Monroe County Jail Records
The main fact behind Monroe County inmate records is regionalization. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office handles law enforcement, court security, prisoner transportation, inmate custody duties, warrants, and service of civil and criminal process, but the detention facility serving Monroe County is Southern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility in Beaver. WVDCR operates that jail. The official facility page says it serves Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, and Wyoming counties.
The WVDCR Regional Jail offender search is the primary public roster path for a person currently held in regional jail custody. It is not a court docket and is not a full criminal history. WVDCR's own disclaimer says information is updated regularly, can change quickly, and may not reflect current location, release date, status, or other facts. For the case after booking, use the West Virginia court record tools and the Monroe County Magistrate or Circuit Clerk.
Search Monroe County Inmates
A Monroe County inmate lookup works best when the search starts broad and then narrows. Use the last name first because the WVDCR regional jail search requires at least the first three letters of the last name. Add a first name if the surname is common. If no result appears, do not assume the person was released. New bookings, transfers, misspellings, state prison moves, federal holds, or immigration custody can all push the search into a different system.
- Open the WVDCR Regional Jail offender search.
- Enter at least three letters of the last name, or the full last name when known.
- Add the first name to narrow results across all West Virginia regional jails.
- Complete the CAPTCHA and submit the search.
- Check Daily Incarcerations by county if the arrest is recent.
- Call Southern Regional Jail or Monroe County Sheriff's Office if online records do not resolve custody.
- Move to WVDCR prison search, BOP, ICE ODLS, or VINELink when the facts point outside current regional jail custody.
Monroe County Roster Fields
The public WVDCR roster form is simple, but the scope is statewide. That matters for Monroe County because a last-name search may return people at regional jails other than Southern Regional Jail. Daily Incarcerations adds a county dropdown and may help when the person was just admitted. It also requires CAPTCHA.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Yes | Minimum three and maximum 100 characters; partial or full last name. |
| First Name | Text | No | Optional; useful when the last name is common. |
| reCAPTCHA | CAPTCHA | Yes | Required to submit the jail search. |
| County | Dropdown | Yes on Daily Incarcerations | Includes Monroe County and all other West Virginia counties. |
| Institution admissions | Table | No | Daily table shows admissions by regional jail, not total jail population. |
Monroe County Inmate Profile
The research could not inspect a live public profile after CAPTCHA, so exact Monroe County roster profile fields should not be overstated. WVDCR confirms that public offender information can include location, release date, status, and other offender information, but the disclaimer warns those items may be incomplete or outdated. Treat a jail record as a custody clue. Treat the court record as the source for filed charges, hearings, bail orders, and disposition.
| Field or Record Area | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name inputs | Last name is required; first name can narrow a statewide regional jail search. |
| County selection | Daily Incarcerations allows Monroe County to be selected from a statewide county list. |
| Institution admissions | A dated admissions count by regional jail; July 2, 2026 showed 8 admissions at Southern Regional Jail. |
| Location | WVDCR says location data can change and may not be current. |
| Release date and status | WVDCR warns release date and status may not reflect true current facts. |
| Court cross-reference | Court records are needed for complaints, warrants, bond, charge status, and sentencing events. |
Monroe County Daily Bookings
The WVDCR Daily Incarcerations page is a second official access channel. It tells users to select a county from a dropdown, and Monroe County is one of the options. The page also displays admissions by institution for the selected date. In the research capture dated July 2, 2026, Southern Regional Jail showed 8 admissions. Use that number only as a dated admissions snapshot. It is not a Monroe County total and not the facility's whole population.
Daily Incarcerations is most helpful when an arrest is recent and the main name search has not produced a clear result. If the search still fails, use the phone and records-request chain rather than guessing. Call Southern Regional Jail at (304) 256-6726 for custody confirmation and the Monroe County Sheriff's Office through the courthouse line at (304) 772-3096 for local arrest or transport questions. Sheriff Michael J. Heller's staff profile also lists a direct line, (681) 272-0525.
Southern Regional Jail Records
Southern Regional Jail is the primary facility serving Monroe County jail custody. WVDCR's facility page lists the jail at 1200 Airport Road in Beaver, with a main phone line and a separate non-contact visitation scheduling line. The facility is outside Monroe County, so a person looking for a Monroe County jail in Union may be searching the wrong location.
Southern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
1200 Airport Road
Beaver, WV 25813
(304) 256-6726
Non-contact visitation scheduling: (304) 256-6738
Fax: (304) 256-6739
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
Monroe County Courthouse
PO Box 350, 350 Main Street
Union, WV 24983
(304) 772-3096
Sheriff direct line: (681) 272-0525
Monroe County Custody Search
The same arrest can create several records. The jail record is about current custody and booking. A magistrate record can show a complaint, misdemeanor case, felony preliminary hearing, warrant, bail order, or payment plan. A circuit record can show felony prosecution, an information, an indictment, a plea, trial events, or sentencing. If the person is sentenced to state prison, the WVDCR prison offender search replaces the regional jail roster as the main custody locator.
| Custody or Record Type | Where to Look | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| Current regional jail custody | WVDCR Regional Jail offender search | Monroe County arrestees held at Southern Regional Jail. |
| Recent admissions | WVDCR Daily Incarcerations | County and institution admission checks. |
| State prison, parole, active supervision | WVDCR prison offender search | Sentenced people who moved from jail to DOC custody. |
| Federal sentenced custody | Federal BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration custody | ICE ODLS | Official immigration detention lookup. |
| Notifications | West Virginia VINELink | Custody and case notification path. |
Monroe County Booking Process
A Monroe County arrest may start with the sheriff, State Police, municipal police, DNR, or another agency. If the person remains in custody, detention is routed to the regional jail system. West Virginia Code section 62-1-7 is important in regional custody because it addresses arrest outside the charging county and transport to the regional jail serving the charging county if the person remains incarcerated after arraignment.
Typical intake includes arrest or warrant service, transport, identity intake, property collection, booking photograph and fingerprints when authorized by law and policy, medical or mental-health screening, classification, housing assignment, phone access, and a court appearance or bail decision. Do not rely on a fixed posting time for a new Monroe County booking. WVDCR says regional jail information is updated regularly and can change quickly, but it does not promise an exact posting window.
Important: A jail search result is not the final charge record. Use Monroe County court records for the complaint, bail order, case status, and disposition.
Monroe County Jail Visits
Southern Regional Jail's official source material gives several visit rules but not a full public day-by-day schedule. The inmate must submit a request using SRJ form 5-0029. Each visit may include one adult and two minor children, or two adults. Each inmate is allowed one visit per month. Visits are non-contact and 30 minutes long unless the superintendent or chief correctional officer approves a longer visit at least 24 hours ahead.
| Visit Type | Schedule | How to Schedule | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-contact visit | One 30-minute visit per inmate per month; day-by-day schedule not located | Inmate submits SRJ form 5-0029; call (304) 256-6738 | One adult and two minor children, or two adults. |
| Longer non-contact visit | By approval | Superintendent or chief correctional officer approval 24 hours in advance | Confirm before travel. |
| Video visits | Facility-specific schedule not located | WVDCR says calls and video visits use GettingOut | Use GettingOut.com or the mobile app. |
| Attorney visits | Not located in public web research | Contact facility | Do not assume public visit rules apply. |
Contact Monroe County Inmates
WVDCR uses statewide mail, deposit, calling, and video systems for facilities unless a facility-specific rule says otherwise. Letters to Southern Regional Jail inmates go through WVDCR's central mail address in Phoenix, Maryland, with the inmate's full first and last name, OID number, and the full facility name. The sender must include a complete return address with first and last name. WVDCR says photographs, attachments, and enclosures are not allowed in mailed letters and can cause the contents to be returned.
| Service | Official Channel | Research Notes |
|---|---|---|
| WVDCR mail rules | Central mail address in Phoenix, MD; OID and full facility name required. | |
| Money deposits | ConnectNetwork through WVDCR banking | Phone, web, and app channels listed; fee table not found in DCR text. |
| Calls and video | GettingOut through WVDCR | GettingOut.com and mobile apps named by WVDCR. |
| Packages | WVDCR-linked offender package vendor | Vendor notes Southern Regional Jail abbreviation SRJ; treat as vendor detail. |
Older Monroe County Booking Records
If a person is no longer listed in current custody, the next step depends on the record needed. For a booking, arrest, incident, or transport record, submit a targeted West Virginia FOIA request to the custodian that created or maintains the record. West Virginia FOIA requires reasonable specificity and a response within five working days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, by providing records, setting inspection, or denying in writing. The Monroe County research did not locate a dedicated sheriff jail-record request form or a sheriff booking-record fee schedule.
For court case documents after a Monroe County arrest, use West Virginia Judiciary court record access, the Magistrate Case Record Search, and WVPASS for circuit records. Judiciary guidance says the Magistrate Record Search returns up to 30 records and that documents themselves are obtained by calling or visiting the clerk in the county where the case was filed.
Monroe County App and VINE
The Monroe WV app is useful for county alerts, news, staff directory searches, locations, mapping, and access to the county website. It is not documented as an inmate roster, warrant lookup, most-wanted list, booking-photo gallery, or records-request portal. For custody and case notifications, West Virginia VINELink is the better tool. For a plain custody search, WVDCR regional jail and prison tools remain the main official sources.
The Monroe County app page links the Apple and Google app listings and describes alerts, calendar reminders, directory search, location maps, sharing, and website access. That can help find county offices, but it does not replace the WVDCR jail search or Southern Regional Jail phone line.
Note: Confirm custody before sending money, scheduling a visit, or mailing letters because transfers and releases can happen quickly.