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 9, 2026.
Monroe County, West Virginia, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person held after an arrest in Monroe County is at the regional jail that serves Monroe 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: Monroe County public records, Monroe County arrest records, Monroe County warrants, Monroe County criminal records, Monroe County court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Monroe 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 Monroe County is at the regional jail that serves Monroe County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
That search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Monroe County in the Regional Jail: The Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the regional jail held about 26 people from Monroe County, down from about 30 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Monroe County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so about 21 of every 10,000 of them are in the regional jail on an average day.
Who Books People
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Monroe County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Monroe County: the Department of Natural Resources in Monroe County and the State Fire Marshal in Monroe County (state agency); the Union State Police (state police).
The Alderson Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Monroe County, so its arrests are not broken out for Monroe County here.
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office reported 26 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Monroe County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Monroe County serves the sentence in a facility of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, whose inmate locator is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Monroe County?
Through the state's inmate search at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx, which covers every regional jail; the page of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified is at monroecosheriffga.us/offender-search.
How many people from Monroe County are in the regional jail?
About 26 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Monroe 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 Monroe 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.