The Cabell County Inmate Population
The Cabell County inmate population is centered on Western Regional Jail and Correctional Facility in Barboursville. Official West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation materials identify that facility as the jail serving Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, Putnam, and Mason counties. That regional structure is the key local fact. Cabell County does not publish a separate sheriff-run jail roster, and the Cabell County Sheriff's Office links custody searches to the state regional jail search. A person arrested by the Cabell County Sheriff, Huntington Police, Barboursville Police, Milton Police, or West Virginia State Police may appear under Western Regional Jail rather than under a Cabell-only jail name.
The count can shift for several reasons. New arrests enter the jail after booking and intake. Bond decisions, court holds, transfers, releases, and sentencing can move a person out of the current jail population. Some people at Western Regional Jail are pretrial detainees, some are serving short sentences, some are held for DCR categories, and a small number may be held under federal categories reported by WVDCR. Once a Cabell County felony sentence moves into active prison custody or parole supervision, the public lookup path changes from the regional jail roster to the separate WVDCR prison offender search.
The Cabell County Sheriff's Office page is still useful because it identifies Sheriff Doug Adams and points users toward the state jail search. The custody record itself is maintained by the state jail system. Court charges and case outcomes are separate records maintained through magistrate and circuit courts in Huntington.
Cabell County Inmate Population Statistics
Official population figures are facility-level figures for Western Regional Jail, not a Cabell-only count. The WVDCR FY2025 annual report lists Western Regional Jail with a rated population of 576 and an FY2025 average daily count of 647. The 2025 PREA audit for Western Regional Jail lists designed capacity of 591, current population of 598, and average daily population for the prior twelve months of 598. Those figures come from different official sources and reporting windows, so they should be read beside the source and year rather than merged into one number.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Western Regional Jail rated population | 576 | WVDCR FY2025 annual report |
| Western Regional Jail designed capacity | 591 | 2025 Western Regional Jail PREA audit |
| Western Regional Jail current population | 598 | 2025 PREA audit facility characteristics |
| Prior twelve-month average daily population | 598 | 2025 PREA audit |
| FY2025 average daily count | 647 | WVDCR FY2025 annual report |
| FY2025 admissions | 4,979 | WVDCR FY2025 admissions and releases table |
| FY2025 releases | 4,656 | WVDCR FY2025 admissions and releases table |
Cabell County Inmate Population Trends
Western Regional Jail admissions rose across the four-year WVDCR trend table after a lower FY2023 count. Releases also rose in FY2025. That does not prove a Cabell-only trend, because the facility serves five counties. It does show that the regional jail handling Cabell County bookings had more admissions and releases in FY2025 than in each prior year listed in the table. The Cabell County inmate population is therefore best described through Western Regional Jail's regional workload, with Cabell County as one of the counties feeding that count.
| Fiscal Year | Admissions | Releases | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 4,451 | 4,120 | WVDCR trend table for Western Regional Jail |
| FY2023 | 4,132 | 3,777 | Admissions and releases both dropped from FY2022 |
| FY2024 | 4,411 | 4,056 | Admissions returned near the FY2022 level |
| FY2025 | 4,979 | 4,656 | Highest admissions and releases in the four-year table |
The WVDCR offender-search hub is a useful starting point when counts and custody status appear to conflict. The WVDCR offender-search page separates daily incarcerations, jail search, prison search, and escapee or absconder tools. That split mirrors the life of many Cabell County cases, from arrest and jail intake to court action and possible prison supervision.
Who Counts in Cabell County Jail Population
WVDCR's FY2025 institutional population row for Western Regional Jail provides the best facility-specific breakdown. It lists an average daily total of 647 and separates DCR inmates, federal pretrial or sentenced inmates, pretrial misdemeanors, convicted misdemeanors, pretrial felons, convicted felons, and no-status categories. The largest reported groups in that row are pretrial felons, DCR male inmates, and convicted felons. This shows why a Cabell County inmate search should not assume every person at Western Regional Jail is only a new local arrest.
- Pretrial felons: WVDCR lists 46 female and 217 male pretrial felony inmates in the Western average daily row.
- DCR inmates: The Western row lists 3 female and 210 male DCR inmates.
- Convicted felons: The Western row lists 5 female and 69 male convicted felony inmates.
- Pretrial misdemeanors: The Western row lists 15 female and 55 male pretrial misdemeanor inmates.
- Federal categories: The Western row lists federal pretrial and sentenced categories, which are separate from BOP sentenced-prison lookup.
The PREA audit adds a point-in-time facility view. It reports adult age range 18 to 99, both male and female adult populations, maximum custody level, 32 housing units, and no youthful inmates. It also reports disability, language, and transgender or intersex characteristics on the first day of the onsite audit. Those are audit-day facility characteristics, not a full Cabell County demographic study.
Cabell County Jail Capacity
Capacity is one of the clearest official data points for the Cabell County inmate population. WVDCR lists a rated population of 576 for Western Regional Jail in FY2025. The 2025 PREA audit lists designed capacity of 591 and current population of 598. Using the PREA figures, Western Regional Jail was 7 people over designed capacity at the audit snapshot. Using WVDCR FY2025 average daily count of 647 against rated population 576, the facility averaged 71 people over rated population for that reporting measure.
The PREA audit also states that Western Regional Jail had been over capacity during the prior twelve months. That matters for families, lawyers, and records users because population pressure can affect housing, movement, visitation scheduling, and how fast non-emergency requests are handled. It does not change the public lookup path. Current Cabell County jail custody still routes through the state regional jail offender search and daily incarcerations pages.
Capacity note: Rated population, designed capacity, current population, and average daily count are separate measures. Cite the source beside each number.
Cabell County Jail Population Laws
West Virginia law explains why some Cabell County inmate population records are public and why some details may be withheld or redacted. Public records are not all held in one office. WVDCR or Western Regional Jail may hold jail booking records. The arresting agency may hold police reports. Magistrate and circuit clerks hold court records. A request works best when it names the person, date, facility, arresting agency, and exact record sought.
Key Statutes:
W. Va. Code Chapter 29B-1 creates public access to records of public bodies unless an exemption applies.
W. Va. Code §29B-1-3 covers inspection and copying after a reasonably specific request to the custodian.
W. Va. Code §15A-3-16 addresses county incarceration in regional jail facilities and per-diem records.
W. Va. Code §25-5-11 requires correctional-facility standards for staffing, medical care, mail, phone, visitation, legal access, programs, and sanitation.
W. Va. Code §62-1-6a defines booking photographs and limits certain law-enforcement social-media posting for minor offenses.
Cabell County Prison Lookup
Cabell County does not have a separate state prison located in the county from the official sources reviewed. Western Regional Jail is a regional jail and correctional facility, so it can hold both pretrial and sentenced categories. A person sentenced to active state prison custody or parole supervision may move from the jail roster to the WVDCR prison offender search. That prison locator searches offenders under active supervision, in prison, or on parole. Discharged people do not appear in that system according to the state search page.
For a missing record, use the custody type as the clue. Current jail custody points to the regional jail search. Daily admissions point to the daily incarcerations page. Sentenced state custody points to WVDCR prison search. Sentenced federal custody points to the Bureau of Prisons locator. Immigration detention points to ICE's separate locator. West Virginia VINELink is a notification tool, not the primary roster.
Search Cabell County Inmate Population
The state regional jail tools are the official current-custody path. Use the WV Regional Jail Offender Search for a person-name lookup and the WV Daily Incarcerations page for recent admissions by county or institution. The Cabell County Sheriff's Office links users to that same regional jail search. If the search does not return a result, the person may still be in intake, listed under a spelling variant, released, transferred, or held in another system.
The state search form requires at least the first three letters of the last name. The first name is optional but helps narrow common names. The form also uses Google reCAPTCHA. Do not treat the jail roster as a full criminal-history report. The WVDCR disclaimer says data updates regularly but can change quickly, and court records should be checked for the underlying criminal action.
- Open the WV Regional Jail Offender Search for a name-based current jail lookup.
- Enter at least the first three letters of the last name, then add first name if needed.
- Complete reCAPTCHA and run the search.
- If no result appears, check spelling variants and the Daily Incarcerations page filtered to Cabell County or Western Regional Jail.
- If the person has been sentenced to state custody, search the WVDCR prison offender search instead.
- For release notifications, use West Virginia VINELink after confirming the person in the right custody system.
Cabell County Roster Search Fields
The official jail search has a narrow set of fields. That is useful because it keeps the first lookup simple, but it also means a misspelled name can hide a record. The daily incarcerations page adds a different route by county or institution. On the inspection date recorded in the research, Western Regional Jail appeared as a linked institution with five admissions for July 2, 2026, and the admissions list showed name, time, birth date, gender, and detail links.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Yes | Minimum length three letters; full or partial last name accepted. |
| First Name | Text | No | Optional field that helps narrow common last names. |
| Google reCAPTCHA | Captcha | Yes for submission | Must be completed before the state search can be submitted. |
| County | Dropdown on daily page | Yes for county view | Cabell is one of the available county filters. |
| Institution | Daily admissions link | No | Western Regional Jail can be selected from institution admissions links when available. |
The WV regional jail search screenshot source shows the official form used for current jail lookup.
The form is state-run, which is why the same portal handles Cabell County and other West Virginia regional jail searches.
Cabell County Released Inmate Records
Past Cabell County inmate records may require more than one channel. The live regional jail roster is built for current custody and recent admissions. If a person has bonded out, been released after court, moved to prison, or been transferred, the jail search may no longer show the complete path. Historical booking records should be requested from the custodian that holds the record. For a jail-held booking record, that may be WVDCR or Western Regional Jail. For an arrest or incident report, the custodian may be the Cabell County Sheriff's Office, Huntington Police, Barboursville Police, Milton Police, or West Virginia State Police.
The Cabell County FOIA information page explains West Virginia public-records access at the county level. A useful request names the person, date of birth if known, arrest or booking date, facility, agency, and the exact record requested. Some records can be denied or redacted because of privacy, juvenile rules, an ongoing investigation, sealed cases, expungement, or other exemptions.
Cabell County Inmate Record Fields
A Cabell County inmate record is a custody record first. The daily incarceration sample for Western Regional Jail showed the fields available on the admissions list, while the WVDCR disclaimer refers to possible location, release date, status, and other offender information. The same disclaimer warns that sentencing information on the site is not meant to reflect the underlying criminal case. That means roster charges should be checked against magistrate or circuit court records.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Inmate Details | Link to more information when the live portal provides it. |
| Admission time | Booking or admission time on the daily incarcerations summary. |
| Name | Last, first, and middle names in separate fields. |
| Birth date | Date of birth in month, day, and year format on the admissions summary. |
| Gender | Male or female as displayed by the state summary. |
| Facility | Western Regional Jail when filtered by the relevant institution. |
| Charges or sentencing | Not a substitute for the court record after arrest. |
| Booking photo | May be discussed by WVDCR rules, but live profile display should be checked on the state portal. |
Cabell County Jail vs Prison
The most common search error is using the wrong custody system. Western Regional Jail handles current jail custody for Cabell County and neighboring counties. The WVDCR prison search handles active state prison, parole, or supervision status. The Bureau of Prisons locator covers sentenced federal inmates from 1982 to present. ICE ODLS covers immigration detention. Federal pretrial custody may involve the U.S. Marshals Service rather than a public BOP profile.
| Custody Type | Who It Covers | Where to Search |
|---|---|---|
| Regional jail | Cabell County pretrial and short-sentence jail custody | WV Regional Jail Offender Search and Daily Incarcerations |
| State prison or parole | Active WVDCR prison, parole, or supervision cases | WVDCR prison offender search |
| Federal sentenced custody | Federal inmates in BOP records from 1982 to present | BOP inmate locator |
| Immigration detention | ICE custody or transfer after local proceedings | ICE Online Detainee Locator System |
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held before the court reaches final disposition.
- Detainer
- A hold request from another agency that can affect release.
- Classification
- The jail decision about custody level, housing, and movement.
- Disposition
- The court outcome, such as dismissed, guilty, or acquitted.
Cabell County Detention Facility
Official sources reviewed identify one adult detention facility physically in Cabell County that serves Cabell County arrests. The facility is state-operated. No separate Cabell County sheriff jail, county jail annex, work-release annex, BOP prison, ICE detention center, or municipal jail was located in official sources.
- Western Regional Jail and Correctional Facility holds pretrial felony and misdemeanor detainees, sentenced felony and misdemeanor populations, DCR inmates, and some federal categories for Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, Putnam, and Mason counties.
Cabell County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Cabell County inmate population?
The best official count is for Western Regional Jail as a whole, because it serves five counties. WVDCR FY2025 lists Western's average daily count as 647, while the 2025 PREA audit lists prior twelve-month average daily population as 598. Those figures are facility-level figures, not a Cabell-only count.
Does Cabell County run its own jail roster?
No separate Cabell County sheriff-run jail roster was found in official sources. Current jail custody searches route through the West Virginia Regional Jail Offender Search and the Daily Incarcerations page.
Why is Western Regional Jail shown for a Cabell County arrest?
Western Regional Jail is the state-operated regional jail in Barboursville. It serves Cabell County and four neighboring counties, so a Cabell County booking can appear under the Western Regional Jail facility name.
Where are Cabell County court charges found?
Jail records show custody information, but formal court charges are checked through magistrate or circuit court systems. The Cabell County court offices are centered at the courthouse in Huntington.
Can VINELink replace a roster search?
VINELink is best used for custody notifications after the correct person and system are identified. It should not replace the state jail roster or court record search.