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Southern Regional Jail Overview

Southern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility is operated by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, often shortened to WVDCR. Raleigh County does not run a stand-alone sheriff jail for ordinary local bookings. A person arrested in Beckley or elsewhere in Raleigh County is most often taken into the WVDCR regional jail system, with Southern Regional Jail in Beaver serving as the key local custody site.

The official Southern Regional Jail facility page says the jail was built in 1994 and serves Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, and Wyoming Counties. The WVDCR FY2025 annual report adds that the jail holds pretrial felony and misdemeanor detainees, sentenced felony and misdemeanor inmates, and U.S. Marshals Service federal detainees by contract. That mix is why an inmate record at this facility may connect to Raleigh County Magistrate Court, another county court, federal court, or a state corrections record.

The official Southern Regional Jail page captured in the image below is the source for the facility name, contact lines, counties served, and visitation basics. The WVDCR facility page should be checked before travel because jail visit rules and scheduling practices can change.

The page confirms that Southern Regional Jail is a state-operated regional jail, not a downtown Beckley county jail beside the courthouse or sheriff's office.

Southern Regional Jail Population

WVDCR's FY2025 annual report lists Southern Regional Jail with a rated population of 468 and an FY2025 average daily count of 542. The average count was therefore above rated population for that fiscal year. Those figures describe the facility population, not a Raleigh County-only jail population, because the same building serves seven counties and also houses some federal detainees under contract.

The same FY2025 material lists 4,976 admissions and 4,760 releases for Southern Regional Jail. Its custody mix included DCR inmates, federal pretrial detainees, pretrial misdemeanants, convicted misdemeanants, pretrial felons, and convicted felons. For a Raleigh County inmate lookup, that means the facility name alone does not prove the case started in Raleigh County. The county field, court record, arresting agency, and charge record all matter.

Southern Regional Jail Roster Search

The correct public lookup for most people held at Southern Regional Jail is the WV Regional Jail offender search. It is the jail search used for Raleigh County regional jail custody. It is different from the WVDCR prison and parole search, which covers active prison, parole, and supervision records after a person has moved into state corrections status.

1. Open the WV Regional Jail offender search for ordinary jail custody tied to Southern Regional Jail.
2. Enter at least the first three letters of the person's last name. Add a first name when the last name is common.
3. Use Daily Incarcerations when the booking is new or when searching by Raleigh County or by institution is more useful.
4. Confirm the facility, county, name, birth date, and case source before assuming the record is a Raleigh County criminal case.

Daily Incarcerations can show same-day admissions by county or by institution. The research capture from July 2, 2026 showed Southern Regional Jail admissions fields for admission time, last name, first name, middle name, birth date, gender, and a View Details link. A static capture did not expose the full detail profile, so charge, bond, mugshot, and housing fields should be verified inside the live record or through the jail.

Southern Regional Jail Contact

Call Southern Regional Jail for current custody questions, visit scheduling, and jail-specific information that does not appear in the online roster. For sheriff-created arrest records, the Raleigh County Sheriff's Office is a separate agency. For formal charges, bond orders, and case documents, use Raleigh County Magistrate Court, Circuit Court, or the West Virginia court search channels.

The jail is in Beaver, not beside the Raleigh County Courthouse in Beckley. Official WVDCR directions route visitors from I-64 and I-77 to Airport Road Exit 125 or 125B, then to 1200 Airport Road. The research did not locate official visitor parking rates, public transit details, or an ADA entrance map, so entry rules and parking should be confirmed by phone before the trip.

Southern Regional Jail Visits

Southern Regional Jail visits are non-contact and must be scheduled in advance. The official facility page states that an inmate must submit SRJ form 5-0029 for visitation. Each inmate is allowed one visit per month, and each visit lasts 30 minutes. Visitor groups are limited to one adult and two minor children, or two adults, unless special approval is granted.

Special visit requests go to the Chief Correctional Officer and may require proof of unusual circumstances. Because the static official page did not publish a full current schedule, the scheduling line is the safer source for day, time, ID, dress, and arrival instructions.

Southern Regional Jail Mail

Mail, money, calling, and video services for Southern Regional Jail use WVDCR-wide service rules. Letter mail for WVDCR offenders is routed through a central mail-processing address in Phoenix, Maryland, not directly to the physical jail. The WVDCR mail rules require the inmate's first and last name, OID number, full facility name with no abbreviation, and the central post office box. Senders must include a full first and last name and return address.

The WVDCR offender banking page lists phone, web, app, and money-order deposit methods. The researched money-order fee schedule showed $3 for $5 to $39.99, $4 for $40 to $59.99, $5 for $60 to $79.99, and $6 for $80 to $300. Photos are not allowed in WVDCR letter envelopes under the mail page, and envelopes with photographs are returned.

Southern Regional Jail Booking

For Raleigh County arrests, Southern Regional Jail is the likely physical booking destination unless the person is cited and released, sent for medical care, or held by another authority. Booking normally includes identity confirmation, property inventory, search and security screening, health screening, data entry, classification, housing assignment, and first-appearance routing. The public research did not locate a Southern Regional Jail intake handbook, so property release, call timing, and medical intake questions should be confirmed with the facility.

West Virginia Magistrate Criminal Rule 5 requires an arrested person to be taken before a magistrate without unnecessary delay. The rule also addresses regional jail video conferencing. If a person is detained in a regional jail before an initial appearance, the appearance may be conducted by video with a magistrate in the charging jurisdiction. That court record, not the jail roster alone, controls formal charges, bond, and later case status.

About Southern Regional Jail

Southern Regional Jail has been part of the WVDCR regional jail system since the 1990s. It serves a wide portion of southeastern West Virginia and is one of the reasons Raleigh County inmate searches require state jail tools instead of a county sheriff booking page. WVDCR's FY2025 annual report also gives broader system context, including adult jail population data, admissions and releases, victim services, VINE notices, and electronic grievance procedures.

Recent news and litigation discussed Southern Regional Jail conditions and staffing in dated reports. Those reports should be read as historical and legal context, not as a substitute for current custody confirmation. The practical record path remains the same: WVDCR holds jail custody data, courts hold formal case records, and the arresting agency holds its own law-enforcement records.