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.
Calhoun County, West Virginia, has about 5,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person held after an arrest in Calhoun County is at the regional jail that serves Calhoun 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: Calhoun County public records, Calhoun County arrest records, Calhoun County warrants, Calhoun County criminal records, Calhoun County court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Calhoun County
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 Calhoun County is at the regional jail that serves Calhoun County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
That search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Calhoun County in the Regional Jail: The Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the regional jail held about 20 people from Calhoun County, down from about 22 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Calhoun County has about 5,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so about 34 of every 10,000 of them are in the regional jail on an average day.
Who Books People
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Calhoun County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Calhoun County: the Grantsville State Police (state police); the State Fire Marshal in Calhoun County and the Department of Natural Resources in Calhoun County (state agency).
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office reported 53 arrests to the FBI for 2020. 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 Calhoun County 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 Calhoun County?
Through the state's inmate search at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx, which covers every regional jail; the page of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified is at calhouncounty.wv.gov.
How many people from Calhoun County are in the regional jail?
About 20 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Calhoun 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 Calhoun County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.