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.
Lincoln County, West Virginia, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person held after an arrest in Lincoln County is at the regional jail that serves Lincoln 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: Lincoln County public records, Lincoln County arrest records, Lincoln County warrants, Lincoln County criminal records, Lincoln County court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County is at the regional jail that serves Lincoln County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
That search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Lincoln County in the Regional Jail: The Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the regional jail held about 46 people from Lincoln County, down from about 62 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lincoln County has about 19,000 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 Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Hamlin and West Hamlin make the arrests that end in a booking in Lincoln County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Lincoln County: the State Fire Marshal in Lincoln County and the Department of Natural Resources in Lincoln County (state agency); the Hamlin State Police (state police).
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County?
Through the state's inmate search at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx, which covers every regional jail; the page of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified is at p2c.lincolnsheriff.org/jailinmates.aspx.
How many people from Lincoln County are in the regional jail?
About 46 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.