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 30, 2026.
Tyler County, West Virginia, has about 7,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person held after an arrest in Tyler County is at the regional jail that serves Tyler 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: Tyler County public records, Tyler County arrest records, Tyler County warrants, Tyler County criminal records, Tyler County court records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Tyler 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 Tyler County is at the regional jail that serves Tyler County, and the state's inmate search covers all of them.
That search is at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx.
Tyler County in the Regional Jail: The Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the regional jail held about 16 people from Tyler County, down from about 17 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Tyler County has about 7,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so about 20 of every 10,000 of them are in the regional jail on an average day.
Who Books People
The Tyler County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Sistersville make the arrests that end in a booking in Tyler County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Tyler County: the Department of Natural Resources in Tyler County and the State Fire Marshal in Tyler County (state agency); the Paden City State Police (state police).
The Paden City Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Tyler County, so its arrests are not broken out for Tyler County here.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Tyler 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 Tyler County?
Through the state's inmate search at dcr.wv.gov/offendersearch/Pages/default.aspx, which covers every regional jail.
How many people from Tyler 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 Tyler 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 Tyler 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.