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 28, 2026.
Raleigh County, West Virginia, has about 72,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person held after an arrest in Raleigh County is at the regional jail that serves Raleigh 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: Raleigh County public records, Raleigh County arrest records, Raleigh County warrants, Raleigh County criminal records, Raleigh County court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Raleigh 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 Raleigh County is at the regional jail that serves Raleigh County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
That search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Raleigh County in the Regional Jail: The Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the regional jail held about 160 people from Raleigh County, down from about 190 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Raleigh County has about 72,000 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 Raleigh County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Beckley, Mabscott and Sophia make the arrests that end in a booking in Raleigh County.
The FBI's agency list also places one other agency, two state agencies, one campus police department and one state police unit in Raleigh County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Beckley's 1,484 for 2025 and the Raleigh County Sheriff's Office's 367 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Raleigh County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,851 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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh County?
Through the state's inmate search at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx, which covers every regional jail; the page of the Raleigh County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified is at raleighcountyclerk.com/sheriff-history.
How many people from Raleigh County are in the regional jail?
About 160 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Raleigh 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 Raleigh 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.