Find an Inmate at Lakin Correctional Center

Which database to search, what you need, and what to do when she's not showing up.

Overview

Lakin operates as both a state correctional center and a county jail — those two populations live in completely separate databases. Search the WV DCR Offender Search for state-sentenced inmates. If she was recently booked into the jail side, call (304) 674-2440 and ask for jail records.

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Quick Facts

Official search: WV OIS Offender Search at apps.wv.gov/OIS/OffenderSearch
Need full legal name + date of birth or WV DOC offender number
Available 24/7; daily roster updated each morning by institution
Jail detainees are NOT in OIS — call (304) 674-2440 for jail records

What You’ll Need Before You Search

Her full legal name — first and last, as it appears on her ID
Her date of birth to narrow common names
Her WV DOC offender number if you have it — fastest and most accurate method

How to Use the WV DCR Offender Search

Go to: WV OIS Offender Search

Enter her last name. Add first name and date of birth to narrow results.
Select Lakin Correctional Center from the institution dropdown to search within this facility.
Review results for current location, offender number, and case information.
If a result shows a different facility, she may have been transferred.

What to Do If She’s Not Showing Up

She’s on the jail side, not the prison side. Call (304) 674-2440 and ask for the jail records office.

She was recently transferred. Check the daily roster at apps.wv.gov/OIS/OffenderSearch/RJA/Daily.

Name mismatch. The database uses legal names only — try her birth name or married name if it differs from what you searched.

Still can’t find her? Call Lakin at (304) 674-2440. Staff can confirm her status and direct you to the right records office.

Search Across All WV Facilities

The WV OIS system searches statewide. Enter her name without filtering by facility to see wherever she’s currently housed. Pigeonly’s inmate search also searches across WV facilities in one step.

Families Also Ask

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I searched her name and nothing came up. What's wrong?

Most likely a database mismatch — jail detainees won't appear in WV OIS. Call (304) 674-2440 for jail records. If state-sentenced, try her birth name.

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