Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, has about 59,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pittsylvania County is held at the county jail, run by the Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County
The county jail, run by the Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Pittsylvania County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office at pittsylvaniacountyva.gov/362/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Pittsylvania County, VA), phone 434-432-7800, 21 N Main Street Chatham, VA 24531, Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 434-432-7800.
The Pittsylvania County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 91 people, down from about 96 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 36 beds, and it ran at 268 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pittsylvania County has about 59,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 15 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pittsylvania County Jail
The Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Gretna, Hurt and Chatham make the arrests that end in a booking in Pittsylvania County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Pittsylvania County: the Pittsylvania County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office's 819 for 2024, Gretna's 17 for 2025 and Chatham's 10 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Pittsylvania County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 29 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 Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County?
Ask the Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office at 434-432-7800; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at pittsylvaniacountyva.gov/362/Sheriffs-Office.
How many people are in the Pittsylvania County jail?
About 91 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 36 beds.
What is the phone number for the Pittsylvania County jail?
434-432-7800, the number on the page of the Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania 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.