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 25, 2026.
Giles County, Virginia, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Giles County is held at the county jail, run by the Giles 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: Giles County public records, Giles County arrest records, Giles County warrants, Giles County criminal records, Giles County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Giles County
The county jail, run by the Giles County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Giles County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Giles County Sheriff's Office at gilessd.com (page title: Welcome to the Giles County Sheriff's Department), phone 800-682-0707, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 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 800-682-0707.
The Giles County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 59 people, down from about 87 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 82 beds, and it ran at 74 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Giles County has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 36 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Giles County Jail
The Giles County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Pearisburg, Narrows, Pembroke and Rich Creek make the arrests that end in a booking in Giles County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Giles County: the Giles County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Giles County Sheriff's Office's 138 for 2025, Pearisburg's 87 for 2025 and Rich Creek's 12 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Giles County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 245 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 Giles 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 Giles 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 Giles County?
Ask the Giles County Sheriff's Office at 800-682-0707; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at gilessd.com.
How many people are in the Giles County jail?
About 59 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 82 beds.
What is the phone number for the Giles County jail?
800-682-0707, the number on the page of the Giles County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Giles 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 Giles 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.