Contact Essex Record Offices

This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or obtain an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office directly.

Choose the Record Custodian

Use the office that created or controls the record. For a regional-jail booking or release, contact MPRSC. The Sheriff is the better route for an Essex arrest, transport record, or historical Essex County Lock-Up item. VADOC handles state custody and state records, while District 33 handles community supervision for Essex.

Middle Peninsula Regional Security Center
170 Oakes Landing Road
Saluda, VA 23149
804-758-2338
FOIA officer: Andrea Kinser, extension 253
ahogge@mprsc.org
Normal lobby hours published for property pickup: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Essex County Sheriff's Office
304 Prince Street
Tappahannock, VA 22560
Mail: P.O. Box 955
804-443-3347
Fax: 804-443-3340
No release-list hours or booking-photo fee is published.

Virginia Department of Corrections
P.O. Box 26963
Richmond, VA 23261
Main: 804-674-3000
FOIA: 804-963-2953
FOIA@vadoc.virginia.gov

Warsaw Probation and Parole District 33
471 Main Street
Warsaw, VA 22572
804-333-3286
Serves Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties.

Match the question to the right route:

  • For a released person or a release sheet, start with the Essex release search and records process.
  • For community supervision, use Parole / Probation and District 33.
  • For same-day list changes, use Released Last 24 Hours; MPRSC has no official release feed.
  • For a calculated date or alert, compare Inmate Release Date with VINELink Release Check.
  • For an Essex court order, call Combined District Court at 804-443-3744 or Circuit Court at 804-443-3541 during their published clerk hours.
  • For sentenced federal custody or immigration detention, use the official BOP or ICE system listed on the applicable facility page.