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 2, 2026.
Fayette County, West Virginia, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person held after an arrest in Fayette County is at the regional jail that serves Fayette 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: Fayette County public records, Fayette County arrest records, Fayette County warrants, Fayette County criminal records, Fayette County court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Fayette 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 Fayette County is at the regional jail that serves Fayette County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
That search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Fayette County in the Regional Jail: The Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the regional jail held about 86 people from Fayette County, down from about 100 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Fayette County has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so about 22 of every 10,000 of them are in the regional jail on an average day.
Who Books People
The Fayette County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Oak Hill, Fayetteville, Ansted, Mount Hope, Montgomery and Gauley Bridge make the arrests that end in a booking in Fayette County.
The FBI's agency list also places two state police units and two state agencies in Fayette County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Oak Hill's 234 for 2025, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office's 190 for 2025 and Fayetteville's 47 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Fayette County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 478 arrests to the FBI that year. 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County?
Through the state's inmate search at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx, which covers every regional jail.
How many people from Fayette County are in the regional jail?
About 86 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Fayette 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 Fayette 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.