This website is not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, change a court date, verify a release time, or retrieve an official booking record. Use the official agency contacts below for custody, bond, case, and records questions.
Where to Ask for Jackson County Records
For Jackson County jail custody, start with WVDCR because South Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility is the regional jail serving Jackson County. For sheriff-created arrest or incident records, contact the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. For charges, hearings, case numbers, and copies of court filings, use the appropriate Jackson County court clerk.
Jackson County Sheriff
Ross Mellinger, Sheriff
PO Box 106, Ripley, WV 25271
Phone: (304) 373-2280
Fax: (304) 372-5259
Email: ross.mellinger@jacksoncountywv.com
South Central Regional Jail and WVDCR
South Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
1001 Centre Way, Charleston, WV 25309
Phone: (304) 558-1336
WVDCR Central Office
1409 Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: (304) 558-2036
Jackson County Courts
Circuit Clerk Bruce DeWeese
PO Box 427, 100 Court Street, Ripley, WV 25271
Phone: (304) 373-2210
Magistrate Clerk Kristin Carpenter-Smith
PO Box 368, 100 Court Street, Ripley, WV 25271
Phone: (304) 373-2313
Municipal Police Contacts
Ripley Police Department: (304) 372-4711
Ravenswood Police Department
1 Wall Street, Ravenswood, WV 26164
Phone: (304) 273-3500
- For a person in regional jail custody, use jail inmate records and the WVDCR regional jail tools.
- For booking photographs or roster photo context, review jail roster mugshots before asking the official custodian for a copy.
- For charges filed after an arrest, start with court records after a jail arrest, then contact Circuit Clerk or Magistrate Clerk staff.
- For a specific jail or police holding location, use the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the WVDCR DOC Offender Search rather than the regional jail roster.
- For federal prisoners or immigration detention, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.