This is a private reference site, not the Norfolk Sheriff's Office, Norfolk City Jail, a court, or any government office. We cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, pull official booking records, or change a public record. Use the official contacts below for those tasks.
Official Norfolk Contacts
Norfolk City jail and custody records are held by public offices. The best contact depends on whether the question is about a current inmate, a FOIA request, a court case, a prosecutor's charge decision, or a state, federal, or immigration custody system.
Norfolk City Jail
811 E. City Hall Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 757-664-4700
Operator: Norfolk Sheriff's Office
Phone coverage: 24/7 through the Sheriff's Office main number
Norfolk Sheriff's Office Administrative Offices and FOIA
538 Front Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 757-664-4700
Fax: 757-441-2531
FOIA mailing line: Norfolk Sheriff's Office, Attn: FOIA Officer
FOIA officers: Jamie Bastas and Col. Mike O'Toole. The Sheriff's FOIA form requires a driver's license or other government ID image, and Virginia FOIA generally requires a response within five business days.
Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney
800 E City Hall Avenue, Suite 600
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 757-664-4444
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Commonwealth's Attorney: Ramin Fatehi
Where to Look
Use the source that matches the record type. A Norfolk City Jail booking is not the same thing as a VADOC prison record, and a court case is not the same thing as the jail roster.
- For someone currently held in the Norfolk City Jail, start with jail inmate records and the official Norfolk inmate lookup.
- For booking photos tied to a current Norfolk booking, use jail roster mugshots and the Sheriff's FOIA process if the photo is not online.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the Virginia court case-status systems.
- For facility-specific details, check Norfolk City Jail or Hampton Roads Regional Jail in the Facilities footer list.
- For sentenced state prisoners or state supervisees, use the VADOC inmate and supervisee locator.
- For federal sentenced inmates, use the BOP inmate locator; for immigration detention, use ICE ODLS.
- For custody and case notifications in Virginia, use Virginia VINE as a supplement to official rosters and courts.
No Norfolk Sheriff's inmate-search mobile app was found in the official research. Norfolk Police P3 Tips is for anonymous tips, not inmate lookup or warrant searching.