Ohio Inmate Search

Once an individual has been incarcerated, their profile is created containing their name, age, recent mugshot, physical description, release dates, and bail/bond conditions. This information is then uploaded to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction website and made public.  

It takes 24 hours to set up an inmate profile in Ohio. Therefore after 24 hours of an arrest, you are highly likely to access an inmate's information on the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction website. Below is how you perform an Ohio offender lookup.  

1. Log into the ODRC website. 
2. Identify the Offender Search Tool.  
3. Fill in the required empty spaces, where you will provide the first and second names of the inmate. At this point, if you have more information about the inmate, including their unique DOC numbers, it is best to provide more accurate results.  
4. Click on the inmate you are interested in, and their complete profile will be visible for your view. Their profile will include sentence information, criminal history, and other related data.  

Besides searching for inmates currently incarcerated on the ODRC website, it can also provide you with additional information on the inmate, like their date of arrest and imprisonment, transfer information, and release date.  

Searching for an arrestee on the ODRC website is not an easy task. This is because their details are yet to be processed since they could still be en route to a police station or waiting in line for registration. In such a scenario, you may visit a local sheriff's office or the nearest police station to find out if your loved one has been arrested.  

Ohio Inmate Roster 

Ohio inmate rosters are records comprising individual information; the individual should be currently incarcerated in Ohio institutions. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections obtains, manages, and distributes inmate information in line with the Ohio Public Records Law. 

The roster inmate's name, mugshots, and other info. The search is made possible by accessing traditional government agencies' websites, third-party sites, and crime-fighting organizations.  

Traditional government agencies provide accurate and updated data; however, they are geographically restricted, and you cannot use one state agency to search for an inmate incarcerated in another state.  

The same restrictions do not align with third-party sites and crime-fighting organizations' websites. All you will need to use is the inmate's name, state, county, and city where the inmate/ prisoner resides. However, data on these sites may vary from one website to another since the government does not sponsor them.  

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction 

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction oversees all the 28 approved prison facilities in the state. It is also tasked with managing several other community-based services and programs. The department also ensures that inmates who have been released and are on parole reintegrate back into the state.  

Facilities Operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction 

Individual counties manage the Ohio county jails. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction comprises over 100 county jails. Inmates incarcerated in Ohio county jails are those awaiting trial or those serving shorter sentences.