# Prisons and Jails in West Virginia: All 73 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps > West Virginia has 73 prisons and jails (1.5% of the US), #29 by count and #5 per person. From HIFLD Prison Boundaries. Map to embed, CSV download. Source: https://get-instamaps.com/rankings/prisons-jails/west-virginia [InstaMaps](/) [Store locator](/store-locator)[All tools](/tools)[Blog](/blog)[ Get Started Free ](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/instamaps/103204565785?utm%5Fsource=get-instamaps&utm%5Fmedium=site&utm%5Fcampaign=toolheader) [← West Virginia in the data room](/data/west-virginia)[← Full 50-state ranking](/rankings/prisons-jails) # Prisons and Jails in West Virginia West Virginia has **73 prisons and jails**: 1.5% of the US total of 4,960\. That ranks **#29 by count** and **#5 per person** (4.12 per 100,000 residents) of 51. ## Key takeaways * West Virginia has 73 prisons and jails, 1.5% of the US total of 4,960. * That ranks #29 of 51 by count and #5 per person (4.12 per 100,000 residents). * Texas has the most, with 449. * By type: 14 state prisons, 43 county jails, 13 federal, 3 local jails. * Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025. #5 national rank (per capita) 73 prisons and jails 4.12 per 100k residents ## The data Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025\. Each facility at the centre of its boundary, with its type (federal, state, county, local) and city. The Prison Policy Initiative counts 5,077 facilities (2026); counts differ by which kinds of facility are included. Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse [West Virginia: 73 rows (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/west-virginia.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/us.csv) ## Put this map on your website — free Local blogs, news sites, parks pages: embed the live interactive map with one snippet. Attribution stays on, that's the whole deal. `` ## All 73 prisons and jails in West Virginia | # | Name | Details | | -- | ---------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | | 1 | Anthony Correctional Center | State · White Sulphur Springs | | 2 | Barbour County Jail / Courthouse | County · Philippi | | 3 | Beckley Correctional Center | State · Beckley | | 4 | Bluefield City Jail | Local · Bluefield | | 5 | Boone County Sheriff Department | County · Madison | | 6 | Brooke County Sheriff Department | County · Wellsburg | | 7 | Calhoun County Sheriff Department | County · Grantsville | | 8 | Central Regional Jail | County · Sutton | | 9 | Charleston Correctional Center | State · Charleston | | 10 | Denmar Correctional Center | State · Hillsboro | | 11 | Eastern Regional Jail | County · Martinsburg | | 12 | Fayette County Sheriff Department | County · Fayetteville | | 13 | FCI Beckley | Federal · Beaver | | 14 | FCI Beckley Camp | Federal · Beaver | | 15 | FCI Cumberland | Federal · Cumberland | | 16 | FCI Gilmer | Federal · Glenville | | 17 | FCI Gilmer Camp | Federal · Glenville | | 18 | FCI Hazelton | Federal · Bruceton Mills | | 19 | FCI Hazelton SFF | Federal · Bruceton Mills | | 20 | FCI Mcdowell | Federal · Welch | | 21 | FCI Mcdowell Camp | Federal · Welch | | 22 | FCI Morgantown | Federal · Morgantown | | 23 | FPC Alderson | Federal · Alderson | | 24 | Hancock County Sheriff Department | County · New Cumberland | | 25 | Huttonsville Correctional Center | State · Huttonsville | | 26 | Huttonsville Work Camp | State · Huttonsville | | 27 | Jackson County Sheriff | County · Ripley | | 28 | Jefferson County Magistrate Court | County · Charles Town | | 29 | Lakin Correctional Center | State · West Columbia | | 30 | Lewis County Sheriff | County · Weston | | 31 | Lincoln County Sheriff Department | County · Hamlin | | 32 | Marion County Jail | County · Fairmont | | 33 | Martinsburg Correctional Center | State · Martinsburg | | 34 | Mcdowell County Corrections - Stevens Facility | County · Welch | | 35 | Mcdowell County Corrections - Welch Facility | County · Welch | | 36 | Mineral County Holding Facility | County · Keyser | | 37 | Mingo County Sheriff | County · Williamson | | 38 | Monongalia County Sheriff's Department | County · Morgantown | | 39 | Monroe County Sheriff's Department | County · Union | | 40 | Mt. Olive Correctional Complex | State · Mt. Olive | | 41 | Nicholas County Sheriff's Department | County · Summersville | | 42 | North Central Regional Jail | County · Greenwood | | 43 | Northern Regional Jail / Correctional Facility | County · Moundsville | | 44 | Ohio County Correctional Center | State · Wheeling | | 45 | Parkersburg Correctional Center | State · Parkersburg | | 46 | Pendleton County Sheriff's Department | County · Franklin | | 47 | Pocahontas County Sheriff | County · Marlington | | 48 | Potomac Highlands Regional Jail | County · Augusta | | 49 | Preston County Sheriff's Department | County · Kingwood | | 50 | Pruntytown Correctional Center | State · Grafton | | 51 | Putnam County Sheriff's Office | County · Winfield | | 52 | Randolph County Sheriff's Department | County · Elkins | | 53 | Ritchie County Sheriff's Department | County · Harrisville | | 54 | Roane County Sheriff Department | County · Spencer | | 55 | Saint Albans Police Department | Local · Saint Albans | | 56 | Salem Correctional Center | State · Industrial | | 57 | South Central Regional Jail | County · Charleston | | 58 | South Charleston Police Department | Local · South Charleston | | 59 | Southern Regional Jail | County · Beaver | | 60 | Southwestern Regional Jail | County · Holden | | 61 | St Mary's Correctional Center | State · St. Marys | | 62 | Summers County Sheriff's Department | County · Hinton | | 63 | Tygart Valley Regional Jail | County · Belington | | 64 | Tyler County Jail / Sheriff | County · Middlebourne | | 65 | USP Hazelton | Federal · Bruceton Mills | | 66 | USP Hazelton Camp | Federal · Bruceton Mills | | 67 | Wayne County Sheriff's Office | County · Wayne | | 68 | Webster County Sheriff Department | County · Webster Springs | | 69 | Western Regional Jail | County · Barboursville | | 70 | Wetzel County Sheriff | County · New Martinsville | | 71 | Wirt County Sheriff Department | County · Elizabeth | | 72 | Wood County Holding Center | County · Parkersburg | | 73 | Wyoming County Jail | County · Pineville | Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV. ## Cite this "West Virginia has 73 prisons and jails, #29 in the US by count and #5 per person (HIFLD Prison Boundaries, 2025, mapped by InstaMaps)." Free to quote with a link to this page. Population: US Census 2024 estimates.