Inmate Records in Franklin County, VA

Where to get them

Official government sources

The authoritative record holders — straight from the source, no middleman. Many are free; where a standard government fee applies, it’s shown.

• Western Virginia Regional Jail Inmate SearchOfficial · Free

  Search the regional jail (which serves Franklin County) inmate roster by name to check current custody status.

• Virginia Criminal History CheckOfficial

  Request a name-based Virginia criminal history record by completing the signed and notarized Form SP-167 with name, date of birth, and identifiers and mailing it in, at a cost of $15.00 per search ($20.00 combined with a sex offender search), with processing taking about 15 business days. Records are provided by the Virginia State Police Civil and Applicant Records Exchange (CARE), the official state criminal history repository.

  ~15 business days$15 ($20 with sex-offender search)MailNotarized Form SP-167, mail-in

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• Virginia Sex Offender RegistryOfficial · Free

  Look up registered sex offenders by name or address in the Virginia public registry, or nationwide via the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Registry (NSOPW) — free.

• Virginia Department of CorrectionsOfficial · Free

  Locate current inmates in Virginia prisons through the Virginia Department of Corrections inmate locator; use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator for federal custody (free).