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 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Nottoway County, Virginia, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Nottoway County is held at the county jail, run by the Nottoway 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: Nottoway County public records, Nottoway County arrest records, Nottoway County warrants, Nottoway County criminal records, Nottoway County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Nottoway County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Nottoway County is held at the county jail, run by the Nottoway County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Nottoway County Sheriff's Office at jpay.com/Facility-Details/Virginia-Department-of-Corrections/Nottow... (page title: Nottoway Correctional Center), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Nottoway County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 73 people, down from about 77 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 48 beds, and it ran at 115 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Nottoway County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 47 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Nottoway County Jail
The Nottoway County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Blackstone, Crewe and Burkeville make the arrests that end in a booking in Nottoway County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Nottoway County: the Nottoway County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Blackstone's 198 for 2025, the Nottoway County Sheriff's Office's 90 for 2025 and Crewe's 52 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Nottoway County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 344 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 Nottoway 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 Nottoway 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 Nottoway County?
Ask the Nottoway County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at jpay.com.
How many people are in the Nottoway County jail?
About 73 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 48 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Nottoway 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 Nottoway 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.