Wood County Jail Roster Overview
Wood County does not operate a stand-alone public roster for adult jail custody in the research materials. The official lookup path is the WV Regional Jail Offender Search, with current booking activity also available through Daily Incarcerations. Wood County arrests that require continued adult detention generally route to North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility, a West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation facility in Greenwood that serves Wood and several other counties.
The Wood County Sheriff's Office remains important because it oversees the Holding Center and transports prisoners to the Regional Jail. For a very recent arrest, a person may be in short-term local processing before the regional jail record appears. The Sheriff's Office page lists Sheriff Rick Woodyard, the main sheriff phone at (304) 424-1834, the Holding Center at (304) 424-1945, and the FOIA email foiasheriff@woodcountywv.com for records requests.
DCR says its regional jail information is public, updated regularly, and subject to quick change. Location, release date, status, and other details may lag the real custody situation. Sentencing information in the roster is not a substitute for the court case record, so use custody searches for location and jail status, then use court records for the final charge history.
How to Use the Wood County Jail Roster
Start with DCR because North Central Regional Jail is the public roster point for Wood County adult jail detention. The search form requires at least part of the last name and uses a CAPTCHA, so automated searches and incomplete profile capture may fail. The Daily Incarcerations tool is useful when the booking is new because it can be searched by county or institution for the current admissions list.
- Open the WV Regional Jail Offender Search at apps.wv.gov/OIS/OffenderSearch/RJA/Offender/Search.
- Enter at least the first three letters of the last name. Add the first name when the surname is common.
- Complete the CAPTCHA and run the search. If the arrest happened today, also search Daily Incarcerations by Wood County or by North Central Regional Jail.
- Open any available profile or detail link and compare the name, birth date, gender, custody status, and location before relying on the match.
- If no jail result appears, call the Wood County Holding Center, the Sheriff's Office, or North Central Regional Jail before assuming the person is not in custody.
The search path should not stop at one failed query. Misspellings, delayed transport, release, a hold for another agency, or a move to state prison can all explain a missing Wood County jail roster result.
Wood County Regional Jail Search Fields
The regional jail search has a short form, but the required last-name field and CAPTCHA matter. Daily Incarcerations uses a county dropdown and can also be used to reach admissions tied to North Central Regional Jail. The table below reflects the official fields captured in the Wood County research.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name (Partial or Full) | Text | Yes | Enter at least three letters. The field allows a longer last name and is the main jail search input. |
| First Name (Optional) | Text | No | Use this to narrow a common surname. The regional search labels it as optional. |
| EasyGCaptchaMVC / reCAPTCHA | CAPTCHA | Yes to submit | Google reCAPTCHA appears before the search can be submitted. |
| County | Dropdown | Yes in Daily Incarcerations | Select Wood in the Daily Incarcerations county list, or use the North Central institution admissions path. |
| Search | Button | n/a | The form submits the lookup after the required fields and CAPTCHA are complete. |
The DCR Daily Incarcerations page shows the county dropdown used for same-day admission checks.
This view supports Wood County searches when a person may have just entered the regional jail system and a name-profile search is not yet enough.
What a Wood County Inmate Record Shows
The full regional jail profile was not fully inspectable in the research pass because the public site required CAPTCHA completion. The Daily Incarcerations admissions list for North Central Regional Jail was visible and confirms several fields. Any profile-level fields beyond those visible items should be treated as possible, not guaranteed, unless confirmed in the live DCR result.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Inmate Details | A link labeled View Details. Direct opening returned the search form and CAPTCHA during research. |
| Time | The listed admission time for the North Central Daily Incarcerations row. |
| Last Name | The person's last name as shown in the admissions table. |
| First Name | The person's first name as shown in the admissions table. |
| Middle Name | A middle-name field, which may be blank. |
| Birth Date | A date of birth in month/day/year format, useful for separating similar names. |
| Gender | Male or Female values were observed in the captured admissions list. |
| Mugshot | No booking photo appeared in the captured Daily Incarcerations table. |
| Charges, Bond, Housing | Not shown on the captured admissions summary. Check the live profile, court record, or custody facility for those details. |
Finding Wood County, State, and Federal Inmates
Wood County jail records cover a different stage than state prison and federal custody records. A person arrested in Parkersburg, Vienna, or elsewhere in Wood County may first be processed locally, then moved to North Central Regional Jail. After state sentencing or DCR commitment, the correct source becomes the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation prison/offender locator. Federal and immigration cases use separate national systems.
| Custody | Where to Look | Wood County Use |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or short jail sentence | WV Regional Jail Offender Search and Daily Incarcerations | Use for adult jail custody tied to North Central Regional Jail. |
| Very recent Wood County arrest | Wood County Holding Center or Sheriff's Office | Call (304) 424-1945 or (304) 424-1834 if transport or data entry may still be pending. |
| Sentenced state custody, prison, parole, or active supervision | WV DCR DOC prison/offender locator | Search by OID or by first and last name. Discharged persons may not appear. |
| Federal sentenced custody | Federal BOP inmate locator | BOP covers many federal inmates from 1982 forward, but not every local contract or pretrial status. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | Use for immigration detainees, not general Wood County jail bookings. |
| Custody status notification | West Virginia VINELink | Use VINE for custody-status lookups and notifications when available. |
Wood County Jail Facilities and Contacts
Adult jail custody for Wood County is centered on North Central Regional Jail, while the Wood County Holding Center is a short-term local processing point. Parkersburg Correctional Center and Jail is a state work-release facility in Wood County, and Lorrie Yeager Jr. Juvenile Center is a restricted juvenile facility. Those distinctions matter because not every facility uses the same public lookup source.
North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
1 Lois Lane
Greenwood, WV 26415
(304) 873-1384
Regional jail serving Wood County adult custody; use DCR Regional Jail search and Daily Incarcerations.
Wood County Holding Center
Wood County Justice Center area
401 2nd Street, Parkersburg, WV 26101
(304) 424-1945
Short-term holding and local intake before transport; no official public roster located.
Parkersburg Correctional Center and Jail
225 Holiday Hills Drive
Parkersburg, WV 26104
(304) 420-2443
Minimum-security DCR work-release facility; use the DOC prison/offender locator.
Lorrie Yeager Jr. Juvenile Center
907 Mission Drive
Parkersburg, WV 26101
(304) 420-4860
Juvenile detention records are restricted; families should coordinate through facility and juvenile channels.
Wood County Booking and Intake Process
A Wood County adult arrest may begin with the Sheriff's Office, Parkersburg Police, Vienna Police, State Police, or another agency. The researched flow is local processing or temporary holding, transport to the regional jail if continued detention is required, DCR booking and intake, possible appearance in Daily Incarcerations or the Regional Jail Offender Search, initial appearance before magistrate, bond decision, prosecutor review, and court filings.
The research did not locate an official Wood County or North Central public manual for property intake, medical screening, mental-health screening, fingerprints, classification, booking photos, or housing assignment. Those steps commonly occur during jail intake, but for Wood County the confirmed public facts are the local Holding Center role, transport to North Central Regional Jail, DCR admission fields, and the warning that public status can change quickly.
Magistrate criminal rules require an arrested person to be taken before a magistrate without unnecessary delay. For Wood County, the magistrate clerk is listed at 401 Second Street, Suite 12, Parkersburg, WV 26101, phone (304) 422-3444. Court records are the better source for filed charges and bond orders after the initial jail booking.
North Central Regional Jail Visitation Schedule
North Central visits are non-contact and must be scheduled by the inmate through the kiosk or NCRJ Form 5-0033 if the kiosk is not working. Each inmate is allowed one 30-minute visit per month. The visit may include one adult and two minor children or two adults. Extended visits require prior approval at least 24 hours before from the superintendent or chief correctional officer.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | No visitation | n/a |
| Tuesday | 3:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. | Non-contact |
| Wednesday | No visitation | n/a |
| Thursday | 3:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. as published by DCR | Non-contact; verify because the source appears inconsistent |
| Friday | No visitation | n/a |
| Saturday | No visitation | n/a |
| Sunday | 12:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. | Non-contact |
How to Contact a Wood County Inmate
For an adult housed at North Central Regional Jail, use the facility address and DCR offender-services channels rather than a Wood County office for day-to-day inmate communication. DCR says it contracted with GettingOut for calls and video visits. The public research did not capture a per-minute fee schedule, so verify current calling and video terms through DCR or the vendor before adding funds.
Mail rules should be checked with DCR or the facility before sending letters. The research found a DCR notice about a newer mail procedure, but did not capture the full procedure page. Do not assume scan-and-destroy rules, package rules, or property limits unless the facility confirms them. For juvenile custody at Lorrie Yeager Jr. Juvenile Center, families should work directly with counselors or facility staff, because public adult jail contact rules do not apply.
Wood County Inmate Funds and Records Requests
DCR offender banking information says friends and family may deposit to inmate trust fund accounts by phone at 888-988-4768, through ConnectNetwork.com, or through the ConnectNetwork iOS or Android app. ConnectNetwork lists West Virginia DCR services such as AdvancePay Phone, Pin Debit, Trust Fund, and Community Corrections, with regional jail services generally more limited than prison services.
For records that are not visible in DCR searches, send a direct public-records request to the correct custodian. Use foiasheriff@woodcountywv.com for sheriff-created arrest or booking records and identify the person, approximate arrest date, arresting agency, requested record, and preferred delivery method. For DCR-created regional jail records, DCR may be the better custodian. West Virginia FOIA gives public access to nonexempt public records, but exemptions can apply to law-enforcement, juvenile, sealed, expunged, security, and privacy-protected material.
In-person help may also be appropriate when a person needs to confirm the custodian or ask where to direct a request. For local Wood County records, use the Sheriff's Office or the courthouse-area offices tied to the arresting agency or court case. For live custody, call North Central Regional Jail before traveling because the public search can lag current status.
Note: Confirm live custody with North Central Regional Jail or the Wood County Holding Center before sending money, planning travel, or scheduling a visit.
No official Wood County Sheriff mobile app with inmate roster, warrant search, most-wanted, or records-request features was located in the research. Parkersburg's PKB Connect is a city service app, and Vienna's Tip411 tool is for anonymous police tips, not inmate lookup.