Alexandria Records Contacts

This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking file. Contact the office that holds the record for those services.


Where Alexandria Records Begin

For a local adult jail inquiry, contact the Alexandria Sheriff's Office at the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center. Records and Inmate Information is available at 703-746-5000 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; after hours, call 703-746-5050. The 24-hour detention information line is 703-746-4099.

William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center
2001 Mill Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
Records & Inmate Information: 703-746-5000
General detention information: 703-746-4099

For an existing release or booking record, Alexandria accepts requests through its online FOIA portal, by email at FOIArequests@alexandriava.gov, by phone at 703-746-3750, or in person at the City Attorney's Office, 123 North Pitt Street, Fifth Floor, Suite 575, Alexandria, VA 22314. These routes serve different needs:

  • For a released person or a local release record, the home page sets out the full verification and request path.
  • For state supervision, contact VADOC District 36 at 4740 Eisenhower Avenue, 571-414-6868; local probation is at 2003 Mill Road, Suite 1101, 703-746-4547, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • For a same-day custody change, use the 24-hour release alternatives, including Virginia VINE and the jail phone lines.
  • For a future date or notice, use the release date lookup and VINE inmate check.
  • For a particular institution, choose the Truesdale or Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center page in the footer.
  • For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Virginia Department of Corrections Inmate and Supervisee Locator.
  • For federal status or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.