This private reference site is not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that holds the record directly.
Alleghany Records Contacts
For local booking, custody, and release records, start with the sheriff. No public jail roster is posted, so the jail line and LIDS/FOIA functions are the direct local channels.
268 West Main Street
Covington, VA 24426
Sheriff: 540-965-1770
Jail: 540-965-1776
Fax: 540-965-4915
FOIA.request.sheriff@co.alleghany.va.us
LIDS/FOIA ext. 104, jail clerk ext. 105, records ext. 111
For court orders, Alleghany Circuit Court is at 266 West Main Street, P.O. Box 670, Covington, VA 24426-0670, phone 540-965-1730, with posted hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The General and J&DR Combined Court uses P.O. Box 139 at the same street address, phone 540-965-1720, with posted hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Confirm holiday closures before visiting.
Choose the route that matches the question:
- Use the home page for the full released-person search and sheriff record-request steps.
- Use Parole / Probation for District 40 supervision and Parole Board records.
- Use Released Last 24 Hours for a same-day LIDS interval request.
- Use Inmate Release Date or VINELink Release Check for a projected date or alert.
- Use the facility pages in the footer for the correct custodian and release path.
- Contact VADOC at P.O. Box 26963, Richmond, VA 23261, or 804-674-3000 for state custody records.
- Use the official BOP or ICE locator only when the person’s case or detainer is federal.