▁County , ▁V A . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁H C SO ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 1 ▁when ▁Thomas ▁D ale ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officer ▁in ▁Hen rico , ▁making ▁him ▁Hen rico ' s ▁first ▁Sher iff . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁the ▁first ▁cour th ouse ▁and ▁j ail ▁was ▁constructed ▁and ▁hous ed ▁the ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Office ▁and ▁J ail ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁in ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁techn ological ▁advanced ▁and ▁more ▁sp a cious ▁area , ▁the ▁J ail ▁West ▁at ▁the ▁Hen rico ▁County ▁Government ▁Complex ▁was ▁constructed . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Hen rico ' s ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Office ▁opened ▁J ail ▁East ▁in ▁New ▁Kent ▁County . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁The ▁ag ency ▁is ▁currently ▁head ed ▁by ▁Sher iff ▁Al isa ▁A . ▁Gregory . ▁The ▁H C SO ▁has ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁sh er iff ' s ▁offices ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁with ▁over ▁ 3 6 1 ▁sw orn ▁and ▁civil ian ▁staff . ▁ ▁Regional ▁J ail ▁East ▁& ▁West ▁Regional ▁J ail ▁East ▁is ▁maintained ▁and ▁secured ▁by ▁the ▁Hen rico ▁County ▁Sher iff ▁and ▁the ▁Hen rico ▁County ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Office . ▁ ▁Regional ▁J ail ▁West ▁is ▁a ▁maximum ▁security ▁facility ▁that ▁houses ▁both ▁pre - tri al ▁and ▁post - tri al ▁in m