State Farm Work Custody
State Farm Work Center is listed by the Virginia Department of Corrections facilities system as an active VADOC facility at 1954 State Farm Road, State Farm, VA 23160. The official listing gives phone 804-556-7060 and names Dana Ratliffe-Walker as warden. It is a state work center for sentenced VADOC inmates who meet eligibility criteria, not a county jail or a regional jail roster site.
The work-center status changes the lookup path. A person arrested in Powhatan County would usually start in local law-enforcement and regional jail custody. State Farm Work Center becomes relevant after sentencing and VADOC placement. For current Powhatan arrestees, the local custody path is different and should be checked through Powhatan County jail inmate records and Pamunkey Regional Jail before assuming the person is in state prison custody.
Important: State Farm Work Center uses VADOC locator, visit, mail, and money rules, not Pamunkey Regional Jail rules.
State Farm Work Population
The research file located a historical VADOC monthly population snippet for the State Farm Enterprise Unit at 32 inmates in February 2023. Because the source label is not the same as a current State Farm Work Center headcount, it should be used only as historical context. A current public capacity or live facility population for State Farm Work Center was not located in the inspected official facility page.
An Office of the State Inspector General source snippet described State Farm Work Center as a minimum-security work center occupying more than 2,600 acres with an agricultural operation. That detail fits the facility's state work-center role. It does not mean every sentenced inmate in Powhatan County is eligible for the work center, and it does not replace the VADOC locator for current custody location.
State Farm Work Lookup
Use the VADOC Inmate and Supervisee Locator for a State Farm Work Center inmate lookup. The locator accepts first name plus last name or a DOC ID. Optional filters include location, race, gender, and age range. VADOC says the tool covers people in VADOC institutions, probationers and parolees, people assigned to institutional hospitals, people housed in local or regional jails under VADOC authority, and CCAP participants. A disclaimer must be accepted, and VADOC says the data can be inaccurate or out of date even though it is updated daily.
- Open the VADOC locator and agree to the required disclaimer.
- Search by first and last name, or enter the DOC ID if it is available.
- Use the location filter carefully if the name is common or the person was recently moved.
- Confirm that the result lists State Farm Work Center or another VADOC location before using facility-specific rules.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Text | Yes if name search | Must be used with Last Name. |
| Last Name | Text | Yes if name search | Use the best known legal spelling. |
| DOC ID # | Text | Yes if ID search | Can replace a name search when known. |
| Location | Filter | No | Can help narrow results to a facility. |
| Race, Gender, Age Range | Filters | No | Use only if the filter is reliable. |
| Disclaimer | Checkbox | Yes | Required before the locator search runs. |
State Farm Work Contact
The official facility listing is the source for the State Farm Work Center address, phone number, and warden name. Call the facility or use VADOC family and friend resources before travel because public research did not locate a facility-specific daily visiting schedule in the inspected sources. Work-center eligibility and placement are VADOC matters, not county jail intake matters.
State Farm Work Center
1954 State Farm Road
State Farm, VA 23160
804-556-7060
Warden: Dana Ratliffe-Walker
State Farm Video Visits
State Farm Work Center follows the VADOC visiting process. Visitors must be approved and must schedule visits through the state system. VADOC states that new users receive a notice that the request is waiting for approval and then an email within three working days that determines approval status. That approval process applies before a visitor can rely on any planned in-person or video visit.
State Farm Work Center has one facility-specific update that makes this page different from a generic VADOC visit summary. A VADOC release announced expanded video visitation access effective June 25, 2024. The release said every living area at State Farm Work Center was equipped with video visitation equipment so inmates could conduct visits from their living areas. Scheduling still follows VADOC approval and facility rules.
| Visit Item | VADOC Detail | State Farm Work Center Note |
|---|---|---|
| Visitor approval | Required before visiting | Register and wait for approval. |
| Scheduling | Through VADOC scheduler | Use only after approval. |
| Video visit access | VADOC video visitation exists | Expanded at this facility effective June 25, 2024. |
| Published local schedule | Not located in inspected sources | Call 804-556-7060 or check VADOC before travel. |
State Farm Work Mail
Mail and money for State Farm Work Center are handled under VADOC state inmate rules. The VADOC sending money page identifies JPay as the money-transfer channel, with online payments, phone payments at 1-800-574-5729, and mobile app payments. The VADOC sending mail page should be checked for current state inmate correspondence rules and facility addressing.
Do not use Pamunkey Regional Jail's scanned personal-mail address for a State Farm Work Center inmate. Pamunkey is the local and regional jail path for many Powhatan arrestees, while State Farm Work Center is a VADOC placement. A wrong mailing channel can delay or return mail, and a wrong money channel can place funds in the wrong system.
| Service | Correct Work-Center Channel |
|---|---|
| Custody lookup | VADOC Inmate and Supervisee Locator. |
| Money deposit | JPay online, phone at 1-800-574-5729, or JPay mobile app. |
| Personal mail | Use VADOC mail guidance and current facility addressing. |
| Legal correspondence | Follow VADOC legal mail rules and verify the current format. |
State Farm Work Placement
State Farm Work Center placement is not the same as booking into jail after arrest. The research describes the work center as minimum security and tied to eligibility criteria. A person would normally move through court, sentence, VADOC reception or classification, and then facility assignment before a work-center placement could apply. Classification means the correctional system assesses sentence status, custody level, program needs, safety issues, and facility suitability.
The agricultural and work-center context is important, but it should not be read as a public application process for family members. Inmate placement decisions are made within VADOC. Use the locator for current location, and use VADOC family and friend pages for visits, money, mail, health services, release, and program information.
State Farm Work Programs
The State Farm area has a long correctional and agricultural association. Research notes that VADOC active facilities there include State Farm Correctional Center and State Farm Work Center, while older Powhatan Correctional Center references are historical and should not be treated as active facility pages. VADOC agribusiness material describes the State Farm correctional complex in Goochland and Powhatan counties as part of work where inmate workers develop practical skills in beef cattle production, crop management, and machinery.
That program context supports the work-center identity, but it does not change the record-access rule. State Farm Work Center inmate records are searched through VADOC, not through a county jail roster. VINE may also be useful for custody-status notification in Virginia, but VINE does not replace the VADOC locator for facility placement.
Note: Confirm the inmate's VADOC location and visit approval before traveling to State Farm Work Center.