Summers County Three-Day Release Gap
The official Summers County Sheriff's Office site has no jail roster or rolling release view. That is consistent with the local custody structure. The sheriff makes arrests and keeps its own incident records, but Southern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility holds the regional booking under WVDCR control. The official facility page likewise has no 72-hour Summers County release list.
The WVDCR gateway includes Daily Incarcerations and active jail and prison searches. Those sources do not form a recent-release archive. Daily Incarcerations must not be presented as a list of departures. No verified three-day window, posting cadence, online retention rule, or release-list field set was found. Names should not be assembled from local reports or unofficial booking pages to fill that gap.
A proper three-day review defines its start and end timestamps. It then follows the person's custody path or requests the date-bounded transactions from the state custodian. The exact window matters because a court order and physical discharge can fall on different dates.
Check Summers County 72-Hour Releases
Begin with the date range and the identity, not an assumption about release. Note the person's full name, known date of birth, OIS or booking number, arrest date, and Summers County case number. Use exact timestamps for the three-day span. This makes later comparison with DCR and court records much clearer.
- Search the WVDCR Regional Jail Offender Search for a matching active record at Southern Regional Jail. Save the time searched and the identifiers shown.
- Use the prison search from the WVDCR gateway if the jail result is absent. A new prison match indicates continued state custody rather than community release.
- Search the Magistrate Record Search across the chosen dates for bond, dismissal, time served, or another event. Obtain felony disposition documents from the Circuit Clerk when needed.
- Check the specific person through VINELink. Read both status and reporting agency, since a custody change can be a transfer.
- Request from WVDCR any maintained Southern Regional Jail custody-exit transactions in the exact period that are coded to Summers as charging or committing county.
The same process can be narrowed to a single day. The Jail Releases: 24 Hours page focuses on immediate named-person checks and same-day pickup questions rather than a multi-date review.
Summers County 72-Hour Record Fields
No published Summers County table displays these values online. The fields below define the narrow public dataset to request if WVDCR maintains it. They also help a requester avoid asking for the entire offender file, which may contain exempt medical, security, victim, or personal data.
| Field | Purpose in a three-day review |
|---|---|
| Name and OIS or booking number | Separates people with similar names and identifies one booking. |
| Summers charging or committing county | Filters a regional facility that serves several counties. |
| Admission timestamp | Links the exit to the correct custody episode. |
| Release or movement timestamp | Places the transaction inside or outside the exact 72-hour span. |
| Exit type or authority | Distinguishes bond, order, parole, discharge, transfer, or another code. |
| Public destination category | Helps distinguish community release from continued custody, subject to lawful redaction. |
If the production uses abbreviations, ask for the code legend that applied on each transaction date. A movement code is not self-explanatory. Also request reasonably segregable public fields when a row contains both public and exempt material. The court file can then be used to find the entered order behind each jail event.
Note: A release transaction establishes the end of custody with that custodian; it may still record transfer to another DCR site or government agency.
Summers County Weekend Release Checks
A three-day span is useful around weekends and holidays because source events do not always line up on one calendar day. A judge may enter an order, the clerk may post a docket event, and WVDCR may complete discharge later. The research found no official rule promising how quickly the public OIS reflects that sequence. A date range reduces the chance that a late physical exit will be missed merely because the order was signed on the prior day.
Use the actual custody-exit timestamp for the release date. Do not assign the docket date as the gate time. If the latest entry says bond posted or release ordered, state only that fact until the facility or DCR record confirms discharge. Another case, detainer, or receiving agency can keep custody in place after one case authorizes release.
Regionalization adds another layer. Summers County court work occurs in Hinton, but Southern Regional Jail is in Beaver. The court and jail are controlled by different offices, and each record answers a different question. Court staff can supply the order. WVDCR records the physical exit. The Magistrate Court route covers misdemeanors, bond matters, initial appearances, and early felony proceedings. The Circuit Clerk holds the felony disposition after indictment or information. A docket summary can locate the right order, but the clerk supplies the document itself. For a named person, the full Summers County release-record path brings those sources together.
Request Summers County Release Records
Send the date-bounded request to WVDCR, which operates Southern Regional Jail. The research identifies 1409 Greenbrier Street, Charleston, WV 25311 as the DCR records address and instructs that a FOIA request be written to the Commissioner as records custodian. Before sending it, verify the current delivery method. Ask for records already maintained, not a new analysis the agency would have to create.
A useful scope is all Southern Regional Jail custody-exit transactions between the exact starting and ending timestamps that are coded to Summers County. Request name, OIS or booking number, admission time, release or movement time, exit type or release authority, releasing facility, and public destination category. Ask for electronic production where available, a code legend, and redaction rather than wholesale withholding of mixed records.
Under West Virginia FOIA §29B-1-3, the custodian responds as soon as practicable and within five days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. The response can provide copies, arrange inspection, or give a written denial with reasons. A three-day release period and the FOIA response period are separate concepts. The law does not turn the request into a live feed.
WVDCR Records Custodian1409 Greenbrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311
Records questions: 304-558-2036
Southern Regional Jail can answer current operational questions at 304-256-6726, though telephone disclosure may be limited. The Summers County Sheriff's Office should be asked only for its own arrest or incident documents, not the WVDCR release transaction.
Summers County Release Roster Delays
The most important local data quirk is the gap between active searches and historical proof. A jail result can disappear after release, after transfer, or during an update. Checking the prison search is essential because a sentenced Summers County person can leave the regional jail yet remain within the state correctional system.
VINE has a related timing rule. WVDCR says no call is made while an offender is physically being transferred. Notification comes after arrival at the receiving facility for safety and security. During a 72-hour review, that planned delay can make a temporary absence look like release. Read the later facility result before drawing a conclusion.
A clean research note preserves the distinction: “No matching active jail result found at the noted search time.” If a prison match later appears, record a transfer. If the DCR transaction identifies a community exit, record release. If the status remains uncertain, say so and keep the request open rather than filling the gap with an inference.
Confirm Summers County Release Outcomes
The final check should reconcile three types of proof. The DCR transaction states what happened to the custody episode. The court record states the legal action in the Summers case. A receiving-custodian or supervision record shows what followed. These records may have different dates because they track distinct events.
Keep each booking separate. A person can leave one Southern Regional Jail booking and return under a later warrant or revocation. The new episode should have its own admission and exit data. Combining episodes can falsely extend the 72-hour span or attach one court order to the wrong custody event.
- Release
- The identified custodian ended that custody episode, sometimes into the community and sometimes through a handoff.
- Transfer
- The person left one facility but remained in custody at another DCR institution or under another authority.
- Bond
- The person left pretrial detention under court terms while the case continued.
- Parole
- The sentence continued in the community under DCR supervision after physical release.
- Final discharge
- The sentence or supervision phase reflected in that record ended, though unrelated matters may still exist.
Federal custody requires its own route. WVDCR reports that Southern Regional Jail houses some USMS detainees by contract. A federal pretrial move may not appear in the public BOP locator. Use the federal docket and USMS for that branch. If the person is a sentenced federal prisoner, use BOP. The controlling authority, not merely the physical building, determines which record can confirm the outcome.
Note: Summers County has no confirmed sheriff release app or released-booking-photo feed to fill gaps in the official three-day record.