The Upshur County Inmate Population
Upshur County inmate population work starts with Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility. West Virginia runs regional jails through the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, usually called WVDCR. The current Tygart Valley facility page lists Upshur among the counties served, and the Upshur County sheriff contact page links residents to Tygart Valley for jail custody. That means a person arrested by the Upshur County Sheriff's Office, Buckhannon Police, State Police, DNR, or another agency may be booked into a state-operated jail outside the county seat.
The Upshur County inmate population is not the same thing as the full state prison population. Regional jail custody can include pretrial felony defendants, misdemeanor defendants, people serving short sentences, convicted felons waiting on prison movement, and people held for another authority. Sentenced prison custody is searched through the WVDCR prison locator after transfer. Federal sentenced custody uses the Bureau of Prisons locator, while immigration detention uses ICE ODLS. These lines matter because a name may disappear from the jail roster after a court order or transfer even though the person remains in custody.
Upshur County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest public count for Upshur County jail custody is facility-level data for Tygart Valley, because the annual report reviewed did not publish an Upshur-only jail average daily population. The WVDCR FY2025 Annual Report lists Tygart Valley with a rated population of 368 and an average daily count of 431. That is a regional jail count for the facility serving several counties, including Upshur, not a county-only head count.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tygart Valley average daily count | 431 | WVDCR FY2025 Annual Report |
| Tygart Valley rated population | 368 | WVDCR FY2025 Annual Report |
| Capacity use | About 117% | Calculated from FY2025 WVDCR figures |
| Tygart Valley FY2025 admissions | 2,493 | WVDCR FY2025 Annual Report |
| Tygart Valley FY2025 releases | 2,374 | WVDCR FY2025 Annual Report |
| Upshur prison offenders by county | 94 | WVDCR FY2025 custody-by-county table |
Upshur County Jail Population Trends
Tygart Valley admissions fell across the four-year table extracted from the WVDCR FY2025 report, from 2,877 in FY2023 to 2,493 in FY2025. Releases also fell over that period. The average daily count for FY2025 still exceeded the rated population, so fewer admissions did not mean the jail sat below capacity. Length of stay, transfer timing, bond decisions, and state prison backlog can all affect the daily count.
| Year | Admissions | Releases | Population note |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 2,702 | 2,433 | ADP not extracted in the research file |
| FY2023 | 2,877 | 2,736 | Highest admissions in the four-year table |
| FY2024 | 2,751 | 2,592 | Report snippet showed Tygart Valley population 424 |
| FY2025 | 2,493 | 2,374 | Average daily count 431 |
| July 2, 2026 | 5 | n/a | Same-day Tygart Valley admissions snapshot |
Who Is in Upshur County Jail Custody
The FY2025 WVDCR status table shows why the Upshur County inmate population can be hard to read from one search screen. Tygart Valley had pretrial misdemeanants, convicted misdemeanants, pretrial felons, convicted felons, DOC Division inmates, and federal-status inmates in its average daily count. The largest public status group was pretrial felons, followed by DOC Division inmates. The same table showed 68 female and 363 male average daily people at Tygart Valley.
| Status category | Female | Male | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOC Division of Corrections inmate | 16 | 96 | 112 |
| Federal pretrial inmate | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| Federal sentenced inmate | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pretrial misdemeanor | 11 | 40 | 51 |
| Convicted misdemeanor | 10 | 35 | 45 |
| Pretrial felon | 20 | 140 | 160 |
| Convicted felon | 9 | 35 | 44 |
Upshur County Jail Capacity
Tygart Valley's FY2025 average daily count of 431 was 63 people above the rated population of 368. That works out to about 117% of rated population. The number should be read as a facility pressure measure, not as an Upshur-only measure, because Tygart Valley serves Barbour, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker, Upshur, and other custody streams described in the annual report.
The capacity issue affects families and searchers in a practical way. A person may be held at Tygart Valley before trial, then moved after sentencing, classification, or a state transfer. WVDCR also notes that Tygart Valley houses the majority of the state's female inmates awaiting transfer to prison. When a jail roster result changes, the next check is usually the WVDCR prison locator, then court records for the order that caused the move.
Upshur County Inmate Population Laws
West Virginia law gives the public several ways to understand jail custody, but each law covers a different part of the record. The county FOIA path helps with local agency records. WVDCR public information covers regional jail and prison custody. Court records explain charges, bond, hearings, and dispositions after an arrest. The jail roster should not be treated as the full criminal case record.
Key statutes:
West Virginia Code Section 29B-1-3 sets public-record inspection and response rules, including a five-business-day response framework and actual-cost copying fees.
West Virginia Code Section 15A-3-16 addresses regional jail funds, county per diem issues, and jail incarceration time records.
West Virginia Code Section 25-5-11 requires covered facilities to provide core services such as mail, telephone use, visitation, medical care, legal access, counseling, food, and sanitation.
West Virginia Code Section 62-1-6a limits law-enforcement social-media use of certain booking photos and creates a removal process after listed outcomes.
Search Upshur County Inmates
The official current jail lookup is the WV Regional Jail Offender Search. It covers regional jail custody, including Tygart Valley. The Daily Incarcerations page is useful when a booking is very recent because it can show same-day admissions by county or institution. Both public search pages use reCAPTCHA, so results may not be easy to share through a stable link.
- Open the regional jail offender search for current jail custody.
- Enter at least the first three letters of the last name, then add a first name if the result set is broad.
- Check Daily Incarcerations if the person was arrested today or if the name does not appear yet.
- Call Tygart Valley at (304) 637-0382 when a release, transfer, or court deadline needs confirmation.
- Use the WVDCR prison locator if the person has been sentenced or moved to prison custody.
For the main state search landing page, WVDCR also provides a consolidated offender search page with links to jail search, prison search, daily incarcerations, and escapee or absconder searches.
Upshur County Inmate Lookup Fields
The regional jail search is narrower than many county roster systems. It does not offer a public booking number field, date range, charge field, county field, or housing-unit filter at the form level reviewed in the research. The Daily Incarcerations page has a county dropdown that includes Upshur and can also show admissions by institution.
| Field label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Yes | Enter at least the first three letters; maximum length shown as 100. |
| First Name | Text | No | Use it to narrow a common last name. |
| Search | Button | n/a | Pressing search means the user accepts the WVDCR disclaimer. |
| reCAPTCHA | Challenge | Yes | Submission requires the anti-spam check. |
The official regional jail search form is the best image match for this step.
The form confirms the name-based search method and the public disclaimer that custody data can change quickly.
What Upshur County Jail Records Show
The inspected Daily Incarcerations table for Tygart Valley showed a roster-style admissions row rather than a full jail profile. Visible fields were identity and admission fields: details link, time, last name, first name, middle name, birth date, gender, institution heading, date, and total admissions count. The inspected table did not show charges, bond amount, mugshot, arresting agency, housing unit, court date, booking number, or release date.
| Field | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Last, first, and middle names split into separate columns on daily admissions. |
| Birth date | Identity match field in month, day, and year format. |
| Gender | Male or female values observed in the inspected sample. |
| Institution | Tygart Valley Regional Jail heading or selected admissions institution. |
| Charges | Not visible in the inspected admissions table; use court search for formal charges. |
| Bond | Not visible in the inspected admissions table; confirm with court or jail staff. |
Upshur County Jail vs Prison Search
Regional jail and state prison searches answer different questions. Jail search is for current jail custody and recent admissions. The WVDCR prison and supervision search covers people under active supervision, in prison, or on parole status. People who discharged or moved out of WVDCR custody do not appear there.
| Lookup | Use it for | Do not use it for |
|---|---|---|
| WV Regional Jail search | Pretrial and sentenced jail custody at Tygart Valley | Transferred state prison inmates |
| Daily Incarcerations | Same-day admissions and institution snapshots | Full court documents or bond records |
| WVDCR prison locator | Active prison, supervision, and parole custody | Discharged people or current jail-only entries |
| BOP locator | Federal sentenced inmates from 1982 to present | State jail bookings or county charges |
| ICE ODLS | Adult ICE custody and CBP custody over 48 hours | County mugshots or state jail profiles |
Past Upshur County Inmate Records
Released jail records may require a records request because the official search path is built for current custody and daily admissions. Upshur County has an official FOIA request process under Chapter 29B. The county research notes no submission fee, possible $0.50 per-page copy fees, actual postage or shipping, and no charge for electronic communication. For a county law-enforcement booking record, identify the person, date, arresting agency, requested record type, delivery format, and willingness to pay allowed fees.
For regional jail records held by Tygart Valley or WVDCR, the request should go to the state custodian rather than assuming the county commission holds the file. For court records after an arrest, search the magistrate or circuit court path instead of relying on roster text. The Upshur County court records after jail arrest page covers that charge path.
State and Federal Inmate Search
The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator is for federal inmates, not local jail bookings. It covers federal inmates from 1982 to present and supports name or number searches. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System is for immigration detention and requires either A-number and country of birth or name, country of birth, and birth date. Neither federal tool is a public mugshot gallery.
The BOP locator screen is a useful reminder that federal custody is separate from the regional jail roster.
Use it only after a federal sentence, federal transfer, or U.S. Marshals hold is part of the custody picture.
Upshur County Detention Facilities
The facility map resolved one detention facility page for Upshur County inmate population work. No official separate Upshur County jail, Upshur work-release annex, Buckhannon city jail, federal prison, or ICE detention center in the county was located in the research file.
- Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility - state-operated regional jail serving Upshur County and nearby counties for pretrial, sentenced jail, transfer, and some federal-status custody.
Upshur County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Upshur County inmate population? The official county-only jail average daily population was not located. The facility serving Upshur, Tygart Valley, had a FY2025 average daily count of 431 and rated population of 368.
Where do I search for a current Upshur County inmate? Use the WV Regional Jail Offender Search for current regional jail custody and Daily Incarcerations for same-day admissions.
Why is Tygart Valley outside Upshur County? West Virginia uses regional jails. The current Tygart Valley facility page lists Upshur as one of the counties served.
Do jail records prove guilt? No. A jail entry shows custody or admission information. Court records show the charge path, and a conviction requires a court outcome.
Are mugshots on the Upshur County roster? The inspected daily admissions table did not show booking photos. Use the Upshur County jail mugshots page for booking-photo limits and request options.