Locate Salem Correctional Inmates

Salem Inmate Overview

Salem Correctional Center and Jail is operated by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. It is a state prison/correctional center, not Harrison County's ordinary jail roster facility. The official facility page lists Salem at 7 Industrial Blvd., Industrial, West Virginia, in Harrison/Doddridge County. WVDCR identifies John Anderson as superintendent in the facility profile captured for the research.

The FY2025 WVDCR annual report describes Salem as general population housing with special units for male inmates classified as Level III or lower. That makes Salem different from North Central Regional Jail, which receives Harrison County pretrial detainees and sentenced jail inmates. A person arrested today in Clarksburg, Bridgeport, or elsewhere in Harrison County normally belongs in the regional jail search first. A person sentenced to DOC custody may later appear in the prison locator and could be housed at Salem or another WVDCR prison.

The image below comes from the official WVDCR Salem facility page, which provides the facility address, phone, history, and basic administrative details.

Use that facility source for Salem's location and background, then use WVDCR's separate prison offender search for the actual inmate lookup workflow.

Salem Inmate Population

WVDCR's FY2025 annual report lists Salem Correctional Center and Jail with a rated population of 467. The same research states that Salem houses male inmates classified as Level III or lower, with general population housing and special units. The rated figure is not a live daily count, and no facility-specific race, age, or offense-level breakdown was located in the official sources reviewed. It should be read as the sourced facility capacity marker for Salem, not as proof that a specific person is housed there.

Harrison County also had 285 prison offenders incarcerated by county in the FY2025 custody-by-county table on or around June 30, 2025. That county-origin number does not mean all such people were at Salem. WVDCR assigns sentenced prisoners statewide based on classification, bed space, programs, security, and custody needs.

Salem Inmate Locator

Use the WVDCR prison and supervision offender search for Salem inmate lookup. The DOC search is separate from the WV Regional Jail Offender Search. The prison locator accepts an OID number path, or a name path with first and last name, and requires CAPTCHA before results. WVDCR states that the prison search covers offenders under active supervision, in prison, or on parole status only. A discharged person or someone moved outside WVDCR custody may not appear.

1. Open the WVDCR offender search for prisons, not the regional jail search.
2. Search by OID if the offender ID is known, or enter first and last name.
3. Review the result for active prison, supervision, or parole status.
4. Confirm the listed facility before sending mail, scheduling visits, or making deposits.
5. Call Salem if the locator result is unclear or if a recent transfer may not be reflected yet.

A Salem inmate search should not be mixed up with a Harrison County same-day booking search. For a person newly arrested in Harrison County, use North Central and the regional jail roster first. For sentenced DOC custody, use the prison locator and then verify Salem as the listed facility.

Salem Inmate Contact

Salem's facility phone should be used to confirm visiting rules, current mail requirements, transfer status, and facility-specific questions that do not appear in the DOC locator. The official WVDCR profile places Salem one mile west of Salem on a 61-acre tract of land. The location and prison classification make it a state corrections facility serving the statewide DOC population rather than a local Harrison County lockup.

For Harrison County arrests still in pretrial custody, the more likely contact is North Central Regional Jail. For Salem, the correct starting point is state DOC custody, classification, and the prison offender locator.

Salem Inmate Visits

Salem visitation should be treated as adult state-prison visitation. The research did not capture a facility-specific Salem schedule in accessible text, so no weekday or hour should be invented. WVDCR statewide procedures, facility approval, ID rules, dress requirements, and current scheduling controls should be confirmed before travel. Because Salem is a prison for sentenced inmates, a visitor should expect a more formal approval and scheduling process than a quick county jail inquiry.

The absence of a captured Salem schedule is important. Use direct facility confirmation rather than borrowing North Central's jail schedule, which applies to a different facility and custody type.

Salem Inmate Mail

Salem uses WVDCR's statewide offender mail process. The WVDCR mail rules require the inmate's first and last name, OID number, and full facility name with no abbreviations. The mail-scanning address is in Phoenix, Maryland. Senders must include a full return address with complete first and last name, and the rules prohibit photographs, multiple offenders in one envelope, and attachments or enclosures. Only handwritten or typed letters are scanned to the offender under the captured rule set.

For phone and video services, WVDCR identifies GettingOut as the contracted provider. For money and account services, ConnectNetwork lists WVDCR services such as AdvancePay, PIN Debit, Trust Fund, and related account tools. Facility-specific Salem fee amounts were not found in the captured official text, so exact deposit fees, phone rates, or video charges should be checked with the vendor or facility before payment.

Salem Inmate Intake

Salem intake is not the same as street-arrest booking in Harrison County. A new Harrison County arrest usually moves through local law enforcement, regional jail intake, court appearance, bond decisions, and case processing before any state-prison commitment is possible. Salem receives people in DOC custody after the state corrections process assigns or transfers them there. In prison context, intake means classification, housing, facility assignment, and program placement rather than the initial jail booking tied to a fresh arrest.

WVDCR classification is why the prison locator matters. The FY2025 research describes Salem as male Level III or lower, but the person's listed facility can change through transfer, reclassification, medical need, discipline, program need, or bed management. A person who once appeared at North Central may later appear in the prison locator if committed to DOC custody. The North Central Regional Jail page is the better facility reference for Harrison County pretrial jail custody.

About Salem Inmates

The official facility page says Salem was formerly the West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth until July 1, 2013. It now operates as Salem Correctional Center and Jail on a 61-acre tract one mile west of Salem. That history can cause confusion because the facility name includes "Jail," but the Harrison research classifies Salem as a WVDCR state prison/correctional center for sentenced state prisoners, not the main county jail used for ordinary Harrison County pretrial custody.

Salem's place in Harrison County inmate research is mainly as a DOC destination and prison-locator result. A person may have a Harrison County case, a Harrison County conviction, or a Harrison County origin in state statistics and still be assigned to Salem or another WVDCR prison. VINE is also available in West Virginia for custody status and victim notification, but it should supplement, not replace, the official DOC locator and direct facility verification.