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 25, 2026.
Monongalia County, West Virginia, has about 109,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person held after an arrest in Monongalia County is at the regional jail that serves Monongalia 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: Monongalia County public records, Monongalia County arrest records, Monongalia County warrants, Monongalia County criminal records, Monongalia County court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Monongalia 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 Monongalia County is at the regional jail that serves Monongalia County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
That search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Monongalia County in the Regional Jail: The Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the regional jail held about 270 people from Monongalia County, up from about 260 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Monongalia County has about 109,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so about 25 of every 10,000 of them are in the regional jail on an average day.
Who Books People
The Monongalia County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Morgantown, Westover, Star City and Granville make the arrests that end in a booking in Monongalia County.
The FBI's agency list also places two state police units, two other agencies, three state agencies and one campus police department in Monongalia County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Morgantown's 883 for 2025, the Monongalia County Sheriff's Office's 386 for 2025 and Granville's 302 for 2021.
Together, the four agencies in Monongalia County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,445 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 Monongalia 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 Monongalia County?
Through the state's inmate search at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx, which covers every regional jail.
How many people from Monongalia County are in the regional jail?
About 270 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Monongalia 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 Monongalia 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.