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.
Highland County, Virginia, has about 2,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Highland County is held at the county jail, run by the Highland 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: Highland County public records, Highland County arrest records, Highland County warrants, Highland County criminal records, Highland County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Highland County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Highland County is held at the county jail, run by the Highland County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Highland County Sheriff's Office at highlandcova.org/sheriff%E2%80%99s-office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Highland County, VA), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Highland County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 6 people, down from about 9 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 4 beds, and it ran at 155 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Highland County has about 2,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 26 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Highland County Jail
The Highland County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Highland County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Highland County: the Highland County State Police (state police).
The Highland County Sheriff's Office reported 20 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 Highland 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 Highland County?
Ask the Highland County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at highlandcova.org/sheriff%E2%80%99s-office.
How many people are in the Highland County jail?
About 6 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 4 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Highland 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 Highland 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.