The list is a web page kept by the Blue Ridge jails for the Campbell site. Follow these steps:

1. Go to the jail's online list in any browser.
2. Put the last name in the search form, and the first name too if it asks.
3. If nothing shows, retry with a different spelling, a shorter first name or a married name.
4. Open the row that matches and read every detail on it.
5. Copy down any ID number you see, because staff on the phone can use it.

When the page will not load, try VINELink, which also shows custody. Or phone the jail at 434-332-9583.

Not seeing a name is common in the first day. Some reasons:

• Paperwork in progress. Booking takes hours, and the website may trail behind.
• Waiting at a town lockup. The arrest may have been by Altavista or Brookneal police, who can hold a person at the town station before the jail takes custody.
• A paper ticket. For minor charges, officers often let people go with a summons for a later court date.
• Already bonded out. A magistrate may have set terms the family has met.
• Another Blue Ridge site. The Authority can move people among its five jails.
• State custody. A person sentenced to prison may have gone to the Department of Corrections.
• Name trouble. The jail may have a different spelling.

To settle it, call the jail at 434-332-9583. The Sheriff's Office at 434-332-9580 can help as well.

The members of this jail system are the counties of Halifax, Bedford, Appomattox, Amherst and Campbell, along with Lynchburg city. The Authority's office is at 510 Ninth Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504, 434-847-3100. People arrested near Rustburg usually start at the first jail below, but any of the five could end up holding them.

• Campbell County Adult Detention Center, 90 Courthouse Lane, Rustburg, VA 24588, 434-332-9583. It sits close to the courthouse.
• Amherst County Adult Detention Center, 219 S. Riverview Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572, 434-528-3160.
• Bedford Adult Detention Center, 1000 Broad Street, Bedford, VA 24523, 540-587-9282.
• Halifax Adult Detention Center, 1010 Blue Ridge Lane, Halifax, VA 24558, 434-476-5500.
• Lynchburg Adult Detention Center, 510 9th Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504, 434-847-1300.

The jail pages do not say who is held where. Ask staff whether a site takes men, women, new bookings or work release.

Check the Rustburg list for a picture beside the name. If none appears, you can still request one. Under the state's Freedom of Information Act, adult booking photos taken at intake are public. The law holds one back only when sharing it could damage an open felony probe (Va. Code § 2.2-3706). Children's photos are never released.

Send the request to whoever made the arrest. For a deputy, phone the Sheriff's Office at 434-332-9580. For an Altavista officer, phone 434-369-7425.

• If ICE holds a photo, ask for it using the records request form on its website.
• Federal arrest photos are not shared with the public. The Marshals Service alone may let one out, such as during a manhunt.

VINE is the state's free tracking service for custody. It covers local and regional jails and state prisons. Free alerts reach you once a person is freed or transferred, and a lookup also shows where someone is held.

• Sign up on VINELink.
• Or phone 800-467-4943, which answers all day and night.

Type the name the way the jail has it on file. Still call the jail now and then to double-check.

A magistrate sets the terms, and the office takes cases around the clock. It is at 756 Village Highway, Rustburg, VA 24588, 434-332-9563. The magistrate may release the person on their word alone, require a bond they pay only if they miss a hearing, or require one backed by cash, real estate or a bondsman.

• Anyone still held is seen by a General District Court judge when the court next meets. A request to change the bail amount is heard within three business days.
• Bondsmen hold a state license. They charge a fee set at 10 to 15 percent of the bail figure, which the family cannot recover.
• Terms may include a curfew or a no-contact order.

Ask the jail or the magistrate where to pay a bond and what forms they take. Our bail guide goes deeper, and Virginia's own rules are on the state bail law page.

When you reach the jail at 434-332-9583, staff can often tell you the charge. After a case is filed, it appears in court records.

• Use the state's court case lookup. It holds General District Court and Circuit Court files, and adult criminal files from the family court. Cases about children are not in it.
• Phone the District Court clerk, 434-332-9546, or the Circuit Court clerk, 434-592-9517, with the person's name and birth date.

The Commonwealth's Attorney decides which charges move forward. That office is at 723 Village Highway, Rustburg, VA 24588, 434-332-9520.

No public defender office is based here. Instead, a judge appoints a private attorney for those who qualify and could face jail.

1. At the first hearing, tell whoever is presiding that a lawyer paid by the court is needed.
2. Fill out a sworn money statement listing income and bills.
3. The judge rules on whether they qualify.

The District Court clerk, 434-332-9546, can explain the statement. A family may also hire a lawyer on its own.

One set of visiting rules covers every Blue Ridge jail:

• The visitor must appear on the person's approved list.
• A valid photo ID is required.
• Up to three adults may come at one time.
• Each inmate gets a single visit per week.
• Minors visiting must come with a parent or guardian, or with notarized permission.
• People who were once jailed themselves wait six months first.

Times differ from site to site. Phone the Authority at 434-847-3100 for the Rustburg schedule. The visiting guide on our site has extra pointers.

Funds on an account buy snacks, soap and phone time. The jail's page sends families to JailATM for deposits. Know the person's full name and ID number first.

For limits and fees, phone 434-332-9583. The money guide on our site covers common ways to send funds. The commissary guide lists what those funds can buy, and the jail's page names JailCanteen for those orders. Do not mail cash.

The jail's page names ViaPath for inmate phone service. Calls start from inside, and you set up payment with that company. Ring 434-332-9583 to learn the cost of calls, whether texting or tablets are offered, and how to open an account.

Staff may record calls, so save case talk for the attorney. Costs and rules are covered in our phone-call article and in our article on emailing inmates.

The Authority scans personal letters at a distant center, and the tablet screen shows them to the person. Address them to:

• Campbell County Adult Detention Center
• Inmate's name and inmate number
• P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131

Legal mail and money orders skip the scanning center. They go to the jail at P.O. Box 770, Rustburg, VA 24588. Before sending anything, check the address at 434-332-9583. Our mail guide lists standard rules. Cash never belongs in the mail.

Booking staff keep the things a person arrived with. To collect or drop off anything, call 434-332-9583. Ask who may pick up, the hours to come and whether the person signs a form.

Go to the jail at 90 Courthouse Lane, Rustburg, VA 24588, with photo ID. On the same call, ask how to leave glasses or needed medicine.

Phone the jail at 434-332-9583 and ask for medical staff. Describe the problem. Have the drug names, doses and prescriber's phone ready.

Also encourage the person to request care from inside the jail. In a life-threatening case, call 911. When mental health is the concern, tell the nurse or officer on the phone.

Deputies serve criminal warrants outside town limits, and town police serve them inside. Phone the Sheriff's Office, 434-332-9580, Altavista police, 434-369-7425, or the Brookneal town office, 434-376-3124, and ask. For case records, use the state court lookup or call the District Court clerk, 434-332-9546. If a warrant exists, a lawyer can advise on how to deal with it, and the issuing court needs to hear from the person. Both clerks work from 732 Village Highway, Rustburg, VA 24588.

The court holding the case has the date. Three courts share a single complex:

• General District Court, for adult misdemeanors, traffic tickets and first felony hearings: 732 Village Highway, Rustburg, VA 24588, 434-332-9546.
• Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (JDR), the court for kid and family matters: Second Floor, 732 Village Highway, Rustburg, VA 24588, 434-332-9555.
• Circuit Court, for felony trials after indictment and for appeals: 732 Village Highway, Rustburg, VA 24588, 434-592-9517.

A name search on the state lookup may show a date. Our court page walks through the stages of a case.

In federal court, this area belongs to the Lynchburg Division. That division sits inside the Western District of Virginia. The court clerk is at 1101 Court Street, Suite A66, Lynchburg, VA 24504, 434-847-5722.

1. Soon after arrest, a judge holds a detention hearing. It decides if the person stays in jail or gets released before trial (18 U.S.C. § 3142).
2. During the case, the U.S. Marshals Service controls where the person is kept, often a local or regional jail. Marshals office: 1101 Court Street, Room B66, Lynchburg, VA 24504, 434-847-4859.
3. Once sentenced, the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator lists people by name or by register number.

The usual order of events:

1. Immigration officers file a hold request with the jail. The form's name is I-247A.
2. Once the form is there, officers can keep the person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released (8 CFR 287.7(d)).
3. After that, ICE officers pick the person up and transport them elsewhere in its system.
4. The ICE Online Detainee Locator accepts the person's A-number, or their name together with birth country.
5. Nothing found? Ring the ICE Washington Field Office at 14797 Murdock Street, Chantilly, VA 20151, 703-633-2100.

State law on detainers is under change during 2026, so a lawyer can say what applies now. In February 2026, an executive directive stopped 287(g) agreements held by state agencies; it covers state agencies alone.

A person given a prison term often sits in a county or regional lockup while the state finds a place for them. Then an intake center sorts them and assigns a prison.

• Type a DOC number or a name into the Corrections Department's online locator. Its records refresh daily.
• Questions go to the Department at 804-674-3000.
• Our state prisons page covers rules at the prisons.

A child under 18 is not placed with adult prisoners. Whether the child stays in custody is decided by a judge, a magistrate or a court intake worker. Hearings take place at 732 Village Highway, Second Floor, Rustburg, VA 24588, in JDR court (its full name is Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court). Phone 434-332-9555.

The Lynchburg Regional Juvenile Detention Center, 1400 Florida Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24501, 434-455-7878, is where youth from here are usually kept. For intake, contact the 24th District Court Service Unit at Level B1, 909 Court Street, Lynchburg, VA 24504, 434-455-2660.

There is no county police force. These offices handle arrests:

• Sheriff's Office, 87 Courthouse Lane, Rustburg, VA 24588, 434-332-9580. Deputies patrol everywhere outside the towns.
• Altavista Police Department, 510 Seventh Street, Altavista, VA 24517, 434-369-7425. After hours, reach dispatch at 434-592-9574.
• Brookneal Police Department, through the town office, 215 Main Street, Brookneal, VA 24528, 434-376-3124.
• Virginia State Police, Division Three, 240 Third Division Loop, Appomattox, VA 24522, 434-352-7128. This division covers the county.