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.
Gloucester County, Virginia, has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Gloucester County is held at the county jail, run by the Gloucester 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 Gloucester County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Gloucester County is held at the county jail, run by the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office at gloucesterva.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Gloucester County, VA), phone 804-693-3890, 7502 Justice Dr. Gloucester, VA 23061, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 804-693-3890.
The Gloucester County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 26 people, down from about 37 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 43 beds, and it ran at 85 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Gloucester County has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 6 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Gloucester County Jail
The Gloucester County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Gloucester County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Gloucester County: the Gloucester County State Police (state police).
The Gloucester County Sheriff's Office reported 441 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 Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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 Gloucester County?
Ask the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office at 804-693-3890; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at gloucesterva.gov/sheriff.
How many people are in the Gloucester County jail?
About 26 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 43 beds.
What is the phone number for the Gloucester County jail?
804-693-3890, the number on the page of the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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.