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.
Warren County, Virginia, has about 42,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Warren County is held at the county jail, run by the Warren 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: Warren County public records, Warren County arrest records, Warren County warrants, Warren County criminal records, Warren County court records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Warren County
The county jail, run by the Warren County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Warren County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Warren County Sheriff's Office at warrencountyva.gov/356/Inmate-Lookup-RSW-Regional-Jail (page title: Inmate Lookup | RSW Regional Jail | Warren County, VA), phone 540-622-6097, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Warren County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 290 people, up from about 220 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 173 beds, and it ran at 80 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Warren County has about 42,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 68 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Warren County Jail
The Warren County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Front Royal make the arrests that end in a booking in Warren County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Warren County: the Warren County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Front Royal's 707 for 2025 and the Warren County Sheriff's Office's 679 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Warren County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,386 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 Warren 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 Warren County?
Look on the custody page of the Warren County Sheriff's Office at warrencountyva.gov, or call 540-622-6097. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Warren County jail?
About 290 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 173 beds.
What is the phone number for the Warren County jail?
540-622-6097, the number on the page of the Warren County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Warren 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 Warren 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.