correctional officer

licensed practical nurse

clerk

file clerk

pretrial services officer

Rappahannock Regional Jail

I loved working at RRJ. I was there for over 5 years and it was a great job. The pay was great and lots of overtime opportunities! This is a great career and has many learning opportunities as well. You’ll attend the academy after working within the jail for a few months. The academy was very fun and I learned a lot. After the academy and throughout your career, there are a lot of paid classes that you can sign up for pertaining to the job. The job definitely isn’t for the weak-minded or for the people with no motivation to work. The biggest struggle at RRJ was working through Covid/short staffing. Times were tough but they were tough at any job at that point. The benefits and pay with this job were great! Definitely a good career or a good way to get your foot in the door for Law Enforcement. I only left due to my husband joining the military. Otherwise, I’d be there until I retire. If you’re a motivated person, have people skills, aren’t scared to get your hands dirty, like to make money, love to learn, then you will like this job. Also, lots of different opportunities/paths within the job to take such as working on the SRT (Special Response Team), Gang unit, Transportation Officer, Classification unit, Intake Officer, etc… and it’s pretty easy to rank up if you’re good at the job. Very hands on and the day/night goes by quickly. The day/night rotations would switch every two months (two months of days and then two months of nights)- it wasn’t horrible. Highly recommend this job. :)

This is literally the good ol boys club, you aint going nowhere but inside of a POD unless you kiss up to the supervisors. You are treated like slave with no tools but your mouth. If you know Verbal Judo, then the job is 100x easier.

Gold Badges will turn the littlest issue into a big flippin deal. Then have the audacity to say "Its not a big deal" while they have you in an office with a Corporal, Sergeant and the Lieutenant and a Write Up in your face, discussing the issue.

The meals there are great but will give you a clogged artery, me personally I got Appendicitis. The hallways smell of dirty grease from the kitchen. Their policies are backwards. Who puts a smoke area in the middle of the facility even though the handbook states not to walk into the jail with no smoking paraphernalia?

No room for advancement because again, its the good ol boys club, if your not in a cliq or friends with a supervisor, good luck on gold badge.

Pay is very underwhelming for what your doing. Its not worth the headache.

I would recommend this job to anyone that I hate personally. I cant wish this job upon them, you will literally lose your mind in that jail, I cant recall how many times I lost sleep because I was scared of getting fired the next day for some stupid stuff that they make a big deal out of.

For the past 6 years I have learned and seen so much that this job is really not for everyone. If you're willing to try anything once you should give this a try and see what kind of experience you will have. I appreciate and have been fortunate enough for everything the jail has provided for me over the years. The hardest part about this job is maintaining consistency. Communication and team work is key and 100% effective. A typical day at work consists of me supervising inmate workers and giving them direct orders for cleaning details through out the day. I also have work details that need to be completed through out the week and sometimes on weekends when time allows. What I have learned the most at this job is how to communicate better and team work. My interpersonal communication skills have greatly improved over the past 6 years that I feel confident enough to take what I've learned and use that to help me pursue new career opportunities. If you think you have what it takes and are up for a challenge to work at a jail I'd say go for it, but be aware it's something you'll definitely never forget.

Work isn't easy, that's why it's called work. I enjoyed every moment that I was able to work while at the Rappahannock Regional Jail. I worked up in administration and had the privileged to know and work with some of the best people in the surrounding area. I recruited for positions which ranged from our sworn officers to the civilian nurses. It takes a large family like structure to run a jail and I believe that is exactly what the jail has done; bounded it's employees to act more like a family than as a large group. I had the best manager around who not only cared about the people she supervised, but also understood that mistakes happen and she made sure to help us grow and learn from our mistakes. I loved working with the community as well as the other employees at the jail and highly recommend that job as long as you come prepared to work; never a dull moment!

Prepare to be in a stressful and depressing environment. Hours are longer than they say. Management has big heads and treat you like a peasant. Unsafe. Only one officer in the housing unit with 80+ inmate.....makes sense. I was thrown into the units with no academy training or self defense. No defense weapons just hand cuffs...against 80+ criminals. Its a jail so that means only one thing. You are the personal maid/butler to the inmates. I also personally got written up for something that was apparently in the handbook but was never given the time to read the handbook (can only read there) but told me oh well. If you start this job and don't click in right away your screwed. Only good thing is benefits, seriously. Pay sucked. Breaks werent really breaks. Good luck.

What is the best part of working at the company?
This company has good benefits for employees and many holidays pays . 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The work is very stressful, mentally , emotionally and physically. The department that I worked  manager don't care about the workers but all that she care about is to come to work. I worked for this company for 15 years and I had knee problems from this company but when my knee problems got severe she made a policy that to it make it difficult for me to come back to work and that was why I resigned. I will never recommend this company to anybody. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The workers were good and treat everyone well. The leaders of the company are not family friendly

Corrections is a good stepping stone but not here. Always low Manning and doing 2 officers jobs. You get thrown to the wolves with minimal training, I was working maximum pods on my own without any academy. My corporals were good but the sergeant was always undermining my decisions. Way too much drama among co workers and shifts. Nothing was done the said way with each shift. You have to sign up for overtime. Leadership claims to care but the minute you look for something else they treat you different. Don’t care about what is going on with you just if you can work or not. Won’t call you back but will list you as a no call no show. Many officers leave here quickly.

My duties would change on a day to day basis. But for the most part I would oversee inmates throughout the facility. During the time I spent working at the jail I have learned a multitude of things. The one thing I think I have picked up the most is the ability to deal with people in hostile situations. My supervisors were well trained and taught me to supervise. My co-workers and I became like a family. The hardest part about my job was watching people throw their lives away because of poor decisions. The best part of my job was the comradery I shared with my co-workers. I Also enjoyed making a difference in a persons life just by motivating them stay strong during a difficult time in their life.

Run away while you still can! Micromanaging supervisors (Who obtain no formal supervisory training once promoted), enormous inconsistencies between the four shifts, an ever increasing work load and new expectations brought on by upper management, dealing with some of the worst scum on earth on a daily basis, there is no comradery between officers, snitching is literally a notch on employees belts getting other employees in trouble over extremely petty issues. All said and done its a very stressful job, run by incompetent supervisors with major inconsistencies and rewarded with terrible pay. Run

My typical day consist of securing inmates, room inspections, and overall safety of the staff. I learned not to judge a book by its cover, every inmate that is locked up is not a danger to society, nor do they deserve to be treated unfairly. Their incarceration is punishment enough. The hardest part of the job was just watching so many young people go down the wrong path. The most enjoyable part was talking to some of the inmates, and encouraging them to change their behavior, then watching the light in their eyes as they get the picture... The work culture was filled with compassion for the job.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Correctional officer 25 salaries reported	$61,921 per year
Licensed practical nurse 5 salaries reported	$70,660 per year
Clerk 1 salary reported	$47,084 per year
File clerk 3 salaries reported	$50,379 per year
Pretrial services officer 2 salaries reported	$70,660 per year

Working at Rappahannock Regional Jail: Company Overview and Reviews

Rappahannock Regional Jail

Rappahannock Regional Jail Ratings

Popular jobs at Rappahannock Regional Jail

Salary Satisfaction

Job Seeker Tools

Employer Tools

Browse

Stay Connected