State Prisons in west virginia

Clicking on any of the West Virginia facilities below will direct you to an information page with Inmate Search, Visitation, Mail, Phone, Email, Most Wanted and FAQ for families and friends.

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West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Prison and Inmate Search

West Virginia maintains their own state prison system; 21 prisons and jails which consist of every security level; maximum, medium, and minimum, as well as 4 community corrections facilities.

The West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation is where offenders are sent that have been convicted of felony crimes of murder, rape, assault, serious thefts and drug related offenses. These are offenses of at least one year, and all the way up to life imprisonment. West Virginia abolished the death penalty in 1965, but there is discussion about bringing it back. There are two men on death row.

Go here for full instructions on using the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Inmate Search, as well as for the Bureau of Prisons inmates and ICE detainees

The West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation also oversees 10 Juvenile Detention Centers, and 20 Youth Reporting Centers for juvenile offenders who have been convicted of crimes and sentenced to detention, or are awaiting their court dates.

To search for an inmate or juvenile offender, or learn how to communicate with an inmate in the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, start by choosing from the list of facilities below.

Each prison you click on below will provide specific, detailed information about the facility's: 

  • inmate search,
  • location,
  • contact information,
  • directions,
  • inmate visitation,
  • mail,
  • phone accounts,
  • money accounts,
  • commissary,
  • texting and emailing where available, and
  • inmate tablet rental where available.