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.
Shenandoah County, Virginia, has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Shenandoah County is held at the county jail, run by the Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah County
The county jail, run by the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Shenandoah County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office at shencosheriff.com (page title: Shenandoah County Sheriff's Offic), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Shenandoah County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 140 people, down from about 220 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 174 beds, and it ran at 80 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Shenandoah County has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 31 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Shenandoah County Jail
The Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Strasburg, Woodstock, New Market and Mount Jackson make the arrests that end in a booking in Shenandoah County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Shenandoah County: the Shenandoah County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office's 312 for 2025, Woodstock's 169 for 2025 and Strasburg's 120 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Shenandoah County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 634 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 Shenandoah County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Virginia Department of Corrections lists its inmates at vadoc.virginia.gov/family-and-friends.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Shenandoah County?
Ask the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at shencosheriff.com.
How many people are in the Shenandoah County jail?
About 140 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 174 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah 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.