This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, change a jail record, or retrieve an official booking file. Use the official offices below for those requests.
Official Appomattox Contacts
Appomattox County jail and booking questions often split between the Sheriff's Office and the Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority. The Sheriff's Office handles local law-enforcement and sheriff records. BRRJA handles regional jail custody, inmate lookup, and jail booking records for its detention centers.
Appomattox County Sheriff's Office
179 Morton Lane
Appomattox, VA 24522
Mail: P.O. Box 366, Appomattox, VA 24522
Phone: 434-352-2666
Fax: 434-352-0445
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., closed state holidays
Sheriff: Robert N. Richardson
FOIA Officer: Travis Firebaugh
Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority
Main office: 510 Ninth Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504
Main phone: 434-847-3100
FOIA Officer: Patricia Stevens
Phone: 434-847-3100 ext. 1224
Email: foiarequest@brrja.state.va.us
Amherst County Adult Detention Center
Primary BRRJA facility identified for Appomattox custody research.
Phone: 434-528-3160
Use this routing list to choose the right starting point.
- For a current local or regional jail search, start with jail inmate records and the BRRJA facility rosters.
- For adult booking photos, use the records guidance on jail roster mugshots.
- For charges filed after booking, check court records after a jail arrest.
- For a named detention site, use the facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Virginia prisoner, use the Virginia Department of Corrections Inmate and Supervisee Locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator, U.S. Marshals channels, or ICE's Online Detainee Locator.