Buckingham County Inmate Population Search

The Buckingham County inmate population is held at the county jail under the Buckingham County Sheriff's Office, and those sentenced to longer terms may end up at Buckingham Correctional Center, a state facility located right in the county itself. Buckingham is notable in that it hosts a VADOC prison on its own soil, so both local and state inmates from the area can sometimes be housed nearby. This page explains how to search for someone in Buckingham County custody, how to use VINE for alerts, and what options you have for records requests.

Buckingham County Sheriff and Jail Records

The Buckingham County Sheriff's Office keeps custody of everyone in the county jail. Under Virginia Code § 53.1-31, the sheriff is the legal custodian of all records on people confined in the facility. Booking logs, charge sheets, and current custody status are all held by the sheriff's office and are available to the public through a FOIA request.

People held pre-trial or serving twelve months or less stay at the county jail. Once a sentence goes over twelve months, VADOC takes over and the inmate moves to a state facility. For Buckingham County, that often means Buckingham Correctional Center, which sits within the county at 1349 Correctional Center Road, Dillwyn, VA 23936, phone (434) 983-4400. The two facilities are separate, though. The county jail and the state prison are not the same place and do not share records.

To check on someone at the county jail, contact the sheriff's office. To check on someone at Buckingham Correctional Center or any other VADOC facility, use the VADOC Offender Locator.

Search Buckingham Inmate Population on VINE

Virginia VINE covers Buckingham County Jail and is available 24 hours a day. Search by name at vavine.org or the national portal at vinelink.com. You can also call 1-800-467-4943. VINE shows current custody status for local and regional jail inmates and lets you register for alerts on any change.

Alerts cover release, transfer, escape, recapture, and death. You pick the notification method when you register, including phone call, text, email, or TTY. The service is free and anonymous. VINE does not cover VADOC state prisons, so if the person left the county jail for Buckingham Correctional Center, you need VADOC's system.

Buckingham Correctional Center and VADOC

Buckingham Correctional Center is a VADOC facility located within Buckingham County at 1349 Correctional Center Road, Dillwyn, VA 23936. The phone number is (434) 983-4400. This is a state prison, not a county facility. People housed there are serving sentences of more than twelve months and are under VADOC custody, not the county sheriff's custody.

To find someone at Buckingham Correctional Center or any other state prison, use the VADOC Offender Locator. Search by last name. Results show the inmate ID, current facility name, age, and projected release date. The locator covers all VADOC Central Region facilities and the whole state prison network.

Buckingham County falls in the VADOC Central Region, which also includes Beaumont Correctional Center, Dillwyn Correctional Center, Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women, and Nottoway Correctional Center. If the search does not find the person at Buckingham Correctional, they may be at another Central Region facility. See the full VADOC facilities directory for addresses and phone numbers.

Court Records for Buckingham County Inmates

The Virginia Judicial System has a free case search for Circuit and General District Court cases. You can look up any case by name or number. The result shows charges, hearing dates, and final disposition. The Clerk of Circuit Court in Buckingham County holds paper records for criminal cases tried locally.

Court records and jail records are separate. The clerk keeps the sentencing order. The sheriff keeps the inmate file. Pull from both if you need the full picture. For criminal history on yourself, request it from the Virginia State Police Central Criminal Records Exchange under § 19.2-389. The mailing address is Department of State Police, P.O. Box 85076, Richmond, VA 23261-5076. The FOIA Officer can be reached at 804-674-2642.

Buckingham County Inmate Records and FOIA

Virginia's Freedom of Information Act, § 2.2-3700 et seq., lets any Virginia resident request jail logs, booking sheets, and custody records from the county. Put the request in writing and describe what you want. The office has five business days to respond. Some records are exempt, including active investigation files, personnel records, and records of juveniles.

Under § 2.2-3703(C), inmates cannot file FOIA requests with the facility that holds them. If a request is denied and you think it should not be, contact the Virginia FOIA Advisory Council at (804) 698-1810. For VADOC state records, contact VADOC Central Records at 6900 Atmore Drive, Richmond, VA 23225, phone (804) 674-3000.

Victim Notification for Buckingham County

Register through Virginia VINE at vavine.org if the person is in the county jail. If they are in VADOC state custody, sign up with VADOC Victim Services at 1-804-674-3243. Both systems run at the same time. VADOC gives 30 days advance notice before a release in most cases and sends alerts for parole events, escapes, and transfers.

Cities in Buckingham County

Buckingham County has no incorporated cities that meet the qualifying population threshold for a dedicated page. The county seat is Buckingham Court House, which is an unincorporated community. For city-level inmate resources, the nearest qualifying independent city is Charlottesville, located in adjacent Albemarle County to the north.

Nearby Counties

Check these neighboring county pages if the person you are looking for may have been booked elsewhere in central Virginia.