The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) is responsible for managing the state's correctional system, which includes 28 prisons and more than 50,000 inmates. The ODRC's mission is to reduce recidivism by providing offenders with the tools they need to successfully re-enter society.
Ohio also has a number of community-based corrections facilities (CBCFs), which provide an alternative to prison for non-violent offenders. CBCFs offers a variety of programs and services, such as substance abuse treatment, education, and job training, to help offenders successfully re-enter society.
If you are trying to search for an inmate in Ohio, you can do so using the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction's (ODRC) offender search tool. This tool allows you to search for current inmates and offenders who have been released from Ohio prisons since 1980. To use the tool, you will need to provide some basic information about the inmate, such as their first and last name or their Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) number. You can also search for inmates by their age, gender, and race. Once you have entered this information, you can search for the inmate and view their information, such as their current location and sentence information.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons provides a searchable database for locating inmates in federal prisons across the United States. This tool is also available on their website and can be used to search by name, register number or DCDC number.
Each county in Ohio maintains its own jail system and online directory of inmates. To locate an inmate in a specific county, users must search their website or contact the jail directly.
One more option to search for a loved one is VINELink, free resource for finding inmates in state correctional facilities and county jails. This resource can be accessed through the offender locator service on the website or by calling their toll-free number. Users must provide the inmate's name, ID number, or birthdate in order to initiate a search.
