Superintendent Jerry R. Townsend
Superintendent

Board Chair - Tracy Gee

Get to Know Piedmont Regional Jail
Welcome to the website of Piedmont Regional Jail. The Piedmont Regional Jail is a minimum- to high-security facility located in Farmville, Virginia serving Amelia, Buckingham, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward counties.
We have designed this site to make it easy for you to find the information you need. Our navigation menu makes it simple to find information including visitor information, jail policies, offender lookup, employment information, latest news and more.
Our facility is dedicated to providing safety, security, and order for offenders, visitors, and staff. It is our privilege and honor to provide our community with these services. If you have questions, contact us at (434) 392-1601.
News & Press Releases
PRJA Finance Committee Meeting
The Piedmont Regional Jail Authority finance committee will meet digitally on Zoom at 11:00 AM, June 2nd, 2023. Please use the link below if you’d like to sit in on the meeting. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81614431672
PRJA offers VA Driver’s Education class to offenders
Piedmont Regional Jail provides those offenders without a valid Driver’s License an opportunity to better prepare themselves for return to his/her community. The driver’s education classes are being facilitated by Mr. Eric Paul of Transition Solutions Enterprise located in Blackstone, Virginia. Mr. Paul began classes March 3, 2023 for both male and female offenders. Mr. …
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PRJA Staff attend 2023 VARJ Conference
Piedmont Regional Jail Authority staff attended the Annual VARJ conference in Virginia Beach. Major Royal Eanes and Major Lanay Walker taught a class called “The Fundamentals of Leadership”. Lieutenant Danielle Vaughan-Byrd facilitated classes as a member of the Training Committee.