Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Elkins, West Virginia, in Randolph County, has about 6,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person held after an arrest in Elkins is at the regional jail that serves Randolph County, and the state's inmate search covers every regional jail. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Elkins public records, Randolph County inmate search, Elkins arrest records, Elkins warrants, Elkins police reports, Elkins property records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Elkins
West Virginia closed its county jails in favor of regional jails run by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, so a person held after an arrest in Elkins is at the regional jail that serves Randolph County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
That search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Randolph County in the Regional Jail: The Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the regional jail held about 84 people from Randolph County, down from about 110 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Randolph County has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so about 31 of every 10,000 of them are in the regional jail on an average day.
Who Books People
The Randolph County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Elkins (filed by the FBI as Elkins Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Elkins.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Randolph County: the Elkins State Police (state police); the State Fire Marshal in Randolph County and the Department of Natural Resources in Randolph County (state agency).
Elkins reported 113 arrests to the FBI for 2024. Those kept in custody were booked into the regional jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Elkins arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation lists its inmates at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Elkins?
Through the state's inmate search at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx, which covers every regional jail; the page of the Randolph County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified is at randolphcountywv.com.
How many people from Randolph County are in the regional jail?
About 84 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Randolph County go?
To a facility of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation; its inmate locator is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Is this the official Elkins website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.