Virginia Beach City Jail inmate search

The Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office runs the online inmate lookup portal for the Virginia Beach Correctional Center. You can search by typing a person's first and last name. You can also search by a booking number, permanent number, state ID, county ID, FBI number, or ICE number. Check the box for released inmates if the person already left. Active records show charges, bonding details, and a mugshot.

People arrested in the city go through intake at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center, which the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office operates. Staff must finish intake steps before a name appears on the online search portal. If someone was arrested tonight and isn't listed yet, call the facility directly. You can also read about the booking process while you wait.

The Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office calls and visits page and canteen fund page list separate lines for specific needs. Call the number that matches your question so you reach the right desk:

• Visitation scheduling line: (757) 385-4493
• Watch Commander's office for emergency visit requests: (757) 385-4915
• Canteen and CareMart delivery customer service: (757) 385-4691
• GTL inmate phone account questions: 877-650-4249

The main jail for the city is the Virginia Beach Correctional Center. According to the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office calls and visits page, the Visitation Lobby is at 2425 Nimmo Parkway, Virginia Beach. You'll find the public entrance right off Nimmo Parkway.

Friends and family don't have in-person visits at the Virginia Beach Correctional Center. All visits happen by video through gettingout.com, per the Sheriff's Office calls and visits page:

• Call (757) 385-4493 or use visitation.vbso.net to book.
• Schedule at least 24 hours ahead and up to 7 days out.
• On-site video terminals allow a single 25-minute visit per week.
• Online video visits cost 25 cents per minute.

For an emergency visit request, call the Watch Commander's office at (757) 385-4915.

Address personal mail with the Inmate Name and OMS #, Virginia Beach Correctional Center. Check the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office inmate mail page for the TextBehind digital mail address. Personal mail goes to inmate tablets, and vendor photos can be no larger than 4x6. Books, magazines, cash, gifts, and explicit material are banned.

Deposit money by card on GTL ConnectNetwork, at the lobby kiosk, or by money order or cashier's check payable to VBSO Inmate Account. Commissary is the jail store for food, clothing, hygiene items, radios, and games, and the canteen fund page also offers CareMart orders at vbsocaremart.com.

Inmates can make outgoing calls from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. The jail uses GTL ConnectNetwork, also called Global Tel Link, for its phone service. Per the Sheriff's Office calls and visits page, each inmate gets a free phone call every month. You can fund extra calls through GTL ConnectNetwork or call 877-650-4249 for account help. All calls are monitored and recorded.

County Jail Lookup doesn't show names, photos, or arrest records. To see what the Sheriff's Office publishes for people in custody, open the online inmate roster. According to the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office home page, active profiles display mugshots, current charges, and bonding information.

A bond is a promise backed by money that a person will return to court after release. In Virginia, a judicial officer may set an unsecured bond or a secured bond. You can pay a secured bond with a cash deposit or through a commercial property or surety bail bondsman. Check the Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office inmate search for bonding details, or see the Virginia inmate search hub for statewide rules.

The Virginia Beach Sheriff's Office doesn't publish a set number of hours for release processing. Release can happen on a secured or unsecured bond, under pretrial supervision, or with GPS or home electronic monitoring. Check the box for released inmates on the online inmate lookup to see if the person already left custody.