The Nottoway County Inmate Population
Nottoway County does not run a stand-alone county jail with a sheriff-only public roster. The local jail population for Nottoway arrests is handled through Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville, a regional jail authority that serves Amelia, Buckingham, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward counties. Nottoway County's sheriff page states that the county is a charter member of that regional jail, and PRJ describes itself as the custody site for local, state, and U.S. Marshal offenders in the service area.
The Nottoway County inmate population also includes a large state-prison footprint inside the county. Virginia Department of Corrections directory listings place Nottoway Correctional Center and Nottoway Work Center at the Burkeville state facility address. Those are VADOC facilities, not county jail units. A person arrested in Blackstone, Burkeville, Crewe, or elsewhere in Nottoway may first be booked through PRJ, appear before the Nottoway court by video, and later move into VADOC custody after sentencing or classification.
Nottoway County Inmate Population Statistics
The most useful Nottoway County inmate population numbers come from two systems. PRJ publishes capacity history for the regional jail, while VADOC publishes monthly population reports for state facilities. Official sources reviewed did not publish a daily Nottoway-only jail count by county of arrest, so the local jail figure should not be treated as a live count of Nottoway residents in jail.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Nottoway County resident population | 15,632 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2024 estimate |
| PRJ maximum population | 600 male and female offenders | PRJ About and 2024 PREA report |
| PRJ ADP policy note | Average daily population not to exceed 500 | PRJ PREA materials, 2024 report |
| Nottoway Correctional Center ADP | 1,021 | VADOC population report, May 2026 |
| VADOC statewide facility ADP | 22,612 | VADOC Population Summary, May 2026 |
Nottoway County Jail Population Trends
The Nottoway County jail population story is a regional one. PRJ was created because the six member counties had three small old jails that were 50% to 100% over rated capacity and failed to meet recertification standards. The counties formed a regional authority, opened PRJ in 1988, then expanded the jail over time with added dorms, bed space, and a modern intake and processing area.
| Year or Period | Population or Capacity Figure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Early 1980s | Old jails 50% to 100% over rated capacity | PRJ history explains why the regional jail was formed. |
| May 11, 1988 | 101 opening capacity | PRJ opened as the regional jail authority facility. |
| 2010 | 274 rated capacity | PRJ 2024 PREA report rated-capacity note. |
| 2024 PREA report | 600 capacity, ADP not to exceed 500 | Capacity and supervision planning source. |
| May 2026 | 1,021 Nottoway Correctional Center ADP | VADOC monthly population summary. |
Why Nottoway Uses a Regional Jail
Piedmont Regional Jail is not in the Nottoway courthouse complex. It is in Farmville, and it serves Nottoway along with five other counties. That geography matters for inmate lookup, bond, visitation, mail, phone calls, and records requests. A local arrest record may begin with the Nottoway County Sheriff's Office or a town police department, but jail custody records are typically held by PRJ once the person is booked.
The regional jail model also means PRJ may house more than one kind of custody. Its official pages refer to local offenders, state offenders, and U.S. Marshal offenders. A Nottoway County inmate population search should first ask which agency has legal custody: PRJ for current regional jail custody, VADOC for state-prison custody, BOP for sentenced federal custody, or ICE ODLS for immigration detention.
PRJ's history and capacity page shows the regional service model and current maximum population. The screenshot below comes from that official source.
The capacity source helps explain why a Nottoway jail search points to a regional facility rather than a sheriff-operated county jail building.
Nottoway County Inmate Record Laws
Virginia law controls the public-record side of Nottoway County inmate population data. Virginia FOIA presumes public records are open unless an exemption applies. Virginia Code § 2.2-3704 sets the request process, including reasonable-specificity rules, five-working-day response timing, extensions, and actual-cost charges.
Key Statutes:
Virginia Code § 2.2-3706 requires release of adult arrest identity, charge-status information, and adult booking photos when requested, subject to stated limits.
Virginia Code § 53.1-115.1 requires regional jail superintendents to report daily prisoner information to the Compensation Board.
Virginia Code § 9.1-192.1 governs death-in-custody reporting by law-enforcement, jail, and correctional facilities.
Search Nottoway County Inmates
The official local roster channel is the Piedmont Regional Jail Offender Lookup, which embeds the JailTracker public roster. PRJ states that the lookup is for an offender's location if the person is incarcerated at PRJ and under PRJ custody. That scope is narrow but valuable. It covers current regional jail custody, not every criminal case, past conviction, VADOC prisoner, or federal sentence.
- Open the official PRJ Offender Lookup page instead of a private roster site.
- Allow the embedded JailTracker app to load, or open the direct JailTracker URL if the frame does not load.
- Search last name first, then use first name to narrow common names.
- Complete any CAPTCHA shown by JailTracker.
- Review location, booking number, charge, bond, release, and hold fields if the profile displays them.
- Use VADOC, BOP, ICE, or VINE when the person is not in PRJ custody.
Nottoway County Roster Search Fields
Research of the PRJ JailTracker app found a public name-search interface with a CAPTCHA component. The live offender detail could not be inspected without solving CAPTCHA, so the field table should be read as the public app's supported search and profile model, not a promise that every field appears for every person.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Unspecified | App package exposes last-name search text and last-name fields. |
| First Name | Text | Unspecified | Used to narrow a common last-name search. |
| Search Type | Option | Unspecified | Model includes current-only and released-since settings, but labels were not captured. |
| CAPTCHA | Challenge | Likely when displayed | Endpoint testing returned captchaRequired before offender data. |
PRJ's offender lookup landing page is the official entry point. The screenshot below shows the page before the embedded JailTracker roster.
Starting at the PRJ page helps avoid private sites that may be stale, incomplete, or built around paid search funnels.
Nottoway County Inmate Records
A PRJ JailTracker record may include name, booking number, jacket or arrest number, facility, original booking date and time, final release date and time, charge description, charge status, bond type, bond amount, arresting agency, court fields, warrant number, holds, and last-updated fields. The software also supports an offender image field, although PRJ's public image display was not confirmed from the rendered roster during research.
- Booking
- The intake step where identity, arrest data, fingerprints, photo, property, and custody records are created.
- Detainer
- A hold from another agency that may block release even when bond is set on the local case.
- PR bond
- Personal recognizance release based on a promise to appear and follow court conditions.
- DOC
- The state Department of Corrections, used for sentenced prison custody and supervision records.
State and Federal Inmate Search
When the PRJ roster does not show a person, the next step depends on custody type. The VADOC Inmate and Supervisee Locator covers people in VADOC institutions, probationers, parolees, institutional hospital assignments, CCAP participants, and people housed in local or regional jails under VADOC authority. The page says it updates daily but may be inaccurate or outdated.
| Custody Type | Lookup Channel | Use It For |
|---|---|---|
| Regional jail | PRJ Offender Lookup | Nottoway arrests held at Piedmont Regional Jail. |
| State prison | VADOC locator | Sentenced prisoners and state-supervision records. |
| Federal prison | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration custody | ICE ODLS | Immigration detainees by A-Number or biographic data. |
| Notifications | Virginia VINE | Free 24/7 custody lookup and release notifications. |
Nottoway County Detention Facilities
The facilities below are the core places to understand for a Nottoway County inmate population search. PRJ is the local regional jail channel. The two Burkeville facilities are state DOC facilities, so the lookup path changes once a person is in VADOC custody.
- Piedmont Regional Jail holds local and state offenders from six counties, including Nottoway, plus U.S. Marshal offenders and contract beds.
- Nottoway Correctional Center is a VADOC state prison for state-responsible sentenced prisoners.
- Nottoway Work Center is a VADOC work-center setting at the Burkeville state corrections address.
Nottoway County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Nottoway County inmate population? Official sources do not publish a Nottoway-only daily jail count. PRJ publishes regional capacity and VADOC publishes state-prison ADP, including the May 2026 Nottoway Correctional Center ADP of 1,021.
Where is the Nottoway County jail roster? Current local jail custody is searched through PRJ's Offender Lookup and JailTracker, because Nottoway uses Piedmont Regional Jail rather than a stand-alone county jail roster.
Can released inmates be searched? JailTracker supports release-date fields and released-since settings in its app model, but a person who has left PRJ may require a PRJ records request, a county FOIA request, a court search, or a VADOC locator search.
Is there a Nottoway sheriff app for inmates? Research did not verify a Nottoway-specific sheriff app with a roster, warrant search, or records portal. PRJ uses GettingOut/ViaPath for communication, VADOC uses JPay for prison deposits, and Virginia VINE offers mobile custody notifications.
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