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 9, 2026.
Tazewell County, Virginia, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Tazewell County is held at the county jail, run by the Tazewell 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: Tazewell County public records, Tazewell County arrest records, Tazewell County warrants, Tazewell County criminal records, Tazewell County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Tazewell County
The county jail, run by the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Tazewell County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office at tazewellcountyva.org/government/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Tazewell County, Virginia), phone 276-988-5970, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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 276-988-5970.
The Tazewell County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 140 people, down from about 330 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 291 beds, and it ran at 94 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Tazewell County has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 35 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Tazewell County Jail
The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Richlands, Bluefield, Tazewell, Cedar Bluff and Pocahontas make the arrests that end in a booking in Tazewell County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Tazewell County: Southwest Virginia Community College (campus police); the Tazewell County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office's 649 for 2025, Bluefield's 315 for 2025 and Richlands's 263 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Tazewell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,369 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 Tazewell 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 Tazewell County?
Ask the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office at 276-988-5970; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at tazewellcountyva.org.
How many people are in the Tazewell County jail?
About 140 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 291 beds.
What is the phone number for the Tazewell County jail?
276-988-5970, the number on the page of the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Tazewell 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 Tazewell 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.