Access Fairfax County Jail Mugshots

Fairfax County jail mugshots and arrest records are kept by the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office. The Adult Detention Center on Page Avenue holds county inmates and is the largest jail in Virginia. You can search for a name, check the jail roster, or file a FOIA request for a booking photo. This page shows how to look up Fairfax County arrest records, how to reach the sheriff, and how to use the sheriff's online tools for Fairfax County jail mugshots and booking records.

Fairfax County Sheriff's Office

The Fairfax County Sheriff's Office is the main custodian of local jail mugshots and arrest records. Sheriff Stacey A. Kincaid runs the office. The main phone is 703-246-4111. The office is listed in the Virginia Sheriffs' Association directory, the main statewide index for finding the custodian of booking records in Virginia.

The sheriff books each person arrested in Fairfax 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.

The sheriff's office also runs court security, civil process, and inmate transport. Records requests for arrest reports and booking photos can be sent to the Sheriff's Office Public Information Office.

This link points to the Fairfax Sheriff's Office source page.

The sheriff's office site has inmate services, visit rules, and commissary info.

Fairfax County Adult Detention Center

The Fairfax County Adult Detention Center is at 10550 Page Avenue in Fairfax. It is in the Public Safety Center next to the courthouse, just west of Chain Bridge Road. Public parking is in the garage at 10550 Page Avenue. The jail is the largest in Virginia and houses about 1,300 inmates on any given day, both pretrial and sentenced.

The facility is accredited by the American Correctional Association and the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. The sheriff's office runs the jail under Sheriff Kincaid. Booking records, inmate visits, and commissary services are all handled by the office.

This link goes to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center source page.

The ADC site has inmate lookup, visit times, and mail rules for Fairfax County inmates.

Fairfax County Court Records

Court records tie each Fairfax County mugshot to a charge. Use the Virginia Judicial System case information portal to search cases by name or case number. The portal shows charges, hearing dates, and case status for general district and circuit court cases.

Under § 19.2-82, a person arrested in Fairfax County must be brought before a magistrate without delay. The first hearing creates a public court file. A summons may be issued in place of an arrest under § 19.2-74 for minor charges. Use the case number to pull the full file.

State Inmate Lookup

If a Fairfax County inmate has been moved to state prison, use the VADOC Inmate Locator. The Virginia Department of Corrections tool shows current facility, release date, and sentence info.

This link points to the Fairfax County VADOC locator source.

People held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center will not show up in VADOC. Use the sheriff's tools instead.

Fairfax County FOIA Requests

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

Some files may be held back. Criminal incident information has its own rules under § 2.2-3706.1. Records of people in prison are covered by § 53.1-116. Records sealed under § 19.2-392.2 or § 19.2-392.3 will not be released.

A small fee may apply. The sheriff may charge for copy costs but not more than the real cost. Sex offender records are kept under § 9.1-913.

Nearby Counties

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