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How do I find out if someone is in local jail? ›

To find someone in jail, you can start with your State Department of Corrections. If you go to the state's web page, you will be able to find a phone number to contact. You'll also find resources like Sex Offender Registry, Offender Contact information, and Offender Visitation forms.

To find offenders incarcerated in state prisons, use the WV Prison Offender Search. Interested persons may query the database with an offender's last and first name, or an Offender ID (OID) number (the first four numbers, at least).

The Jail System

West Virginia has 10 jails in 55 counties. The jail population in 2020 was 5,110.

Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmate locator to find out when a prisoner is or was expected to be released. To learn more details about an inmate, find out how to submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to BOP.

Vinelink – An official app provided by the Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) service, which is used by many states to provide notifications about changes in inmate custody status.

Users are instructed to call or visit the magistrate court clerk in the county where a case is filed to obtain copies of specific court records. The clerk will charge a nominal fee required by law. The search system helps callers and visitors to know what to ask for and which county they need to contact.

Visit your state's department of corrections website.

Every state in the U.S. should have a website, and you can use the inmate locator to find information about the prisoner. Some states will also publish mugshots. Type “your state” and “department of corrections” into your favorite web browser.

WVRJ Authority Board

Participating jurisdictions for Western Virginia Regional Jail are Roanoke County, Franklin County, Montgomery County, and the City of Salem.

An inmate sentenced for life may not be paroled until he or she has served 10 years, and an inmate sentenced for life who has been previously twice convicted of a felony may not be paroled until he or she has served 15 years: Provided, That an inmate convicted of first degree murder for an offense committed on or after ...

Texas is the state with the highest prison population with 133,772 prisoners. California is the second state with the highest prison population with 101,441 prisoners.

Where is the largest jail in the United States? ›

With an inmate population of 19,836, almost the size of the nearby University of Southern California, and a budget worth over $700 million, Los Angeles County jail is the largest incarceration center in the US. It takes over 1,500 inmates to court every day.

Interested parties can find an inmate for free in California using the CDCR Inmate Locator. However, this applies only to inmates in state prisons or correctional facilities. To locate inmates incarcerated in county jails for free, searchers may use online inmate locators provided by county sheriff offices.

To obtain information regarding an offender, you may visit the Department of Corrections' “Offender Search Engine” at: https://www20.state.nj.us/DOC_Inmate/inmatefinder?i=I.

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You can also find mugshots from every state on informational portals, database websites, and government sites. These include prisoner locator websites like the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the California State Archives.