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 on September 23, 2026.
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, has about 152,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Spotsylvania County is held at the county jail, run by the Spotsylvania 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: Spotsylvania County public records, Spotsylvania County arrest records, Spotsylvania County warrants, Spotsylvania County police reports, Spotsylvania County property records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Spotsylvania County
The county jail, run by the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Spotsylvania County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office at spotsylvania.va.us/3234/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Spotsylvania County, VA), phone 540-507-7000, 9104 Courthouse Road Spotsylvania, VA 22553, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 540-507-7000.
The Spotsylvania County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 460 people, down from about 550 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 506 beds, and it ran at 83 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Spotsylvania County has about 152,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 31 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Spotsylvania County Jail
The Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Spotsylvania County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Spotsylvania County: Germanna Community College (campus police); the Spotsylvania County State Police (state police).
The Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office reported 2,653 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 Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania County?
Ask the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office at 540-507-7000; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at spotsylvania.va.us/3234/Sheriff.
How many people are in the Spotsylvania County jail?
About 460 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 506 beds.
What is the phone number for the Spotsylvania County jail?
540-507-7000, the number on the page of the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania 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.