Wyoming VINELink Custody Coverage
West Virginia VINE and VINELink cover WVDCR inmates. That matters locally because Southern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility is operated by WVDCR and serves Wyoming County. Still, no current facility-by-facility feed list was located in the research. Verify the agency and facility choices offered by the live West Virginia selector rather than claiming that every arrest or local hold must appear.
The official West Virginia VINE page provides phone custody-status access and registration at 1-866-WV4-VINE. Online and email registration routes through VINELink. WVDCR states that staff access is available around the clock, but the automated data can still lag the underlying jail or prison event.
| Custody path | VINELink role | Confirmation source |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Regional Jail | Search WVDCR custody status and offered alerts | Facility or WVDCR release/transfer record |
| WVDCR state prison | Search the identified WVDCR person and status | Prison OIS plus WVDCR discharge record |
| Federal BOP custody | Not the correct federal locator | BOP Inmate Locator and federal records |
| ICE custody | Not the ICE released-person search | ICE Online Detainee Locator and ICE records |
Search a Wyoming County Inmate
Begin with enough identifying information to avoid joining two records by name. The live platform controls the exact labels and available fields. Search options can vary by supplying agency, so use only what the West Virginia screen offers.
- Open VINELink and select West Virginia. Confirm the state before entering any personal details.
- Choose the offender or custody search. Select WVDCR or the offered facility source that fits the known custody facts.
- Enter the exact name or offered ID. Use an offender or booking number when the screen permits it. Try a verified spelling variation only when needed.
- Compare identifiers. Match age or birth date, facility, and displayed number before opening the record. A name alone is not enough.
- Record the result. Save the exact status wording, update time, identifier, and facility. Note the date and time of the check.
- Verify the event. Ask WVDCR whether the change was community release, transfer, or another discharge method.
When there is no match, recheck the name and ID before drawing a conclusion. Then test the likely custody chain. A Wyoming County arrestee normally points to the Regional Jail OIS. A state commitment may move the record to prison OIS. A federal or immigration case requires its own federal system.
Wyoming VINELink Result Fields
The public platform may show different fields based on the agency supplying the data. The research did not verify a fixed Wyoming County result layout. Treat the following as the items to inspect when the live matching record offers them, not as a promise that all will appear.
| Field | How to use it | What it cannot prove |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Check full spelling and suffix | Identity without another match point |
| Age or birth date | Separate similar names | Current location by itself |
| Offender or booking ID | Keep the result tied to one record | Reason custody ended |
| Facility or agency | Identify the reporting custodian | Freedom from every other custodian |
| Custody status | Read the system's current event label | A certified, permanent release record |
| Update or event time | Measure how fresh the display is | The precise jail-door exit time unless WVDCR confirms it |
A released or out-of-custody result is evidence from the notification system. WVDCR Policy 142.00 identifies stronger release-record fields, including actual release date and time, method of discharge, destination, and after-the-fact transfer destination. Request those fields when proof is needed.
Register Wyoming Release Notifications
Register only after opening the correct matching record. Available channels may include phone and email, plus any text or app choice currently shown. The official West Virginia page confirms phone and email routes. It does not publish each current screen in the registration sequence.
- Open the verified record. Compare the person, ID, age or birth date, and facility first.
- Choose notification registration. Review the event types and channels offered on that West Virginia record.
- Enter a working destination. Supply the phone number or email address where the alert should arrive.
- Complete the shown confirmation. Follow the live screen rather than instructions copied from another state.
- Handle a phone PIN only if prompted. If the West Virginia flow asks for a four-digit PIN, choose it and enter it when the automated call arrives to confirm receipt and stop repeats. Do not guess a PIN.
- Verify any notice. Check the agency record and court case after the alert arrives.
Email does not require answering a telephone call or entering a phone PIN. If registration fails, the national platform support number listed in the research is 1-866-277-7477. For phone custody access in West Virginia, use 1-866-WV4-VINE.
Wyoming Transfers Can Delay Alerts
West Virginia's most important local VINE caveat concerns transfers. The state page says no notification call occurs while a person is moving from one facility to another. Notification follows arrival at the receiving facility. Silence during that interval does not prove that the person remained at Southern Regional Jail, and a temporary search disappearance does not prove community release.
This gap is especially relevant in Wyoming County. A detainee may leave the multi-county regional jail and enter the WVDCR prison system after sentencing. Regional Jail OIS may stop showing the person before the prison record is easy to find, while the alert waits for arrival. Search the separate prison OIS, preserve both search times, and ask WVDCR for the after-the-fact transfer destination.
Transfers can also cross custodians. A departure into another jail, state agency, federal authority, or immigration custody ends one agency's hold without putting the person in the community. The method-of-discharge or destination field resolves that issue better than a bare status change.
Note: A missing call during transport is expected system behavior, so wait for arrival data and verify the receiving custodian.
Confirm Wyoming County Release Alerts
When an alert arrives, record its time and wording. Then use the WVDCR offender-search landing page to choose the proper jail or prison system. A current roster answers whether the person appears in present custody at its update time. It does not preserve a complete release history.
Next, inspect the Wyoming County case. Magistrate Court handles bail, misdemeanors, and felony preliminary matters. Circuit Court holds felony trial and sentence orders. A bond or dismissal order can explain why release was authorized, but the WVDCR log confirms when custody actually ended. The county court contact page routes requests to the proper clerk.
Ask WVDCR for the actual release date and time, method of discharge, and release or transfer destination. If the person left Southern Regional Jail because a state prison received them, describe the event as a transfer. If the record shows a community discharge, then the alert and release log support release from WVDCR custody. The full record-request and named-person workflow is available on the Wyoming County released inmates search page.
Wyoming Release and Parole Notices
DCR release notification and Parole Board hearing notification are distinct. West Virginia instructs people making written statutory notice requests to send them to both agencies. A written request sent to DCR also automatically registers the requester in VINE. That automatic step does not replace the separate Parole Board notice request.
VINE reports custody events. The Board handles hearing notice and parole action. Parole Services handles supervision after release. A person can receive a hearing notice before any physical release, and a Board grant from a regional jail can precede later DCR processing. Keep the hearing date, decision date, alert time, actual release time, and supervision start as separate events.
- Custody notice
- An alert about a change reported through VINE.
- Transfer
- Movement to another facility or custodian, not release to the community.
- Parole hearing notice
- Advance notice from the Parole Board process, separate from a VINE custody alert.
- Release record
- The agency record showing when and how its custody ended.
Wyoming VINELink Phone and Online Paths
Phone and online access serve the same verification goal but should not be treated as identical interfaces. The West Virginia line lets callers check the custody status of a WVDCR inmate and register for automatic telephone notification. VINELink supports the online person search and email registration route. Use the channel that can be completed accurately, then write down the record identifier and status wording.
A phone alert can repeat until receipt is confirmed when the live flow uses a PIN. An email alert has no phone-call response step. Neither channel turns VINE into a historic release archive. If an old record is absent, use the court file and a focused WVDCR request for actual release date and time, discharge method, and destination or transfer notation.
For a recent Southern Regional Jail event, call 304-256-6726 if the online path is unclear. Ask whether public WVDCR custody ended, when it ended, and whether the record shows community discharge or transfer. If staff cannot disclose that by phone, ask which records office accepts the written request. A refusal or inability to confirm a person is not proof of release.
West Virginia VINELink Search Screen
The VINELink platform supplies the West Virginia state selection, person search, and offered registration choices.
Use the live screen's labels and offered channels, then preserve the displayed update time before confirming the event with WVDCR.