This is a private reference site. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule visits, or retrieve official booking records. Use the official office that holds the record for those actions.
Where to Start for Jail, Court, and Custody Questions
Use the contact that matches the record type. SWVRJA handles regional jail custody and facility services; the Sheriff's Office handles county law-enforcement matters; court records come from Virginia courts and the local clerks.
| Office or System | Use It For | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| SWVRJA - Tazewell Facility | Current jail custody, facility questions, visitation, mail, phone, and commissary routing | 115 Court Street, Tazewell, VA 24651 Phone: (276) 582-0650 Fax: (276) 582-0662 |
| Tazewell County Sheriff's Office | County law enforcement, civil process, sheriff records, non-emergency public-safety contact | Sheriff Brian Hieatt 140 School Street, Suite 3, Tazewell, VA 24651 Emergency: 911 Non-emergency: 988-0902 Administration: (276) 988-5970 Fax: (276) 988-5790 |
| Tazewell General District Court | Criminal and traffic cases, arraignments, bond hearings, district court case questions | 135 Court Street, Suite 300, Tazewell, VA 24651 Phone: (276) 385-1563 |
| Tazewell Circuit Court Clerk | Felony files, circuit criminal records, certified copies, clerk records | Clerk Charity D. Hurst 135 Court Street, Suite 202, Tazewell, VA 24651 Phone: (276) 385-1200 Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays |
| Commonwealth's Attorney | Prosecution office for Tazewell County criminal cases | J. Chris Plaster P.O. Box 946, Tazewell, VA 24651 Phone: (276) 385-1240 |
- For a person in regional jail custody, start with jail inmate records and the official SWVRJA current-inmates roster.
- For booking photos or photo-release questions, use jail roster mugshots and the correct Virginia FOIA custodian.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Virginia courts hub at vacourts.gov/caseinfo/home.
- For a specific SWVRJA or VADOC facility, use the facility links in the footer.
- For sentenced state prisoners or supervisees, use the VADOC Inmate and Supervisee Locator. Pocahontas State Correctional Center is a state prison, not a county jail.
- For federal or immigration detention, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
The Tazewell Co Sheriff VA app is an additional communications channel linked from the Sheriff's Office page. Its Google Play listing says it is not monitored around the clock for emergencies, so emergency reports should still go to 911.