North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Inmate Search

North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Overview

North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility is operated by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, not by the Wood County Sheriff's Office. The DCR facility page places the jail at 1 Lois Lane in Greenwood, Doddridge County, just off U.S. Route 50. For Wood County arrests that continue beyond local processing, this regional jail is the primary public custody location. DCR lists the counties served as Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, and Wood.

The facility has been in operation since August 2001 and DCR describes it as one of the largest jails in West Virginia. Its population is not limited to Wood County. Research from the DCR FY2025 Annual Report shows a regional-jail status mix that includes pretrial misdemeanants, convicted misdemeanants, pretrial felons, convicted felons, DCR inmates, and federal pretrial or sentenced inmates. That mix matters because the same Wood County search may involve a new arrestee, a sentenced person still housed in a jail bed, or a federal hold appearing in a state-run regional jail.

The official DCR facility page for North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility shows the facility address, phone number, directions, counties served, and visitation information.

This source is the facility-specific reference to use for travel, visitation scheduling rules, and the regional service area that includes Wood County.

North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Capacity and Population

The most useful population figures for a Wood County reader come from two different source types. The WV DCR FY2025 Annual Report lists North Central Regional Jail at an average daily count of 813 and reports 4,675 admissions with 4,900 releases for the fiscal year. The Prison Policy Initiative Census 2020 correctional facility locator lists North Central Regional Jail as a local facility with a 544 local capacity reference. These figures describe the full eight-county regional jail, not a Wood County-only count.

The FY2025 North Central status table shows a broad jail population: DCR inmates, federal pretrial detainees, federal sentenced inmates, pretrial misdemeanants, convicted misdemeanants, pretrial felons, and convicted felons. The largest single category in the research was pretrial felons, with 101 female and 341 male inmates in the North Central average daily status mix. Wood County-specific daily population, average length of stay, and demographic breakdown were not located in the official sources reviewed.

How to Look Up an Inmate at North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility

The correct lookup for this facility is the WV Regional Jail Offender Search. It is different from the state prison locator because North Central is a regional jail serving pretrial, short-sentence, and other jail-status populations. For same-day bookings, the WV Daily Incarcerations search can be useful because it lets users search by county or institution and can show daily admission rows for North Central Regional Jail.

1. Open the WV Regional Jail Offender Search for a current adult jail detainee.
2. Enter at least the first three letters of the last name, then add a first name if the last name is common.
3. Complete the CAPTCHA and check that the facility or admission information points to North Central Regional Jail.
4. Use the profile or daily admission detail for custody status, release information, and case clues, then compare court records if sentencing or charges are unclear.

If the person was arrested in Wood County and cannot be found yet, call the Wood County Holding Center at (304) 424-1945 or the Wood County Sheriff's Office at (304) 424-1834 before assuming the person was released. If the person has been sentenced to prison, moved to parole, or placed under active DCR supervision outside the jail, search the WV DCR prison/offender locator instead. For federal custody, use the BOP inmate locator, and for immigration custody use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. West Virginia VINE may also provide custody-status notifications.

North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Address and Contact

Use the facility contact information for visitation questions, custody confirmation before travel, and facility-specific procedure questions. Use Wood County Sheriff's Office records channels for sheriff-created arrest records, incident reports, or local public-records requests that are not in the DCR search system.

Visiting Someone at North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility

North Central visitation is non-contact and scheduled by the inmate through the facility kiosk, or by NCRJ Form 5-0033 if the kiosk is not functional. The research states that each visit is limited to one adult and two minor children or two adults. Each inmate is generally permitted one visit per month, and visits last 30 minutes. Extended visits require approval at least 24 hours ahead from the superintendent or chief correctional officer. Because DCR published one Thursday time range that appears internally inconsistent, confirm the schedule directly before leaving Wood County.

Mail, Phone, and Money at North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility

For mail, use the facility address and confirm DCR's current mail procedure before sending letters, because the research found a DCR notice about a new letter procedure but did not capture a full facility-specific mail rule page. For money, DCR offender banking states that friends and family may deposit to inmate trust accounts by phone, web, or the ConnectNetwork mobile app. DCR also states that calling and video services are handled through GettingOut.

Booking and Intake at North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility

A Wood County arrest may start with local law enforcement, short-term holding, magistrate processing, or sheriff transport before the person reaches the regional jail. The Wood County Sheriff's Office says its duties include overseeing the Holding Center and transporting prisoners to the Regional Jail. Once a person is admitted into North Central, DCR records may appear in the Regional Jail Offender Search or Daily Incarcerations system. A same-day arrest can lag behind public search results, especially when the person is still in local processing, being transported, or waiting for initial court action.

North Central is not the same as a sentenced state prison. If a person is committed to a state prison sentence, the DCR prison/offender locator becomes the better starting point. DCR's prison locator is for offenders under active supervision, in prison, or on parole, and discharged persons or people moved outside DCR custody may not appear. For Wood County charges, court records from magistrate or circuit court should be used to understand charging decisions, bond, plea status, sentencing, or dismissal.

About North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility

North Central's role in Wood County inmate records is practical rather than geographic. The jail is in Doddridge County, but DCR identifies Wood County as one of the counties it serves. Visitors from Parkersburg should follow the official DCR route from I-77 exit 176 to Route 50 east toward Clarksburg, travel about 45 miles from Parkersburg, take the Stone Valley Road exit, and follow signs for the West Virginia State Police and Regional Jail. Official sources did not publish parking rates, public-transit details, or visitor-lot instructions, so those questions should be confirmed with the facility.

DCR FY2025 materials add important context about programs and conditions. The agency reported regional jail programming such as GOALS and RSAT for substance-use-related needs, peer recovery support, medication-assisted treatment, transitional planning, and volunteer services. The same report stated that all DCR facilities, adult and juvenile, achieved PREA compliance in 2025 and listed North Central Regional Jail among PREA audits completed and accredited during the fiscal year. These statewide details do not replace inmate-specific information, but they help explain why North Central appears in Wood County searches as both a custody location and a DCR-managed facility.