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 on September 24, 2026.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia, has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person held after an arrest in Greenbrier County is at the regional jail that serves Greenbrier 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: Greenbrier County public records, Greenbrier County arrest records, Greenbrier County warrants, Greenbrier County police reports, Greenbrier County property records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County is at the regional jail that serves Greenbrier County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
That search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Greenbrier County in the Regional Jail: The Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the regional jail held about 70 people from Greenbrier County, down from about 82 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Greenbrier County has about 32,000 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 Greenbrier County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs, Ronceverte, Rainelle, Alderson and Rupert make the arrests that end in a booking in Greenbrier County.
The FBI's agency list also places one other agency, two state agencies and two state police units in Greenbrier County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Lewisburg's 184 for 2020, White Sulphur Springs's 139 for 2025 and the Greenbrier County Sheriff's Office's 81 for 2024.
Together, the three agencies in Greenbrier County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 150 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 Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier County?
Through the state's inmate search at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx, which covers every regional jail; the page of the Greenbrier County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified is at greenbrierwv.gov/agencies/sheriff/27.
How many people from Greenbrier County are in the regional jail?
About 70 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier 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.