This is a private reference website, not a government counter or jail records office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or obtain an official booking record for you. Use the official contacts below for those requests.
Where to Start for a Brunswick County Custody Question
Brunswick County detainees are normally housed through Meherrin River Regional Jail rather than a sheriff-run county jail. Match your request to the office that creates or maintains the record.
- Current local jail custody, booking, visitation, mail, money, phone, or facility questions: Meherrin River Regional Jail - Alberta Main Facility, 9000 Boydton Plank Road, Alberta, VA 23821, (434) 949-6700. MRRJ lists lobby money-order hours as 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, but notes that lobby access can change for security reasons.
- MRRJ public-records and booking-record requests: FOIA Officer Shelley Slaughter, P.O. Box 10, Alberta, VA 23821, (434) 949-6700 x204, foia@mrrj.org. The MRRJ contact form also includes a FOIA Requests department option.
- Sheriff-generated arrest reports, incident reports, warrant service records, civil process, or law-enforcement questions: Brunswick County Sheriff's Department, 120 East Hicks Street, Lawrenceville, VA 23868, (434) 848-3133.
- Circuit court files and older clerk records: Brunswick Circuit Court Clerk, 216 North Main Street, Lawrenceville, VA 23868, (434) 848-2215. The county page lists hours as Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- District and juvenile/domestic court matters: Brunswick General District and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court proceedings are held at the Albertis S. Harrison Courthouse in Lawrenceville. Use the Virginia Judiciary case systems for online case searches.
- Prosecution and formal charge decisions: Brunswick County Commonwealth's Attorney, 202 North Main Street, P.O. Box 797, Lawrenceville, VA 23868, (434) 848-3122. The county page lists hours as Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
These site pages can help you choose the right path:
- For someone in the regional jail, start with jail inmate records.
- For booking-photo questions, use jail roster mugshots.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest.
- For a facility-specific question, use the detention facility pages linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Virginia Department of Corrections inmate and supervisee locator.
- For federal prison or immigration detention, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.