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Central Regional Jail Overview

Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility is operated by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. It is located at 1255 Dyer Hill Road, Sutton, WV 26601, in Braxton County. The official facility page says it is in Flatwoods just off Interstate 79. It serves Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, Roane, and Webster Counties.

For Clay County, the facility is the primary jail-custody anchor. A person arrested in Clay County may be transported to this regional jail while the court case remains in Clay County Magistrate Court or Circuit Court. The facility is not a Clay County-owned jail and does not create a separate Clay sheriff roster.

The official facility page says Central Regional Jail formally opened on February 22, 1993 and was the prototype for the podular design used across West Virginia's regional jail system. It names Harvey Hawkins as superintendent in the researched source. Because personnel can change, use WVDCR's facility page for the latest facility administration listing.

Central Regional Jail Population

The FY2018 Regional Jail Authority annual report listed Central Regional Jail with 345 total beds. That number came from 200 original design beds, 120 added bunks, and 25 stackable bunks. The FY2018 average daily population was 353, and the same annual report listed 2,929 admissions and 2,734 releases in 2018. The FY2023 WVDCR annual report listed the facility population as 362.

These figures are regional, not Clay-only. The jail serves eight counties, so a Central Regional population number cannot be divided into a reliable Clay County inmate population unless WVDCR publishes a Clay-specific count for the same period.

Look Up Central Regional Jail Inmates

Lookup for this facility runs through the statewide WVDCR jail tools. Use the WV Regional Jail Offender Search for name search. Use WVDCR Daily Incarcerations for daily admissions by Clay County or by Central Regional Jail. If a Clay County defendant has moved to prison, use the WVDCR prison and supervision locator instead.

1. Open the WVDCR regional jail offender search.
2. Enter at least three letters of the last name and add first name if needed.
3. Complete the CAPTCHA and review the official result.
4. Confirm whether the result shows Central Regional Jail or another facility.
5. Call Central Regional Jail before making a visit, money deposit, or travel plan.

The official Central Regional Jail facility page is the source for the facility address, phone, counties served, and visitation schedule.

The facility page screenshot is the best visual source for Clay County users who need to confirm they are looking at the correct regional jail.

Central Regional Jail Contact

Central Regional Jail can confirm current facility procedures, but it should not be treated as the court clerk or prosecutor. Use the facility for custody, visit, mail, and jail account questions. Use Clay County court offices for case records and charging documents.

Central Regional Jail Visits

Central Regional Jail's page lists non-contact visitation and states that all visits will be scheduled by inmates. Visitors should call before travel because the page did not publish a full Central-specific visitor ID checklist, dress code, locker rule, ADA entry detail, or public lobby-hours table in the accessible text reviewed.

Central Regional Jail Mail Money

The research did not locate a Central-specific mail format page. Use the facility address and include the incarcerated person's full legal name and OID or booking identifier if known, but call the jail before mailing because WVDCR mail rules can be specific. Mail, property, and offender records are covered in WVDCR policy topics, but the reviewed source did not publish a complete Central Regional mail block.

ConnectNetwork's WVDCR facility page lists WVDCR Site ID 179 and services including AdvancePay Phone, Pin Debit, and Trust Fund. The Central Regional listing appears in the facility list for AdvancePay and Trust services. Fees were not visible in the accessible listing, so deposit or phone fees should be checked at the point of transaction.

Central Regional Jail Booking

Clay County booking can involve the Clay County Sheriff, State Police, a municipal officer, or another law-enforcement agency. After arrest, the person may be transported to Central Regional Jail for intake. WVDCR policy topics support the usual intake steps: identification, booking photo or ID card, fingerprinting or LiveScan, property inventory, medical and mental-health screening, classification, and housing assignment.

WV Code 62-1-5 requires an arrested person to be taken before a magistrate without unnecessary delay. The court process may occur in Clay County even while the person is held in Sutton. Bond and release conditions come from the judicial officer, so a family member should check both the jail and the Clay County Magistrate Clerk when custody and court status are both in question.

Central Regional Jail Programs

Central Regional Jail's own page is limited on program detail, but WVDCR statewide sources list policy topics for inmate services, health screenings, mental-health assessment, grievances, access to courts and counsel, law libraries, classification, protective custody, and suicide prevention. The West Virginia Department of Education adult education locations page lists Central Regional Jail in Braxton County with an adult education contact.

PREA reporting also appears in WVDCR resources and search-page notices. The search pages state that if someone has information from an inmate about alleged sexual abuse or harassment, the facility administrator or WV Regional Jail Authority central office should be contacted immediately. For current programs, attorney visits, or education availability, call the facility because schedules and access can change.

Travel planning also deserves a phone check. The official WVDCR directions route Clay County visitors to I-79 Exit 67 at Flatwoods and then uphill past the Days Inn, but the page does not publish parking rates, public-transit options, lockers, or ADA entrance details. A visit can be affected by court movement, transfer, lockdown, weather, or holiday schedules.