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West Virginia Inmate Search

Updated on: January 5, 2024
West Virginia

About West Virginia Division of Corrections

The West Virginia Division of Correction is the agency responsible for keeping and maintaining an updated database on those individuals who are serving out their time in West Virginia state prisons.

The database is open to the public to use and is located on the West Virginia Division of Corrections official website. The database only contains those currently sitting behind bars, those on probation, and those who are on parole in West Virginia. The offenders that completed their time under the West Virginia Division of Corrections will not be in the database. You can search the database by the offender's ID number or their first and last name.

Unlike the state of West Virginia, West Virginia city and county jails are not included in the state's database. They keep their records separate. You will need to contact the proper authorities, if you are looking for someone in a city or county jail.

Basic Information

Department Name West Virginia Division of Corrections
Official Website http://www.wvdoc.com/
Currently Incarcerated Inmates http://www.wvdoc.com/wvdoc/OISOffenderSearch/tabid/200/Default.aspx
Visitor Application https://dcr.wv.gov/services/offenderservices/Documents/JVisitForm.pdf
Send Money https://dcr.wv.gov/services/offenderservices/Pages/banking.aspx
Phone Calls https://dcr.wv.gov/services/offenderservices/Pages/calling.aspx
Location 1409 Greenbrier Street Charleston, WV 25311
Phone Number (304) 558-2036
Fax (304) 558-5934

How to Do an Inmate Search in West Virginia

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When an offender is housed in a state prison, they are property of the Department of Corrections Division. As stated above every state’s Department of Corrections Division has their own jail roster or database that the general public may use.

The Florida Department of Corrections offender search database can be found on the official West Virginia Division of Corrections website.

You can search the inmate list by using the following pieces of information:

The DOC number will take precedence during all searches. The DOC is a six-digit number. All incoming inmates will be assigned their DOC number by the West Virginia Division of Corrections. This will be the easiest and quickest way to locate an inmate.

If you decide to enter their DOC number in the field provided, you will NOT need to enter their first and last name. However, the DOC field will only show results for the EXACT number you have entered, so you will want to double check, if no results pop up.

If you don’t know the inmate’s DOC number or there are no search results for the DOC number you plugged in, the next thing you can do is search by the inmate’s first and last name.

When you finally get some search results, you will see a list of all inmates that fit the criteria you plugged in. This is not a release search. All inmates are currently sitting behind bars.

You will see the following pieces of information in the West Virginia jails inmate search:

You can click on the inmate’s name to bring up their own personal file. When you do this, you will see the following information:

Types of Correctional Facilities in West Virginia

List of Correctional Facilities in West Virginia

Correctional Facility Name Type County
Belington City Jail, West Virginia City Jail Barbour County
Marshall County Jail, West Virginia County Jail Marshall County
Gene Spadaro Juvenile Center, West Virginia State Prison Fayette County
Lincoln County Jail, West Virginia County Jail Lincoln County
Lorrie Yeager Jr. Juvenile Center, West Virginia State Prison Wood County
Southern Regional Jail, West Virginia Regional Facility Fayette County
Marion County Jail, West Virginia County Jail Marion County
Preston County Jail, West Virginia County Jail Preston County
Northern Correctional Facility, West Virginia State Prison Marshall County
Lakin Correctional Center, West Virginia State Prison Mason County
Nitro City Jail, West Virginia City Jail Kanawha County
Kenneth Honey Rubenstein Juvenile Center, West Virginia State Prison Tucker County
Western Regional Jail, West Virginia Regional Facility Lincoln County
Huttonsville Correctional Center, West Virginia State Prison Randolph County
North Central Regional Jail, West Virginia Regional Facility Doddridge County
Summers County Jail, West Virginia County Jail Summers County
Wetzel County Jail, West Virginia County Jail Wetzel County
Ansted City Jail, West Virginia City Jail Fayette County
Huntington Work Release Center, West Virginia State Prison Cabell County
Hancock County Jail, West Virginia County Jail Hancock County
Ohio County Correctional Complex, West Virginia State Prison Ohio County
Bluefield Jail, West Virginia City Jail Mercer County
USP Hazelton, West Virginia Federal Prison Preston
Anthony Correctional Center, West Virginia State Prison Greenbrier County
West Virginia Corrections Academy, West Virginia State Prison Gilmer County
Beckley Correctional Center, West Virginia State Prison Raleigh County
Follansbee City Jail, West Virginia City Jail Brooke County
Wood County Jail, West Virginia County Jail Wood County
Pendleton County Jail, West Virginia County Jail Pendleton County
Moorefield City Jail, West Virginia City Jail Hardy County
Williamson City Jail, West Virginia City Jail Mingo County
Tygart Valley Regional Jail, West Virginia Regional Facility Barbour County
Southwestern Regional Jail, West Virginia Regional Facility Boone County
FCI Hazelton, West Virginia Federal Prison Preston
Sam Perdue Juvenile Center, West Virginia State Prison Mercer County
Potomac Highlands Regional Jail, West Virginia Regional Facility Grant County
Pleasants County Jail, West Virginia County Jail Pleasants County
Denmar Correctional Center, West Virginia State Prison Pocahontas County
Kenova City Jail, West Virginia City Jail Wayne County
West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth, West Virginia State Prison Doddridge County
J.M. “Chick” Buckbee Juvenile Center, West Virginia State Prison Hampshire County
Northern Regional Jail & Correctional Facility, West Virginia Regional Facility Marshall County
Mingo County Jail, West Virginia County Jail Mingo County
McDowell County Welch Correctional Center, West Virginia County Jail McDowell County
Barbour County Jail, West Virginia County Jail Barbour County
James H. “Tiger” Morton Juvenile Center, West Virginia State Prison Kanawha County
Vicki V. Douglas Juvenile Center, West Virginia State Prison Jefferson County
Doddridge County Jail, West Virginia County Jail Doddridge County
Charles Town City Jail, West Virginia City Jail Jefferson County
Morgan County Jail, West Virginia County Jail Morgan County