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 2, 2026.
Pleasants County, West Virginia, has about 7,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person held after an arrest in Pleasants County is at the regional jail that serves Pleasants 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: Pleasants County public records, Pleasants County arrest records, Pleasants County warrants, Pleasants County criminal records, Pleasants County court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Pleasants 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 Pleasants County is at the regional jail that serves Pleasants County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
That search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Pleasants County in the Regional Jail: The Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the regional jail held about 16 people from Pleasants County, down from about 17 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pleasants County has about 7,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so about 22 of every 10,000 of them are in the regional jail on an average day.
Who Books People
The Pleasants County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for St. Marys make the arrests that end in a booking in Pleasants County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Pleasants County: the Department of Natural Resources in Pleasants County and the State Fire Marshal in Pleasants County (state agency); the St. Marys State Police (state police).
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Pleasants 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 Pleasants County?
Through the state's inmate search at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx, which covers every regional jail; the page of the Pleasants County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified is at pleasantscountywv.org.
How many people from Pleasants County are in the regional jail?
About 16 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pleasants 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 Pleasants 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.