The Mathews County Inmate Population
Mathews County uses Middle Peninsula Regional Security Center in Saluda for adult jail custody. The facility serves Mathews County along with Essex County, King and Queen County, King William County, and Middlesex County. That matters for every Mathews County inmate population count. A roster total at MPRSC is a regional count, not a clean Mathews-only count, unless the source breaks the number out by committing or arresting locality.
The local arrest agency is the Mathews County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff April L. Edwards. The jail operator is MPRSC. Formal case records are handled through Virginia courts. Sentenced prison custody is handled by the Virginia Department of Corrections. A person can move from one system to another after arrest, so the best lookup path depends on the custody stage, not just the county where the arrest began.
Mathews County Inmate Population Statistics
MPRSC publishes a rated capacity figure, while the 2025 State Board of Local and Regional Jails capacity report gives a wider operating picture. The state report lists permanent beds, temporary beds, special purpose beds, actual capacity including double-bunking, and an average daily population for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. The current roster can show a live item count, but that count changes and covers all member jurisdictions.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| MPRSC rated capacity | 121 | MPRSC home page and 2025 BLRJ capacity report |
| MPRSC permanent beds | 306 | 2025 BLRJ capacity report |
| MPRSC temporary beds | 20 | 2025 BLRJ capacity report |
| MPRSC special purpose beds | 5 | 2025 BLRJ capacity report |
| MPRSC actual capacity including double-bunking | 306 | 2025 BLRJ capacity report |
| MPRSC average daily population | 171.82 | Compensation Board LIDS period 7/1/2024-6/30/2025 |
| MPRSC public roster count | 143 items | Direct roster inspection on July 1, 2026 |
Mathews County Inmate Population Trends
The best sourced Mathews County inmate population trend is facility-level and statewide rather than Mathews-only. The FY 2024 Virginia Jail Cost Report gives statewide jail average daily population and regional-jail operating context. The 2025 capacity report gives MPRSC's own average daily population. The public roster count from July 1, 2026 adds a point-in-time custody snapshot, but it is not a formal average and should not be used as a year-end trend by itself.
| Year / Date | Population or ADP | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2024 statewide | 20,307 all-jail ADP | Virginia Jail Cost Report; statewide ADP increased from FY 2023. |
| 7/1/2024-6/30/2025 | 171.82 MPRSC ADP | BLRJ capacity report, MPRSC-specific annualized average. |
| October 1, 2025 report | 121 rated capacity, 306 actual capacity including double-bunking | Shows the difference between design rating and operational capacity. |
| July 1, 2026 roster inspection | 143 current roster items | Live public roster count for all MPRSC jurisdictions. |
The gap between rated capacity and actual operating capacity is important. MPRSC's ADP was above the rated capacity figure but below the reported actual capacity including double-bunking. State reporting warns that capacity is not one simple number. Classification needs, medical and mental-health care, separation rules, staffing, and bed type can affect how many people a jail can safely house.
Why Mathews Uses a Regional Jail
Mathews County does not publish a separate county jail roster or operate a jail lobby at the Sheriff's Office address. The regional jail arrangement places Mathews adult jail custody at MPRSC in Middlesex County. The same public facility also serves four other member jurisdictions, which is why roster searches and population figures must be read as regional unless an official source states otherwise.
For a local arrest, the practical path is split. The Sheriff's Office remains the Mathews law-enforcement and FOIA contact for arrest or incident records. MPRSC handles jail custody, the current inmate listing, booking-photo profiles, visitation, inmate mail, phone access, commissary deposits, and property rules. The Mathews County inmate population is therefore local in legal origin but regional in jail operation.
The MPRSC home page is a useful visual source for the facility's address, mission, member jurisdictions, and rated capacity.
That regional structure is the reason a Mathews search starts with a Middle Peninsula roster rather than a Mathews-only jail page.
Mathews County Jail Records Laws
Virginia law sets the public-record backdrop for Mathews County jail records and custody data. The roster is not the only channel. If a record is not online, Virginia FOIA gives a public inspection and copying process, while law-enforcement records statutes define what may be released, withheld, or redacted. Jail standards and state reporting rules explain why facility capacity and incident data are tracked separately from a local booking profile.
Key Virginia rules:
Code of Virginia § 2.2-3704 gives the general FOIA process for public-record inspection and copying.
Code of Virginia § 2.2-3706 governs access limits for criminal and law-enforcement records.
Code of Virginia § 2.2-3706.1 covers criminal incident information and criminal investigative files.
6VAC15-81-220 addresses local correctional facility population forecasting.
Booking photos, charge grids, bond lines, and court dates can be public in some contexts, but Virginia does not require every booking image to be posted forever. Juvenile matters, medical data, confidential investigative details, and some personal identifiers are not treated like ordinary public roster fields.
Search Mathews County Inmate Population
The official current-jail lookup path is the MPRSC Current Inmate Listing. The page embeds a public grid and also links to a direct roster window. The grid is more detailed than a basic name box. It has filter rows, column tools, export controls, sorting, page sizes, and linked names that open inmate-detail profiles.
- Open the MPRSC Current Inmate Listing, or use the direct roster if the embedded frame is slow.
- Filter Full Name first. The filter menu supports options such as contains, begins with, ends with, equals, and wildcard-like searches.
- Use Age, Race, Sex, or Admit Date when a name is common.
- Use Column Chooser for First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, Primary Charge, or Primary Charge Court Type.
- Click the linked name to open the profile with photo, identifiers, admit details, bond, charges, court dates, and agencies.
- If no match appears, call MPRSC and then the Mathews Sheriff's Office because the person may be newly booked, released, transferred, or outside local custody.
Note: New arrests may not show until intake and data entry are complete.
Current Mathews County Inmate Lookup
The roster visible on July 1, 2026 showed Full Name, Age, Race, Sex, and Admit Date. The grid also exposed hidden name and charge columns through its column chooser. Each linked name led to a parameterized detail page. Those profile links can change because the booking identifiers are encoded into the page address.
The direct MPRSC roster grid shows the filter row, pager, export, and column chooser used for current custody searches.
The grid format lets a reader narrow a roster search without needing a booking number, but it should still be treated as a current-custody tool.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Name | Text filter | No | Visible column; supports contains, begins with, ends with, equals, and similar filter choices. |
| Age | Text or numeric filter | No | Visible column; useful for common names. |
| Race | Text filter | No | Visible code field; no official code legend was found. |
| Sex | Text filter | No | Visible code field. |
| Admit Date | Date filter | No | Visible column for date admitted to MPRSC. |
| First, Middle, Last Name | Hidden columns | No | Can be restored through Column Chooser. |
| Primary Charge | Hidden column | No | Profile has a fuller charge grid. |
Mathews County Inmate Record Fields
An MPRSC inmate detail page is more specific than the list view. It can show the mugshot, date of birth, race, sex, eye color, hair color, height, weight, admit date, admit time, confining agency, and charge rows. The charge grid can show Charge, Offense Date, Court Type, Court Date, Bond, Bond Type, Charging Agency, and Arresting Agency.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Mugshot | Booking photo on the public profile when available, with a larger image endpoint. |
| Admit Date and Time | When the person entered MPRSC custody. |
| Confining Agency | The facility or agency responsible for confinement. |
| Charge | Listed allegation or charge text in the jail profile. |
| Court Type and Court Date | Which court path and date are tied to a charge when populated. |
| Bond and Bond Type | Release amount or status by charge when a bond line exists. |
| Charging and Arresting Agency | Agency tied to the charge or arrest line. |
County Jail Versus State Prison
A Mathews arrest can begin in local custody and later leave the local roster. Pretrial detainees and local sentences are searched through MPRSC. Sentenced prison custody is searched through VADOC. Federal sentenced custody is searched through BOP, while immigration detention uses ICE ODLS. A federal pretrial matter may also involve the U.S. Marshals Service Eastern District of Virginia.
| Custody Stage | Where to Search | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Current regional jail custody | MPRSC roster | Pretrial detainees and local/regional jail inmates. |
| Virginia prison or supervision | VADOC locator | Incarcerated people, supervisees, CCAP, and some VADOC-authority local jail placements. |
| Federal sentenced custody | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | A-Number or biographical searches for immigration detainees. |
| Custody notifications | Virginia VINE | Notification supplement, not a replacement for the roster. |
Mathews County Arrest Court Records
Jail charges are early custody information. Court records show what happens after the prosecutor and court act. Mathews General District Court handles many misdemeanor, traffic, and preliminary felony matters. Mathews Circuit Court handles felony indictments, criminal actions filed with the clerk, appeals, and higher-level criminal matters. The Mathews County court records after jail arrest page covers that pathway in more detail.
The Virginia case information hub, General District Court case system, and OCIS landing page are the official online court search paths. If a case does not appear online, call the proper clerk instead of assuming the jail profile is final. Charges can be amended, dismissed, nolle prossed, indicted, or resolved after the booking record first appears.
Mathews County Sheriff FOIA
The Sheriff's Office handles local law-enforcement records and local FOIA routing. Its official page lists the office at 10622 Buckley Hall Road, Suite B, Mathews, VA 23109, with mail to P.O. Box 190, Mathews, VA 23109. FOIA requests for MCSO should be directed by mail to that post office box or by phone at 804-725-7177. MPRSC should be contacted for jail custody and facility operations.
The Mathews Sheriff's Office page shows the office address, phone, fax, staffing, and FOIA routing details.
That distinction keeps Mathews arrest-record questions separate from MPRSC jail roster and visitation questions.
Mathews County Detention Facility
The facility map resolves to one adult detention facility serving Mathews County. No state prison, federal BOP prison, ICE detention center, or separate city jail was identified inside Mathews County in official sources.
- Middle Peninsula Regional Security Center - regional adult jail for Mathews and four other member jurisdictions, holding pretrial detainees, locally sentenced inmates, and other accepted custody categories.
Mathews County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Mathews County inmate population? No official Mathews-only jail population dashboard was located. MPRSC reported an average daily population of 171.82 for the July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 reporting period, but that is a regional facility figure for all member jurisdictions.
Where is the Mathews County jail roster? The current roster is the MPRSC Current Inmate Listing. It is not a Mathews Sheriff's Office roster and it covers current regional jail custody.
Do Mathews County inmate records show mugshots? MPRSC detail pages display booking photos when available. The public list view does not show photo thumbnails in the visible grid. Booking-photo details are covered on the Mathews County jail mugshots page.
What if a person is not listed? Call MPRSC at 804-758-2338 and the Mathews Sheriff's Office at 804-725-7177. Also check VADOC, BOP, ICE, or court records if the person has been sentenced, transferred, released, or held under another authority.
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