This is a private reference site, not a Franklin County government office. It cannot confirm custody, order release, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. For those actions, contact the agency that holds the person or created the record.
Where to Ask First
The local sheriff and regional jail are the main contacts for Franklin County jail questions. Published official sources list the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at 70 E Court Street, Rocky Mount, VA 24151, main phone 540-483-3000, with a jail-related public inquiry number of 540-483-3020 in the county FAQ. Western Virginia Regional Jail is at 5885 West River Road, Salem, VA 24153, phone 540-378-3700.
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
70 E Court Street
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
540-483-3000
Jail-related inquiry line from county FAQ: 540-483-3020
Western Virginia Regional Jail
5885 West River Road
Salem, VA 24153
540-378-3700
Confirm custody, visitation, mail, and inmate-services rules before travel.
Use the right record path for the question being asked.
- For someone in local or regional jail custody, start with jail inmate records and the WVRJ JailTracker roster.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and the sheriff FOIA route when no public photo is posted.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the Virginia court case systems.
- For facility rules, use the Franklin County Jail and Western Virginia Regional Jail pages in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Virginia Department of Corrections inmate and supervisee locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator, U.S. Marshals contacts, or ICE Online Detainee Locator.