This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, pull official booking records, or change a court or jail file. Use the official office that owns the record you need.
Russell County Record Contacts
Russell County inmate and arrest questions split by record type. The Sheriff's Office is the law-enforcement contact for county arrest or incident questions, while current jail custody and regional jail records run through the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority. Court charges and dispositions are handled through the Virginia courts and the Russell Circuit Court Clerk.
Russell County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff William J. "Bill" Watson
79 Rogers Avenue
Lebanon, VA 24266
Phone: (276) 889-8033
County Government Center: 137 Highland Drive, Lebanon, VA 24266
Emergency: 911
SWVRJA Duffield Facility
1037 Boone Trail Road
Duffield, VA 24244
Phone: (276) 690-9550
Fax: (276) 431-8017
SWVRJA FOIA Officer
Melissa White
P.O. Box 279
Meadowview, VA 24361
Phone: (276) 739-3520
Fax: (276) 739-3534
Email: mmwhite@swvrja.com
Russell Circuit Court Clerk
Katie Patton
83 East Main Street, P.O. Box 435
Lebanon, VA 24266
Phone: (276) 889-8023
Fax: (276) 889-8003
Email: kpatton@vacourts.gov
Hours: 8:30 AM-4:30 PM Monday-Friday
Russell County Commonwealth's Attorney
Zack A. Stoots
Phone: (276) 889-8214
Email: zack@russellcountyca.com
Use the list below to match the question to the right route before calling or sending a request.
- For a current county or regional jail custody search, start with jail inmate records and the SWVRJA current-inmate process.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and the SWVRJA or FOIA route if the photo is not visible online.
- For charges, hearings, case numbers, or dispositions after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Virginia court portals.
- For a specific SWVRJA building or Appalachian Men's CCAP, use the facility pages linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Virginia Department of Corrections inmate and supervisee locator.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the federal Bureau of Prisons locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
No confirmed Russell County, Virginia sheriff mobile app with inmate roster, warrant lookup, or records-request features was found in the official research sources.