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Central Regional Jail Custody

Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility is operated by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Bureau of Prisons and Jails. It is not a Nicholas County-owned jail, and no official source located a separate Nicholas County jail annex, work-release annex, city jail, or state prison inside Nicholas County. The facility sits in Braxton County at 1255 Dyer Hill Road, Sutton, WV 26601, and serves Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, Roane, and Webster Counties.

The WVDCR FY2025 Annual Report describes Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility as detention for pretrial felons and misdemeanants plus sentenced felons and misdemeanants from its service area. That means a Nicholas County arrest can create records in several places at once. The sheriff or police agency creates local arrest records. WVDCR runs the jail custody record. Magistrate or circuit court keeps the charge and case record. After a prison sentence or parole transfer, the person may no longer appear in the regional jail search.

Central Regional Jail Inmate Lookup

The correct first search for a Nicholas County person held at Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility is the WV Regional Jail Offender Search. The official form requires at least the first three letters of the last name, allows an optional first name, and uses CAPTCHA before submission. Treat the result as a current custody lead. WVDCR warns that location, release date, status, and other details update regularly but can change fast.

The Daily Incarcerations page is a second jail access channel. It lets users choose Nicholas County from a county dropdown and can help with very recent intake checks. Daily Incarcerations should not be read as a total jail population table. The research found a visible Central Regional Jail admissions count for July 2, 2026, but that was an institution admissions count for that day, not a Nicholas County headcount.

1. Open the WV Regional Jail Offender Search for jail custody.
2. Enter at least the first three letters of the last name. Add the first name when the last name is common.
3. Complete CAPTCHA and submit the search.
4. Confirm that the listed facility or custody path points to Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility.
5. If no jail result appears, check Daily Incarcerations, recent release, alias spelling, court records, WVDCR prison custody, federal custody, or ICE custody.

For broader Nicholas County roster instructions, the Nicholas County jail inmate records page covers the same regional jail lookup path in more detail.

Central Jail, Prison, Federal Search

Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility is the jail search path for pretrial and local sentenced regional jail custody. It is not the same as the WVDCR prison locator. Once a Nicholas County defendant receives a state prison sentence, parole status, or active WVDCR supervision outside the regional jail, the better path is the WVDCR prison and parole offender search. That locator accepts an offender ID number or both first and last names and also requires CAPTCHA.

Federal and immigration records are separate. A federal defendant may not appear in the Bureau of Prisons system until after commitment, so early federal pretrial custody may require court or U.S. Marshals information. The BOP inmate locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present. ICE custody is checked through the ICE Online Detainee Locator, which USAGov describes as searchable by A-number or by name, country of birth, and date of birth for adults in ICE custody or CBP custody longer than 48 hours.

Central Regional Jail Contact

Call the facility for current custody, release logistics, visitation status, and facility rules when the online jail record is stale or the issue is time-sensitive. Nicholas County sheriff and police offices may hold arrest or incident records, but WVDCR is the facility operator for the jail where the person is housed after regional jail intake.

Central Regional Jail Visits

Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility lists non-contact visitation. The official facility page states that all visits are scheduled by inmates, so family or friends should not assume they can self-schedule without the inmate initiating the visit process. Call the facility before travel when weather, lockdown, classification, medical status, or another restriction could affect a visit.

Non-contact means the visit is conducted without direct physical contact. A custody status, disciplinary status, court transport, or medical move can still change whether a person can receive a visit. Photo identification, dress rules, and entry restrictions should be confirmed directly with Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility before leaving Nicholas County.

Central Regional Jail Mail

WVDCR uses statewide mail, phone, video, and money systems for Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility. Letters are not mailed straight to the Sutton street address. The WVDCR mail page gives the scanned-letter format: inmate first and last name plus OID number, full facility name with no abbreviations, PO Box 336, Phoenix, MD 21131. The sender must include a full return address with complete first and last name.

WVDCR mail rules prohibit photographs, letters to more than one offender in one envelope, attachments, and enclosures. Handwritten or typed letters are scanned to the offender, and violations cause all contents to be returned to the sender. For phone and video, WVDCR contracts with GettingOut. For money deposits, WVDCR directs family and friends to offender banking by phone, web, or app through ConnectNetwork.

Central Regional Jail Money

The WVDCR money-order route uses the WV DCR Trust Account Money Order Payments form. The research identifies Site ID 179 for West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, a maximum money order amount of $300.00 in U.S. dollars, and payment to GTL Financial Services. Money orders are mailed to GTL Financial Services, 10005 Technology Blvd West Suite 130, Dallas TX 75220.

Package orders require the incarcerated person's WVDCR identification number on some search or order paths. Union Supply Direct separates adult jail monthly food and hygiene packages from adult prison package programs, so the jail package category should be used for an eligible Central Regional Jail inmate unless WVDCR or the vendor states otherwise.

Central Regional Jail Booking

A Nicholas County arrest may be made by the Sheriff's Department, Summersville Police Department, West Virginia State Police, or another local agency. After arrest or warrant service, the person may be transported to Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility for WVDCR intake. Intake can include identity checks, creation of a custody record, medical and security screening, classification for housing, fingerprints, and a booking photo when required by law and policy.

Booking does not end the court process. For Nicholas County charges, the charging jurisdiction still matters even though the jail is in Braxton County. West Virginia law allows regional jail initial appearance or arraignment by video, and where practicable the charging-jurisdiction magistrate should preside. Bond, release conditions, warrants, dismissals, indictments, and convictions must be confirmed through the appropriate court record, not just the jail roster.

Classification

A jail review used to place a person in housing based on safety, medical, security, and custody factors.

Detainer

A hold from another court or agency that can delay release even when local bond is posted.

Pretrial custody

Jail custody before a case is resolved, often while bond, first appearance, or court dates are pending.

Directions to Central Regional Jail

Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility is in the Flatwoods area near Interstate 79. Nicholas County visitors leaving Summersville use the official WVDCR route from Beckley/Summersville: take US 19 North to I-79 North, then use Flatwoods Exit 67. After the exit, turn right off the ramp, turn right at the light, go about 50 yards, turn left, and continue up the hill past the Days Inn. The jail is on the left at the top of the hill.

From Clarksburg or Morgantown, take I-79 South to Flatwoods Exit 67, turn left off the exit ramp, go to the stop light about 100 yards away, turn right, go about 50 yards, turn left, and go up the hill past the Days Inn. From Charleston or Huntington, take I-79 North to Flatwoods Exit 67, turn right off the ramp, turn right at the light, go about 50 yards, turn left, and continue up the hill. Official sources did not publish visitor parking rates, public transit details, or ADA entrance routing, so those points should be confirmed by phone before travel.

Central Regional Jail Background

Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility formally opened on February 22, 1993. WVDCR describes it as the prototype for the podular design later used across West Virginia regional jails. That history explains why Nicholas County's jail path is regional instead of a county-owned building in Summersville. Nicholas County remains the charging and court jurisdiction for many cases, while Central Regional Jail handles the physical custody side.

The Central Regional Jail resource guide lists community-resource referrals and states that the facility does not promote or advocate a particular licensed agency or individual. Nicholas County resources listed in the guide include Nicholas County Health Department, Nicholas County Community Action, and Department of Health and Human Resources contacts. West Virginia VINE is also available for custody and case notification support, but it should be treated as a notification tool rather than the only official record.