Pulaski County Inmate Population Search

The Pulaski County inmate population is held at the county jail in southwestern Virginia's New River Valley region. The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office runs the facility and keeps custody records on everyone booked there. You can check on someone through Virginia VINE, call the Sheriff, or use the VADOC Offender Locator if they have moved to state prison. This page explains how to find a Pulaski County inmate, what information is available, how the New River Valley Regional Jail fits in, and how to request records through Virginia FOIA.

Pulaski County Jail and Inmate Records

The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office runs the county jail and serves as the legal custodian of all jail records under Virginia Code § 53.1-31. That statute places the Sheriff in charge of booking sheets, charge records, custody status, and release paperwork for everyone held in the county facility. The Sheriff's Office website at pulaskicountysheriff.com is the starting point for contacts and hours. You can call the office during business hours to ask about a current inmate.

The county jail holds pre-trial detainees and people sentenced to terms of up to twelve months. Anyone sentenced to more than twelve months is transferred to the Virginia Department of Corrections, usually within sixty days of the final sentencing order. The Sheriff can confirm current custody status, charges, bond amounts, and scheduled court dates for people currently in the facility. They do not have information on former inmates once those records are closed or transferred.

Pulaski County also uses the New River Valley Regional Jail for some housing depending on classification and capacity. That facility serves multiple jurisdictions in the New River Valley. If you cannot locate someone at the county level, check the regional jail as well as the VINE system to confirm which facility holds them.

Find Pulaski Inmate Population Through VINE

Virginia VINE is the quickest online tool for checking custody status in Pulaski County without calling anyone. Both the county jail and the New River Valley Regional Jail participate in the VINE system. Go to vavine.org or the national portal at vinelink.com, select Virginia, then pick the correct facility. You get real-time custody status right away. The service is free and anonymous.

VINE also allows you to sign up for custody alerts. If the person you are watching is released, transferred, escapes, or dies, you receive a notification by phone, email, text, or TTY. Registration is private. You do not have to give your name to run a basic search, but you do need contact information to receive alerts. To use VINE by phone, call 1-800-467-4943 at any time of day.

VINE does not cover state prisons. If someone has already transferred to a VADOC facility, use the VADOC Offender Locator instead. That tool covers everyone currently in state custody across all three VADOC regions.

VADOC Western Region and Pulaski County

Pulaski County is part of the VADOC Western Region. When a Pulaski County defendant receives a state prison sentence, VADOC takes custody and assigns them to a Western Region facility. Those facilities include Bland Correctional Center at (276) 688-3341, Marion Correctional Treatment Center at (276) 783-7154, Keen Mountain Correctional Center at (276) 498-7411, Red Onion State Prison at (276) 796-7510, River North Correctional Center at (276) 773-2518, and Wallens Ridge State Prison at (276) 523-3310. Placement depends on security level, sentence length, and classification results.

VADOC's Probation and Parole office serving the New River Valley area is located in Pulaski. The district office tracks people who are on supervised release after a state prison term. See the full Western Region directory on the VADOC facilities and offices page. To find someone already in state custody, use the VADOC Offender Locator, which shows inmate ID, current facility, and projected release date.

The Virginia VINE state portal is one view of local custody. The VADOC page is the other. Use both together for a full picture of where someone in the system stands.

From the VINE landing page, select Pulaski County Jail or New River Valley Regional Jail and run a name search. You can also register for free alerts in a few steps.

Pulaski County Court Records and Inmate Files

The Clerk of Circuit Court in Pulaski County holds the case file for each criminal case. That file covers charges, pleas, verdicts, and sentencing orders. The Sheriff holds the jail record. These two files live at different offices, and you may need to pull both to get the full story on a person in the Pulaski County inmate population.

The Virginia Judiciary Online Case Information System lets you search Pulaski Circuit Court and General District Court cases by name at no cost. Pulaski County falls under the Twenty-Seventh Judicial Circuit. Cases appear online once the clerk logs them, which generally happens within a day or two of filing. If you need printed copies of court documents, there is a fee at the clerk's counter. For a broader criminal history going back years, the Virginia State Police Central Criminal Records Exchange handles those requests. See the State Police records page for forms and the mailing address in Richmond.

Requesting Pulaski Inmate Population Records

Basic jail records in Pulaski County are public under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act at § 2.2-3700 et seq. Virginia residents can ask for booking sheets, jail logs, charges, and custody status without giving a reason. The Sheriff's Office must respond within five business days. Complex requests may get up to seven extra days.

Some records are off-limits. Active investigations, attorney-client files, and personnel records are exempt. Inmates cannot use FOIA to get records about themselves under § 2.2-3703(C). If your request gets denied or goes unanswered, contact the Virginia FOIA Advisory Council at foiacouncil@dls.virginia.gov or by phone at (804) 698-1810. Toll-free: 1-866-448-4100. They publish guidance and can help resolve disputes. For VADOC state records, contact VADOC Central Records at 6900 Atmore Drive, Richmond, VA 23225, phone (804) 674-3000.

Victim Services for Pulaski County Inmates

Crime victims who want custody alerts for someone held in Pulaski County should register through Virginia VINE at vavine.org or by calling 1-800-467-4943. VINE sends free, private alerts when an inmate is released, moved, escapes, or dies. You can pick how you want to get notified: phone, email, text, or TTY. Searches are anonymous, but alert registration requires your contact details.

Once an inmate transfers to state prison, VINE stops tracking them. At that point, register with VADOC's NAAVI system through the VADOC Victim Services page or by calling 1-804-674-3243. VADOC gives 30-day advance notice before release and sends notifications for parole hearings, work release, name changes, escapes, and other custody events. You need to register with both systems if someone moves from local to state custody.

Cities in Pulaski County

Pulaski County includes the town of Pulaski and is bordered by the independent city of Radford. Radford is a separate jurisdiction with its own sheriff and jail. The city of Radford has a qualifying population and has its own page on this site.

Nearby Counties

Pulaski County neighbors several southwestern Virginia counties, many of which share the New River Valley Regional Jail system.