Fayette County Jail Roster Overview
The official local custody path begins with the Fayette County regional jail information page, which points people incarcerated after arrest or by court order to Southern Regional Jail. The jail itself is operated by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, not by the Fayette County Sheriff's Department. That means the practical online roster is the WV Regional Jail Offender Search.
The roster is for current regional jail custody and may change quickly. WVDCR warns users that location, release date, status, and other details may not reflect the true current facts at the moment searched. Sentencing details on a jail result are informational and do not replace court records from Fayette County Magistrate Court, Circuit Court, or the West Virginia Judiciary's Fayette County court contacts.
The WV Regional Jail Offender Search source shows the name fields Fayette County users need for a current jail lookup.
For Fayette County arrests, a matching jail result should be checked against Southern Regional Jail unless the person has been released, transferred, sentenced to prison, or held under another agency's authority.
How to Use the Fayette County Inmate Roster
Start with the state jail search when asking, "how do I find someone in the Fayette County jail?" Fayette County arrestees may come from the sheriff, municipal police, state police, DNR, or another arresting agency, but ordinary adult jail custody is searched through WVDCR regional jail tools.
- Open the WV Regional Jail Offender Search.
- Enter at least the first three letters of the person's last name in the last-name field.
- Add the first name when the surname is common or the results list is too broad.
- Submit the search after reading the WVDCR terms and disclaimer.
- Confirm the facility. For a Fayette County jail inmate, look for Southern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility unless another status explains the result.
- If the person was booked today, check Daily Incarcerations by Fayette County or by Southern Regional Jail.
- If no current jail result appears, try WVDCR prison search, WV VINE, BOP, ICE, court records, Southern Regional Jail by phone, or a WV FOIA request.
Fayette County Roster Search Fields
The name-based regional jail search is intentionally narrow. It does not expose a Fayette County-specific dropdown on the name-search form. The main search fields documented in the research are:
| Field Label | Type | Required | 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 to narrow common names or separate similar matches. |
| Search button / agreement | Button | Yes to submit | Pressing Search means agreeing to WVDCR terms and disclaimer. |
Daily Incarcerations Search Fields
Daily Incarcerations is different from the name-search roster. It is best for new admissions and same-day booking checks.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| County | Selectable list | Optional path | Choose Fayette to review admissions tied to the county path. |
| Institution | Linked institution list | Optional path | Choose Southern Regional Jail when checking the facility serving Fayette County. |
| Search | Button | Yes to submit | Submission carries the same DCR terms and disclaimer warning. |
The Daily Incarcerations source shows the county and institution paths used for same-day jail admissions.
On July 2, 2026, the Southern Regional Jail daily admissions summary showed eight admissions for that institution, but that count was a daily admissions figure, not the facility's total population.
What a Fayette County Inmate Record Shows
For "what does a roster record show," the confirmed public field inventory is conservative. The inspected Daily Incarcerations summary for Southern Regional Jail displayed person-level admission fields, while a full individual profile could not be confirmed in the text inspection. Do not assume that charges, bond, housing, mugshots, or arresting agency are visible unless the live profile shows them at the time of search.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| View Details | A link shown for each admission on the summary list. |
| Time | The admission time in h:mm AM/PM format. |
| Name | Last name, first name, and middle name as separate columns. |
| Birth Date | Date of birth in MM/DD/YYYY format. |
| Gender | Gender value shown on the admissions summary. |
| Facility / Date / Total | The institution heading, admissions date, and total admissions count for the list. |
| Mugshot, charges, bond, housing, arresting agency, court date, release status | Not visible on the inspected admissions summary; verify through the live WVDCR profile, court record, or jail phone line. |
County Jail, State Prison, Federal, and ICE Lookup
Fayette County jail records are only one custody lane. A person arrested in Fayette County may be in regional jail custody, sentenced into WVDCR prison custody, held for a federal court by the U.S. Marshals Service, committed to the Bureau of Prisons, or detained in immigration custody. The correct search depends on legal custody, not only on where the arrest happened.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Use When |
|---|---|---|
| Fayette County pretrial or short jail custody | WV Regional Jail Offender Search and Daily Incarcerations | The person is newly booked, awaiting court, serving jail time, or held at Southern Regional Jail. |
| State prison, parole, or active WVDCR supervision | WVDCR prison/supervision locator | The person was sentenced or moved from jail into state corrections supervision. |
| Federal sentenced custody | Federal BOP inmate locator | The person is in Bureau of Prisons custody from 1982 to the present. |
| Federal pretrial or U.S. Marshals hold | U.S. Marshals Southern District of West Virginia | The person is a federal defendant or detainee before BOP commitment; Southern Regional Jail may house federal detainees under contract. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | The person is in current ICE custody or qualifying CBP/ICE custody, searched by A-number or biographic details. |
| Custody-status alerts | West Virginia VINELink | A family member, victim, or interested person wants notification support in addition to official records. |
The WVDCR prison locator source is separate from the jail roster and covers active supervision, prison, and parole.
A "no results" response in the prison locator can mean the person is not under active WVDCR prison, parole, or supervision status; it does not prove that no court case or jail history exists.
The BOP locator source is the federal search path for people committed to federal prison.
Federal pretrial custody is different from BOP custody, so a Fayette County federal defendant may require U.S. Marshals routing before any later BOP locator result appears.
The West Virginia VINELink source supports custody-status notification rather than replacing the WVDCR jail or prison search.
VINELink is useful as a notification supplement, especially when custody status can change faster than a saved roster screenshot or printed jail result.
Fayette County Jail Facility Contact
Fayette County's official custody routing points to one regional jail facility. No separate Fayette County adult jail, county-run roster, city jail, work-release annex, ICE detention center, or BOP facility was confirmed in the facility map for this project.
Southern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
1200 Airport Road
Beaver, WV 25813
(304) 256-6726
Visitation scheduling: (304) 256-6738
Fax: (304) 256-6739
Operator: West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
The Southern Regional Jail facility source gives the address, phone numbers, counties served, and non-contact visitation rules.
Because Southern Regional Jail is in Beaver in Raleigh County, a Fayette County arrest can still appear under a regional facility outside Fayette County proper.
Booking and Intake After a Fayette County Arrest
After an arrest by the Fayette County Sheriff's Department, a municipal police department, West Virginia State Police, DNR, or another authorized officer, the person may go through local processing and then be transported to Southern Regional Jail. Booking generally includes identity confirmation, property inventory, search, fingerprints, a booking photograph if taken by the facility, medical and mental-health screening, classification, and housing assignment.
New bookings may appear first on Daily Incarcerations because that tool lists admissions by date and institution. The name-based regional jail search may locate current custody after the record updates. West Virginia criminal procedure also affects timing: an arrested person is taken without unnecessary delay before a magistrate, and if the arrest was without a warrant, a complaint must be filed promptly. The jail record may show arrest or booking information while the formal court file later shows charges filed, amended, reduced, dismissed, or indicted.
Southern Regional Jail Visitation Rules
WVDCR publishes rules for Southern Regional Jail visitation, but the current official facility page does not publish a day-by-day public visitation schedule. Visitors should call the visitation scheduling number before traveling because visits are non-contact, scheduled in advance, and controlled by facility approval.
| Rule | Official Detail |
|---|---|
| Scheduling method | The inmate submits a request using SRJ form 5-0029. |
| Public scheduling phone | (304) 256-6738. |
| Visit type | Non-contact. |
| Frequency | One visit per inmate per month. |
| Length | 30 minutes. |
| Visitor limit | One adult and two minor children, or two adults. |
| Special visit | Requests go to the Chief Correctional Officer; proof of unusual circumstances may be required. |
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Not published on official facility page | Non-contact by advance scheduling |
| Tuesday | Not published on official facility page | Non-contact by advance scheduling |
| Wednesday | Not published on official facility page | Non-contact by advance scheduling |
| Thursday | Not published on official facility page | Non-contact by advance scheduling |
| Friday | Not published on official facility page | Non-contact by advance scheduling |
| Saturday | Not published on official facility page | Non-contact by advance scheduling |
| Sunday | Not published on official facility page | Non-contact by advance scheduling |
Mail, Calls, Video, and Money
WVDCR uses centralized offender-service channels. Mail must include the inmate's first and last name, OID number, and the full facility name with no abbreviations, then go to PO Box 336, Phoenix, MD 21131. The sender must include a full return address with complete first and last name. Photos, multiple-offender letters, attachments, and enclosures are not allowed under the published mail rules.
| Need | Provider / Rule | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| WVDCR central mail scanning address | Use full inmate name, OID number, and full facility name. | |
| Money deposits | ConnectNetwork by phone, web, or app | Phone channel listed as 888.988.4768; fees were not located on the WVDCR page. |
| Phone calls | GettingOut | Check current account and rate disclosures before funding. |
| Video visits | GettingOut web or app | Availability and prices should be confirmed through the vendor and facility. |
Confirm first: Call Southern Regional Jail before sending money, scheduling a visit, or mailing time-sensitive material because custody status and facility rules can change.
WV FOIA, Phone, In-Person, and App Access
If the online roster does not answer the question, use the access-channel chain. Call Southern Regional Jail at (304) 256-6726 for current custody questions or visit 1200 Airport Road, Beaver, WV 25813 after confirming lobby access. For jail booking records, direct a West Virginia FOIA request to WVDCR or the facility custodian. For an arrest incident report, ask the Fayette County Sheriff's Department or the arresting municipal police agency. For charges and case documents, use the magistrate or circuit clerk.
WV Code § 29B-1-3 requires a public-records custodian to respond as soon as practicable and no later than five business days, excluding weekends and legal holidays. WV Code § 29B-1-4 creates a presumption of public accessibility, subject to exemptions. A request should identify the person, approximate booking date, arresting agency, facility, and exact record sought.
No dedicated Fayette County, West Virginia sheriff app was confirmed in the official research. Searches found apps for other Fayette counties and a generic West Virginia sheriff app reference, but no official Fayette County WV page documented an app-only roster, warrant search, most-wanted list, or records request feature. Do not rely on an app for Fayette County inmate lookup unless Fayette County later publishes an official app link.