Yes, though a regional authority runs it, not the county. It lists everyone held in all four buildings, from all eleven member places. Try this order:

1. Visit the inmate list from a phone or a desktop.
2. Key in the surname. If the results run long, include a given name.
3. Tap the right row to see the charge, booking date and building.
4. Write the inmate ID down. The jail's money, mail and video systems all want it.

If the site stalls, or a detail seems off, ring 276-582-0650.

A blank result can have a plain cause:

• Paperwork in progress. Intake drags on for hours, and the site lags.
• A town lockup. The arresting department may keep the person for a short stretch before handing them over.
• A citation only. Plenty of folks get a ticket with a hearing date and drive home.
• Out on a signature. The magistrate may have approved a quick release.
• A different cell block. The four buildings swap inmates, and some people leave for another jail or for state custody.
• A name quirk. Search other spellings, a nickname, or a name the person used in the past.

The desk at 276-582-0650 can search by birth date, which beats guessing at spellings.

Four adult buildings make up the system. Each has its own address and phone:

• Court Street building, 115 Court Street, Tazewell, VA 24651, 276-582-0650. Booking for local arrests normally happens here, a short walk from the courthouse.
• Abingdon building, 15205 Joe Derting Drive, Abingdon, VA 24210, 276-739-3520
• Duffield building, 1037 Boone Trail Road, Duffield, VA 24244, 276-690-9550
• Haysi building, 1550 Kiwanis Park, Haysi, VA 24256, 276-679-7880

The authority serves eleven places, in alphabetical order: Bristol, Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Norton, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington and Wise. An arrest in any of them might land a person in any building. A building may focus on men, women or longer stays, and those roles move around. Phone the Court Street building to learn the current setup before you travel.

Look at the roster for a photo beside each row. Some rosters carry mugshots and some skip them. When none shows, you can still ask for one.

Virginia's public records law, § 2.2-3706, obliges law enforcement agencies to give out booking photographs of adults, unless that would interfere with a felony probe. Ask whichever agency arrested them. Sheriff's deputies can be reached at 276-988-0902. Pictures of minors stay sealed.

• For ICE photos, send a FOIA request through ICE's public records form.
• Federal agencies do not hand booking photos to the public. The U.S. Marshals Service alone may release one, say in a manhunt.

VINE costs nothing. After you sign up, it rings, texts or emails you when the person is set free or sent elsewhere, whether the person is in a town cell, in a regional building, or behind state walls. The lookup page also gives their present whereabouts.

• Register on VINELink or dial 800-467-4943 at any hour.
• Enter the whole name, select the matching person, then choose your alert style.

Keep the jail's own desk as your main source, since VINE can trail behind.

Bail is the magistrate's call, made not long after booking. That office is 115 Court Street, Tazewell, VA 24651, 276-988-4430, in the same block as the jail, and it never closes.

Three outcomes are common. The person may go home on a signed promise, post a bond that costs nothing now but is owed after a no-show, or pay a bond with cash, land value or a bondsman's help. A bondsman's premium falls between 10 and 15 percent under state rules, and it is not coming back. The law favors release unless the person likely would not return or would endanger others (§ 19.2-120).

Whoever is still locked up sees a judge at the next General District Court session, and that judge revisits bail. Our bail page has the details, while the Virginia bail laws page explains the statewide rules. Ask the jail how to post before heading over.

Each roster row names the charge. Fuller records sit with the courts.

• General District Court clerk (misdemeanors, traffic, first felony hearings), 135 Court Street, Suite 300, Tazewell, VA 24651, 276-385-1563
• Circuit Court clerk (felonies after a grand jury indictment), 135 Court Street, Suite 202, Tazewell, VA 24651, 276-385-1200
• Commonwealth's Attorney, who prosecutes, P.O. Box 946, Tazewell, VA 24651, 276-385-1240

Virginia's court lookup, OCIS, searches by name. It holds traffic and criminal matters from the General District Court, Circuit Court files, and adult criminal cases from the family court. Juvenile cases are not searchable there. Prepare a birth date along with the name.

No public defender office covers this county. Instead a judge picks a private attorney off a court-approved list. Jail time must be possible, and the person must show they cannot pay.

1. At their first hearing, the person can request an attorney the court pays for. The magistrate can hear this request earlier.
2. Complete a sworn sheet listing pay and bills.
3. The judge alone rules on eligibility, using the rule in section 19.2-159 of the state code.

The General District Court clerk explains the forms at 276-385-1563, in Suite 300 at 135 Court Street, Tazewell, VA 24651. Hiring a lawyer privately is open to anyone at any point.

The authority's site says walk-in visits are suspended, so screens are the main option for now. Phone 276-582-0650 to learn whether that changed.

• Visitors fund a prepaid account with Smart Communications, the vendor the jail uses for video.
• Each call lasts 15 minutes at $0.33 per minute.
• Three daily windows exist. Book a full day early.
• Names must already appear on the inmate's approved visitor list.

The vendor's help number is 888-253-5178. Our visitation guide has extra pointers.

The authority names three ways to load an account:

• Kiosk in the lobby. Open day and night, it takes cash plus credit and debit cards. Using cash adds $3.25.
• Online. The authority points families to JAIL ATM.
• Money order by post. Address it to the Court Street building, 115 Court Street, Tazewell, VA 24651.

Keep the inmate's name and ID close. Skip cash in envelopes. Our money guide covers deposit basics, while the commissary guide explains purchases. Reach the jail at 276-582-0650 with any doubt.

Smart Communications carries the calls. You load a prepaid or debit balance, and then the inmate can ring you. Account help is at 888-253-5178. A voicemail costs $1.00.

Warn the inmate that staff may record calls, so save case details for an attorney. Whether tablets or text messages exist is a question for 276-582-0650. Read the jail phone guide, and for messaging see email and text help.

Envelopes never reach the cell block directly. A Florida processing site scans each one, and the inmate reads the image on a kiosk or tablet.

Address it to Smart Communications, then the facility line "Southwest Virginia Regional Jail, Tazewell," then an Attn line with the person's name and ID, and last the box: P.O. Box 9111, Seminole, FL 33775.

Repeat the name and ID on the outside, because a letter missing them gets returned. Enclose photocopies, not originals. When in doubt, dial 276-582-0650. Our mail guide adds the common rules.

Staff store each person's belongings from intake until the day they leave. To arrange a pickup, phone 276-582-0650. Learn the pickup hours, which photo ID counts, and whether a signed release is needed.

The Court Street building is at 115 Court Street, Tazewell, VA 24651. After a move to a sister building, the bag may travel too, so confirm where it sits.

Dial 276-582-0650 and ask to speak to medical. Pass along the inmate's name and ID, the symptoms, and whatever you know about prescriptions, strengths and treating doctors.

The inmate can also put in a sick-call request on paper while inside. In a true emergency, call 911 first. If someone may be in a mental health crisis, put that at the top of your call.

County deputies serve warrants beyond the town limits, and each of the five town departments handles its own. Ring the Sheriff at 276-988-0902 and ask them to check the name. Open cases also show in OCIS, and the General District Court clerk, 276-385-1563, can check by name. Speak with a defense lawyer before you walk in anywhere. After that, reach out to the clerk in the court that issued it. For a district court case, visit or call Suite 300 at 135 Court Street, Tazewell, VA 24651.

The calendar lives with the court that has the case:

• General District Court, 135 Court Street, Suite 300, Tazewell, VA 24651, 276-385-1563: lesser crimes, traffic tickets, early felony hearings.
• Circuit Court, 135 Court Street, Suite 202, Tazewell, VA 24651, 276-385-1200: serious crimes tried before a jury or judge, and appeals of misdemeanor convictions.
• Family and youth court (JDR), 135 Court Street, Tazewell, VA 24651, 276-385-1290: children's cases and family-violence cases.

Jailed people often make their first court appearance on a video screen. Our court guide explains every phase.

Federal court for this part of Virginia sits in Abingdon: Western District of Virginia (Abingdon Division), 180 W. Main Street, Room 104, Abingdon, VA 24210, 276-628-5116.

1. A federal judge starts with a detention hearing and chooses between jail and release before trial, following 18 U.S.C. § 3142.
2. The Marshals house defendants before trial, frequently by renting beds in a county or regional jail. Their Abingdon office is at 180 West Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210, 276-628-9402.
3. Defendants with no money may get a federal public defender, 201 Abingdon Place, Suite 201, Abingdon, VA 24211, 276-619-6080.
4. After a sentence, find people with the BOP inmate locator, which accepts a name or register number.

1. ICE sends a detainer, Form I-247A.
2. Under 8 CFR 287.7(d), the jail may keep the person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released.
3. ICE takes custody next. Its Washington Field Office covers Virginia from 14797 Murdock Street, Chantilly, VA 20151, 703-633-2100.
4. Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator with a surname and birth country, or just the A-number.

Executive Directive 1, signed February 4, 2026, ended 287(g) agreements for Virginia's state agencies. The state's detainer rules for local jails are not settled in 2026; the jail can say which ones it applies today. An immigration attorney can explain options.

A convicted person sometimes waits in a regional cell until a state bed opens. Then the Department of Corrections carries them to a reception center, where staff pick a prison.

• Search the VADOC inmate locator by surname or DOC number, refreshed every day.
• The department's main line is 804-674-3000.
• Rules on visits and letters differ by prison, so read our Virginia state prisons page.

Children are held apart from adults. Youth matters go to JDR court, which is formally titled Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court. Find it at 135 Court Street, Tazewell, VA 24651, 276-385-1290. At the 29th District Court Service Unit, Box 7 at 140 School Street, Tazewell, VA 24651, 276-385-1255, an intake officer weighs whether the child stays in custody.

Among the state's detention centers is the Highlands Juvenile Detention Center, 1080 Transit Way, Bristol, VA 24201, 276-466-7800, which serves this region. The court can tell you where a particular child sits. Juvenile paperwork is confidential.

The Sheriff's Office handles areas beyond the town limits, and five towns field their own officers. Here is the full set:

• Sheriff's Office, 140 School Street, Suite 3, Tazewell, VA 24651, non-emergency 276-988-0902; administration 276-988-5970
• Tazewell town police, 140 Hillsboro Drive, North Tazewell, VA 24630, 276-988-2503
• Bluefield police, 112 Huffard Drive, Bluefield, VA 24605, 276-326-2621
• Richlands police, 1851 Cranwell Drive, Richlands, VA 24641, 276-964-2560
• Cedar Bluff police, 115 Central Avenue, Cedar Bluff, VA 24609, 276-963-3975
• Pocahontas police, 101 W. Water Street, Pocahontas, VA 24635. After hours, the Sheriff's non-emergency number above handles calls.
• Virginia State Police, Division Four, 1186 East Lee Highway, Wytheville, VA 24382, 276-484-9483. Troopers patrol the main highways.