This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, post bond, release a person, or obtain an official booking file. Contact the government office that holds the record.
Choose the Record Holder
Ritchie County release information is split among the arresting office, the regional jail, state corrections, and the courts. Published office hours were not found for several contacts, so call before visiting. Use the first contact card that matches the record needed.
North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility
1 Lois LaneGreenwood, WV 26415
Phone: 304-873-1384
Fax: 304-873-1381
Hours: Not published; call first.
Use for current custody clarification, physical-release logistics, and facility record routing.
West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
1409 Greenbrier StreetCharleston, WV 25311
Phone: 304-558-2036
Hours: Not published in the research source; confirm before visiting.
Send focused requests here for North Central booking, movement, release, sentence-computation, transfer, and file-photograph records.
Ritchie County Sheriff
109 North StreetHarrisville, WV 26362
Phone: 304-643-2262
Fax: 304-643-4208
Hours: Not published; call first.
The Sheriff holds sheriff-created arrest or incident records and handles transport questions. The Sheriff does not operate North Central.
Ritchie County Court Clerks
109 North StreetHarrisville, WV 26362
Circuit Clerk: 304-643-2164, ext. 1 or 128
Magistrate Clerk: 304-643-4409
Hours: Confirm with the clerk.
Use Circuit Court for felony dispositions, sentences, jail credit, revocation, and expungement orders. Magistrate Court holds misdemeanor, bail, and initial felony records.
These links route common questions to the relevant local page:
- For a released person or release record, start with the complete Ritchie County search and records path.
- For conditional release or court supervision, use Probation & Parole.
- For a narrow recent period, see Jail Releases: 24 Hours or Jail Releases: 72 Hours.
- For a calculated date or custody alert, use Projected Release and VINELink Inmate Search.
- For the serving jail, consult the North Central facility page.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the WVDCR offender-search hub. Federal BOP and ICE systems cover only their own custody.