Search Charlottesville Released Inmates
Charlottesville released inmates records track people freed from the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail and from holds made by the Charlottesville Police Department. This page helps you search for a Charlottesville released inmate by name, by ID, or by case file. The city is an independent city in central Virginia. The Charlottesville police book the arrests, then the regional jail takes the inmate. We line up the right tools so a Charlottesville released inmate search starts fast and stays free. You can pull a roster, check a court date, or get an alert when someone walks out the gate.
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Charlottesville Released Inmates Jail Roster
The Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail holds people booked by Charlottesville police and the city sheriff. The jail sits at 160 Peregory Lane, Charlottesville, VA 22902. The phone is 434-977-6981. ACRJ serves the City of Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and Nelson County. The roster updates each day, and some feeds refresh more often. You can search by name to find a Charlottesville released inmate or to see who is still in custody. The list shows the booking date, the charges, and the held or released status.
The image below comes from the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail official site, the main jail for the city.
The ACRJ site links to the inmate roster, the visit rules, and the mail rules. It is the first stop for most Charlottesville released inmate searches.
Note: ACRJ holds people from three localities, so the same roster can show inmates from Albemarle and Nelson too.
Charlottesville Released Inmates City Site
The City of Charlottesville posts links to the police, the sheriff, and the courts on its main site. The city is at 605 East Main Street. The police records unit holds arrest reports, while the sheriff runs court security and serves civil papers. Sam Roman is the Deputy City Manager for Public Safety. Lloyd Snook serves on the City Council and has long pushed for clear public records.
The screenshot below comes from the official City of Charlottesville website, where most agency pages live.
Use the city site to reach the police records unit, the sheriff, and the court clerks. Each page is the start of a fresh Charlottesville released inmate search.
Charlottesville Released Inmates Court Files
Most felony charges in Charlottesville go through the Charlottesville Circuit Court at 315 East High Street. Misdemeanors and traffic charges go to the General District Court. Both courts post case files online. Use the Virginia Circuit Court case search for felony files. Use the General District Court case search for the rest. Pick Charlottesville from the locality list to filter the results.
Court files often show the sentence, the credit for time served, and the projected release date. That makes them a top source when you trace a Charlottesville released inmate. The case prefix CR means a circuit criminal case. GC means general district criminal.
Note: Some cases tied to the University of Virginia campus may also touch the Albemarle County Circuit Court, so check both lists.
State Locator for Charlottesville Released Inmates
If a Charlottesville released inmate served more than a year, the case likely moved to the Virginia Department of Corrections. Use the VADOC offender locator to look up a state prison record. Search by name or by the seven-digit Offender ID. The result shows the facility, the projected release date, and the sentence info. There is no fee.
VADOC tracks about 24,000 state inmates in 26 prisons. Many people sent up from Charlottesville pass through one of these facilities. The locator does not show local jail time, so use the ACRJ roster first for short terms.
Note: A name match in VADOC is not always the right person, so confirm the date of birth or Offender ID before you act.
VINE Alerts for Charlottesville Released Inmates
VINE is the free alert tool for Charlottesville released inmates and for jails across the state. Sign up at vinelink.com or call 1-800-467-4943. Pick the inmate, then pick how you want the alert: text, email, or phone. VINE will let you know about a release, a transfer, an escape, or a court date change. The service is private, so the inmate is not told that someone is watching the case.
VINE works with ACRJ and with the state prison system. You can register more than one person at a time. The alerts go out the moment the jail or prison logs the change.
Criminal History and FOIA in Charlottesville
For a full criminal history, ask the Virginia State Police. The VSP Criminal Records page lists the SP-167 form. The fee is $15 per name search. Mail the form, with a notarized signature, to the Civil and Applicants Records Exchange in Richmond. You can add a sex offender registry check for $5 more.
For city-held files on a Charlottesville released inmate, file a Virginia FOIA request with the police records unit or the sheriff. The law lives at Virginia Code § 2.2-3700. The agency has five working days to reply, with seven more if needed. Law enforcement records have extra rules under § 2.2-3706. Juvenile records are off limits except in narrow cases under Virginia Code § 19.2-389.
You can also send FOIA mail to: Records Custodian, Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, 160 Peregory Lane, Charlottesville, VA 22902. ACRJ keeps its own records on holds, releases, and visits.
Charlottesville Released Inmates Resources
Use these tools to start most Charlottesville released inmate searches:
- City of Charlottesville official site
- Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail
- Circuit Court case search
- General District Court search
- VADOC offender locator
- VINE Link alerts
For state rules on prisons, see Virginia Code Title 53.1.
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