Virginia Inmate Search

Virginia has a daily inmate population of approximately 24,000 offenders and up to 70,000 people behind bars each year. In turn, the state has one of the highest incarceration rates, reaching 749 per 100,000 people in 2019. The inmates reside in state correctional facilities, federal prisons, city and county jails, community corrections, and youth involuntary commitment. Whereas juvenile offender records are confidential in Virginia, family and friends can use online offender search tools to locate adult offenders in the Virginia prison system. Check out the various search options available below: - 

Virginia Jail Roster Search  

Virginia has 71 jails in its 133 counties detaining anyone violating local or state laws in Virginia. These jails serve as the primary holding facilities for Police Departments and Sheriff's Offices in the region. More so, law enforcement agencies maintain elaborate jail rosters and make them available on their official websites or offline at the jail lobbies. A typical jail roster has the offender demographics, arrest and booking information, and custody details. You need at least the offender's name and booking number to conduct a Virginia jail roster search. 

Virginia Federal Inmate Search 

There are three federal prisons and two federal prison camps in Virginia. The facilities detain persons suspected of committing federal crimes in the region. The offenders reside under high, medium, low, and minimum security holding facilities as they undergo the criminal justice process. The Federal Bureau of Prisons has a detailed offender database accessible to family and friends via the official website. Use it to locate a loved one in a Virginia federal prison or prison camp as follows: - 

• Go to https://www.bop.gov/mobile/find_inmate/byname.jsp 
• Search by offender number or name 
• If searching by name, type the offender's name in the space provided 
• Narrow your search by specifying the offender's race, age, and sex, if known 
• If searching by number, type the offender's BOP number in the space provided 
• Click 'Search' to generate the offender name, BOP number, race, age, sex, and expected release date 

Virginia Statewide Inmate Search 

Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is the state agency in charge of all 43 state correctional facilities in Virginia. They include 28 state prisons, a private prison, eight field units, four work centers, and two secure hospital units. The felons reside under six security levels, depending on their classification. Plus, VADOC oversees a vibrant offender population under community supervision. It has a reliable offender locator tool on its official website to keep tabs on its inmate population. Use it to locate an offender in a Virginia state correctional facility as follows: - 

• Go to https://vadoc.virginia.gov/general-public/offender-locator/ 
• Search by name or offender ID 
• Narrow your search by specifying the offender's aliases, middle name, release date, location, age, sex, and race 
• Click 'Locate' to generate the following offender name and aliases, offender ID, age, sex, race, location, and release date 
• If your search generates too many results, sort them by name, location, or release date 
• The VADOC offender locator has verified links next to the search results, allowing you to send funds to the offender via JPay