The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction runs the search for people in Ohio state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
- Agency
- Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
- Official search
- Offender Search
- ID number
- offender number
How to search the ODRC inmate list
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) runs a public search called Offender Search. You can search by last name alone or first and last name, offender number, county of commitment, or next parole board hearing month.
- It shows people incarcerated in an Ohio prison now, under department supervision, or judicially released.
- A last name search for Brown also finds Browning and Browner.
The number to write down is the offender number. You will need it to send money or mail, to set up calls and visits, and to find the same person again.
Ohio state prisons we list
We do not copy the Ohio prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our Ohio directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- Abraxas Ohio State prison in Shelby
- Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution State prison in Lima
- Belmont Camp State prison in St. Clairsville
- Belmont Correctional Institution State prison in St. Clairsville
- Chillicothe Correctional Institution / Rtu State prison in Chillicothe
- Cliff Skeen Community Based Correctional Facility for Women State prison in Akron
- Community Correctional Center State prison in Lebanon
- Correctional Reception Center State prison in Orient
- Crosswaeh Community Based Correctional Facility F State prison in Tiffin
- Crosswaeh Community Based Correctional Facility M State prison in Tiffin
- Dayton Correctional Institution State prison in Dayton
- Eastern Ohio Correction Center - Female Center State prison in Lisbon
- Eastern Ohio Correction Center - Male Center State prison in Wintersville
- Franklin County Community Correctional Facility State prison in Columbus
- Franklin Medical Center (zone A) State prison in Columbus
- Franklin Medical Center (zone B) State prison in Columbus
- Grafton Correctional Institution State prison in Grafton
- Grafton Reintegration Center State prison in Grafton
- Lake Erie Correctional Institution State prison in Conneaut
- Lebanon Correctional Institution State prison in Lebanon
- Lebanon Correctional Institution Camp State prison in Lebanon
- London Correctional Institution State prison in London
- Lorain / Medina Community Based Correctional Facility State prison in Elyria
- Lorain Correctional Institution State prison in Grafton
- Lucas County Correctional Treatment Facility State prison in Toledo
- Madison Correctional Institution State prison in London
- Mahoning Facility State prison in Youngstown
- Mansfield Correctional Institution State prison in Mansfield
- Mansfield Correctional Institution Prison Camp State prison in Mansfield
- Marion Correctional Institution State prison in Marion
- Monday Community Correctional Institution State prison in Dayton
- Nancy McDonnell Community Correctional Facility State prison in Cleveland
- Noble Correctional Institution State prison in Caldwell
- North Central Correctional Complex State prison in Marion
- North Central Correctional Complex Camp State prison in Marion
- Northeast Ohio Community Alternative Program - Male State prison in Warren
- Northeast Reintegration Center State prison in Cleveland
- Northwest Community Corrections Center State prison in Bowling Green
- Ohio Reformatory for Women State prison in Marysville
- Ohio State Penitentiary State prison in Youngstown
- Ohio State Penitentiary Camp State prison in Youngstown
- Pickaway Correctional Institution State prison in Orient
- Richland Correctional Institution State prison in Mansfield
- River City Correctional Center State prison in Cincinnati
- Ross Correctional Institution State prison in Chillicothe
- Southeastern Correctional Complex - Lancaster State prison in Lancaster
- Southern Ohio Correctional Facility State prison in Lucasville
- Star - Athens Campus State prison in Nelsonville
- Star Community Justice Center State prison in Franklin Furnace
- Stark Regional Community Correction Center State prison in Louisville
- Summit County Community Based Correctional Facility State prison in Akron
- Toledo Correctional Institution State prison in Toledo
- Trumbull Correctional Institution State prison in Leavittsburg
- Trumbull Correctional Institution Camp State prison in Leavittsburg
- Warren Correctional Institution State prison in Lebanon
- West Central Community Correctional Facility State prison in Marysville
- Western Ohio Regional Treatment & Rehabilitation Center / Worth Center State prison in Lima
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our Ohio page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
What do I need to search the ODRC inmate list?
The Offender Search lets you search by last name alone or first and last name, offender number, county of commitment, or next parole board hearing month. A full legal name or the ID number works best.
Someone was just arrested in Ohio. Will they be in the ODRC search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
Is searchinmates.org part of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- Offender Search, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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