Terms of Use

These terms apply when you browse or use Mercer County Inmate Population. If you do not agree with them, do not use the site.

Mercer County Inmate Population is privately owned. It is not affiliated with Mercer County, Sheriff Alan Christian, Southern Regional Jail, WVDCR, any police department, any court, or any other government body. The site and its advertising or search partners do not provide consumer reports, background checks, credit reports, tenant screening, employment screening, insurance screening, or other FCRA-covered services.


What This Website Provides

This site is a private reference guide. It does not store official jail rosters, court files, booking photographs, custody records, or law-enforcement reports, and it cannot confirm custody status, release a person, file a public-record request, or submit a court document.

The pages point readers toward inmate and jail-record resources in Mercer County and West Virginia, including Southern Regional Jail, WVDCR locators, court portals, VINE, BOP, ICE, and third-party research tools.


Acceptable Use

  • Do not use the site in a way that violates any law or court order.
  • Do not use information found through the site to stalk, harass, threaten, intimidate, or harm anyone.
  • Do not make hiring, housing, lending, insurance, licensing, or similar decisions from site content.
  • Do not try to access systems, accounts, files, or code without permission.
  • Do not use bots, scrapers, crawlers, or automated harvesting tools against the site.
  • Do not interfere with normal site operation or other visitors' access.

No Consumer Reporting Use

This site is not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It does not create or provide consumer reports, background checks, credit reports, or screening products. By using the site, you agree not to use information found here or through linked partner tools for FCRA-regulated purposes.

  • Employment hiring, firing, promotion, or reassignment decisions.
  • Tenant screening, housing eligibility, or lease decisions.
  • Creditworthiness, lending, collections, or insurance pricing.
  • Licensing, permits, benefits, or government-program eligibility.
  • Any other use covered by the FCRA or similar screening laws.

Outside Links and Services

The site links to sheriff, police, jail, corrections, court, West Virginia FOIA, VINE, BOP, ICE, legal, and private search resources. Those sites are not controlled by Mercer County Inmate Population. Their content, availability, fees, data practices, and terms are their own responsibility.


No Warranties

The site is provided as is and as available. No promise is made about:

  • The accuracy, completeness, or current status of any record reference.
  • Uninterrupted or error-free operation.
  • Freedom from bugs, vulnerabilities, malware, or security issues.
  • The scope, reliability, or freshness of partner search results.

Custody status, bond information, charges, court dates, and public-record availability can change quickly. Nothing on this site is an official statement from any West Virginia sheriff, jail, court, corrections agency, federal agency, or immigration agency.


Liability Limits

To the fullest extent allowed by law, Mercer County Inmate Population is not liable for damages, losses, costs, claims, or consequences arising from use of the site, inability to use the site, reliance on site content, or use of linked services.


Indemnification

You agree to hold the site and its operators harmless from claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, that arise from your use of the site, your misuse of information, or your violation of these terms.


Intellectual Property

Text, design elements, logos, page organization, and code on this site belong to Mercer County Inmate Population or its content partners unless another source is identified. You may not copy, republish, modify, sell, or distribute site materials without written permission.


Changes to These Terms

These terms may be changed at any time. Updated terms take effect when posted on this page.


Access Restrictions

Access to the site may be limited, suspended, or blocked at any time, for any reason, and without advance notice.


Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of West Virginia. Any dispute must be filed in a court located in West Virginia, unless controlling law requires a different forum.


Severability

If a court finds one part of these terms invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms continue in effect. The invalid part should be narrowed or adjusted only as much as needed to make it enforceable.


Questions About These Terms

Questions about these terms can be routed through the Contacts page.