Mason County Jail Mugshots
No official Mason County sheriff mugshot gallery, Point Pleasant booking-photo page, or local jail mugshot feed was located in the research file. The controlling public jail tools are the WVDCR Regional Jail Offender Search and Daily Incarcerations. Western Regional Jail is the primary jail facility serving Mason County arrests, but it is a state regional jail, not a county-run public gallery.
The Daily Incarcerations table inspected for Western Regional Jail did not show booking photos. It showed admission time, name fields, birth date, gender, institution, and a details link. The WVDCR name search may show more after a manual captcha search, but the research did not verify that Mason County booking photos appear in public WVDCR profiles. The accurate public statement is narrow: if a photo is not visible after an official search, request it from the custodian under West Virginia FOIA.
Find Mason County Mugshots
Start with official systems. A person arrested in Mason County and held in jail custody should be searched through WVDCR Regional Jail Offender Search and Daily Incarcerations. If the person is sentenced to prison, use the WVDCR prison search instead. If the custody is federal or immigration-related, booking-photo expectations are different and the BOP or ICE locator should be used only for location and status.
- Search the regional jail offender search by last name and optional first name.
- Check Daily Incarcerations for same-day Western Regional Jail admission rows.
- Open any available details through the official WVDCR flow and confirm the person is the correct record subject.
- If no photo appears, identify the custodian: WVDCR for jail custody, Mason County Sheriff for sheriff-held arrest records, or a clerk for court filings.
- Send a precise FOIA request asking for the booking photo or arrest photograph, with name and approximate booking date.
Mason County Booking Record Fields
A booking photo, when released, is only one part of a custody record. The official fields documented in the research came from WVDCR forms and Daily Incarcerations. That table did not display a photo, charges, bond, or housing in the inspected admissions summary, so final use should avoid assuming those fields are always present. Court records remain the authority for the underlying criminal case.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking Photo | Not shown in the inspected Daily Incarcerations table; request from the custodian if not visible online. |
| Name | First, middle, and last name fields displayed in WVDCR admissions rows. |
| Birth Date | Date of birth shown in the admissions summary. |
| Admission Time | The time listed for the jail admission. |
| Gender | Male or female field shown in the WVDCR table. |
| Institution | The holding institution, such as Western Regional Jail. |
Mason County Mugshot Law
No narrow statewide West Virginia mugshot statute was located in the official code during research. Booking photos should be treated under the general West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, with possible law-enforcement, privacy, juvenile, sealed-record, expungement, and security limits. A photo may be requestable, but release depends on who holds it and whether an exemption applies.
Key Statutes:
W. Va. Code §29B-1-1 states West Virginia's policy favoring public information about government affairs unless the law provides otherwise.
W. Va. Code §29B-1-3 gives a right to inspect or copy public records by request to the custodian.
W. Va. Code §29B-1-4 lists exemptions that may restrict release, including privacy and certain law-enforcement records.
Mason County Mugshot Retention
No Mason-specific booking-photo retention rule or local take-down policy was found. WVDCR says public jail information is updated regularly and can change quickly, but the research did not locate a rule saying how long a Mason County booking photo remains public after release. That means a missing photo should not be read as proof that a booking did not happen.
What is and isn't public: Daily admissions fields may be visible online, but photos may require custodian review. Juvenile, sealed, privacy, or active-case limits can restrict release.
Request Mason County Booking Photos
Use the custodian that likely holds the photo. For jail custody records, contact Western Regional Jail or WVDCR. For sheriff-held arrest reports or booking-related law-enforcement material, route the request to the Mason County Sheriff at 200 Sixth Street, Point Pleasant, WV 25550, phone 304-675-3838. For court filings, contact the Mason County Magistrate Court or circuit clerk.
A useful request names the person, approximate arrest or booking date, date of birth if known, arresting agency, and the exact record sought. Ask for the booking photograph or arrest photograph rather than a broad file dump. FOIA does not guarantee release, and the office may deny or redact records if an exemption applies.
Mason County Photo Custodians
The right office depends on who created or holds the image. WVDCR is the best starting point for a photo tied to regional jail admission at Western Regional Jail. The Mason County Sheriff may hold arrest or incident records created by the sheriff's office, while other arresting agencies may hold their own investigative files. The Mason County Magistrates and court clerks are the route for court filings, not jail booking images.
A booking photo request should not ask every office for the same broad file unless the custodian is unknown. Start with the custody record. If WVDCR shows a Western Regional Jail admission, ask WVDCR or the jail for the booking photo or for instructions on the correct records custodian. If the sheriff made the arrest but WVDCR does not release the image, ask the sheriff for sheriff-held arrest records. If the question is about charges, bond, or dismissal, use court records instead of a photo request.
| Record Need | Likely Custodian | Best Detail to Include |
|---|---|---|
| Regional jail booking photo | WVDCR or Western Regional Jail | Name, date of birth, booking date, and facility. |
| Sheriff arrest record | Mason County Sheriff | Arresting deputy or agency, date, and incident number if known. |
| Charge or disposition | Mason County court clerk | Case number, defendant name, and court level. |
Mason County Mugshot Removal
No official Mason County policy promising automatic mugshot removal after dismissal was located. The recognized route for clearing public criminal records is the court process. W. Va. Code §61-11-25 covers expungement for not-guilty, dismissed, deferred-adjudication, or pretrial-diversion records in eligible situations. W. Va. Code §61-11-26 addresses certain conviction expungements.
After a court grants relief, send the order to the custodian or platform that still displays the record. Do not rely on commercial "pay to remove" claims as a substitute for court action or agency correction. For case-status detail, use Mason County court records after a jail arrest to distinguish a charge, dismissal, conviction, and expungement path.
Federal and State Photos
Federal custody differs from Mason County jail custody. The BOP inmate locator shows fields such as name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location, but the public example reviewed did not show mugshots. ICE ODLS is also a locator, not a mugshot gallery. U.S. Marshals prisoner photos are not a normal public roster feature.
State prison custody also differs from regional jail custody. A sentenced woman at Lakin Correctional Center and Jail should be searched through the WVDCR prison offender search, not the Mason County jail search path. If no public photo is shown there, use WVDCR request channels and be clear that the person is in prison custody rather than recent regional jail custody.
Avoid Unofficial Mugshot Sites
Official records should come from WVDCR, Mason County offices, court clerks, BOP, ICE, VINE, or another government custodian. Commercial mugshot pages can copy old data, mix identities, or keep records online after the official case changes. They are not the authority for custody, bond, release, or conviction status.
For a current jail record, use WVDCR and call Western Regional Jail if needed. For a formal charge or dismissal, use court records. For a photo not posted online, file a FOIA request with the custodian rather than paying a private site for removal or access.
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