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The Essex County Jail, located at 304 Prince StreetPO Box 955, Tappahannock, VA, 22560 is a County Jail and serves Essex County. If the inmate you are looking for is not on the search above, you can go directly to the Essex County Jail’s website or you can call the jail directly on: 804-443-3346.
General Information
- Facility Name Essex County Jail
- Facility Type County Jails in Virginia
- Address 304 Prince Street PO Box 955, Tappahannock, VA, 22560
- Phone Number 804-443-3346
- Capacity
- City Tappahannock
- Zip 22560
- State Virginia
- County Essex County
- Website http://www.essex-virginia.org/county_government/constitutional_officers/county_sheriff/
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Visiting Hours
Monday
7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday
7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Wednesday
7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Thursday
7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday
7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Saturday
7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
Sunday
7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
Monday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM Tuesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM Wednesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM Thursday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM Friday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM Saturday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM Sunday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
The Essex County Jail, located at 304 Prince Street PO Box 955, Tappahannock, VA, 22560 is a County Jail and serves {County Name}. It has a capacity of .
Those close to inmates may:
- Send inmates mail
- Deposit money into their inmate trust account
- Receive calls from them
- Visit them
Visitation Rules
While inmates can receive visitors at Essex County Jail, there are strict rules in place. If you don’t adhere to these rules, your visit will be denied (often without warning), and you could risk future visits.
Visitors must schedule a visit, in line with the visitation hours of the jail, and its requirements.
Visitors must also have their government ID on them to be permitted into the visiting area. They must adhere to jail’s dress code. They will not be able to bring anything into the visitation area.
Call 804-443-3346 for scheduling a visit. http://www.essex-virginia.org/county_government/constitutional_officers/county_sheriff/ website for more information about the application process.
Sending A Mail Or Package
All mail coming into the prison is inspected by the jail staff.
It is important that for any mail to be processed at Essex County Jail that the sender’s name and mailing address is included on the envelope.
In addition, the inmate’s full name (that they are in the jail under), the inmate’s SPN & cell block area must be listed.
The following restrictions apply for any mail sent to Essex County Jail:
- No perfume, body fluids (including lipstick) or makeup can be included
- No sexually suggestive photographs
- No medicines
- No cash or money orders
- No food or food items
- Contraband
For full details on the most uptodate policies, visit the Essex County Jail’s http://www.essex-virginia.org/county_government/constitutional_officers/county_sheriff/.
To clarify any questions you have on sending mail here, call the Essex County Jail directly on 804-443-3346.How to send money?
To add money to an inmate’s trust account at Essex County Jail, you have a few options.
Don’t send cash by mail. You can deposit a money order. You may also be able to use: Touch Pay Direct to deposit money.
You can call the jail at 804-443-3346 to find out any other updated ways of depositing money for an inmate.
How to make Phone Calls?
Inmates held at Essex County Jail are not allowed to receive phone calls. They are however allowed to put through collect calls. Some jails have also upgraded their phone systems to allow detainees to make calls directly to landlines and cell phones, which means calls are usually cheaper than if they were on a collect basis.
All calls made out can be recorded and monitored, so care should be taken about what is discussed.
The jail may limit calls to some numbers for security reasons, without providing any warning.
To find the most uptodate information on the phone policies at Essex County Jail, call 804-443-3346.

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