The Virginia Department of Corrections runs the search for people in Virginia state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
- Agency
- Virginia Department of Corrections
- Official search
- Inmate and Supervisee Locator
- ID number
- DOC ID number
Open the Inmate and Supervisee Locator
How to search the VADOC inmate list
The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) runs a public search called Inmate and Supervisee Locator. You can search by first and last name, or DOC ID number, with optional location, gender and age range.
- It covers people in state correctional facilities and people supervised in the community.
- It is updated daily.
The number to write down is the DOC ID number. You will need it to send money or mail, to set up calls and visits, and to find the same person again.
Virginia state prisons we list
We do not copy the Virginia prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our Virginia directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- Appalachian Detention and Diversion Center State prison in Honaker
- Augusta Correctional Center State prison in Craigsville
- Baskerville Correctional Center State prison in Baskerville
- Bland Correctional Center State prison in Bland
- Brunswick Work Center State prison in Lawrenceville
- Buckingham Correctional Center State prison in Dillwyn
- Caroline Correctional Unit #2 State prison in Hanover
- Central Admission and Placement Unit State prison in North Chesterfield
- Central Virginia Correctional Unit #13 State prison in Chesterfield
- Chesterfield Women's Detention and Diversion Center State prison in Chesterfield
- Coffeewood Correctional Center State prison in Mitchells
- Cold Springs Correctional Unit #10 State prison in Greenville
- Cold Springs Detention and Diversion Center State prison in Greenville
- Deerfield Correctional Center State prison in Capron
- Deerfield Work Center 2 State prison in Capron
- Deerfield Work Center for Men State prison in Capron
- Dillwyn Correctional Center State prison in Dillwyn
- Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women State prison in Troy
- Green Rock Correctional Center State prison in Chatham
- Greensville Correctional Center State prison in Jarratt
- Greensville Work Center State prison in Jarratt
- Halifax Correctional Unit State prison in Halifax
- Harrisonburg Detention and Diversion Center State prison in Harrisonburg
- Haynesville Correctional Center State prison in Haynesville
- Indian Creek Correctional Center State prison in Chesapeake
- James River Work Center State prison in State Farm
- Keen Mountain Correctional Center State prison in Oakwood
- Lawrenceville Correctional Center State prison in Lawrenceville
- Lunenburg Correctional Center State prison in Victoria
- Marion Correctional Treatment Center State prison in Marion
- Medical College of Virginia Security Ward State prison in Richmond
- Nottoway Correctional Center State prison in Burkeville
- Nottoway Work Center State prison in Burkeville
- Patrick Henry Correctional Unit State prison in Ridgeway
- Pocahontas State Correctional Center State prison in Pocahontas
- Powhatan Reception Center State prison in State Farm
- Red Onion State Prison State prison in Pound
- River North Correctional Center State prison in Independence
- Rustburg Correctional Unit State prison in Rustburg
- Southampton Memorial Hospital Prison Ward State prison in Franklin
- St. Brides Correctional Center State prison in Chesapeake
- Stafford Detention and Diversion Center State prison in Stafford
- State Farm Correctional Center State prison in State Farm
- State Farm Enterprise Unit State prison in State Farm
- Sussex I State Prison State prison in Waverly
- Sussex II State Prison State prison in Waverly
- Virginia Correctional Center for Women State prison in Goochland
- Wallens Ridge State Prison State prison in Big Stone Gap
- Western Virginia Regional Jail State prison in Salem
- Wise Correctional Unit State prison in Coeburn
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The Virginia Department of Corrections holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our Virginia page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
What do I need to search the VADOC inmate list?
The Inmate and Supervisee Locator lets you search by first and last name, or DOC ID number, with optional location, gender and age range. A full legal name or the ID number works best.
Someone was just arrested in Virginia. Will they be in the VADOC search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
Is searchinmates.org part of the Virginia Department of Corrections?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the Virginia Department of Corrections or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- Inmate & Supervisee Locator, Virginia Department of Corrections. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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