Buckingham County Inmate Population
Buckingham County does not publish a separate county jail population for a sheriff-run jail because local jail custody is handled by Piedmont Regional Jail. PRJ is a regional authority facility in Farmville that serves Buckingham, Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward counties. That makes the Buckingham County inmate population a shared regional count rather than a daily county-only jail number. PRJ reports that it houses local, state, and federal offenders, including U.S. Marshal offenders, and its public pages describe a present maximum of 600 male and female offenders.
The county's official Sheriff's Office page is useful for law-enforcement contact, while jail custody routes through PRJ.
The screenshot reinforces the local split: sheriff records and jail custody records may involve different offices.
The count changes as arrests, magistrate bond decisions, court hearings, holds, releases, and state transfers move people through custody. A person arrested in Buckingham County may enter PRJ for booking and pretrial detention. A person sentenced to state prison may later appear in the Virginia Department of Corrections inmate and supervisee locator. Someone held on federal process may be physically at PRJ but also tied to federal court or U.S. Marshals custody.
Buckingham County Inmate Population Statistics
Official sources support facility-wide PRJ figures, statewide Virginia jail figures, and a facility map for the state prisons in Buckingham County. The research did not locate a Buckingham-only daily jail population, so the safest reading is facility-wide PRJ population with Buckingham as one member jurisdiction. PRJ's About page says the jail houses a maximum of 600 male and female offenders. Its PREA history describes an average daily population of about 600 offenders and notes earlier rated capacity changes.
| Measure | Figure | Official source context |
|---|---|---|
| PRJ current maximum | 600 male and female offenders | PRJ About page, reviewed in research |
| PRJ average daily population | About 600 offenders | PRJ PREA history page |
| PRJ original capacity | 101 or 103 offenders | PRJ About and PREA pages use slightly different historical wording |
| Virginia statewide jail ADP | 20,307 | FY2024 Jail Cost Report summary RD873, published 2025 |
| Buckingham-only jail ADP | Not separately located | PRJ is a six-county regional jail |
Buckingham County Jail Population Trends
The clearest local trend is structural. PRJ was created because the six member counties had older small jails that were overcrowded and could not meet recertification standards. The official PRJ history says the regional jail opened in 1988 after those local jails were 50 to 100 percent over rated capacity. Later expansions added dorms, bed space, and a modern intake and processing area.
| Year or period | Figure | Meaning for Buckingham County inmate population |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 101 or 103 capacity | PRJ opened as the regional solution for the member counties |
| 2010 | 274 rated capacity | PRJ PREA history says rated capacity increased |
| Current PRJ pages | Maximum / ADP about 600 | PRJ now reports a much larger regional jail population |
| FY2023 Virginia | 19,620 jail ADP | Statewide comparison from official jail cost reporting |
| FY2024 Virginia | 20,307 jail ADP | Statewide jail ADP increased from the prior year |
Those figures should not be used to compute a Buckingham County-only incarceration rate. The jail serves six counties and also houses some state and federal offenders. A local population page is most accurate when it states that Buckingham's local jail count is part of the PRJ regional population.
Who Is Counted in Buckingham Custody
The Buckingham County inmate population includes more than one type of custody. PRJ covers local jail custody for newly arrested people, pretrial detainees, some sentenced local offenders, state-responsible people housed at the jail, federal contract placements, and U.S. Marshal offenders. The VADOC facilities in Dillwyn hold sentenced state prisoners, not new Buckingham County arrestees waiting for court.
- Regional jail custody: PRJ is the first lookup path for current local custody after a Buckingham arrest.
- State prison custody: Buckingham Correctional Center and Dillwyn Correctional Center are searched through VADOC.
- Federal custody: PRJ may physically house U.S. Marshal offenders, but sentenced federal inmates use the BOP locator.
- Immigration custody: ICE ODLS is the correct locator for immigration detention, not the PRJ roster.
- Notifications: Virginia VINE can supplement custody and case tracking.
Laws Governing Buckingham Inmate Records
Public access starts with the record holder. PRJ holds jail custody records for its offenders. Buckingham County holds county agency records. Buckingham courts and the Circuit Court Clerk hold court files. VADOC holds state prison records. Virginia FOIA can help request existing public records, but it does not force an office to create a new record or answer broad questions.
Virginia FOIA, Title 2.2, Chapter 37 governs public-record access by eligible requesters, subject to exemptions.
Code of Virginia Section 19.2-390 covers criminal-history arrest reporting, including fingerprints and photographs for reportable arrests.
Code of Virginia Section 53.1-68 addresses minimum standards and inspections for local and regional correctional facilities.
Code of Virginia Section 9.1-192.1 requires reporting and analysis of civilian deaths in custody.
Search Buckingham County Inmates
The official local route is the PRJ Offender Lookup, which embeds the JailTracker roster for Piedmont Regional Jail. The page states that it searches offenders incarcerated at PRJ and under PRJ custody. It is not a Buckingham-only roster, so a result may involve another member county or a contract placement. Still, it is the main Buckingham County inmate population search path for local jail custody.
- Open the PRJ Offender Lookup page and let the embedded JailTracker roster load.
- Search by last name first, then add a first name when common names return several results.
- Complete any CAPTCHA or validation step shown by the JailTracker app.
- Open the matching profile and review booking, charge, bond, case, hold, and release fields if displayed.
- If the person is not listed, call PRJ or check VADOC, BOP, ICE, VINE, and court systems based on custody stage.
The research did not find a dedicated Buckingham sheriff mobile app or PRJ roster app. Vendor apps such as GettingOut, OffenderConnect, ConnectNetwork, and JPay are communication or deposit tools, not official local inmate roster apps.
Buckingham County Roster Search Fields
JailTracker's public model supports name search, released-since values, profile selection, CAPTCHA fields, facility and agency fields, and profile detail components. Exact visible options could not be rendered in the research environment, so the fields below should be read as the supported roster inventory rather than a promise that every control appears in every public view.
| Field label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search type / offender search | App-controlled option | Unspecified | JailTracker exposes SearchType, OffenderNameSearch, OffenderValue, and ReleasedSinceValue |
| Last name | Text | Unspecified | Use last name as the first search route |
| First name | Text | Unspecified | Add first name to narrow common surnames |
| CAPTCHA | Image / text validation | Conditional | The app model exposes CAPTCHA fields and validation controls |
| Offender profile selector | Clickable result | Not applicable | Single-offender view is supported by the app model |
What Buckingham Inmate Records Show
A PRJ roster result may show the fields supported by JailTracker, but the exact public view depends on PRJ configuration and the person's custody status. The model supports names, booking or jacket identifiers, original booking date and time, charges, bond, court fields, case and warrant numbers, holds, arresting agency, release date, facility display, and image fields. For photo-specific records, the separate jail mugshots page explains the limits on public booking photos.
| Record field | What it can mean |
|---|---|
| Name and identifiers | First, middle, last name, booking number if enabled, and jacket field |
| Booking and release | Original booking time and final release time fields are supported |
| Charges and cases | Charge descriptions, case numbers, warrant numbers, court names, and court times may appear |
| Bond and holds | Bond amount, bond type, fine amount, hold reason, hold type, and hold expiration fields are supported |
| Image | Offender image fields exist, but the agency can hide images from public view |
Buckingham County Jail vs State Prison
The most common lookup mistake is searching the wrong custody level. A new arrest points to PRJ. A sentenced state prisoner points to VADOC. A federal prisoner may need the BOP locator. An immigration detainee may need ICE ODLS. If a person disappears from one system, it may mean release, transfer, sentence change, hold resolution, or a different spelling.
| Custody path | Correct lookup | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Regional jail | PRJ Offender Lookup / JailTracker | Current PRJ custody after local booking or contract placement |
| State prison | VADOC inmate and supervisee locator | Sentenced VADOC inmates, probationers, parolees, hospitals, CCAP, and some VADOC authority jail placements |
| Federal prison | BOP Inmate Locator | Sentenced federal prisoners or people in BOP custody |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | Immigration detainee location, not a mugshot database |
Buckingham County Detention Facilities
The local facility map has one regional jail serving Buckingham County local custody and two state correctional centers located in the county. The regional jail and state prisons should not be merged in search instructions because they answer different questions.
- Piedmont Regional Jail holds Buckingham County local jail custody along with other member-county, state, federal, and contract offenders.
- Buckingham Correctional Center is a VADOC state prison in Dillwyn for sentenced state inmates.
- Dillwyn Correctional Center is a separate VADOC state prison in Dillwyn, also searched through the state locator.
For a court case after a jail arrest, use Virginia court systems and the Buckingham Circuit Court Clerk rather than assuming the jail roster is the final record. For custody alerts, use Virginia VINE as a supplement to the jail, court, and corrections records.
The physical geography also affects the search. Piedmont Regional Jail is in Farmville, not at the Buckingham courthouse complex. Buckingham Correctional Center and Dillwyn Correctional Center are in Dillwyn, but they are not booking points for a new local arrest. A person can be connected to Buckingham County because of the arrest location, the court case, a state-prison address, or a regional jail placement, and each fact points to a different official record holder.
Buckingham County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Buckingham County inmate population?
No official Buckingham-only daily jail count was located in the reviewed sources. PRJ publishes facility-wide figures, including a current maximum of 600 male and female offenders and an average daily population of about 600 offenders.
Where should a new Buckingham arrest be searched?
Start with PRJ Offender Lookup because Buckingham County's local jail custody is served by Piedmont Regional Jail. If the person is not listed, call PRJ and check court, VADOC, federal, ICE, and VINE routes based on the case.
Are the Buckingham state prisons part of the jail roster?
No. Buckingham Correctional Center and Dillwyn Correctional Center are VADOC state prisons. Search them through the VADOC locator, not the PRJ jail roster.
Can a released person be found later?
PRJ did not publish a clear retention window for released people on the public roster. Use PRJ records routing, Buckingham County FOIA, court records, and VADOC when the person has moved into state custody.
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