Huttonsville Prison Inmate Overview
Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail/Huttonsville Work Camp is operated by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Bureau of Prisons and Jails. It is near Huttonsville in Randolph County, about 18 miles south of Elkins on U.S. Route 250. The facility is a state prison with an adjacent work camp. That distinction controls the inmate search process: a person sentenced to WVDCR prison custody is searched in the statewide prison/supervision locator, while a new Randolph County jail booking normally starts with Tygart Valley Regional Jail and the regional jail search.
WVDCR describes Huttonsville as a prison created by legislative action in 1937 to relieve overcrowding at the old West Virginia Penitentiary. The Huttonsville Work Camp opened April 1, 2012, as part of a correctional response to overcrowding and reentry needs. The work camp is meant to transition selected people from higher-security institutions to a minimum-security environment and prepare them for reentry.
The official WVDCR Huttonsville facility page provides the facility listing, address, telephone number, fax number, location notes, history, and current facility identity.
Use that source to confirm the prison's identity before relying on the statewide prison locator or calling for visitation instructions.
Huttonsville Prison Capacity and Population
The WVDCR FY2025 Annual Report lists Huttonsville with a rated population of 1,141. The same report describes the facility as a medium-security prison with housing levels 1 through 5, a segregation unit, RSAT unit, classification and intake unit, geriatric unit, correctional industries work site, and a 46-bed work camp on site. These are prison-capacity facts for the Huttonsville complex, not Randolph County jail population counts.
Another WVDCR FY2025 statistic lists 101 prison offenders by Randolph County in the custody-by-county table around June 30, 2025. That number should not be read as the Huttonsville population. It is a county-of-commitment or origin count in a statewide prison table, while the Huttonsville rated population is a facility capacity figure for a prison physically located in Randolph County.
How to Search Huttonsville Prison Inmates
Huttonsville inmate lookup uses the WVDCR prison and supervision offender search. The prison search can be searched by Offender ID number or by name. Research notes say the OID search requires at least the first four numbers of the OID, while a name search requires the first three letters of both the first and last name. The locator covers offenders under active supervision, in prison, or on parole status only. People who have discharged or moved outside WVDCR custody may not appear.
- Open the WVDCR prison and supervision search, not the regional jail offender search.
- Search by OID if known, or use at least three letters of both first and last name.
- Review active custody, prison, supervision, or parole results for the correct person.
- Confirm the location and status with WVDCR or the facility if travel, mail, or visitation depends on it.
The prison-search disclaimer warns that information may change quickly and may not reflect true current location, release date, status, or other offender information. Sentencing information in the locator is not the definitive criminal-action record. For court outcomes after a Randolph County prosecution, check magistrate or circuit court records, and use the Randolph County jail inmate records page for the separate regional-jail lookup path.
Huttonsville Prison Address and Contact
Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail/Huttonsville Work Camp is south of Elkins, so it is separate from Randolph County courthouse and sheriff-office errands in the county seat. Call the facility before traveling, mailing anything beyond plain correspondence, or relying on a visitation assumption. For federal or immigration custody, use the separate federal and ICE systems; Huttonsville is a WVDCR state prison facility.
Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail/Huttonsville Work Camp
109 HCC Blvd.
Huttonsville, WV 26273
(304) 335-2291
Fax: (304) 335-4256
Public records may involve more than one office. The Randolph County Sheriff's Office handles sheriff-created law-enforcement records, while WVDCR handles state prison custody records. Court records after a Randolph County criminal case are handled through the court system, not by the prison locator. That separation prevents a prison search from being mistaken for a county jail roster or court docket.
Huttonsville Prison Visitation Rules
A facility-specific Huttonsville visitation schedule was not located in the reviewed official research. Do not assume county-jail visiting hours apply. State prison visitation often depends on approval, institutional schedules, security level, custody status, and current WVDCR rules. The safest path is to call Huttonsville at the facility number and verify the current process before travel, especially because the work camp and main prison may not handle every visit the same way.
| Visit Topic | Current Guidance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Facility-specific hours | Not found in reviewed official sources | Call facility |
| Approval or scheduling | Verify current WVDCR and Huttonsville requirements before travel | State prison |
| Main prison and work camp | Ask whether rules differ by housing assignment or work-camp status | State prison/work camp |
Huttonsville is about 18 miles south of Elkins. A person handling court paperwork in Elkins may still need separate travel time to reach the prison. Because the research did not locate a current Huttonsville-specific public schedule, the page should not invent times or copy Tygart Valley's Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday schedule. Those hours belong to the regional jail, not to this state prison.
Note: Call Huttonsville before travel because facility-specific prison visitation hours were not found in the reviewed official sources.
Mail, Phone, and Money at Huttonsville
Huttonsville uses WVDCR statewide offender-service channels for deposits, calls, and video services. The WVDCR offender banking page directs family and friends to ConnectNetwork for inmate trust deposits through web, phone, and app channels. The same research set notes that WVDCR has contracted with GettingOut for calling and video visits. Current rates and account rules should be checked with the vendor or facility before payment.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Use full name and OID when known; call the facility before sending packages, checks, or non-letter items. |
| Phone / Video | GettingOut is the WVDCR calling and video vendor. |
| Money Deposit | ConnectNetwork web, phone at 888-988-4768, and app channels for trust fund deposits. |
Research notes mention a Huttonsville mailing format from WVDCR-related material: inmate first and last name, OID number, Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail, PO Box 1, Huttonsville, WV 26273. Because that specific handbook excerpt was not opened from the official facility page during research, verify the mailing address with Huttonsville before sending mail. Accurate inmate identifiers matter more at a prison than at a short-term jail because transfers and housing assignments can change.
Huttonsville Prison Intake and Classification
Huttonsville should not be described as the place where most Randolph County street arrests are booked. A new local arrest generally goes through the regional jail path at Tygart Valley. Huttonsville is a prison and work-camp complex for sentenced state custody and related WVDCR functions. The FY2025 report identifies classification and intake at Huttonsville, which means the facility can be part of the statewide prison placement process after sentencing or transfer.
Prison intake differs from regional jail booking. The focus is not simply an arrest record or first appearance. It can involve WVDCR identity review, sentence and commitment documentation, medical and mental-health screening, security classification, program assignment, housing level placement, and transfer decisions. The facility's medium-security levels, segregation unit, RSAT unit, geriatric unit, correctional industries work site, and work camp make custody status especially important when checking whether a person can receive visits, calls, or mail.
About Huttonsville Correctional Center
Huttonsville has a longer institutional history than many Randolph County custody sites. WVDCR says it was created in 1937 by legislative action to relieve overcrowding at the old West Virginia Penitentiary. The work camp opened April 1, 2012, with a transition and reentry purpose. The facility's location south of Elkins places it in Randolph County, but its function is statewide prison custody rather than local jail detention.
Programs and operations documented in the WVDCR FY2025 report include RSAT, geriatric housing, correctional industries, classification/intake, segregation, and the 46-bed work camp. The correctional industries component has been associated with office furniture, cabinetry, and custom wood products. These details support a prison-focused page: the most useful public search step is the WVDCR prison locator, while Tygart Valley remains the regional jail source for most recent Randolph County jail custody.
Note: Confirm Huttonsville custody status and visit rules directly with WVDCR before sending mail, deposits, or visitors.