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 30, 2026.
Buckingham County, Virginia, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Buckingham County is held at the county jail, run by the Buckingham 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: Buckingham County public records, Buckingham County arrest records, Buckingham County warrants, Buckingham County police reports, Buckingham County property records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Buckingham County
The county jail, run by the Buckingham County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Buckingham County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Buckingham County Sheriff's Office at buckinghamcountyva.org/departments/sheriffs.php (page title: Welcome to Buckingham County, VA), phone (434) 969-1772, 13042, 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) 969-1772.
The Buckingham County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 79 people, down from about 83 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 52 beds, and it ran at 115 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Buckingham County has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 46 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Buckingham County Jail
The Buckingham County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Buckingham County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Buckingham County: the Buckingham County State Police (state police).
The Buckingham County Sheriff's Office reported 125 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 Buckingham 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 Buckingham 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 Buckingham County?
Ask the Buckingham County Sheriff's Office at (434) 969-1772; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at buckinghamcountyva.org.
How many people are in the Buckingham County jail?
About 79 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 52 beds.
What is the phone number for the Buckingham County jail?
(434) 969-1772, the number on the page of the Buckingham County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Buckingham 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 Buckingham 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.