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.
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Isle of Wight County is held at the county jail, run by the Isle of Wight 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: Isle of Wight County public records, Isle of Wight County arrest records, Isle of Wight County warrants, Isle of Wight County criminal records, Isle of Wight County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Isle of Wight County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Isle of Wight County is held at the county jail, run by the Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office at isleofwightsheriffsoffice.com (page title: Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office), phone 757-357-2151, 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 757-357-2151.
The Isle of Wight County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 190 people, up from about 160 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 146 beds, and it ran at 126 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Isle of Wight County has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 48 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Isle of Wight County Jail
The Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Smithfield and Windsor make the arrests that end in a booking in Isle of Wight County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Isle of Wight County: the Isle of Wight County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office's 601 for 2025, Smithfield's 139 for 2025 and Windsor's 68 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Isle of Wight County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 808 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 Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight County?
Ask the Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office at 757-357-2151; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at isleofwightsheriffsoffice.com.
How many people are in the Isle of Wight County jail?
About 190 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 146 beds.
What is the phone number for the Isle of Wight County jail?
757-357-2151, the number on the page of the Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight 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.