This is a private reference site, not a jail, sheriff's office, court, or records department. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. For those actions, contact the government office or jail division that maintains the record.
Where to Check for Custody or Records
Use the contacts below based on the kind of record or custody question. Shenandoah County adult jail custody is handled through RSW Regional Jail in Front Royal, while sheriff records, court records, prosecution records, state prisoners, and federal detainees are handled elsewhere.
RSW Regional Jail
6601 Winchester Road, Front Royal, VA 22630
Main: (540) 622-6097 or (540) 622-8678
Booking: (540) 622-8620 or (540) 622-8683
Records Department: (540) 622-5024
Inmate Accounts: (540) 622-5015
Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office
810 N Main Street, Suite 1, Woodstock, VA 22664
Phone: (540) 459-6100
Fax: (540) 459-6114
Email: sheriff@shencosheriff.com
Sheriff Timothy C. Carter is the sheriff and FOIA officer. FOIA requests may be made in person, by email, fax, phone, or written request. Virginia FOIA generally covers existing records, may involve fees, and uses a five-business-day response period for Virginia residents.
For county department records, Shenandoah County lists Evan Vass and Mandy Belyea as county FOIA officers. Constitutional officers such as the sheriff, clerk, Commonwealth's Attorney, treasurer, and commissioner are separate custodians of their own records.
Shenandoah County Circuit Court Clerk
Karla Ortts, Clerk
112 South Main Street, Woodstock, VA 22664
P.O. Box 406, Woodstock, VA 22664
Phone: 540-459-6150
Fax: 540-459-6155
Circuit court records are open to the public unless a law or court order creates an exception.
Shenandoah County Commonwealth's Attorney
Elizabeth Cooper, Commonwealth's Attorney
215 Mill Road, Suite 109, Woodstock, VA 22664
Phone: 540-459-6129
Fax: 540-459-6105
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm
This office prosecutes felony, misdemeanor, and traffic cases and may be relevant for prosecution status or victim-witness questions.
- For a person held in local adult jail custody, start with jail inmate records and RSW Regional Jail booking or records staff.
- For booking photos, use the jail roster mugshots page and confirm availability with the originating office.
- For charges and hearings after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, the Circuit Court Clerk, or the Virginia court case portals at Virginia's case information hub, General District Court Online Case Information, and Circuit Court Case Information.
- For a specific detention facility serving Shenandoah County, use the facility page listed in the footer, including RSW Regional Jail.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the Virginia Department of Corrections inmate and supervisee locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. For custody notifications in Virginia, check VINELink Virginia.