This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull official booking records. Use the official Kanawha County, WVDCR, court, federal, or immigration contacts below for those tasks.
Kanawha Record Contacts
Kanawha County uses a split records system. South Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility is operated by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, while the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office handles sheriff-created incident records and warrants. Court filings are held by the judiciary, and prosecutor questions go to the county prosecuting attorney.
South Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
1001 Centre Way
Charleston, WV 25309
Phone: (304) 558-1336
Fax: (304) 558-7307
Operator: West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Kanawha County Sheriff's Office
301 Virginia Street East
Charleston, WV 25301
Records/Operator: (304) 357-0200
24-hour communications: (304) 357-0169
Sheriff Joseph H. Crawford: (304) 357-0216
Kanawha County Circuit Clerk
Kanawha County Judicial Building
111 Court Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 357-0440
Fax: (304) 357-0473
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Kanawha County Magistrate Clerk
Kanawha County Judicial Building
111 Court Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 357-0422
Fax: (304) 357-0431
Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney
301 Virginia Street East
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 357-0300
Fax: (304) 357-0342
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Use the right office for the record type. Sheriff incident reports and sheriff FOIA requests start with the sheriff records channels. Jail custody and visitation questions start with South Central or WVDCR. Filed criminal cases, bond entries, complaints, and copies of court documents belong with the Kanawha court clerks.
- For someone in regional jail custody, start with jail inmate records and the South Central facility phone.
- For booking photos, review jail roster mugshots and request the photo from the proper custodian if it is not online.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, then contact the magistrate or circuit clerk.
- For a specific location, use the South Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility or Charleston Correctional Center and Jail facility page in the footer.
- For a sentenced West Virginia prisoner, use the WVDCR prison offender search rather than the regional jail search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.