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Tygart Valley Jail Custody

Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility is operated by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, often shortened to WVDCR. It is a state regional jail and correctional facility, not a Pocahontas County-owned jail building. The facility serves Pocahontas County jail custody along with other regional counties, so a person arrested by a Pocahontas County agency on a local or county charge may be transported outside the county for booking and housing. That regional structure is the key fact for any Pocahontas County inmate lookup tied to a new arrest, bond question, or short jail sentence.

Official sources differ slightly on the exact counties assigned to Tygart Valley. The WVDCR FY2025 report lists Randolph, Tucker, Barbour, Preston, and Pocahontas. The facility page adds Taylor and Upshur to the counties-served line. The practical rule is to check the live West Virginia regional jail tools first, then call the facility when the search result, county dropdown, or person profile does not settle the issue. This keeps the page from treating a regional assignment list as a fixed custody guarantee.

Tygart Valley Jail Population

The FY2025 WVDCR annual report gives Tygart Valley a rated population of 368 and an FY2025 average daily count of 431. Those figures are facility-wide, not a Pocahontas-only jail population. The same report lists 2,493 admissions and 2,374 releases for Tygart Valley in FY2025. The average daily count was above the rated population for that year, but it should not be read as a live count for any specific day.

Tygart Valley holds more than one status group. In FY2025, its average daily count included DCR/DOC inmates, federal pretrial inmates, a small federal sentenced group, pretrial misdemeanors, convicted misdemeanors, pretrial felons, and convicted felons. That mix matters for Pocahontas County because a name on the regional jail search does not always mean the person is in the same court posture. A pretrial detainee, a sentenced jail inmate, and a person awaiting prison transfer can all be housed in the same facility.

Tygart Valley Inmate Lookup

Pocahontas County jail custody should be checked through the WVDCR offender search hub, which separates regional jail custody from prison and supervision records. For a fresh arrest or county jail question, use WV Regional Jail Daily Incarcerations with the Pocahontas county dropdown or use Offender Search (Jails) by name. A person who has been sentenced to prison, placed under active supervision, or moved to parole status belongs in the DOC prison/supervision search instead.

1. Open Daily Incarcerations when the question is tied to a same-day or county-based Pocahontas custody check.
2. Select Pocahontas in the county dropdown, complete the form controls, and review the regional jail result path.
3. Use Offender Search (Jails) when a name is known. Enter at least the first three letters of the last name and add a first name if needed.
4. Confirm that the result points to Tygart Valley, then compare status, release, and sentencing notes with court records or the facility phone line.
5. If no jail result appears, try spelling variants, check whether release or transfer has occurred, and then use the WVDCR DOC search for prison or supervision status.

Search results can change fast. The regional jail search also warns that sentencing information is not the same as the court case record. For charges, case dates, and filed court documents after a Pocahontas County arrest, the separate Pocahontas County jail inmate records path should be paired with magistrate or circuit court searches.

Tygart Valley Visitation Rules

Tygart Valley visits are non-contact and start with an inmate request. The visitor does not simply arrive and ask for a slot. Research from the facility visitation rules says the inmate submits the request form during the prior week, lists all proposed visitors, and receives approval or denial. Visits are scheduled in 30-minute intervals. A late arrival of more than 15 minutes can cause denial unless the visitor called ahead with a valid reason.

Each inmate is limited to one visit per month under the published rules. The visit can include one adult and two minor children or two adults. Adults must sign the logbook and show valid government photo identification. Visitors may be searched with canine screening, magnetometer, x-ray, or pat search. Personal items should stay locked in the vehicle, and the dress rules are strict. The rules bar many items and clothing types, including shorts, hats, sleeveless clothing, see-through clothing, low-cut tops, and clothing with offensive logos or drug or alcohol advertising.

Tygart Valley Mail Money

WVDCR uses statewide offender service rules for mail, money deposits, calling, video, and packages. Mail is centralized through a Phoenix, Maryland address and must identify the inmate and facility clearly. The sender must use a complete first and last name in the return address, not initials. The mail rules in the research also say not to include photos, multiple offenders in one envelope, attachments, or enclosures. Handwritten or typed letters are scanned under the statewide process.

Attorney and approved religious visits are treated differently from social visits. The Tygart Valley rules say attorneys and approved religious leaders may visit a client at any time, but they must contact the Chief of Security or a designee with the inmate name and desired time. They must also show proper credentials and may be searched.

Tygart Valley Booking Intake

A Pocahontas County arrest normally begins with the arresting agency, then moves into the state regional jail system if the person is not released locally or by the court. Tygart Valley is the regional booking and housing point to check for many Pocahontas jail cases. After intake, the person may appear on the jail search, receive a custody status, and later move through bond, release, court order, sentencing, or transfer. The jail search should not be treated as a full court docket.

Classification is the facility process that sorts custody level, housing, safety needs, medical or mental health concerns, and program or transfer questions. A pretrial detainee is still awaiting case outcome. A convicted misdemeanor jail inmate is serving a jail sentence. A sentenced felony offender may later move to the state prison side after WVDCR classification. Those distinctions explain why a person can disappear from the regional jail search and later appear in the state prison/supervision search.

Pretrial

The case is pending, and the person has not been convicted on that charge.

DCR/DOC inmate

A person in state corrections custody, which may include prison transfer or DOC status.

Detainer

A hold from another agency or court that may affect release even after a local bond issue changes.

About Tygart Valley Facility

WVDCR says Tygart Valley is located off the Coalton/Norton exit of Route 33, about seven miles west of Elkins. It formally opened in June 2005. The facility page also states that it houses the majority of the state's female inmates awaiting transfer to prison. Bryan Lanham is named as superintendent in the research sources. Those details place the facility in the state regional jail network rather than in a county courthouse or sheriff's office setting.

The location matters for Pocahontas County families. A trip from Marlinton, Hillsboro, Durbin, Green Bank, or Snowshoe-area communities can be long, and the published visitation rules warn that transit options near the jail are limited. Calling before travel is practical, especially when a visit must be requested by the inmate, approved in advance, and completed within a short time window.

Tygart Valley also connects to statewide WVDCR services. The research file notes reentry and resource materials that include WV 211, Help4WV, Medicaid access, behavioral health, housing, workforce, domestic violence resources, veterans crisis contacts, and substance-abuse support. Those resources are not Pocahontas-only services, but they show why the facility page should be read as part of the state corrections system.