A survey of mental illness in Virginia jails was developed by the Department of Behavioral Health & Development Services (DBHDS) and staff of the Senate Finance Committee and Compensation Board. The Compensation Board posted the mental health survey on its website in August 2010 for completion by Compensation Board funded local and regional jails. With the support of the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association and the Virginia Association of Regional Jails, the Compensation Board received completed surveys from 67 out of 68 local and regional jails. No data was received from Newport News City Jail Farm. This jail indicated that all mentally ill offenders are held at the Newport News City Jail. Surveys were received from Petersburg City Jail and Alleghany Regional Jail but were excluded from the cohort of survey jails as they also indicated they do not hold mentally ill offenders. The goal of the survey was to provide information to the Virginia General Assembly, the Compensation Board and the DBHDS regarding jail resource needs for appropriately managing inmates with mental illness. Survey questions directed jail personnel to report data as reflected for the month of July 2010, or for FY2010. The data provided in this report is reflective only of local and state responsible inmates housed in local and regional jails and does not include federal inmates or contract inmates from other states. The data in this report is as reported to the Compensation Board by the local and regional jails in their 2010 mental health survey, submitted as of August 20, 2010. With the exclusion of Newport News City Jail Farm, Petersburg City Jail, and Alleghany Regional Jail, data from 65 out of 68 local and regional jails was used in this report.