Calhoun County Jail Roster Overview
Calhoun County does not have a separate county-owned jail roster in the official sources reviewed. The custody facility serving Calhoun County is Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility, a West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation facility at 1255 Dyer Hill Road, Sutton, WV 26601. The official DCR facility page says Central Regional Jail serves Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, Roane, and Webster Counties. That regional setup matters because a search for a Calhoun County arrestee usually starts with WVDCR, even though the arrest, sheriff contact, and court paperwork may still be in Calhoun County.
The primary online jail lookup is the WV Regional Jail Offender Search. It is free and public, but it requires reCAPTCHA before results are submitted. WVDCR warns that jail information is updated regularly but can change quickly, and that location, release date, custody status, or other details may not reflect the true current situation. The jail record is custody information. For the formal criminal case, charges, hearings, bond orders, and disposition, use the court record for the court with jurisdiction.
Step-by-Step Roster Search
Use the regional jail search first when the person was recently arrested in Calhoun County, is awaiting first appearance, is waiting on bond, is serving a short jail sentence, or is otherwise held in a West Virginia regional jail. The search page states that the last name must begin with at least the first three letters. First name is optional and works best as a narrowing field after the last-name search is too broad.
- Open the WV Regional Jail Offender Search for jail and regional jail custody.
- Enter at least the first three letters of the last name. Try alternate spellings, hyphenated names, and changed names if the first search fails.
- Add the first name only when the result set is too wide. Complete reCAPTCHA and submit the search.
- If the name spelling is uncertain, open Daily Incarcerations, choose Calhoun from the county dropdown, complete reCAPTCHA, and review the current county list.
- If the person is not found in jail search results, check whether the case moved to WVDCR prison or parole custody, federal custody, or immigration custody.
- For exact court charges after arrest, use Calhoun County magistrate or circuit court records. WVDCR's own disclaimer says sentencing information in the jail system is not the official record of the criminal action.
WV Regional Jail Search Fields
The WV Regional Jail search is a name search, not a Calhoun-only booking-number search. It is useful when the reader knows a last name and wants to confirm whether the person is in regional jail custody. Daily Incarcerations is useful when the name spelling is not reliable or the reader wants the current county list for Calhoun County.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name (Partial or Full) | Text | Yes | Minimum 3 characters and maximum 100 characters. The placeholder says "Last Name," and validation requires a last name. |
| First Name (Optional) | Text | No | Maximum 100 characters. Use it to narrow common surnames. |
| reCAPTCHA | Captcha | Yes to submit | Google reCAPTCHA must be completed before results can be submitted. |
| Search | Submit button | Yes | The visible button label is "Search." |
Daily Incarcerations has a different layout. It says to select a county from the list below, and the county dropdown includes Calhoun along with every other West Virginia county. It is also protected by reCAPTCHA.
| Daily Field | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| County | Dropdown | Yes | Select Calhoun for Calhoun County daily incarcerations. The full state list includes all 55 West Virginia counties. |
| reCAPTCHA | Captcha | Yes to submit | Google reCAPTCHA must be completed. |
| Search | Submit button | Yes | The visible button label is "Search." |
What a Roster Record Shows
The research environment could not inspect a live Central Regional Jail profile because the official search submission is protected by reCAPTCHA. The field inventory below is limited to what the official WVDCR search pages, disclaimer, and system purpose support. Treat any roster profile as a custody snapshot, not a complete criminal-history report.
| Field | What It Shows / Research Status |
|---|---|
| Name | The search uses last name and optional first name. Public result details were not inspected. |
| Booking or custody status | The system covers regional jail offender information. Exact result status labels were not inspected because of reCAPTCHA. |
| Facility/location | WVDCR warns location can change quickly. Central Regional Jail is the serving facility for Calhoun County arrests in the facility map. |
| Release date | The disclaimer specifically warns that release date may not reflect true current information. |
| Charges or sentencing information | WVDCR says sentencing information is not intended to reflect the events of the underlying criminal action. Court records control the formal case record. |
| Mugshot or booking photo | WVDCR's disclaimer discusses booking photographs and limits reproduction. A live Calhoun profile photo display could not be confirmed. |
| Redactions and gaps | WVDCR disclaims completeness and accuracy. Juvenile, sealed, expunged, investigative, and privacy-protected records may also be limited under law. |
Custody and Records Contacts
Use Central Regional Jail for immediate custody confirmation, housing, visitation, and jail-account questions. Use the Calhoun County Sheriff as the local arrest-agency and records fallback, especially when the question is about a Calhoun arrest, transport, civil process, or a West Virginia FOIA request to the local records custodian. Use court clerks for case filings and copies.
Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
1255 Dyer Hill Road
Sutton, WV 26601
(304) 765-7904
Fax: (304) 765-3341
Official facility page: dcr.wv.gov/facilities/Pages/prisons-and-jails/crjcf.aspx
Calhoun County Sheriff
Graham Knight, Sheriff
PO Box 240
Grantsville, WV 26147
304-354-6333
Official county page: calhouncounty.wv.gov sheriff page
Calhoun County Court Fallback
Calhoun County Courthouse
363 Main Street, Grantsville, WV 26147
Magistrate Clerk: 304-354-6698
Circuit Clerk: 304-354-6910
Official court contacts: courtswv.gov Calhoun County page
Jail, Prison, BOP, and ICE
Calhoun County inmate records are split by custody system. Central Regional Jail is the regional jail route for pretrial detainees and some sentenced jail inmates from Calhoun County. The WVDCR prison/supervision search is different from the regional jail search and is used after a person enters state prison, active supervision, or parole status. Federal and immigration custody are separate systems and should not be searched through a Calhoun sheriff page.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Use It When |
|---|---|---|
| Regional jail custody | WV Regional Jail Offender Search or Daily Incarcerations | The person was recently arrested in Calhoun County, awaits bond or first appearance, or is held at Central Regional Jail. |
| State prison, parole, or active supervision | WVDCR prison/supervision offender search | The person was sentenced or moved from jail to state custody. The DOC page says discharged offenders or people moved from WVDCR custody may not appear. |
| Federal custody | Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator | The person is a sentenced federal inmate or was released from BOP custody after 1982. Federal pretrial matters may involve the U.S. Marshals. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | The person may be held by ICE. Searches may use A-number and country of birth, or name, country of birth, and date of birth. |
West Virginia VINE is also available for custody and case notifications. Use the West Virginia VINE page when the goal is notification of custody or case changes rather than a one-time roster lookup. No official Calhoun County, West Virginia sheriff app with inmate-roster, warrant, or records-request features was located during research. Search results for Calhoun sheriff apps included Alabama and Mississippi apps that should not be used for West Virginia records.
Booking Process in Calhoun County
The practical booking path is local arrest followed by regional jail processing. The Calhoun County Sheriff page describes the sheriff as the county law-enforcement officer and includes prisoner transportation among sheriff duties. The Central Regional Jail page confirms that Calhoun County is one of the counties served by that regional jail. That means a person can be arrested in Calhoun County, transported to Sutton, entered into WVDCR custody systems, and still have court records in Grantsville.
Intake may include identity confirmation, booking photograph, fingerprinting, custody classification, property handling, and medical or security screening, but the inspected official pages did not publish a Central Regional Jail-specific field-by-field intake form. The WVDCR disclaimer confirms booking photographs are part of the public website system because it regulates copying of booking photos. WVDCR says data is updated regularly but does not publish a fixed refresh interval, so do not assume a specific number of minutes before a new booking appears.
Initial appearance and bond are court-controlled, not controlled by the roster. West Virginia magistrate procedures connect the court with the county or regional jail for people arrested after regular business hours and for people able to post bond. After that, magistrate records may cover complaints, warrants, misdemeanors, preliminary matters, and first appearances, while circuit records may cover felony cases after indictment or transfer.
Central Regional Visitation
The official Central Regional Jail page labels visitation as non-contact visitation and states that all visits will be scheduled by inmates. The page did not publish a visitor ID list, dress code, child-visitor rule, locker rule, visit frequency rule, or attorney-visit hours in the inspected source. Confirm current procedure with Central Regional Jail before traveling to Sutton.
| Day | Official Non-Contact Visitation Hours | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | No visitation | Published schedule lists no visits. |
| Tuesday | 0900-0930; 0930-1000; 1000-1030; 1030-1100; 1200-1230; 1230-1300; 1330-1400; 1400-1430; 1430-1500 | All visits scheduled by inmates. |
| Wednesday | 12:00-12:30; 12:30-13:00; 13:30-14:00; 14:00-14:30; 14:30-15:00; 15:00-15:30; 15:30-16:00; 16:00-16:30; 16:30-17:00 | All visits scheduled by inmates. |
| Thursday | No visitation | Published schedule lists no visits. |
| Friday | No visitation | Published schedule lists no visits. |
| Saturday | 0900-0930; 0930-1000; 1000-1030; 1030-1100; 1200-1230; 1230-1300; 1330-1400; 1400-1430; 1430-1500 | All visits scheduled by inmates. |
| Sunday | No visitation | Published schedule lists no visits. |
Phone, Video, Mail, and Money
WVDCR offender services identify GettingOut as the contractor for calling and video visits. The research did not locate Central Regional Jail-specific video-visit prices, tablet rules, or remote/on-site availability details in official WVDCR text, so those details should be confirmed through WVDCR or Central Regional Jail before scheduling.
For deposits, the WVDCR offender banking page says family and friends may deposit by phone at 888.988.4768, on the web at ConnectNetwork.com, or with the ConnectNetwork app for iOS or Android. ConnectNetwork's WVDCR facility page lists Central Regional at 1255 Dyer Hill Road, Sutton WV 26601. Confirm custody first because a transfer, release, state-prison move, federal hold, or ICE hold can change the correct account path.
The inspected official sources did not locate a Central Regional Jail-specific mail format, mail scanning policy, banned-items list, legal-mail rule, or postcard/envelope rule. Use the facility name and address only as a starting point, then call Central Regional Jail or check current WVDCR instructions before sending mail. Do not import rules from another West Virginia regional jail unless WVDCR specifically applies them to Central Regional Jail.
Confirm first: Call Central Regional Jail at (304) 765-7904 before sending funds, mailing items, or traveling for visitation because custody and facility rules can change quickly.
Public Records Limits
West Virginia FOIA, W. Va. Code Chapter 29B, is the general public-records law for inspection or copying of public records unless an exemption applies. W. Va. Code §29B-1-3 gives every person the right to inspect or copy public records of a public body, with requests made to the custodian. W. Va. Code §29B-1-4 lists exemptions that can limit access, including some privacy and law-enforcement-sensitive records.
For Calhoun County inmate records, the custodian depends on the record. Current custody and jail records generally route to WVDCR or Central Regional Jail. Arrest-agency records may route to the Calhoun County Sheriff or another arresting agency. Court files route to the magistrate clerk or circuit clerk. Juvenile, sealed, expunged, investigative, privacy-protected, security-sensitive, or otherwise restricted records may be withheld or redacted. For booking photos, use the WVDCR search, WVDCR disclaimer, and FOIA process rather than commercial mugshot sites.