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.
Caroline County, Virginia, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Caroline County is held at the county jail, run by the Caroline 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: Caroline County public records, Caroline County arrest records, Caroline County warrants, Caroline County criminal records, Caroline County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Caroline County
The county jail, run by the Caroline County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Caroline County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Caroline County Sheriff's Office at carolinesheriff.org/200/Courts (page title: Courts | Caroline County Sheriff's Office, VA), phone 804-633-5720, 118 Courthouse Lane Bowling Green, VA 22427, 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 804-633-5720.
The Caroline County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2016 the jail held about 230 people. Its rated capacity in 2016 was 336 beds, and it ran at 67 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Caroline County has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 67 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Caroline County Jail
The Caroline County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bowling Green make the arrests that end in a booking in Caroline County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Caroline County: the Caroline County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Caroline County Sheriff's Office's 936 for 2025 and Bowling Green's 2 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Caroline County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 938 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 Caroline County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Virginia Department of Corrections lists its inmates at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Caroline County?
Ask the Caroline County Sheriff's Office at 804-633-5720; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at carolinesheriff.org/200/Courts.
How many people are in the Caroline County jail?
About 230 on an average day in 2016, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 336 beds.
What is the phone number for the Caroline County jail?
804-633-5720, the number on the page of the Caroline County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Caroline 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 Caroline 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.