hospitalization: $200 per day co-pay

Western Tidewater Jail gives you 30 days after release to pay your balance in full - unless you arrange a payment plan before you leave. If paying everything within 30 days isn't realistic, handle it upfront rather than waiting for the deadline to pass.

To pick up your inmate account balance after release, head to the Administration Office in the Main Lobby. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 3:45 pm (closed on holidays and during special events).

1. Get your balance from the Administration Office - Go to the Administration Office in the Main Lobby (8:00 am–3:45 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays and special events) so you know exactly what you owe.
2. Ask to set up special arrangements if you can’t pay in 30 days - If you’re not able to pay the full balance within 30 days, come to the Administration Office and work with staff to develop a repayment plan that works for both you and the jail.