The Clinton County Inmate Population
The Clinton County inmate population is centered on one adult detention facility, the Clinton County Jail in Wilmington. The Clinton County Sheriff's Office operates that jail, and the sheriff's corrections page describes it as a full-service jail. That matters because it is not just a short booking room. It houses pre-trial detainees, people serving local jail sentences, and people waiting for transport to another Ohio jail or state prison.
The county map found in the research did not identify a separate county work-release annex, city jail, regional detention center, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center inside Clinton County. Wilmington Police and other local agencies may make arrests, but the documented adult custody route flows to the county jail unless a source says otherwise. Once a person is sentenced to Ohio prison, the Clinton County jail roster stops being the right lookup tool and the ODRC Offender Search becomes the main record channel.
Clinton County Inmate Population Statistics
The most current Clinton County inmate population count in the research came from the sheriff's Active Inmates roster. The roster showed 60 active inmates at its June 24, 2026 10:36:43 page timestamp. The sheriff's Corrections and Court Services page states that the jail has 92 beds, and the ODRC 2025 inspection snippet found during research also listed 92 as the total actual general housing capacity.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Active jail roster count | 60 inmates | Sheriff Active Inmates portal, June 24, 2026 |
| Rated / actual general housing capacity | 92 beds | Sheriff Corrections and Court Services; ODRC 2025 inspection snippet |
| Inspection-day population | 58 inmates | ODRC jail inspection reports, 2025 snippet |
| Roster snapshot utilization | 65.2% | Calculated from 60 / 92 on June 24, 2026 |
| County population | 42,012 residents | Census Reporter ACS 2024 5-year profile |
Clinton County Jail Population Trends
The available trend line is narrow, but it is still useful. The jail opened in 2001 and is described by the sheriff as a 92-bed full-service jail. Older ODRC inspection snippets found in the research showed different capacity figures in 2019 and 2022, while local reporting in 2022 described a 92-inmate housing capacity and full compliance with state standards. Those snippets should not be flattened into one simple claim, because inspection methods and local descriptions may not match exactly.
The two strongest recent points, the ODRC 2025 inspection snippet and the June 24, 2026 sheriff roster snapshot, both show the jail below the researched 92-bed capacity. No official average daily population, annual booking total, average length of stay, sentenced/pre-trial split, or hold-agency breakdown was located in the sheriff, county, or ODRC sources reviewed.
| Year / Date | Population / Capacity Figure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Current jail opened | Sheriff corrections page says the facility opened in 2001. |
| 2019 | 88 capacity, 55 inmates | ODRC inspection search snippet located during research. |
| 2022 | 86 capacity snippet; 92 housing capacity in local news | Research flags the difference as source-context dependent. |
| 2025 | 92 capacity, 58 inmates | ODRC 2025 Clinton County Jail inspection snippet. |
| June 24, 2026 | 60 active inmates | Sheriff Active Inmates portal timestamp. |
Who Makes Up Clinton County Custody
The public roster exposes person-level demographic fields but not an aggregate demographic dashboard. Each visible entry can show age at booking, race, sex, height, weight, hair, and eye color, with some blank or zero values when a field is not populated. The roster also redacts date of birth and Jail ID in public view. Because the research rules prohibit mass-processing and no official summary table was found, no race, sex, age, or charge-level breakdown should be presented as a countywide demographic statistic.
- Pre-trial detainee
- A person held after arrest while charges, bond, or court hearings are pending.
- Local sentenced inmate
- A person serving a jail sentence in Clinton County rather than a state prison term.
- Detainer or hold
- A request or custody limit from another court, probation, parole, federal agency, or immigration authority.
- Classification
- The jail decision about housing and supervision level, including general population or segregation.
Clinton County Jail Capacity
The researched capacity and population figures do not show overcrowding on the dated snapshots. The 2025 ODRC inspection snippet showed 58 inmates against 92 beds. The June 24, 2026 roster snapshot showed 60 active inmates against the same 92-bed figure. That leaves 32 open beds at the roster snapshot, before accounting for classification, sex-separated housing, segregation needs, medical issues, or other housing limits that can affect daily operations.
No current consent decree, federal investigation, official new-jail construction plan, or recent local reform order tied to Clinton County Jail crowding was located in official county sources during the research pass. The sheriff's corrections page does document the jail's own kitchen, medical staff, mental-health staff, and separate housing areas for disciplinary, administrative, and medical segregation.
Laws Governing Clinton County Jail Data
Ohio law separates the official record from the public web copy. The Clinton County Active Inmates page says the webpage is informational only and is not the official inmate list. Official jail records and official inmate lists are kept by the Sheriff's Office. Ohio public-record law still gives a route to inspect or request public records, subject to redactions and exemptions.
Key Statutes:
ORC 149.43 requires public offices to make public records available for inspection and copying unless an exception applies.
ORC 341.01 gives the sheriff charge of the county jail and the people confined there.
ORC Chapter 341 includes jail-register language for each prisoner's name, commitment date and cause, and discharge date and manner.
Ohio Admin. Code Chapter 5120:1-8 sets minimum standards for full-service Ohio jails such as Clinton County Jail.
Clinton County and State Prison
No Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction prison was located inside Clinton County during the research. That does not mean Clinton County felony cases disappear after jail. Once a sentenced person is transported from the local jail into state custody, the statewide ODRC locator is the correct search system. The sheriff's corrections page says Court Services deputies transport inmates to and from prison facilities and jails throughout Ohio.
ODRC search results can include people incarcerated in Ohio prison, under Department supervision, judicially released, or listed as violators at large. A County of Commitment search for Clinton points to the county of sentencing. It does not prove the person is housed in Clinton County, and it should not be used as a substitute for the county jail roster when the question is current local custody.
How to Search Clinton County Inmates
The official web starting point is the sheriff's Active Inmates portal. It is free and does not require a login. The inspected web page did not show a traditional text search box. It showed the current roster by default, with sort controls and list or thumbnail view. For a name-style search, the sheriff's Mobile Patrol Phone App page says the app supports first and last name search, age and gender search, and alphabetical browsing.
- Open the sheriff's Active Inmates roster and review the current list or thumbnail view.
- Use the sort dropdown to order by Booking No, Jail ID, Booked date, or Name when those controls help.
- Switch between list view and thumbnail view if the booking photo or row layout is easier to read in one view.
- If a name search is needed, check the Mobile Patrol app feature described by the sheriff or call the jail.
- If the person has been sentenced to prison, search the ODRC Offender Search rather than the county roster.
Current Clinton County Roster Lookup
The Active Inmates page is current-custody oriented. The research found a June 24, 2026 timestamp and a total count, but it did not find a published refresh interval. The page disclaimer also warns that the data is not guaranteed for accuracy, timeliness, or reliability. Same-day release behavior may vary, so the jail phone line remains the official status channel.
The Active Inmates list view shows the same core fields in rows. The screenshot below shows why the roster is useful for custody and identity checks, while also showing why charges and bond must be checked through the jail or court.
The roster's visible fields are enough to confirm a listed booking, but they are not a full criminal case record.
| Control | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sort | Dropdown | Optional | Blank, Booking No, Jail ID, Booked, or Name. |
| Sort order | Dropdown | Optional | Blank, A->Z, or Z->A. |
| Sort icon | Image button | Optional | Applies the selected sort values. |
| List View | Image button | Optional | Switches to the row-style roster view. |
| Thumbnail View | Image button | Optional | Switches to roster cards with booking photos. |
| Search text | Not visible on inspected web roster | n/a | The sheriff app page advertises name, age, gender, and alphabetical search. |
Past Clinton County Jail Records
The public roster should be treated as an active-custody list, not a historical booking archive. If a person is no longer listed, the next step is not to assume the booking never happened. Call the Clinton County Jail at (937) 383-4813 or (937) 383-3292 and ask how to request the official booking record or official inmate list. The roster disclaimer itself directs official-record questions to those jail numbers.
For court outcomes after a release, use the Municipal Court record search for misdemeanor and traffic cases, and the Clerk of Courts CaseLook system for Common Pleas felony criminal records. The court side can show filed charges, hearings, docket entries, amendments, dismissals, and dispositions even after the person is no longer in jail.
What Clinton County Inmate Records Show
Clinton County's public roster entry is narrower than many jail systems. It shows identity, booking, mugshot, and demographic fields. It does not show charges, bond amounts, court dates, housing unit, arresting agency, warrant numbers, or case links in the inspected list and thumbnail views. That makes the roster a custody and booking identity tool, not a full charge-history source.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Uppercase last, first, middle or suffix. |
| Mugshot | Public booking image while the person is listed. |
| Booking No | Numeric local booking number. |
| Jail ID | Redacted as xxxxxx in public view. |
| Booked | Booking date in MM-DD-YYYY format. |
| DOB | Redacted as xx/xx/xxxx. |
| Demographics | Booked age, race, sex, height, weight, hair, and eye fields when populated. |
| Charges / Bond / Court Date | Not visible in the inspected roster views. Use court records or call the jail. |
County Jail vs State Prison Lookup
Clinton County custody searches often fail when the wrong system is used. The sheriff roster covers the local jail. ODRC covers Ohio prison and supervision records. BOP covers federal prison custody from 1982 to present. ICE ODLS covers people in ICE custody or CBP custody for more than 48 hours, using A-number or biographical search details.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Current county jail | Clinton County Active Inmates | Pre-trial detainees, local jail sentences, transport holds. |
| Ohio prison or supervision | ODRC Offender Search | Incarcerated, released, APA supervision, judicial release, violators at large. |
| Federal prison | BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | ICE custody or CBP custody held more than 48 hours. |
Clinton County App and VINE Alerts
The sheriff's Mobile Patrol Phone App page is important because it describes search tools that were not visible on the inspected desktop roster. It advertises current inmate information, live access to the local detention center, most recent bookings in chronological order, name search, age and gender search, alphabetical browsing, and 24/7 notifications or alerts.
VINE is different from the jail roster. The sheriff's VINE page describes Ohio VINE as a custody and case-notification service and lists 1-800-770-0192 for phone access. VINE can help track changes after a booking, but it should be used as a notification channel rather than a replacement for official jail or court records.
The sheriff app page is especially useful when a reader needs a name-style search rather than scrolling the public web roster.
Clinton County Detention Facilities
The facility map resolves to one documented adult jail facility for Clinton County. The jail and sheriff share the Davids Drive address in Wilmington. Courts and other county offices use other locations, so visitors should not assume that a court hearing, jail visit, and county administrative office are in the same building.
- Clinton County Jail - the sheriff-operated full-service county jail for pre-trial detainees, local sentenced jail inmates, and people awaiting transport.
The sheriff's Corrections and Court Services page documents the 92-bed jail, the 2001 opening, general population housing for male and female inmates, segregation areas, kitchen, and medical and mental-health staff.
That facility detail supports a local custody page focused on the actual jail, not a generic multi-facility directory.
Clinton County Jail Visits and Mail
Visitation is handled through Securus video visitation, with scheduling through www.videovisitanywhere.com. The sheriff's jail information page says inmates are permitted two 20-minute visits per week. Remote video is listed daily from 08:00 to 22:00, while on-site video is published for Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday. The common meal and count block-out times are 11:00 to 12:00 and 17:00 to 18:00 each day.
| Visit Type | Schedule | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| On-site video | Sunday 12:30-14:30; Tuesday 19:00-21:00; Saturday 12:30-14:30 | Two 20-minute visits per inmate per week. |
| Remote video | Daily 08:00-22:00 | Schedule through Securus. |
| Block-out times | Daily 11:00-12:00 and 17:00-18:00 | Published as common meal and count times. |
Personal mail is no longer accepted directly at the Clinton County Jail. The sheriff's jail information page directs personal mail to the Securus Digital Mail Center for scanning and delivery to tablets, kiosks, or printed copies. Legal mail and publications from authorized sources go directly to the jail at the Davids Drive address.
Clinton County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Clinton County inmate population? The researched roster snapshot showed 60 active inmates at 10:36:43 on June 24, 2026. The jail's researched capacity is 92 beds, so that snapshot was below capacity.
Does Clinton County have more than one jail? The facility map found one documented adult detention facility in Clinton County: Clinton County Jail. No separate county work-release annex, city jail, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention center was found inside the county.
Why are charges missing from the roster? The inspected roster fields did not show charge text, bond, or court dates. Use Municipal Court, Clerk CaseLook, or the jail phone lines for those details.
Where do sentenced prison inmates appear? Sentenced Ohio prison and supervision records appear in the ODRC Offender Search, not the Clinton County Active Inmates roster.