This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that holds the record for an official response.
Choose the Record Custodian
Jackson County has no county-run adult jail. WVDCR operates the regional facility that houses Jackson County detainees, so the office to contact depends on who made or keeps the record. No verified source supplied fixed public walk-in hours for South Central or a single release-record fee. Call first and ask for current access instructions.
South Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
1001 Centre WayCharleston, WV 25309
Phone: 304-558-1336
Fax: 304-558-7307
Hours: Call for current information
WVDCR Central Records and FOIA
Office of the Commissioner1409 Greenbrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: 304-558-2036
Use the WVDCR contact directory to confirm the current records route before sending a request.
Jackson County Court Records
Jackson County Courthouse100 Court Street
Ripley, WV 25271
Circuit Clerk: 304-373-2210
Magistrate Clerk: 304-373-2313
Adult Probation: 304-373-2308
Use the following route for the type of question at hand.
- For a released person or a release record, start with the Jackson County search and records path, then send a focused request to WVDCR.
- For community supervision, use the Jackson County probation and parole contacts.
- For people who may have left custody today, follow the fallback sources on the Jail Releases: 24 Hours page.
- For a future date or alert, compare the projected release route with the VINELink inmate search.
- For South Central, use its facility page and telephone number before visiting.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the statewide WVDCR prison-offender search and central records.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the federal BOP locator or ICE detainee locator, not a Jackson County office.