Roanoke County Jail Inmate Search

Search for an Inmate in Roanoke County

How do you find someone who is in jail in Roanoke County?

Search for information about an inmate in the Roanoke County Jail and view their jail mugshot:

  • Review the Jail Roster, (which is sometimes not working), or call the jail at 540-283-3162.
  • Look up the offender's criminal charges
  • Find out their bond, and
  • View their public mugshot in the roster.

If you cannot find the mugshot of the offender that has been arrested, it is because Roanoke County or the state of Virginia has recently changed their policy regarding publicly posting them in the jail roster. However, you can write the jail at the following address and request a copy of an inmate's mugshot be mailed or sent by email to you. Make sure to include your email address in all correspondence.

Mail to:

Roanoke County Jail
401 E. Main Street
Salem, VA 24153
Attention: Media Relations - Inmate Mugshot Request

Mail, click on the link below, or call the facility at 540-283-3145 for the information you are looking for. 

Roanoke County Jail Inmate Search

For inmate services and facility information such as:

  • Directions
  • Visiting an Inmate
  • Sending Money
  • Mailing
  • Emailing or Texting
  • Receiving phone calls
  • Sending Commissary
  • Bail Bond Information

Click the link below.

Roanoke County Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 540-283-3145

Physical Address:
401 E. Main Street
Salem, VA 24153

Mailing Address (personal mail):
(Inmate's Name)
c/o Roanoke County/Salem Jail
401 E. Main Street
Salem, Virginia 24153

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
(Inmate's Name)
c/o Roanoke County/Salem Jail
401 E. Main Street
Salem, Virginia 24153

Every year Roanoke County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 41,700 offenders, and maintain an average of 2,085 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Roanoke County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Roanoke County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Virginia and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

If you are looking for a prisoner in Virginia or Federal custody, click on the appropriate institution below.

If you are searching for an inmate being held in another county in Virginia, click below.

STATE OF Virginia COUNTY JAILS

If you are searching for a prisoner in a Virginia State Prison click below.

Virginia Prison Inmate Search

If you are searching for a United States Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate click below.

Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Search

For ICE Detainees (Immigration) being held at a detention facility in the United States, click below.

ICE Detainee Search

Roanoke County Inmate Race & Ethnicity - 11/5/2024

Race Inmates % Total
White 1,018 62.30%
Black 209 12.79%
Hispanic or Latino 141 8.63%
American Indian/Native Alaskan 56 3.43%
Asian 95 5.81%
Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian 55 3.37%
Other 60 3.67%
Total 1,634 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Roanoke County Sheriff’s Department, Virginia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Roanoke County Inmate Criminal Charges - 11/5/2024

(many inmates have multiple charges)

Charge Inmates % Total
Felony (3rd Degree) 371 22.71%
Felony (2rd Degree) 216 13.22%
Felony (1st Degree) 224 13.71%
State Jail Felony 134 8.20%
Felony (Uncategorized) 464 28.40%
Misdemeanor (Class A) 225 13.77%
Misdemeanor (Class C) 0 0.00%
Holds 0 0.00%
Uncategorized 0 0.00%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Roanoke County Sheriff’s Department, Virginia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Roanoke County Inmate Sex - 11/5/2024

Sex Inmates % Total
Male 1,465 89.66%
Female 169 10.34%
Total 1,634 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Roanoke County Sheriff’s Department, Virginia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.

Roanoke County Inmate Age - 11/5/2024

Age Inmates % Total
Under 18 2 0.12%
18-20 53 3.24%
21-24 152 9.30%
25-30 383 23.44%
31-35 356 21.79%
36-40 219 13.40%
41-45 188 11.51%
46-50 108 6.61%
51-55 72 4.41%
56-60 71 4.35%
61-65 19 1.16%
66-75 11 0.67%
76-85 0 0.00%
Total 1,634 100.0%
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Roanoke County Sheriff’s Department, Virginia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.
Demographic, Crime and Inmate data is compiled from public reports provided by the Roanoke County Sheriff’s Department, Virginia Corrections, United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Census Bureau.