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Regional Police Lock-Up Overview

The Regional Police Lock-Up, also described in research as the Regional Lock Up Facility, is operated by the Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office. It sits at the same Rocky Hill Road address as the main sheriff campus and serves a much narrower purpose than the Hampshire County Jail and House of Correction. The 2025 Operational Capacity Report describes the lockup as a stand-alone facility for pre-arraignment and pretrial use. It is used for overnight and weekend holds for local courts, which means it is built around short custody windows rather than long-term housing.

This distinction is important for any Hampshire County inmate search. A person held in the Regional Police Lock-Up may be waiting for the next available court event, transfer to the main jail, release after bail or recognizance, or movement to another agency. The lockup should not be described as a separate prison or a full county jail. It is also not a public mugshot feed, public booking list, or online custody roster. The right search route is often phone confirmation with HSO plus court status through MassCourts or the appropriate clerk.

Regional Police Lock-Up Count

The 2025 Operational Capacity Report lists the Regional Lockup with 24 design capacity, 24 rooms or cells, and one bed per room or cell. It reports a pre-arraignment and pretrial function and an average count of 3. A 2015 PREA audit also describes up to 24 detainees in single-cell housing. The report specifically says this space cannot be used for permanent housing, so the capacity number should be read as short-term hold capacity rather than ordinary jail bed capacity.

Lookup Regional Lock-Up Detainees

No official public Regional Police Lock-Up roster was found. That is consistent with its short-term role. For a recent Hampshire County arrest, call the Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office and ask whether the person is still in short-term lockup, has moved to the main jail, has been released, or is due in court. If the issue is charges or arraignment timing, use Mass.gov court search guidance and MassCourts. MassCourts is case information, not a jail custody record.

1. Start with HSO at (413) 584-5911 for immediate short-term custody direction.
2. Ask whether the person is in the Regional Police Lock-Up, the main jail, court, or another agency’s custody.
3. Check MassCourts by docket number when an arraignment or court case has opened.
4. If the person is later sentenced to state prison, use DOC/VINE. If federal or immigration custody is involved, use BOP or ICE.

The court records after jail arrest page is the better path once the question changes from current custody to charges, hearings, warrants, or disposition.

Regional Police Lock-Up Contact

The lockup uses the Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office public contact route. The research did not locate a separate booking desk, separate lockup phone number, or separate online form for this facility. Because short-term holds can change within hours, phone confirmation is more useful than relying on any third-party listing.

Regional Lock-Up Access

The research does not support ordinary social visitation for Regional Police Lock-Up detainees as if they were in permanent jail housing. The facility is for overnight and weekend pre-arraignment or pretrial holds. Family members should call HSO for custody status and court timing rather than traveling for a standard jail visit. If the person is moved into the main jail, the Hampshire County Jail visitation rules apply according to housing group and approved visitor status.

Regional Lock-Up Money

The HSO property and money rules are documented for inmates, but the research does not show a separate commissary, online deposit system, or long-term property process for the Regional Police Lock-Up. Because the lockup is not permanent housing, a family member should not assume that the weekday property drop-off process applies before HSO confirms where the person is housed. If the person moves to a regular Hampshire County Jail unit, property and money drop-off normally require the drop-off person to be on the approved list.

Regional Lock-Up Intake

Regional lockup intake is tied to local arrest timing. The practical path can run from arrest by a local police department, to a short-term lockup or jail intake point, to arraignment or another court event. The Operational Capacity Report labels the function pre-arraignment and pretrial. That means a weekend arrest may sit in this short-term pathway until the next court session or transfer decision. The lockup’s role ends when the person is released, appears in court, moves to main jail housing, or is transferred under another authority.

Do not use DOC/VINE for a fresh Regional Police Lock-Up search. Mass.gov says Massachusetts VINE covers Massachusetts DOC and Essex County, not confirmed Hampshire County Jail participation. DOC/VINE becomes relevant only if the person later enters state prison custody. Federal custody should be checked through the BOP inmate locator, and immigration custody through ICE ODLS, when the facts point that way.

About Regional Police Lock-Up

The lockup is one part of Hampshire County’s small but distinct detention map. The main jail handles broader pretrial, sentenced, treatment, and special management functions. Bridge to the Future serves minimum and pre-release treatment needs. Rocky Hill Re-Entry Collaborative serves parole reentry housing and is not ordinary jail custody. Regional Police Lock-Up fills the short hold gap for local courts, especially nights and weekends. That is why the page should be read as short-term custody guidance, not as a permanent facility profile.

The lockup also explains why a Hampshire County search can change quickly after an arrest. A person may be held there before court, then move to the main jail, post bail, be released on recognizance, or appear on a court docket before family members find a public record online. Keep the agency roles separate: HSO answers the short-term custody question, the clerk or MassCourts answers the docket question, and DOC, BOP, or ICE only matter when the case leaves local sheriff custody.