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West Virginia 2022

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The Jail System

West Virginia has 11 jails in 55 counties. The jail population in 2022 was 4,901.

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2022, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of West Virginia correctional authorities was 5,873 located in 11 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. State operated facilities had a staff of 3,760 employees and a budget of $223,832,716.

The Community Corrections System

As of December 31, 2022, West Virginia community corrections population was 6,100 under probation and 4,030 under parole.

Methodology

The National Institute of Corrections depends on publicly available information to provide the information on this page.

The statistics for budgets, employee positions, county numbers, and state prison facilities data come from state departments of corrections, other state reports and state agencies. If data is missing for a state, then we were unable to find that information.

The data on prison population and incarcerate rate come from the Prisoners in 2022 report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The report includes the count of prisoners in the unified systems of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 

Violent and property crime rates are provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.  

The number of counties per state comes from the United States Census Bureau.    

Rates (Per 100K)

Incarceration Rate
331
Violent Crime Rate
278
Property Crime Rate
1,230
Probationers
435
Parolees
284

Populations

Prison Population
5,873
Jail Population
4,901
Parole Population
4,030
Probation Population
6,100

Facilities

Number of State Prison Facilities
11 facilities
Number of Jail Facilities
11

Prisons

Cost Per Inmate
$ 82,377
Employee Positions
3,760
Prison Budget
$223,832,716