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West Virginia Records Contacts

This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official record. Contact the agency that owns the record.

Choose the Record Custodian

West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation owns state-prison and regional-jail custody records. Written WVDCR records requests go to the Commissioner, 1409 Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV 25311; the main telephone is 304-558-2036. The Parole Board handles hearing administration, WVDCR Parole Services routes field supervision, circuit probation offices handle court probation, and clerks maintain signed court orders.

  • Use the County Directory for a county arrest, sheriff transport record, or local court file.
  • Use the home page for the release-record fields and focused request steps at both state and county layers.
  • Use WVDCR Parole Services for parole routing and the statewide Judiciary contacts for probation.
  • Use the Facility Directory when the last institution is known.
  • Use the WVDCR offender search for active state custody or supervision, then request records if a fully discharged person is absent.
  • Use the Bureau of Prisons locator for federal custody and ICE ODLS for adult immigration detention.