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Eastern Regional Jail Overview

Eastern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility is operated by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Bureau of Prisons and Jails. The facility is in Martinsburg, not in Jefferson County, but it is the primary detention facility serving Jefferson County. DCR lists the service counties as Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan. That regional structure explains why a Jefferson County inmate lookup points to a Martinsburg jail and a state portal rather than a Charles Town county jail page.

DCR says Eastern Regional Jail has operated in the eastern panhandle since September 1999. The FY2025 Annual Report describes the facility as detention for pretrial felony and misdemeanor cases and sentenced felony and misdemeanor cases from the service region. It also says Eastern Regional Jail has been merged with Martinsburg Correctional Center-Male Classification Intake Facility. That intake and classification role means a newly sentenced or newly booked person may be processed through the facility even when the final case path later changes.

The WVDCR facility page is the official page for Eastern Regional Jail address, phone, service counties, directions, and facility leadership.

Eastern Regional Jail Capacity

The strongest sourced facility statistic is the FY2025 rated population. WVDCR lists Eastern Regional Jail with a rated population of 448 in the FY2025 Annual Report. That figure should be treated as rated capacity, not a same-day population count. Earlier annual report sources found during research list facility population figures of 626 in FY2021, 506 in FY2022, and 193 in FY2024, but those figures are regional facility figures. They are not Jefferson-only counts.

For a current head count or a same-day Jefferson County admission, use the live WV Regional Jail Offender Search and Daily Incarcerations. Annual reports are better for context, not urgent custody decisions.

Look Up Eastern Regional Jail Inmates

Eastern Regional Jail is a regional jail, so the correct official lookup is the WV Regional Jail Offender Search. Search by last name, add a first name when needed, and complete the reCAPTCHA. For recent admissions, use Daily Incarcerations and select Jefferson County or review Eastern Regional Jail admissions if the institution route is available.

1. Open the WV Regional Jail Offender Search.
2. Enter at least the first three letters of the last name.
3. Add the first name for a narrower Eastern Regional Jail inmate lookup.
4. Check Daily Incarcerations for same-day admissions.
5. If no jail result appears, search the WVDCR prison locator, VINE, BOP, or ICE depending on the custody type.

The WVDCR offender-search hub screenshot shows the jail, prison, daily-incarceration, and absconder routes in one state page.

Eastern Regional Jail Address

Call before travel. The research did not locate public lobby hours separate from visitation scheduling. Jefferson County residents often expect a local jail in Charles Town, but the actual jail address for Jefferson County regional custody is in Martinsburg. The Sheriff's Office in Kearneysville remains relevant for sheriff reports and local law-enforcement service questions, but it does not operate this jail.

Eastern Regional Jail Visitation

The official Eastern Regional Jail visitation PDF says visits are scheduled during normal business hours Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors must call at least one day before the intended visit. Each visit is 30 minutes, each inmate gets one visit per week, and the visit group limit is one adult with two children or two adults. The phone numbers listed for visitation scheduling are 304-267-0045 and 304-267-0048.

Visitors need accepted photo ID, such as a driver's license, non-driving ID card, U.S. passport book or card, or U.S. military ID. Social Security cards, credit cards, insurance cards, and self-generated IDs are not accepted. Birth certificates are accepted only for minor children visiting with a parent or legal guardian.

Eastern Regional Jail Visit Rules

The visitation PDF gives unusually detailed local rules. Minor children must be with a parent, another adult immediate-family member, or legal guardian. If a child is with another adult immediate-family member, a notarized Juvenile Visitation Form from the non-incarcerated parent or legal guardian may be required. The PDF includes one form per child and asks for inmate, child, guardian, signature, and notary details.

• Wear one layer of appropriate clothing.
• Do not wear short, tight, low-cut, see-through, mesh, hooded, or revealing clothing.
• Do not bring weapons, tobacco, cellphones, purses, food, drink, or extra personal items.
• Bring only accepted ID and any paperwork needed for a minor child.
• Call the facility before travel if a rule is unclear.

Eastern Regional Jail Money Deposits

WVDCR offender banking uses ConnectNetwork for deposit and account services. The WVDCR offender banking page lists phone, web, and app channels. The ConnectNetwork WV DCR page lists WV DCR Site ID 179 and says Eastern Regional Jail at 94 Grapevine Road has AdvancePay and Trust services. The research did not locate an ERJ-specific commissary limit, mail format, tablet rule, attorney-visit schedule, or phone-rate table.

The ConnectNetwork WV DCR page confirms the state facility list and services.

Eastern Regional Jail Booking Intake

After a Jefferson County arrest, the likely route is transport into the regional jail system, intake at Eastern Regional Jail if accepted there, and then court processing in Magistrate Court or Circuit Court. Booking normally includes identity confirmation, basic biographical data, property handling, search, fingerprints, a booking photo where taken, charge entry, medical or mental-health screening, classification, and housing assignment. DCR's FY2025 description of the merged male classification intake function makes classification a core part of the facility's role.

Because no official Jefferson County-specific intake timeline was located, avoid relying on a fixed number of hours before the roster updates. RJA says public information can change quickly and may not reflect current location or release status. For urgent status, check the online search, review Daily Incarcerations, and call the facility.

Jefferson County Court Follow-Up

Jail custody and court records are linked but separate. A Jefferson County inmate held at Eastern Regional Jail may have early court events in Magistrate Court at 110 North George Street in Charles Town or circuit-level records at the Circuit Clerk's office in the Old Jail Annex. The Prosecuting Attorney at 120 S. George St prosecutes state-law felonies and misdemeanors. If the roster shows custody but not final charge status, check Magistrate Case Record Search, WVPASS, or the clerk office.