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 4, 2026.
Pendleton County, West Virginia, has about 5,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person held after an arrest in Pendleton County is at the regional jail that serves Pendleton 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: Pendleton County public records, Pendleton County arrest records, Pendleton County warrants, Pendleton County criminal records, Pendleton County court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Pendleton 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 Pendleton County is at the regional jail that serves Pendleton County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
That search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Pendleton County in the Regional Jail: The Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the regional jail held about 15 people from Pendleton County, down from about 21 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pendleton County has about 5,900 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 Pendleton County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Pendleton County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Pendleton County: the Franklin State Police (state police); the State Fire Marshal in Pendleton County and the Department of Natural Resources in Pendleton County (state agency).
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Pendleton 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 Pendleton 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 Pendleton County?
Through the state's inmate search at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx, which covers every regional jail; the page of the Pendleton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified is at pencowv.com/departments/sheriff.
How many people from Pendleton County are in the regional jail?
About 15 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pendleton 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 Pendleton 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.