Madison County Jail Roster Overview
Madison County uses Central Virginia Regional Jail for adult local jail custody. The regional jail serves Madison, Orange, Fluvanna, Greene, and Louisa Counties, and the Madison County page for the Central Virginia Regional Jail Board describes the authority as the jail operator for adults accused or convicted of criminal activity. No Madison-only jail list was located on the county site, and no direct public CVRJ current-inmate roster or profile page was located on CVRJ's official site.
The practical result is that the Madison County inmate-record chain begins with Virginia VINE, then moves to the CVRJ phone line, CVRJ records requests, the Madison County Sheriff's Office for arrest context, Virginia courts for filed charges, and separate state or federal locators when local custody no longer fits the facts. CVRJ points users to VINE for custody status and notifications, but VINE should not be treated as a complete jail booking file or a substitute for court records.
The Virginia VINE portal is the custody-status route CVRJ identifies for public use.
Use it as the online starting point, then call CVRJ or request records when a custody event, booking field, or release detail is not visible.
How to Find Someone in the Madison County Jail
The best search path depends on where the person is in the process. A recent Madison arrest usually points to CVRJ local custody. A person sentenced to Virginia state prison belongs in the VADOC locator. Federal and immigration custody use federal tools, even if the arrest began in or near Madison County.
- Start with Virginia VINE for custody status and notification registration connected to CVRJ.
- If VINE does not resolve the question, call Central Virginia Regional Jail at (540) 672-3222 with the person's full legal name, date of birth or age, and arresting agency if known.
- For Madison arrest context, contact the Madison County Sheriff's Office at 540-948-5161. The sheriff can be relevant to the arrest record, but CVRJ is the housing facility for local jail custody.
- For a booking entry, custody document, or record not visible online, use the CVRJ Custodian of Records FOIA channel by mail to 13021 James Madison Highway, Orange, Virginia 22960.
- Search VADOC when the person may be sentenced to state custody, under probation or parole supervision, assigned to a DOC-related local jail status, or in a state program.
- Use the BOP inmate locator for federal inmates from 1982 to present and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.
- Use Virginia court systems for filed charges, hearings, dispositions, and case numbers after arrest. Jail records and court records are related, but they are not the same record.
For any in-person jail or records question, call before traveling. CVRJ is outside Madison County in Orange, and the official pages reviewed did not publish a walk-in records counter procedure, visitor parking rule, or same-day document pickup process.
No sheriff or CVRJ mobile app with a Madison jail roster feature was located in the official sources reviewed. Do not rely on an app-only roster unless CVRJ or the sheriff later publishes one.
Madison County Roster Search Fields
Because no public CVRJ roster form was located, there are no official CVRJ search-field labels to reproduce for Madison County. The table below reflects the located access channels, including the important difference between a custody-status portal and a public booking roster.
| Channel | Field or Method | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public CVRJ jail roster | Not located | Not applicable | CVRJ pages reviewed did not expose a searchable current-inmate list or public profile page. |
| Virginia VINE | Dynamic custody search and notification registration | Portal-dependent | CVRJ routes users to VINE for custody status. Search controls may change and may require browser interaction. |
| CVRJ phone | Name, date of birth or age, arresting agency if known | Practical identifiers needed | Use when VINE does not confirm custody or when current housing, release, or visitation status needs confirmation. |
| CVRJ FOIA | Written request to Custodian of Records | Record type and identifying details | Use for jail records not visible online, such as booking information or requested custody documents. |
| VADOC locator | First and last name, or DOC ID; optional location, race, gender, age filters | Name pair or DOC ID | Use for state custody or supervision, not as a complete Madison local jail roster. |
What a Madison County Inmate Record Shows
A Madison County jail record can mean several different things. VINE may show custody status. CVRJ may hold a booking or housing record. Virginia courts hold the filed criminal case. VADOC records state custody or supervision. Treat each source as a separate record set and compare details before assuming a charge, release date, or bond status is final.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Expected on a custody lookup or booking record, but exact CVRJ public display fields were not located. |
| Custody status | VINE is the located public route for status and notifications tied to CVRJ custody. |
| Facility | Central Virginia Regional Jail if the person is held for Madison local jail custody. |
| Booking date and time | Not found in a public CVRJ roster; may be part of jail booking records requested from CVRJ. |
| Arresting agency | May be Madison County Sheriff's Office, Virginia State Police, another local agency, or another authority. |
| Charges | Booking charges may differ from charges filed in court. Use Virginia court systems for official case filings. |
| Bond | May involve the jail, magistrate, or court. No public CVRJ roster bond field was located. |
| Mugshot | No CVRJ public roster photo page was located. Booking-photo requests route through jail or law-enforcement records. |
| Housing unit or block | CVRJ visitation is block-based, but no public inmate housing field was located. |
| Release status | VINE may report custody changes. Confirm time-sensitive release details directly with CVRJ. |
County, State, Federal, and Immigration Lookup
Madison County readers often search one system when the person has already moved to another. CVRJ is a regional local jail. VADOC is the state prison and supervision agency. BOP and ICE are federal systems. A Madison arrest does not guarantee the person will remain in the same lookup channel through the whole case.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Use It For |
|---|---|---|
| Recent local arrest or pretrial local jail custody | Virginia VINE, then CVRJ at (540) 672-3222 | Current custody status, jail housing confirmation, release checks, visitation confirmation. |
| Madison arrest context | Madison County Sheriff's Office, 540-948-5161 | Arresting-agency questions and sheriff records when the sheriff created the record. |
| Filed charges and hearings | Virginia Case Status and General District/Circuit Court systems | Case numbers, court dates, dispositions, amendments, and formal charges. |
| Sentenced Virginia custody or supervision | Virginia Department of Corrections locator | State prison, probation/parole, CCAP, or DOC-related local/regional jail status. |
| Federal custody | Federal Bureau of Prisons locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present; release dates may be recalculated. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | ICE custody searches by A-number or name, country of birth, and birth date. |
Madison County Jail Facility Contact
Madison County has one primary facility page for local jail custody: Central Virginia Regional Jail. The facility is in Orange, not in Madison, and is operated by the Central Virginia Regional Jail Authority for five participating counties.
Central Virginia Regional Jail
13021 James Madison Hwy
Orange, VA 22960
(540) 672-3222
Operator: Central Virginia Regional Jail Authority
Confirm current visitation block with CVRJ before travel.
Madison County Sheriff's Office
115 Church Street
Madison, VA 22727
Mailing: PO Box 322, Madison, VA 22727
540-948-5161
Use for Madison law-enforcement records or arrest context, not as the jail housing unit.
Booking Process in Madison County
A Madison County arrest may begin with the sheriff, Virginia State Police, or another authorized officer. The person may go before a magistrate, then to CVRJ if committed to local jail custody. Madison County local resources list the Magistrate Office-CVRJ at (540) 672-1087, which fits the regional intake and bond path.
Research supports a standard intake sequence: arrest or warrant service, magistrate review, transport to CVRJ, identity verification, property inventory, search and security screening, fingerprints, booking photograph, medical or mental-health screening, classification, and housing. Virginia law requires certain arrest reports to the Central Criminal Records Exchange to be accompanied by fingerprints and a corresponding photograph, and CVRJ's history notes objective jail classification certification.
CVRJ does not publish how long booking takes, when VINE updates after intake, or how long release information remains available. For time-sensitive questions, call the jail rather than relying on a stale online result.
Visitation Hours and Rules
CVRJ publishes non-contact visits, a thirty-minute limit, and a requirement that the visitor be on the inmate's visitor list. Its visitation page contains an official-source inconsistency, saying visits are held Friday through Monday in one place and Monday through Friday in another. Treat the block schedule as a starting point and confirm the current rule with CVRJ before travel.
The CVRJ visitation page publishes non-contact rules and block-by-block visiting times.
The schedule matters because Madison inmates are housed inside a multi-county regional jail, and visiting time depends on the assigned block or unit.
| Block or Unit | Published Visiting Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A, C, D, F, H, K | 1300-1500 | Non-contact, 30-minute visit, visitor list required. |
| B, E, G, FLEX, SEG, SHU, MED, BR-17, Booking | 0900-1100 | Confirm current access before travel. |
| I and J, last names A-L | 0900-1100 | Published schedule splits these blocks by last-name range. |
| I and J, last names M-Z | 1300-1500 | Published schedule splits these blocks by last-name range. |
| L and N | No visits | Use CVRJ phone line for current status. |
| M | 1800-2030 | Evening block listed by CVRJ. |
| O | 1800-2030 and 1300-1500 shown | Official page shows both times; confirm with the facility. |
| Official visitors | 8:00-11:00 a.m.; 1:00-4:00 p.m.; 7:00-9:00 p.m. | Attorneys, clergy, probation/parole, social workers, recognized agencies, medical professionals, and police need prior approval. |
Mail, Phones, and Inmate Contact
Use the inmate's name and the CVRJ address for jail mail: Central Virginia Regional Jail, 13021 James Madison Highway, Orange, Virginia 22960. Confirm mailing rules before sending items, because the research did not locate a complete current mail policy, prohibited-item list, or package rule.
CVRJ identifies Securus Technologies as the phone-service vendor. Published Securus customer-care numbers are (972) 734-1111 for mobile callers and (877) 578-3658 for the regular line. CVRJ says to contact the facility if Securus cannot resolve the issue.
Commissary and Inmate Funds
CVRJ lists a front lobby ATM that accepts credit, debit, and cash transactions, and it links online deposits to JailATM. Vendor registration may be required. The CVRJ pages reviewed did not publish a full fee table, commissary ordering schedule, tablet program, or spend limits.
The CVRJ deposits page notes that some mailed deposit types were no longer accepted after July 1, 2017, while ATM and online options remained. Do not mail funds without confirming the current policy with CVRJ.
Note: Confirm custody with CVRJ before sending funds, scheduling a visit, or relying on a VINE status for same-day release planning.
Requesting Jail Records Not Shown Online
For jail records held by CVRJ, the official FOIA path is a request to the Custodian of Records at the jail address. For Madison law-enforcement records created by the sheriff, use the Sheriff's Office at 115 Church Street or PO Box 322 in Madison, or call 540-948-5161 for routing. A focused request should identify the person's full name, date of birth if known, approximate arrest or booking date, arresting agency, and the record type sought.
The CVRJ FOIA page gives the Custodian of Records route for jail records requests.
This is the fallback when a Madison custody question requires a booking record, jail-held document, or other record beyond VINE status.