Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org5936753.1-116.2Sheriffs to be keepers of jails2025Prisons and Other Methods of CorrectionLocal Correctional FacilitiesDuties of Sheriffs
The sheriff of each county or city shall be the keeper of the jail thereof unless that locality is a member of a jail or jail farm board or regional jail authority, in which case the provisions of § 53.1-106 shall apply.