This page helps users with an Inmate Search in Franklin County, Ohio, by explaining the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office online inmate information search and related next steps.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office provides a Booking Find search for current inmate details, including charges, case numbers, visitation location, and court dates. Bond information should still be checked through the Clerk of Courts office.

Franklin County Booking Find

Use the Sheriff’s Office Booking Find inmate search to look for current booking information. The search screen supports several fields, so you can start broad and narrow the results if needed.

  • Last name
  • First name
  • Offender status
  • Sex
  • Age
  • Race

After entering the information you have, compare matching results carefully before relying on a record for the next step.

  • Open the Booking Find search.
  • Enter the person’s name or other available search details.
  • Review matching current inmate information.
  • Use the listed case, charge, location, and court date details to decide which office or facility to contact next.

Inmate information available from the Sheriff’s Office

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Inmate Information page explains that the online search provides current inmates, current charges, current case numbers, current location for visitation, and court dates.

Bond information should be obtained through the Clerk of Courts office. Do not rely on the inmate search as the final source for bond details.

Virtual visitation and inmate mail

Franklin County Corrections Center II at 2460 Jackson Pike in Columbus uses virtual visitation through GTL Viapath Technologies. Incarcerated individuals receive two 20-minute virtual visits each week at no cost, with additional low-cost options available through restricted access tablets.

Inmate mail is digital. Personal mail is scanned and delivered electronically to the inmate through the facility message app. The personal mail address uses the facility name, state, inmate name, and inmate identifier at P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131.

Money orders made payable to an inmate may be received, but they are placed in the inmate’s personal property.

Printed materials and personal items

Printed materials must be new soft-bound books or magazines, ordered directly from a verifiable commercial distributor, publisher, or retailer, and sent through the United States Postal Service. The inmate’s full name must be on the address label.

Printed materials may be rejected if sent from a private party, sent through a private carrier, sent in bulk rate form, or if they contain prohibited material. Underwear, socks, t-shirts, contact solution, and reading glasses are not accepted through the visitation window.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Public Records Office handles video camera footage, investigation reports, criminal records, and other publicly available information not listed in the Records Bureau. Public records are available for inspection during regular business hours, except published holidays.

Paper copies cost 5 cents per page, accident reports cost $4.00 each, and downloaded computer files to a compact disc cost $1.00 per disc. Payment is required before records are released, and postage is extra.

Franklin County inmate search contacts

Use these Sheriff’s Office contacts for inmate information, facility questions, visitation, and related corrections services.

Common questions

Where do I search for a Franklin County inmate online?

Use the Sheriff’s Office Booking Find inmate search to look up current inmate information in Franklin County.

What information can the inmate search show?

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says the search can provide current inmates, current charges, current case numbers, current visitation location, and court dates.

Where should I check bond information?

Bond information should be obtained through the Clerk of Courts office, even when the inmate search shows other current booking details.

How do virtual visits work for Franklin County Corrections Center II?

Franklin County Corrections Center II uses GTL Viapath Technologies for virtual visits. Incarcerated individuals receive two 20-minute virtual visits each week at no cost.

How is inmate mail handled?

Personal inmate mail is scanned and delivered electronically through the inmate’s facility message app. The mailing address uses P.O. Box 247 in Phoenix, MD, along with the facility name, state, inmate name, and inmate identifier.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Public Records Office handles video camera footage, investigation reports, criminal records, and other publicly available information not listed in the Records Bureau.