Terms of Service

These Terms of Service govern use of Kanawha County Inmate Population. By browsing the site, using search tools, or following links from these pages, you agree to these terms. If you do not accept them, do not use the site.

Kanawha County Inmate Population is privately owned and is not affiliated with any sheriff, jail, court, WVDCR office, or other government body. Neither this site nor its advertising partners provide consumer reports, background checks, credit reports, employment screening, tenant screening, insurance screening, or other FCRA-covered services.


What This Site Is

This site is a private public-records reference resource. It does not store official Kanawha County jail rosters, booking records, court records, WVDCR records, federal records, immigration records, or warrant records. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, file court documents, change a public record, or act for any government office.

The pages point visitors toward inmate and jail-record resources for Kanawha County and West Virginia, including official rosters, court portals, facility pages, records-request paths, and third-party research tools. Official public-record requests are controlled by the public agency that holds the record, including the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act framework in West Virginia Code §29B-1-1 and West Virginia Code §29B-1-3.


Use Rules

You agree to use the site lawfully and in a way that does not harm other people, public agencies, site systems, or third-party services.

  • Do not use the site while breaking any law or court order.
  • Do not use information to stalk, harass, threaten, or intimidate anyone.
  • Do not use site content for hiring, housing, lending, insurance, or other regulated screening.
  • Do not try to access accounts, servers, or systems without authorization.
  • Do not run bots, scrapers, crawlers, or automated collection tools against the site.
  • Do not disrupt site access or interfere with other visitors.

No Consumer Reports

Kanawha County Inmate Population is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The site does not create or provide consumer reports, background checks, or eligibility reports. By using the site, you agree not to use any information found here or through linked tools for FCRA-covered purposes.

  • Employment decisions, including hiring, firing, promotion, or discipline.
  • Tenant screening, lease decisions, or housing eligibility.
  • Creditworthiness, lending, collection, or insurance pricing.
  • Licensing, permits, benefits, or government-program eligibility.
  • Any other use regulated by the FCRA or similar screening law.

Outside Websites

The site links to sheriff pages, WVDCR resources, jail roster tools, court portals, federal locators, immigration locators, legal resources, and third-party search services. Those websites are controlled by their own owners. We are not responsible for their content, accuracy, prices, availability, data practices, or terms.


No Warranties

The site and its content are provided as is and as available. We do not guarantee any of the following:

  • That information is complete, accurate, current, or free from delay.
  • That the site will be available without interruption.
  • That the site will be free from bugs, errors, malware, or security flaws.
  • That partner search tools will return complete or useful results.

Custody status, charges, bond, release, visitation rules, public-record access, and office hours can change. Nothing on this site is an official statement from the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office, WVDCR, a court, a jail, BOP, ICE, or any other government agency.


Liability Limits

To the fullest extent allowed by law, Kanawha County Inmate Population and its owners, operators, partners, and service providers are not liable for losses or damages related to use of the site, inability to use the site, reliance on site content, third-party links, search results, or public-record decisions made by outside agencies.


Indemnification

You agree to hold Kanawha County Inmate Population harmless from claims, damages, costs, and legal fees that arise from your use of the site, your misuse of information, your violation of these terms, or your violation of another person's rights.


Intellectual Property

The text, layout, graphics, logos, and code on this site belong to Kanawha County Inmate Population or its content and service partners, except for public-domain government material or linked material owned by others. You may not copy, distribute, modify, republish, or sell site content without written permission.


Terms May Change

These Terms of Service may be changed at any time. New terms take effect when posted on this page. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated terms.


Access May End

We may limit, suspend, or block access to the site at any time, for any reason, without advance notice. This includes access that appears abusive, unlawful, automated, or harmful to site operations.


West Virginia Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of West Virginia, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. Any dispute must be brought in a court located in West Virginia unless applicable law requires a different forum.


Severability

If a court finds part of these terms invalid or unenforceable, the remaining parts still apply. The invalid part will be limited or adjusted only as much as needed to make it enforceable.


Questions

Questions about these terms may be directed through the Contacts page.