Buckingham County Released Inmates
Buckingham County released inmates records help families and lawyers find people who have left the Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville. Use this page to look up an inmate, check a release date, or sign up for custody alerts. Buckingham does not run a long-term local jail. Most short-term inmates are sent to the regional jail. State prison cases pass through the Virginia Department of Corrections. We list each tool you need to start a fast search for a Buckingham County released inmate.
Buckingham County Released Inmates Overview
Buckingham County Sheriff Released Inmates
The Buckingham County Sheriff's Office is the lead agency for arrests in the county. The Sheriff handles patrol, courthouse security, civil process, and inmate transport. Buckingham County does not run a long-term local jail. Once a person is booked, they are sent to the Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville. The Sheriff still keeps the local file on each arrest. Buckingham is a rural county in central Virginia, west of the James River.
Piedmont Regional Jail Buckingham Released Inmates
Piedmont Regional Jail (PRJ) is the main lockup for Buckingham County. The address is 631 Industrial Park Road, Farmville, VA 23901. The mail address is P.O. Drawer 388, Farmville, VA 23901. The phone is (434) 392-1601. PRJ serves six member jurisdictions: Amelia, Buckingham, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward. PRJ also takes overflow inmates from Culpeper and Powhatan. The motto is "Soaring to achieve excellence through teamwork." The mission is to keep offenders in a safe, secure, sanitary, and healthy environment while modeling positive behaviors.
To find a Buckingham County released inmate, use the offender lookup page on the jail website. Search by name, inmate number, or booking number. Results show the mugshot, the charges, the bond amount, the booking date, and any release date. Mail policies allow letters and postcards only. Money orders can be sent for inmate accounts. Inmate phone service uses prepaid collect calls.
The image below comes from the Piedmont Regional Jail home page.
The page above lists visitation, mail, money deposit, and inmate phone services for a Buckingham County released inmate.
For state prison cases, use the VADOC offender locator to check on a Buckingham County released inmate. The tool is free and updates each day. For local custody alerts, VINE Link sends free notifications when an inmate's status changes at Piedmont Regional Jail.
Note: PRJ is shared by six counties, so the same roster covers Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward as well.
Buckingham Circuit Court Released Inmates Records
Felony case files for Buckingham County released inmates live with the Clerk of Circuit Court. The court sits at the Buckingham County Courthouse in the Town of Buckingham. The court is part of the 10th Judicial Circuit, which also includes Appomattox, Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, and Prince Edward counties. Use the Virginia Circuit Court case information system and pick Buckingham from the list. You can search by name, case number, or hearing date. Criminal cases use the prefix CR. The data is real time and free.
For misdemeanor or traffic cases, use the General District Court case search. Many short jail terms end in General District Court and never make it to the state offender locator. Court files often hold the sentence length, the conviction date, and any probation terms.
State Prison Cases for Buckingham Released Inmates
If a person from Buckingham County was sent to state prison, the case moves to the Virginia Department of Corrections. The VADOC offender locator covers about 24,000 state inmates in 26 facilities. Type the first letter of the first name and the full last name, or use the seven-digit Offender ID. The tool gives the facility, the projected release date, and the offender status. It is free and updates each day. The Buckingham Correctional Center is a state prison in Dillwyn, inside Buckingham County, so some Buckingham County released inmates may end up housed close to home. The rules for state time live in Virginia Code Title 53.1.
VINE Alerts for Buckingham Released Inmates
VINE is the free notice tool for victims and the public. Sign up at vinelink.com or call 1-800-467-4943. Pick email, text, or phone. VINE works for the Piedmont Regional Jail and for state prison inmates from Buckingham County. The service is anonymous. Use VINE for fast news the moment a release happens.
FOIA for Buckingham County Released Inmates
The Virginia Freedom of Information Act lets you ask for jail and Sheriff files. The law lives at Virginia Code § 2.2-3700. Send Sheriff record requests to the Buckingham County Sheriff's Office at the Town of Buckingham. Send jail record requests to PRJ at P.O. Drawer 388, Farmville, VA 23901. The county has five working days to reply. Active criminal investigation files do not have to be shared, per § 2.2-3706.
Read both sections before you draft a FOIA letter for a Buckingham County released inmate file. Records that may be released include the inmate roster, booking info, charges, bond amounts, and expected release dates. Personnel records and witness names may be withheld.
Criminal History and Other Resources
The Virginia State Police criminal history check is the formal way to get a full record. The fee is $15 per name search. Add the sex offender registry for $5 more. Use form SP-167 and mail it to the State Police in Richmond. Turnaround is about 15 business days. For sex offender data, use the Virginia Sex Offender Registry.
Other tools to add to your search for a Buckingham County released inmate:
Cities and Nearby Counties
Buckingham County is in central Virginia. There are no qualifying cities inside the county that have their own pages on this site. For records help in nearby places, use the county pages below.
Nearby counties: Cumberland, Prince Edward, Appomattox, Nelson, Fluvanna.