Gilmer County Jail Roster Search
The official jail lookup for a recent Gilmer County arrest is the West Virginia Regional Jail Offender Search. Gilmer County does not publish a separate sheriff-run jail roster, and official state sources show that Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility serves Gilmer, Braxton, Calhoun, Nicholas, Lewis, Roane, Webster, and Clay counties. That means a Gilmer County inmate record may list the person at Central Regional Jail even though the arrest began in Glenville or another part of Gilmer County.
The WVDCR search page says regional jail data is updated regularly, but it also warns that location, release date, status, and other offender information can change quickly. Treat the roster as a current custody tool, not as the final word on sentencing, filed charges, or release conditions. For court charges, the court file controls. For jail custody, the regional jail or WVDCR record custodian is the better source. For local arrest reports created by the sheriff, the Gilmer County Sheriff's Office remains the local records contact.
The WVDCR regional jail search form is the first screen to check for a name-based Gilmer County inmate search.
The search form uses a required last-name field and an optional first-name field, so broad name matches are common when several regional jail inmates share a surname.
Use Gilmer County Inmate Records
Begin with the regional jail roster when the person was recently arrested in Gilmer County and may still be in county-level jail custody. The search is simple, but name matching needs care because Central Regional Jail serves eight counties and can hold pretrial misdemeanants, pretrial felons, sentenced misdemeanants, sentenced felons, WVDCR inmates, and some federal categories. A single result should be matched against age, known court county, arrest timing, and other available details before any decision is made from it.
- Open the WVDCR regional jail search and enter at least the first three letters of the person's last name.
- Add the first name when the last name is common, misspelled, hyphenated, or likely to return many statewide jail results.
- Review each result for current location, custody status, release details, and other profile data that may be visible.
- Use the daily incarcerations page and select Gilmer when the booking is recent or the exact spelling is uncertain.
- If no jail result appears, check the WVDCR prison/parole locator, BOP Inmate Locator, ICE ODLS, and West Virginia VINE as the facts require.
- Call Central Regional Jail or the Gilmer County Sheriff's Office when online data is stale, missing, or contradicted by court information.
Booking information can lag after arrest, transfer, release, or a court order. A no-result search does not always mean the person was never arrested. It may mean the person was released, moved to another custody system, booked under a different name, or held in a way that the public roster does not show.
Gilmer County Roster Fields
The WVDCR regional jail search uses a short field set. The last name is the key field, and the first name is only a narrowing tool. This matters for Gilmer County inmate records because family members often search immediately after an arrest, before they know a booking number, court case number, or exact facility. The search fields are also different from the DOC prison locator, BOP locator, and ICE locator, which use separate identifiers and custody rules.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name (Partial or Full) | Text | Yes | Enter at least the first three letters of the last name. |
| First Name (Optional) | Text | No | Use this field to narrow common surnames or similar results. |
| Search | Button | n/a | Submitting the search indicates agreement with WVDCR terms and disclaimer. |
The WVDCR Daily Incarcerations page is a second official route. It starts with a county dropdown, and Gilmer appears as one of the West Virginia county options.
Daily incarcerations are useful when the question is who was recently booked from Gilmer County rather than whether one exact name is in custody.
Gilmer County Inmate Profile Fields
A named live regional jail profile was not captured in the research file, so the page should not promise that every possible field appears for every Gilmer County inmate record. The public WVDCR disclaimer confirms that location, release date, status, and other offender information may appear and may change quickly. Booking charges shown in a jail profile are custody labels, not final court findings. Sentencing and filed-charge details should be checked through the court that has jurisdiction.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name and identity details | Basic identifying information used to distinguish one regional jail result from another. |
| Current location | The regional jail or custody location reported by WVDCR, such as Central Regional Jail when applicable. |
| Custody status | Whether the person appears to be in active jail custody, subject to the WVDCR disclaimer. |
| Release date or status | Release information if the public profile exposes it, with changes possible after court or jail action. |
| Charges or booking labels | Jail-side charge information that can differ from later prosecutor or court filings. |
| Other offender information | Additional profile details that may be available depending on the record and portal display. |
Key terms are easy to mix up. Booking means jail intake after arrest. Intake includes identity checks, property handling, screening, and classification. A detainer is a hold request from another agency. DOC means the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. A BOP register number is a federal inmate number, not a WVDCR jail number.
Gilmer County Jail Contacts
Use the office that created or controls the record. Central Regional Jail controls regional jail custody records for Gilmer County arrestees who are held there. The Gilmer County Sheriff's Office is the local law-enforcement contact for sheriff-created arrest reports and local public-records requests. WVDCR central office can route statewide corrections questions, but a current custody check is usually faster through the facility phone line.
Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
1255 Dyer Hill Road
Sutton, WV 26601
(304) 765-7904
Regional jail serving Gilmer County arrests and other counties in the Central service area.
Gilmer County Sheriff's Office
10 Howard Street
Glenville, WV 26351
(304) 462-7441
Sheriff Donald E. "Smokey" Belin; local arrest reports and sheriff records requests.
Gilmer County Jail Visitation
Central Regional Jail publishes non-contact visitation slots on its WVDCR facility page, and the page says all visits will be scheduled by inmates. The official page reviewed did not publish full visitor dress code, identification, child visitor, attorney visit, parking, or lockdown rules. Confirm the slot with the inmate and the facility before driving from Gilmer County to Sutton.
The Central Regional Jail facility page lists the visitation schedule, address, counties served, and facility directions.
The same facility page confirms that Central Regional Jail is the regional jail serving Gilmer County, so its visitation rules are the relevant jail-visit rules for local arrestees held there.
| Day | Published non-contact visitation slots |
|---|---|
| Monday | No visitation |
| Tuesday | 0900-0930; 0930-1000; 1000-1030; 1030-1100; 1200-1230; 1230-1300; 1330-1400; 1400-1430; 1430-1500 |
| Wednesday | 12:00-12:30; 12:30-13:00; 13:30-14:00; 14:00-14:30; 14:30-15:00; 15:00-15:30; 15:30-16:00; 16:00-16:30; 16:30-17:00 |
| Thursday | No visitation |
| Friday | No visitation |
| Saturday | 0900-0930; 0930-1000; 1000-1030; 1030-1100; 1200-1230; 1230-1300; 1330-1400; 1400-1430; 1430-1500 |
| Sunday | No visitation |
Gilmer County Custody Channels
Gilmer County inmate records are split by custody type. A recent local arrest starts with the WVDCR regional jail search and daily incarcerations. A sentenced state prisoner is searched through the WVDCR DOC locator. A person at Federal Correctional Institution Gilmer is searched through the BOP Inmate Locator, even though that federal prison is physically in Glenville. ICE custody uses the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. West Virginia VINE is available for custody notifications, but it should supplement the official roster rather than replace it.
| Custody question | Where to look | Use when |
|---|---|---|
| Recent Gilmer County arrest | WVDCR Regional Jail Offender Search | The person may be in Central Regional Jail or another regional jail. |
| Recent county booking list | WVDCR Daily Incarcerations | A booking may be too new or the name spelling is uncertain. |
| Sentenced state custody | WVDCR DOC offender search | The person is under active WVDCR prison, parole, or supervision status. |
| Federal sentence or FCI Gilmer | BOP Inmate Locator | The person is in federal Bureau of Prisons custody from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Search by A-Number and country of birth or biographical details. |
| Custody notifications | West Virginia VINE | Register for notice about custody changes when available. |
No verified Gilmer County WV app: Research found no official Gilmer County, West Virginia sheriff or Glenville Police app with a roster or warrant tool. Results for similarly named apps pointed to Georgia or unverified statewide tools.
Gilmer County Records Requests
When the online roster does not answer the question, send a focused public-records request to the correct custodian. West Virginia Code section 29B-1-3 gives a right to inspect or copy public records unless another law exempts them, and custodians must respond as soon as practicable and within five business days, excluding weekends and legal holidays. West Virginia Code section 29B-1-4 lists exemptions, including law-enforcement investigation records, privacy, juvenile or sealed material, medical information, and correctional security details.
For a sheriff arrest report, direct the request to the Gilmer County Sheriff's Office at 10 Howard Street in Glenville. For regional jail booking or custody records, direct the request to WVDCR or Central Regional Jail. For filed charges, hearing dates, bond orders, and sentencing, use the magistrate or circuit clerk because jail records are not court records. A precise request should name the person, date range, agency, and record type, such as booking sheet, arrest report, jail custody record, or release date.
Note: Confirm current custody before sending money, planning a visit, or relying on a roster status for court or travel decisions.
Gilmer County Booking Records
A Gilmer County arrest usually moves from local law enforcement to magistrate review and, if detention continues, to Central Regional Jail. West Virginia Code section 62-1-5 requires an arrested person to be brought before a magistrate without unnecessary delay. If a person remains in custody after that process, jail intake confirms identity, records the booking, handles property, and performs screening and classification. An official Central-specific intake checklist was not located, so avoid assuming local steps beyond the documented custody path.
Booking and court records answer different questions. A roster entry may show jail status and booking labels. A court record shows complaint, warrant or capias, filed charges, amendments, hearings, disposition, sentence, and bond orders. For booking photos and photo-request limits, see the Gilmer County jail mugshots page. For filed charges after arrest, the court systems and clerks are the authority.