Find Dinwiddie County Jail Mugshots

Dinwiddie County jail mugshots and arrest records are held by the Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office. The Meherrin River Regional Jail in Alberta holds most people booked in the county. You can search for a name, check state court tools, or file a FOIA request for a booking photo. This page shows how to find arrest records, how to use the Meherrin River lookup, and how to reach the sheriff for Dinwiddie County jail mugshots and booking records. Most files are public.

Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office

The Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office is the main source of local jail mugshots and arrest records. Sheriff D. T. 'Duck' Adams runs the office at 14010 Boydton Plank Road, P.O. Drawer 70, Dinwiddie, VA 23841. The main phone is 804-469-4500. The office is listed in the Virginia Sheriffs' Association directory, the main statewide index for finding the custodian of booking records.

The sheriff books each person arrested in the county, takes a mugshot at intake, and keeps the local arrest log. Mugshots held by the sheriff are public under Virginia Code § 2.2-3706. That statute requires the release of adult booking photos taken during initial intake.

Staff can tell you if a person is still in local custody or has been moved to Meherrin River Regional Jail. Ask for the case number to look up the court file.

Meherrin River Regional Jail

The Meherrin River Regional Jail is a modern adult detention facility at 9000 Boydton Plank Road, Alberta, VA 23821. It serves three member jurisdictions: Brunswick County, Dinwiddie County, and Mecklenburg County. The main facility can house up to 677 inmates. A satellite facility in Boydton has 80 beds for pretrial and work-release offenders. The main phone is 434-949-6700.

The jail offers offender programs, including bible study, a law library, GED classes, substance abuse classes, and anger management. Booking photos and inmate records can be asked for through the jail or the sheriff.

This link goes to the Meherrin River Regional Jail source page.

Use the Meherrin River site to check the inmate roster for Dinwiddie County bookings.

Dinwiddie County Court Search

Court records tie each mugshot to a charge. Use the Virginia Judicial System case information portal to search Dinwiddie County cases by name or case number.

This link points to the Dinwiddie County courts case search source.

The portal shows charges, hearing dates, and case status for Dinwiddie County arrest records.

Under § 19.2-82, a person arrested in Dinwiddie County must be brought before a magistrate without delay. The first hearing creates a public court file.

VADOC State Inmate Search

For state-level searches, use the VADOC Inmate Locator. The Virginia Department of Corrections tool shows current facility, release date, and sentence info for sentenced state inmates.

This link points to the Dinwiddie County VADOC locator source.

People held at Meherrin River will not show up in VADOC. Call the sheriff or the jail for those cases.

FOIA Requests in Dinwiddie County

Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, the Dinwiddie County Sheriff must reply to records requests within five working days. File the request in writing. Name the person and give the arrest date if known.

Criminal incident information has its own rules under § 2.2-3706.1. Records of people in state prison are covered by § 53.1-116. Records sealed under § 19.2-392.2 will not be released.

A summons in place of an arrest may be issued under § 19.2-74 for minor charges. Records of sex offenders are kept under § 9.1-913. Sealed records are treated under § 19.2-392.3.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Dinwiddie County. Each keeps its own jail mugshots and arrest records.