Scioto County Inmate Population Search

Scioto County is in southern Ohio and holds inmates at its jail in Portsmouth. Looking up the Scioto County inmate population is straightforward because the sheriff posts a public jail roster that gets updated several times each day. The roster shows each person's name, booking date, charges, and bond amount. You can also check court records through the clerk of courts for case details tied to people in custody. Scioto County handles all local bookings for both misdemeanor and felony cases at the county jail on 16th Street. This page covers the tools, offices, and steps you can use to find out who is in the Scioto County Jail right now.

Scioto County Jail and Inmate Population

The Scioto County Sheriff's Office runs the county jail at 1025 16th Street in Portsmouth, Ohio 45662. Sheriff David Thoroughman leads the office. The jail is a full-service facility that holds inmates at minimum to maximum security levels. It houses adults charged with misdemeanors and felonies who are waiting for trial, serving a sentence, or set for transfer to state or federal prison. The sheriff's office is split into three main divisions: Law Enforcement Operations, Administrative Support Services, and Corrections. Damon Roberts serves as Jail Administrator and can be reached by email at damon.roberts@sciotocountysheriff.com. You can call the jail at 740-355-8261 for questions about anyone in custody.

Scioto County covers 616 square miles and has about 75,000 residents. The county seat is Portsmouth. There are 16 cities, towns, and villages in the county. The poverty rate sits at 24%, with an unemployment rate of 6% and a median household income near $45,000.

Inmate Services in Scioto County

Inmates at the Scioto County Jail can get mail sent to their name at 1025 16th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662. All mail is opened and checked for contraband before it reaches the inmate. This is standard for jails across Ohio and is required under state rules. Funds can be added to commissary accounts in two ways. You can go to the Administration Office in the Sheriff's Office and pay with cash. You can also use the online system through AccessCorrections to send money from home.

The commissary lets inmates buy hygiene items, candy, chips, snacks, stamped envelopes, paper, pencils, coffee, and board games through a kiosk inside the facility. These items help pass the time and maintain basic comfort while in custody.

Visitation must be set up in advance. The schedule is based on housing unit assignments. Tuesday visitation starts with Suicide Watch from 6pm to 6:30pm, then Trustees from 6:35pm to 7:05pm, Work Release from 7:10pm to 7:40pm, and A Pod split by last name from 7:45pm to 9:25pm. Wednesday through Friday, the schedule rotates through B-Pod, C-Pod, D-Pod, E-Pod, and various dorm assignments. Call the jail to confirm times before you visit.

Scioto County Court Records and Inmate Data

The Scioto County Clerk of Courts is Anthony D. Moraleja. The office is at 602 7th Street, Room 205, Portsmouth, OH 45662. The clerk keeps all court records for criminal and civil cases filed in Scioto County. You can search by name, case number, or date range to find case information. This can include arrest details, charges, plea entries, and sentencing outcomes. Court records are a good supplement to the jail roster because they show the full history of a case, not just who is in custody right now.

The screenshot below shows the Scioto County Sheriff's Office website, which is a key resource for looking up the Scioto County inmate population.

From this site you can access jail information, recent arrest news, and division details for the Scioto County Sheriff's Office.

Criminal records in Ohio are open to the public under ORC Section 149.43. This means you can request records from the clerk's office during business hours. Some records may be redacted for privacy reasons, and juvenile records are kept confidential by law. The Portsmouth Police Department also maintains its own records for cases within city limits, which you can request through their Records or Public Information section.

Scioto County Jail Roster Lookup

Here is the Scioto County Jail roster page where you can look up current inmates.

This roster lists inmates by name, booking date, charges, and bond amount for anyone currently held at the Scioto County Jail.

Online records may not be fully comprehensive because of processing time. There can be a lag between when someone is booked and when they show up on the roster. Some details may also be redacted under Ohio privacy laws. If you need certified copies of booking records, you should contact the sheriff's office directly. Under ORC Section 341.01, the sheriff has authority over all local jail operations and record keeping.

Statewide Inmate Population Tools

If someone from Scioto County has been sent to state prison, the ODRC Offender Search Portal is where you look. This free tool from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction covers every person serving time in an Ohio state facility. You search by name and get results showing the facility, sentence length, and release information. The database is kept current as inmates move through the system.

Under ORC Section 5120.21, the state must keep a record of every person who enters the prison system. These files hold the inmate's name, age, sex, residence, and occupation. They also track the date of entry, sentence terms, and discharge data. Victims of crime can register for alerts through the Ohio Attorney General's Victim Services program, which sends notifications when an inmate's status changes.

For parole and release terms, ORC Section 2967.01 defines key terms like judicial release and transitional control. Counties can also charge inmates for the cost of their confinement under ORC Section 2929.37.

Nearby Counties

These Ohio counties are near Scioto County and keep their own inmate population records.