This is a private reference website, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, add money, pull an official booking record, or change a court date. Use the official office or locator that controls the record.
Local Jail and Sheriff Contacts
For Pittsylvania County jail and law-enforcement records, start with the office that holds the record. The official jail page is pittsylvaniacountyva.gov/396/Jail, the Sheriff's Office page is pittsylvaniacountyva.gov/362/Sheriff, and the Sheriff's staff directory is pittsylvaniacountyva.gov/directory.aspx?did=34.
- Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Michael W. Taylor, 21 N Main Street, Chatham, VA 24531; mailing address P.O. Box 407, Chatham, VA 24531; main phone 434-432-7800; office hours Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm; emergency 911.
- Pittsylvania County Jail: 11 Bank Street, Chatham, VA 24531; Jail Administration 434-432-7831; mailing address P.O. Box 407, Chatham, VA 24531; administrative hours Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm.
- Jail Captain: Captain Oscar Meeks, 434-432-7926.
- Sheriff's Criminal Records: Tricia Waller, 434-432-7997.
- E-911 Communications Center: 434-432-7931. CrimeStoppers: 800-791-0044.
Where to Look by Need
Pittsylvania County does not publish a county-only public jail roster in the research gathered for this site. Use the right path for the custody or court question:
- Current local jail custody: review jail inmate records, then call Pittsylvania County Jail Administration at 434-432-7831 during posted administrative hours.
- Booking photos or mugshot availability: use jail roster mugshots; the county jail page does not show a public mugshot gallery.
- Charges, arraignments, hearings, and case status after arrest: use court records after a jail arrest and the Virginia Courts case systems.
- Public records requests: use the county FOIA page at pittsylvaniacountyva.gov/267/Freedom-of-Information-Act or the county NextRequest portal at pittsylvaniacountyva.nextrequest.com. Sheriff-held jail or criminal records may need to be directed to the Sheriff's Office or Criminal Records.
- Overflow regional jail custody: check the BRRJA facility named by jail staff or the appropriate BRRJA JailTracker route before visiting, mailing, or funding an account.
- Sentenced state prison custody: use the VADOC Inmate and Supervisee Locator, especially for Green Rock Correctional Center and post-sentencing transfers.
- Virginia custody notifications: use Virginia VINE for custody status and notification service.
- Federal custody: use the BOP Inmate Locator. Immigration custody: use ICE ODLS.
Court and Prosecutor Contacts
Jail records answer custody questions. Court offices answer case-status and filing questions.
- Pittsylvania County General District Court: 11 Bank Street, Suite 201, P.O. Box 695, Chatham, VA 24531; phone 434-432-7879; fax 434-432-7915; Clerk M. LeAnn Holland.
- Circuit Court Clerk contact through Court Services: Angie R. Harris, phone 434-432-7887. Court Services page: pittsylvaniacountyva.gov/423/Court-Services.
- Commonwealth's Attorney Robert "Bryan" Haskins: 4 S Main Street, Chatham, VA 24531; mailing address P.O. Box 1068, Chatham, VA 24531; phone 434-432-7900; fax 434-432-7903.