Western Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Inmate Bail & Bonds

The Western Regional Jail and Correctional Facility, One O'Hanlon Place, Barboursville, WV 25504. The Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation operates the building. Barboursville lies in Cabell County, so the jail is close to home even though the courts are in Huntington. Lincoln, Mason, Putnam and Wayne counties send people there too. Call 304-733-6821 with questions the online search cannot answer.

Enter the full name in Cabell County Inmate Search. A booking from the last few hours may not appear yet, so search again later in the day. The record shows the charge and the bond. If the name never appears, ask the arresting agency where the person was taken, then call the jail.

Deputies from the Sheriff's Office, city officers and State Police all must bring the person before a Cabell County magistrate without unnecessary delay. State law sets no hour count. People already in Barboursville appear by video. The magistrate reads the charge, explains the right to a lawyer and sets release terms. A felony defendant enters no plea at this stage and is told of the right to a preliminary hearing.

Go to the Magistrate Court clerk in Room B-113 of the Cabell County Courthouse, 750 Fifth Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701. The numbers are 304-526-8642 and 304-526-8644. Seven magistrates work from that office. State law says the clerk or a magistrate receives all bail, so nothing is paid at the jail. Bring the person's full name and charge, and keep your receipt.

The magistrate court is open every judicial day except Saturday. After hours, one Cabell County magistrate stays on call. That magistrate checks the jail and the juvenile facility at fixed times, including 10 to 11 p.m. nightly, and comes to the court offices when someone can post bond. The clerk's lines above give the regular office hours.

The clerk takes cash, money orders, and cashier's, certified or traveler's checks, and can turn away a personal check. Bond cannot be paid by credit or debit card, so do not rely on a card at the counter.

Yes, in the right form. A friend or relative can post bail for a defendant who is not present once the defendant and a magistrate both sign a written acknowledgment. Ask the clerk to walk you through it before you bring cash.

The magistrate may release a person on a promise to appear, accept a bond backed by a licensed bondsman or solvent sureties, or take a signed agreement to forfeit unencumbered property. Conditions can include staying away from a named person, avoiding alcohol and drugs, working or looking for work, home confinement and electronic monitoring where a program exists. The terms must be the least restrictive that will still bring the person back.

Often not. A misdemeanor defendant is released on a promise to appear unless the magistrate finds good cause, and residency and community ties count in that decision. The presumption does not reach violence, a minor victim, a deadly weapon, drug cases, sexual abuse, DUI-type driving charges, or theft and tampering over $250. Cash bail on a misdemeanor cannot exceed three times the highest fine.

A bondsman's fee starts at ten percent of the bond. That figure is the least he may charge, not the most, though every fee added together stays at or under the bond. A bondsman may collect as little as three percent at signing if the rest is paid within twelve months. Read the contract for refund terms.

Every bondsman needs a license from the state Insurance Commissioner, required since July 1, 2022. Jails and courts post a list of authorized bondsmen, and a bondsman may enter a detention area only after someone has called him. Any collateral must be acknowledged with a numbered receipt.

One or more adults who own West Virginia real estate can sign. After liens, its assessed value on the county land books must reach at least half the bail. A surety company licensed in the state can sign instead. Take the deed and lien papers to the clerk at 304-526-8642.

Only when the offense can be punished by life in prison, and then the court with trial power decides. A magistrate also may not release on a promise alone anyone charged with a violent felony, a felony against a child, felony arson or burglary, or a felony drug offense. The state Constitution forbids excessive bail in every case.

The arrested person goes before a magistrate in the county where the incident happened. Release terms usually bar contact and bar going to the victim's home, school or workplace. Officers who see a violation must arrest at once. The court must see the defendant with counsel at least every sixty days, and the victim may ask the clerk for free certified copies of the conditions.

Willfully missing court is a separate crime. After a felony arrest it can mean a fine up to $5,000 and one to five years. After a misdemeanor arrest the fine tops out at $1,000 with up to a year in jail. A bench warrant needs proof of notice, and coming in within 24 hours avoids prosecution under that statute.

Cash goes back to whoever deposited it once the bond condition is met or a forfeiture is set aside. A bondsman's fee does not come back. If the case moved to circuit court, ask the Circuit Clerk at 304-526-8622.

Yes. Either side may file a motion, and the court must hear it within five days of filing with notice to the other side. The magistrate who first set bail keeps control of it until the case is assigned. Circuit court review is available afterward.

Visits are non-contact and by appointment only; there are no walk-ins. Call 304-733-6850 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on the booking days: Monday for Tuesday, Wednesday for Thursday, Thursday for Saturday and Friday for Sunday. Visits last 30 minutes. Have the visitor's date of birth, phone, address and driver's license number ready.

Ask the magistrate to appoint counsel at the first appearance. The Cabell County public defender office is at 734 Fourth Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701, 304-522-1265.

Youth arrests go through the state juvenile detention system. The Donald R. Kuhn Juvenile Center, One Lory Place, Julian, WV 25529, serves all 55 counties and has a detention unit for youths awaiting court. Its phone is 304-369-2976.