Piedmont Regional Jail Overview
Piedmont Regional Jail is operated by the Piedmont Regional Jail Authority and serves Amelia, Buckingham, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward counties. The jail is in Farmville, so many Buckingham County visitors must travel outside the county courthouse area for jail visits, account questions, and in-person custody matters. PRJ describes itself as a minimum- to high-security facility that houses male and female offenders. Its population includes local, state, and federal offenders, including U.S. Marshal offenders and some contract beds.
The regional model matters for a Buckingham County inmate search because a new local arrest is not searched under a stand-alone Buckingham County jail name. The practical first stop is PRJ for current regional jail custody. If the person has been sentenced into Virginia state prison, the correct search moves to the Virginia Department of Corrections locator. If a federal or immigration hold is involved, the public path may move to BOP, ICE, federal court, or agency contact instead of the PRJ roster.
The PRJ About page is shown in the official site capture below. It documents the six-county service area, the regional jail history, and the current maximum population statement used for Buckingham County jail population context.
That source is useful because it explains why the Buckingham County local jail search points to Farmville rather than a sheriff-operated jail at the county seat.
Piedmont Jail Capacity
PRJ's published history gives several sourced population figures. The About page says the original authority opened in 1988 with room for 101 male and female offenders. The PREA page gives a related rated-capacity history, stating that PRJ opened with 103 rated beds and was raised to 274 in 2010. Current PRJ material states that the facility houses a maximum of 600 male and female offenders, while the PREA page describes an average daily population of about 600 offenders. Those are facility-wide figures, not a Buckingham-only daily count.
| Measure | Published Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Opening capacity | 101 offenders | PRJ About page |
| Opening rated capacity | 103 offenders | PRJ PREA history |
| Rated capacity after 2010 | 274 offenders | PRJ PREA history |
| Current maximum | 600 male and female offenders | PRJ About page |
| Average daily population | About 600 offenders | PRJ PREA page |
Piedmont Regional Jail Lookup
The official jail search is the PRJ Offender Lookup, which embeds the JailTracker public roster for people incarcerated at PRJ and under PRJ custody. The direct JailTracker roster interface is the fallback if the embedded frame does not load. The roster is free in the sources reviewed, but the application may present a CAPTCHA. It is a current-custody tool, so a new booking may be delayed while transport, intake, bond paperwork, or classification is still in progress.
- Open the PRJ Offender Lookup page and wait for the JailTracker roster to load.
- Search by last name first. Add first name details when a common name returns too many results.
- Complete any JailTracker CAPTCHA or validation prompt shown by the roster.
- Open the matching record and confirm the person is in PRJ custody before relying on charge, bond, or court fields.
- If no result appears, call PRJ or check VADOC, BOP, ICE, or Virginia court systems based on the custody path.
| Roster Field | Use | Research Note |
|---|---|---|
| Last name | Name search | JailTracker model exposes last-name search text. |
| First name | Refine search | Useful for common surnames and spelling variants. |
| CAPTCHA | Validation | The app model exposes CAPTCHA fields when required. |
| Profile selector | Open a result | The model supports a single-offender view. |
PRJ did not publish a crawlable sample profile in the reviewed sources, so roster fields should be read as possible fields supported by the public JailTracker model. Exact fields can vary by PRJ configuration and by whether the person is in current custody. The app model supports offender image fields, booking and jacket identifiers, facility display, charges, bond, court, warrant, hold, arresting agency, and release-date fields.
| Record Field | What It May Show |
|---|---|
| Booking and jacket | Booking number, jacket field, and original booking date or time when configured. |
| Charges and court | Charge description, crime level, counts, status, court name, and court date fields. |
| Bond and holds | Bond amount, bond type, hold reason, hold date, and hold expiration fields. |
| Case or warrant | Case number, arrest number, control number, and warrant number fields. |
| Image | Offender image support exists, but public display depends on PRJ and JailTracker settings. |
Piedmont Jail Contact
Use PRJ contact channels for custody status, jail records routing, visitation scheduling, account questions, and phone-number issues. The contact page lists the main phone, records fax, and internal extensions, including records and FOIA contacts. Buckingham County FOIA is still the local route for county-held sheriff or administration records, but jail-held custody records start with PRJ.
Piedmont Regional Jail
801 Industrial Park Road
Farmville, VA 23901
Mail: P.O. Drawer 388, Farmville, VA 23901
(434) 392-1601
Records fax: (434) 392-5932
The official PRJ contact page also lists records extension 732 and FOIA contacts Gloria Giles at extension 320 and Royal Eanes at extension 247. For blocked phone numbers, PRJ says to call the main number and ask for the Watch Commander on duty.
Piedmont Jail Visitation
PRJ visitation is based on housing location, not county of arrest. Visits must be scheduled at least 48 hours in advance, and scheduling calls are accepted Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Each offender receives one visitation slot per week. Visits may last up to 30 minutes and may include up to six visitors. Visitors should arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled time for check-in and search. Online video visits use GettingOut and require a debit or credit card account.
| Day | Housing Location | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | Female Units G-Pod, H-Pod, 03-Pod | 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
| Friday | F-Pod, W-Pod, 02-Pod | 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
| Friday | A, B, C, D | 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | L3-Pod, M-Pod, J-Cells, 01-Pod, 04-Pod | 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
| Saturday | I-Pod | 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
| Sunday | Offender Workers / Work Release, I2-Pod | 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. by group |
Piedmont Jail Money
PRJ account rules are specific. Commissary funds must be posted before 6:00 a.m. Monday for weekly purchases. Keefe out-of-house orders can be placed through the kiosk until 7:00 a.m. Thursday. Money can be sent by postal money order through the mail, postal money order in person at the front desk, lobby kiosk, OffenderConnect online, or phone payment. Facility site ID number 31 may be needed.
| Service | Provider or Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail money order | Postal money orders only. |
| Lobby kiosk | Cash in $5, $10, $20, $50, or $100 denominations. Processing fee applies. |
| Commissary online | OffenderConnect with facility site ID #31. |
| Phone deposit | Commissary: 888-988-4PMT (4768). Prepaid phone: 814-949-3303. |
| Phone calls | Each offender may maintain 10 numbers and use debit or collect calls. |
Piedmont Jail Intake
For a Buckingham County arrest, intake at PRJ can include identity processing, booking record creation, magistrate or bond paperwork, safety screening, and housing assignment. PRJ's PREA material says the intake process begins when offenders are initially admitted, includes a video titled "What You Need to Know," and makes the offender handbook available through the kiosk. PRJ also uses an objective risk screening tool for victimization or predation risk, and classification information helps guide housing and program decisions.
Work Release and Home Electronic Monitoring are separate PRJ programs and require court or DOC approval first. PRJ lists eligibility rules that include a sentence under 18 months, a nonviolent offense, no outstanding detainers, a current employer business license, personal transportation, and a drug test. Published costs are $220 upfront plus $90 per week for work release, and $500 upfront plus $115 per week for Home Electronic Monitoring.
Note: Confirm custody, housing unit, and visit approval with PRJ before traveling from Buckingham County to Farmville.
Buckingham Custody Fallbacks
If PRJ does not show the person, the next search depends on what happened after arrest. A sentenced state prisoner should be searched through VADOC's Inmate and Supervisee Locator. A federal sentenced prisoner should be searched through BOP. Immigration custody is searched through ICE ODLS. For case filings after a jail arrest, use Virginia court systems rather than the jail roster. The Buckingham County jail inmate records page describes the broader county lookup chain for PRJ, court, VADOC, VINE, BOP, and ICE.