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 September 30, 2026.
Jackson County, West Virginia, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person held after an arrest in Jackson County is at the regional jail that serves Jackson 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: Jackson County public records, Jackson County arrest records, Jackson County warrants, Jackson County criminal records, Jackson County court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Jackson 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 Jackson County is at the regional jail that serves Jackson County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
That search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Jackson County in the Regional Jail: The Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the regional jail held about 68 people from Jackson County, down from about 77 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Jackson County has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so about 24 of every 10,000 of them are in the regional jail on an average day.
Who Books People
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Ravenswood and Ripley make the arrests that end in a booking in Jackson County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Jackson County: the Department of Natural Resources in Jackson County and the State Fire Marshal in Jackson County (state agency); the Ripley State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Jackson County Sheriff's Office's 125 for 2025, Ripley's 35 for 2024 and Ravenswood's 29 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Jackson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 154 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County?
Through the state's inmate search at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx, which covers every regional jail; the page of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified is at jacksoncountyso.com/inmate-search.
How many people from Jackson County are in the regional jail?
About 68 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Jackson 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 Jackson 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.