Find Salem Released Inmates
Salem released inmates records track people freed from the Western Virginia Regional Jail and from holds taken by the Salem Police Department. The city of Salem is independent and sits next to Roanoke. This page helps you search for a Salem released inmate by name, ID, or court file. The local police book the arrest, then the regional jail takes the inmate. We link the right tools so a Salem released inmate search starts fast and stays free. You can pull a roster, look up a court date, or sign up for an alert.
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Salem Released Inmates Jail Roster
Salem uses the Western Virginia Regional Jail at 5885 West River Road, Salem, VA 24153. The phone is 540-378-3700. The jail serves Franklin, Montgomery, and Roanoke counties, plus the City of Salem. The roster updates each day. You can search by name to find a Salem 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 screenshot below comes from the official City of Salem website, where the police and sheriff pages live.
Use the city site to reach each office tied to a Salem released inmate search. The same hub also links to court clerks and city forms.
Note: The Western Virginia Regional Jail also sits in Salem, so it serves as the main hub for many local arrests in the area.
Salem Released Inmates Police Records
The Salem Police Department books the arrests that feed the regional jail. The records unit holds incident reports, arrest reports, and the case notes for each Salem released inmate file. Some reports are open to the public. Others stay closed if the case is still active. You can ask the records unit for a copy by mail or in person.
The VADOC inmate locator is a free tool for tracking any Salem released inmate who served state time. Search by name or offender ID. The results show the facility, the sentence, and the release date. You can also sign up for VINE alerts to get notified when a Salem released inmate moves or gets out.
Salem Released Inmates Court Files
Felony charges in Salem go to the Salem Circuit Court. Misdemeanors and traffic charges go to the Salem 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 Salem 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 Salem released inmate. The CR prefix means a circuit criminal case. The GC prefix means general district criminal. You can search by name or by case number.
State Locator for Salem Released Inmates
If a Salem 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. People sent up from Salem pass through one of these sites. The locator does not show local jail time, so use the WVRJ roster first for short terms. State rules for prisons live in Virginia Code Title 53.1.
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 Salem Released Inmates
VINE is the free alert tool for Salem 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. The inmate is not told that someone is watching the case.
VINE works with the Western Virginia Regional Jail and with the state prison system. You can register more than one person at a time.
Criminal History and FOIA in Salem
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 Salem released inmate, file a Virginia FOIA request with the police records unit. 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.
Salem Released Inmates Resources
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