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 on September 24, 2026.
Summers County, West Virginia, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person held after an arrest in Summers County is at the regional jail that serves Summers 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Summers 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 Summers County is at the regional jail that serves Summers County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
That search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Summers County in the Regional Jail: The Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the regional jail held about 25 people from Summers County, down from about 30 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Summers County has about 12,000 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 Summers County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Hinton make the arrests that end in a booking in Summers County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Summers County: the Department of Natural Resources in Summers County and the State Fire Marshal in Summers County (state agency); the Hinton State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Hinton's 49 for 2021 and the Summers County Sheriff's Office's 48 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Summers County with all twelve months of 2021 on file reported 84 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 Summers 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 Summers 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 Summers County?
Through the state's inmate search at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx, which covers every regional jail; the page of the Summers County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified is at summerscountywv.gov/sheriffsoffice.
How many people from Summers County are in the regional jail?
About 25 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Summers 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 Summers 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.