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 2, 2026.
Lunenburg County, Virginia, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lunenburg County is held at the county jail, run by the Lunenburg 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: Lunenburg County public records, Lunenburg County arrest records, Lunenburg County warrants, Lunenburg County criminal records, Lunenburg County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lunenburg County
The county jail, run by the Lunenburg County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Lunenburg County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Lunenburg County Sheriff's Office at polkncsheriff.com/virginia/state/lunenburg-correctional-center (page title: Lunenburg Correctional Center Inmate Search, Visitation, Phone no. & Mailing Information), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 Lunenburg County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 52 people, down from about 55 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 34 beds, and it ran at 115 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lunenburg County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 43 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lunenburg County Jail
The Lunenburg County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Victoria and Kenbridge make the arrests that end in a booking in Lunenburg County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Lunenburg County: the Lunenburg County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Lunenburg County Sheriff's Office's 42 for 2025, Kenbridge's 24 for 2025 and Victoria's 22 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Lunenburg County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 88 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 Lunenburg 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 Lunenburg 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 Lunenburg County?
Look on the custody page of the Lunenburg County Sheriff's Office at polkncsheriff.com. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Lunenburg County jail?
About 52 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 34 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lunenburg 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 Lunenburg 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.