Wood County WV Jail

County Jail

Last Updated: March 24, 2023
Address
300 2nd St, Parkersburg, WV 26101
County
Wood
Phone
304-424-1945
Email
brader@woodcountywv.com

Wood Co Jail is for County Jail offenders sentenced up to twenty four months.

All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for County - medium facility.

If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders

Satellite View of Wood County WV Jail

You can support your loved ones at Wood Co Jail on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 304-424-1945.

The Wood Co Jail is a low/medium-security detention center located at 300 2nd St Parkersburg, WV which is operated locally by the Wood County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Wood County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Parkersburg Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.

New detainees arrive at the jail regularly, with some being released on bail, placed under pretrial services caseloads, supervised by probation agencies, or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who are not released await their court appearances at the jail, receiving accommodations including bedding and meals. You can see all the arrest records for West Virginia here.

In 1974 the Wood County Jail opened and served as a full-time facility until 2001. At this time the regional jail authority was formed and all inmates serving sentences were transferred to the North Central Regional Jail located in Doddridge County.

The Wood County Jail then became a 12-hour holding center providing service to all police agencies in the county and regional jails, to hold inmates for court and to transport inmates to the North Central Regional Jail, if necessary.

Wood County was the first county in the state to implement a Home Confinement Operation. This operation began in the late 1980s, Steven George (adult probation) and Arthur Gustke (circuit judge) at the time, were instrumental in starting the home confinement program. Inmates that qualified were placed on home confinement monitoring in lieu of serving time in the regional jail, reducing the cost of inmate maintenance for the county.

The holding center and home confinement have been combined and now operate as Confinement Operations.

Inmate Locator

Wood County WV Jail publishes the names of the inmates currently in their facility in West Virginia. Your search should start with this locator first to see if your loved one is there.

The second box is the InmateAid Inmate Search. This database of inmates is user-generated content to access and utilize any or all of the InmateAid services. If you need our assistance creating your inmate profile to keep in touch, email us at aid@inmateaid.com and we will assist you in locating your inmate.

As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it.

Visitation Information

Wood Co Jail - Visitation

Times and days are subject to change without notice

  • Monday 8:30 am - 4 pm
  • Wednesday 9 am - 6 pm
  • Thursday 9 am - 4 pm
  • Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
  • Saturday 10 am - 4:30 pm

This facility may also have a video visitation option, please call 304-424-1945, and ask for the "visiting room CO on duty" for more information, alerts, or rule changes.

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