Pleasants County Jail Mugshots Overview
The research did not confirm a public Pleasants County sheriff mugshot gallery, recent-bookings gallery, or most-wanted page. The official WV Regional Jail search and Daily Incarcerations pages inspected did not expose booking photos in the accessible text view. The Daily Incarcerations summary for North Central showed identity and admission fields, but no mugshot column. A full profile behind CAPTCHA may show more, but that was not confirmed by the captured source.
For that reason, Pleasants County jail mugshots should be described as a possible official roster or records-request item, not as guaranteed public photo gallery content. North Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility is the regional jail serving Pleasants County arrests. The Pleasants County Sheriff's Office is the local law-enforcement office and may be the custodian for sheriff-created arrest records, but DCR operates the regional jail system.
Where to Find Pleasants County Booking Photos
The first official path is the WV Regional Jails Offender Search. It requires a last name with at least three letters, allows an optional first name, and uses CAPTCHA. The second path is Daily Incarcerations, which is useful for same-day admissions. Daily Incarcerations showed Pleasants as a county option and North Central as an institution admissions source in the research.
- Search the WV Regional Jails Offender Search by last name and optional first name.
- Use Daily Incarcerations if the booking is new and the name search does not yet find the person.
- Open any official profile available through the DCR portal and check whether a booking photograph is shown.
- If no photo is posted, identify the custodian and request the booking photograph or booking record under West Virginia FOIA.
- Use court records for charge status and outcomes rather than treating the photo or booking entry as the full case record.
Official county contact information helps route a request when the photo is a sheriff-created arrest record.
The sheriff page is a routing source, while DCR remains the jail operator for regional custody.
What Pleasants County Booking Records Show
The confirmed Daily Incarcerations fields are limited. A booking photo was not visible in the captured summary. The absence of a visible photo column means the page should not promise that every Pleasants County mugshot is online. It also means that a records request may be the more accurate route for an older or unavailable photo.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking photo | Not confirmed in the inspected accessible text view. |
| Inmate details link | A link labeled View Details, but the inspected path redirected to the search page. |
| Admission time | The daily booking or admission time for the institution summary. |
| Name | Last, first, and middle name fields. |
| Birth date and gender | Identity fields visible in the North Central daily admissions summary. |
| Charges, bond, housing | Not visible in the captured summary; use court records or facility verification. |
Are Pleasants County Jail Mugshots Public?
West Virginia law treats public access and booking-photo publication as related but distinct issues. FOIA can be used to request public records from the proper custodian. Exemptions can still apply. The booking-photo statute addresses law-enforcement social-media sharing of booking photographs for minor offenses and removal after certain outcomes. It does not prove that every DCR or sheriff booking photo is posted online.
Key Statutes:
W. Va. Code §29B-1-3 allows inspection or copying of public records unless an exemption applies and requires action within five business days.
W. Va. Code §29B-1-4 lists exemptions that may limit law-enforcement, privacy, or confidential records.
W. Va. Code §62-1-6A defines booking photograph and limits law-enforcement social-media posting for minor offenses, with removal rights after specified outcomes.
How Long Mugshots Stay Public
The research did not locate a Pleasants County policy stating how long a jail mugshot stays online after release. Daily Incarcerations is a current admissions tool, not a confirmed historical photo archive. The regional jail search is for custody lookup, and the DCR disclaimer warns that information may not reflect true current location, release date, status, or other offender information.
What is and isn't public: The official text confirmed daily admission fields, not public mugshot display. A photo may require a roster profile, facility verification, or a FOIA request to the proper custodian.
Request Pleasants County Booking Photos
A booking-photo request should be specific. Include the person's full name, date of arrest or booking if known, arresting agency, facility, case number if known, and the exact record sought, such as "booking photograph" or "booking record." Send the request to the custodian likely to hold the record. DCR or North Central may hold jail custody records. The Pleasants County Sheriff's Office may hold sheriff-created arrest or incident records. Court clerks hold court case documents, not jail photo galleries.
The Pleasants County Sheriff's Office is at 305 Barkwill Street, St. Marys, WV 26170, phone (304) 684-2285, with regular business hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The county courthouse address used for court offices is 301 Court Lane, St. Marys, WV 26170. Use written FOIA for a record that is not posted online and keep the request narrow enough for staff to locate it.
Mugshot Removal and Court Outcomes
West Virginia's booking-photo statute is most direct when a law-enforcement agency posted a booking photograph on social media. If the charge was dismissed, a grand jury declined indictment, the person was acquitted, or the conviction was reversed, vacated, or nullified, the law provides a removal process from the agency social media page after request. That is different from removing a court record or changing a private website.
For broader record clearing, look to court relief. W. Va. Code §61-11-25 provides an expungement process for eligible arrest and charge records after certain outcomes, subject to exceptions. Court status details belong in Pleasants County court records after a jail arrest, while custody and roster details belong in Pleasants County jail inmate records.
Mugshots vs Court Records
A booking photo is an intake image tied to arrest or custody. A court record is the public case file created when charges are filed and heard. The two may involve the same person and event, but they answer different questions. A mugshot does not prove conviction. A court disposition does not guarantee that a booking photo remains online.
| Record Type | Best Source | What It Proves |
|---|---|---|
| Booking photo | DCR roster/profile or custodian FOIA request | An intake image was created or held, subject to access limits. |
| Daily admission | WV Daily Incarcerations | A person appeared in the daily admission summary. |
| Formal charge | Magistrate or circuit court record | A court case or charge was filed. |
| Conviction | Court disposition or sentencing order | A final guilty outcome or plea was entered. |
Federal and ICE Photo Limits
Federal systems should not be treated as mugshot galleries. The BOP inmate locator is for federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present, and BOP warns that release dates may be recalculated under the First Step Act. ICE ODLS is a locator for adults currently in ICE custody and some CBP custody over 48 hours. Neither system is a Pleasants County jail mugshot gallery.
North Central may house U.S. Marshals detainees by contract, according to the FY2025 DCR annual report indexed text. A federal pretrial detainee may be physically held at North Central but legally connected to the U.S. Marshals Service. Use the holding facility and federal district contacts for custody confirmation, not a commercial photo site.
The federal BOP locator screenshot in the manifest supports the custody-search distinction.
That locator helps find federal custody records, but it does not replace a booking-photo request to a West Virginia custodian.
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