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 24, 2026.
Appomattox County, Virginia, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Appomattox County is held at the county jail, run by the Appomattox 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Appomattox County
The county jail, run by the Appomattox County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Appomattox County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Appomattox County Sheriff's Office at appomattoxcountyva.gov/207/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Appomattox County, VA), phone 434-352-2666, 179 Morton Lane Appomattox, VA 24522, Monday through Friday (Closed State Holidays) 8 am to 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 434-352-2666.
The Appomattox County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 37 people, down from about 66 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 77 beds, and it ran at 43 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Appomattox County has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 22 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Appomattox County Jail
The Appomattox County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Appomattox County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Appomattox County: the Appomattox County State Police (state police).
The Appomattox County Sheriff's Office reported 103 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Appomattox County 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 Appomattox 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 Appomattox County?
Ask the Appomattox County Sheriff's Office at 434-352-2666; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at appomattoxcountyva.gov/207/Sheriffs-Office.
How many people are in the Appomattox County jail?
About 37 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 77 beds.
What is the phone number for the Appomattox County jail?
434-352-2666, the number on the page of the Appomattox County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Appomattox 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 Appomattox County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.