This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a detainee, post bond, pull an official booking record, remove a court record, or answer for the Amherst County Sheriff's Office, BRRJA, VADOC, BOP, ICE, or any court.
Where to Direct Amherst County Record Questions
Use the office that controls the record or custody status. For current jail custody, start with the Amherst County Adult Detention Center or the BRRJA roster. For sheriff-held arrest or incident material, use the Amherst County Sheriff's Office. For jail public-record requests, BRRJA identifies its FOIA officer separately.
Amherst County Adult Detention Center
Operated by the Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority
219 S Riverview Road
Madison Heights, VA 24572
Phone: 434-528-3160
Amherst County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff L.J. Ayers III
115 Taylor St / P.O. Box 410
Amherst, VA 24521
Phone: 434-946-9381
Fax: 434-946-9380
Hours: Monday-Friday 0830-1700
BRRJA FOIA Officer
Patricia Stevens
Phone: 434-847-3100 ext. 1224
Email: foiarequest@brrja.state.va.us
- For a person believed to be held at the Amherst County Adult Detention Center, use jail inmate records and then contact ACADC if the roster does not answer the custody question.
- For booking-photo availability or a roster image question, start with jail roster mugshots and BRRJA's jail-record channels.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the appropriate Amherst County court record system.
- For facility address, operator, phone, and visiting context, use the Amherst County Adult Detention Center page.
- For a sentenced Virginia prisoner or supervisee, use the Virginia Department of Corrections Inmate and Supervisee Locator rather than the local jail roster.
- For a federal sentenced inmate, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator. For immigration custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.