Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 28, 2026.
South Boston, Virginia, in Halifax County, has about 7,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in South Boston is held at the county jail, run by the Halifax County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: South Boston public records, Halifax County inmate search, South Boston arrest records, South Boston warrants, South Boston criminal records, South Boston court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in South Boston
The county jail, run by the Halifax County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in South Boston, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office at halifaxcountyva.gov/199/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Halifax County, VA), phone 434-476-3339, 134 S Main Street Halifax, VA 24558, Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 434-476-3339.
The Halifax County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 110 people, down from about 130 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 145 beds, and it ran at 43 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Halifax County has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 33 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Halifax County Jail
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for South Boston (filed by the FBI as South Boston Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around South Boston.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Halifax County: the Halifax County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Halifax County Sheriff's Office's 569 for 2025, South Boston's 347 for 2025 and Halifax's 9 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Halifax County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 925 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in South Boston arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Halifax County serves the sentence in a facility of the Virginia Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in South Boston?
Ask the Halifax County Sheriff's Office at 434-476-3339; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at halifaxcountyva.gov/199/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Halifax County jail?
About 110 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 145 beds.
What is the phone number for the Halifax County jail?
434-476-3339, the number on the page of the Halifax County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Halifax County go?
To a facility of the Virginia Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
Is this the official South Boston website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.