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Tygart Valley Jail Inmate Overview

Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility is operated by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Bureau of Prisons and Jails. It is the controlling local jail source for Randolph County, even though it is not run by the Randolph County Sheriff's Office. The jail receives regional custody cases connected to Randolph County and neighboring counties, and the WVDCR FY2025 Annual Report describes its detention role for Randolph, Tucker, Barbour, Preston, and Pocahontas counties.

The facility holds pretrial felony and misdemeanor detainees as well as sentenced felons and misdemeanants in regional-jail custody. WVDCR also notes that Tygart Valley houses many female inmates awaiting transfer to prison, so the population is broader than a simple county lockup. Someone arrested in Elkins or elsewhere in Randolph County may appear in the West Virginia Regional Jail offender search after transport and intake, while a sentenced state prisoner should be checked through the prison locator instead.

The official WVDCR Tygart Valley facility page shows the jail's public facility listing, including the address, telephone number, directions, county service notes, and visitation schedule.

That source is the best place to confirm the facility identity before using statewide jail search tools or planning a visit from Randolph County.

Tygart Valley Jail Capacity and Population

WVDCR's FY2025 Annual Report lists Tygart Valley with a rated population of 368 and an FY2025 average daily population of 431. That means the annual average was about 117 percent of rated population. The same annual report lists 2,493 admissions and 2,374 releases for the facility during FY2025. These figures are facility totals, not Randolph-only totals, because Tygart Valley is a regional jail serving more than one county.

The FY2025 average daily table also shows why a Tygart Valley inmate search can involve different custody labels. The count included Division of Corrections inmates, federal pretrial and sentenced inmates, pretrial misdemeanants, convicted misdemeanants, pretrial felons, and convicted felons. A 2021 PREA audit recorded one building, 24 housing units, 16 single cells, 250 multiple-occupancy cells, and 32 segregation or isolation cells, with indirect supervision and video monitoring.

How to Look Up a Tygart Valley Jail Inmate

Randolph County jail lookup starts with the West Virginia Regional Jail offender search. It is the correct public search for people in regional jail custody, including Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility. The search requires at least the first three letters of the last name, and the first name can narrow common-name results. The WVDCR disclaimer says records are public information and updated regularly, but custody status, location, release date, and other details can change quickly.

1. Open the West Virginia Regional Jail offender search for jail custody, not the prison search.
2. Enter at least the first three letters of the person's last name, then add a first name if needed.
3. Review results for Tygart Valley Regional Jail or another listed regional jail location.
4. Use the court with jurisdiction to verify formal charges, sentence information, and case outcomes.

For very recent movement, also check Daily Incarcerations. That page allows a county view and an institution view, which can help when a Randolph County arrest has just moved into the regional system. Daily Incarcerations is useful for custody and admissions context, but it is not a substitute for the main offender search when a person-by-person lookup is needed. If the person has already moved to a state prison, use the WVDCR prison and supervision search instead.

Tygart Valley Jail Address and Contact

The jail sits west of Elkins near the Route 33 and Old Route 151 approach used in WVDCR directions. Call the facility for current custody, visitation, and facility access questions that are not clear in the online search. The Randolph County Sheriff's Office remains important for sheriff-created incident or arrest reports, but it does not operate Tygart Valley or control the regional jail roster.

Randolph County court and sheriff offices are centered in Elkins, while Tygart Valley is outside town near Belington. That geography matters when a family member needs both court paperwork and a jail visit. The Randolph County Sheriff's Office contact page lists the law-enforcement office at 32 Randolph Avenue, Suite 201, Elkins, for sheriff records and local law-enforcement questions.

Tygart Valley Jail Visitation Schedule

Tygart Valley visits are non-contact, 30 minutes long, and limited to one visit per month. The inmate must submit TVRJ Form 5-0029, Request for Scheduled Visitation, to the Visitation OA between 8 a.m. Monday and noon Thursday of the week before the requested visit. The request must list all visitors. Anyone not listed is not eligible for that scheduled visit, and late arrival may lead to denial unless the visitor called ahead with a valid reason.

Visitor rules are detailed. Adult visitors sign a logbook and show valid government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, non-driver ID, U.S. passport or passport card, or U.S. military ID. Children have guardian and documentation rules. Visitors may be screened by canine search, magnetometer, x-ray, and pat search. Personal items such as purses, pocketknives, cell phones, diaper bags, watches, coats, and similar property are not brought into the visiting area.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Tygart Valley

Money, phone, and video services follow WVDCR statewide offender-service channels. The WVDCR offender banking page directs family and friends to ConnectNetwork for inmate trust deposits online, by phone, and through the app. WVDCR lists 888-988-4768 for phone deposits. Exact service charges were not located in the official WVDCR pages reviewed, so avoid relying on a fee amount without checking ConnectNetwork at the time of payment.

WVDCR states it has contracted with GettingOut for inmate calling and video visits. A phone or video account does not prove a person is still held at Tygart Valley, so check the regional jail search or call the facility when location is uncertain. For Randolph County inmate records, financial and communication services should be treated as support channels, not as the official roster of record.

Tygart Valley Booking and Intake

For a Randolph County arrest, the custody path usually begins with a local agency such as the sheriff, Elkins Police, State Police, or another arresting officer. The arresting agency creates incident and arrest paperwork, then the person may be transported or committed to Tygart Valley for regional jail intake. WVDCR custody records are not the formal court record, and the offender-search disclaimer directs readers to the court with jurisdiction for sentencing information.

Research materials support a typical regional jail intake sequence: arrival and transport review, identity confirmation, warrant or commitment paperwork review, property inventory, pat search and security screening, booking photo and fingerprints where applicable, medical and mental-health screening, classification, housing assignment, and initial phone or court process. The 2021 PREA audit specifically observed the booking process and intake/classification area. After that point, the public search may update, but a very recent arrest can take time to appear online.

About Tygart Valley Regional Jail

Tygart Valley opened in 2005 and is located off the Coalton/Norton exit of Route 33, west of Elkins. WVDCR directions describe approaches from Interstate 79 at Weston and from Elkins using Route 33 and Old Route 151. The visitation rules add a practical warning for Randolph County visitors: there is no local transportation and no bus service, and the nearest taxi is in Elkins.

Local context matters because court, sheriff, and jail tasks often happen in different places. Elkins is the Randolph County seat and the location of the sheriff, circuit clerk, magistrate court, prosecutor, and probation contacts. Tygart Valley handles regional jail custody outside town. Huttonsville Correctional Center and Jail/Huttonsville Work Camp is a separate state prison south of Elkins, so a sentenced prisoner may need a different locator and a different visiting process.