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.
Sussex County, Virginia, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sussex County is held at the county jail, run by the Sussex 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: Sussex County public records, Sussex County arrest records, Sussex County warrants, Sussex County criminal records, Sussex County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Sussex County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Sussex County is held at the county jail, run by the Sussex County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Sussex County Sheriff's Office at sussexcountyva.gov/department/sheriffs-department (page title: Sheriff's Department | SUSSEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA), phone 434-597-4400, 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 434-597-4400.
The Sussex County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 31 people, down from about 46 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 28 beds, and it ran at 163 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Sussex County has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 29 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Sussex County Jail
The Sussex County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Sussex County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Sussex County: the Sussex County State Police (state police).
The Sussex County Sheriff's Office reported 186 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 Sussex 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 Sussex 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 Sussex County?
Ask the Sussex County Sheriff's Office at 434-597-4400; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sussexcountyva.gov.
How many people are in the Sussex County jail?
About 31 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 28 beds.
What is the phone number for the Sussex County jail?
434-597-4400, the number on the page of the Sussex County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Sussex 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 Sussex 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.