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 October 9, 2026.
King and Queen County, Virginia, has about 6,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in King and Queen County is held at the county jail, run by the King and Queen 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 King and Queen County
The county jail, run by the King and Queen County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in King and Queen County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the King and Queen County Sheriff's Office at inmatelocator.countyofkings.com (page title: Kings County Inmate Locator), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone booked recently. A person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
The King and Queen County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 32 people, up from about 31 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
King and Queen County has about 6,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 48 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the King and Queen County Jail
The King and Queen County Sheriff's Office make the arrests that end in a booking in King and Queen County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in King and Queen County: the King and Queen County State Police (state police).
The King and Queen County Sheriff's Office reported 58 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 King and Queen 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 King and Queen 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 King and Queen County?
Look on the custody page of the King and Queen County Sheriff's Office at inmatelocator.countyofkings.com. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the King and Queen County jail?
About 32 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in King and Queen 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 King and Queen 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.