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Supervisors flag $2M regional jail bill; ask staff to track nonresident stays
Summary
Board discussion highlighted Nottoway County’s roughly $2 million annual regional jail bill, concerns about VCBR/transient inmates driving up days and costs, and a plan to get monthly lists from the jail to pursue faster disposition and potential reimbursement from sending jurisdictions.
County leaders spent a portion of the evening examining growing pressure on the general fund from regional jail costs. Supervisor Collins (S6) said Nottoway spends about $2,000,000 a year for citizens incarcerated at the Piedmont Regional Jail and expressed concern that VCBR (state‑sent) inmates who are not county residents contribute to a rising per‑diem burden.
Collins said he had asked jail officials to track length of stay and had requested that the Commonwealth work to get VCBR offenders to trial or transfer sooner. County attorney and jail staff followed up by providing lists of VCBR residents and institutional infractions that could be used during sentencing or disposition hearings. County staff and the sheriff’s office said they will try to improve tracking so the county can identify cases where other jurisdictions should bear costs or where faster disposition could reduce days counted against the county.
Board members discussed taking additional steps through delegates and the governor’s office to recoup or secure state reimbursement; administrators agreed to add monthly VCBR tracking to the board packet and to explore whether additional legislative or administrative remedies are available.
No formal vote was taken; staff were directed to coordinate with the jail, clerk and Commonwealth attorneys to reduce average length of stay and report back with numbers.
