Clinton County Jail Roster Overview
The official county roster is the Clinton County Sheriff's Office Active Inmates portal. It is free, does not require a login, and is focused on people listed in current Clinton County Jail custody. The jail is operated by the Clinton County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Douglas A. Eastes, and the facility is the county's documented adult detention site for local arrests, local jail sentences, and people waiting for transfer to another Ohio jail or prison.
The roster should be treated as a convenience copy, not the official inmate record. Its disclaimer says the information is informational only, is not an official record or official inmate list, and is not guaranteed for accuracy, timeliness, reliability, or performance. Official records and official lists are kept by the Sheriff's Office. The roster snapshot reviewed for this build showed 60 active inmates at page timestamp 06-24-2026 10:36:43, but current custody can change quickly after release, bond, transport, or court action.
The county roster does not cover every possible custody status. People sentenced to Ohio prison move into the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction system. Federal prisoners are searched through the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Immigration custody is searched through the ICE locator. Ohio VINELink and the sheriff's VINE phone line are notification tools, not substitutes for an official jail record, but they can help track custody or case-status changes.
How to Use the Clinton County Inmate Roster
The desktop web roster does not behave like a typical name-search form. It opens to the current Active Inmates list and provides controls for sorting and switching between list and thumbnail views. A reader who needs a text-based name search should also consider the sheriff's Mobile Patrol app page, because that page says the app supports first-name, last-name, age, gender, alphabetical, and recent-booking searches.
- Open the Active Inmates portal and wait for the current roster to load.
- Choose List View when you want a row-based inventory, or Thumbnail View when mugshots and cards are easier to scan.
- Use the Sort dropdown to organize entries by Booking No, Jail ID, Booked date, or Name, then apply A->Z or Z->A order if useful.
- Compare the name, booking number, booked date, age at booking, race, sex, and physical description fields before assuming a match.
- Call the jail at (937) 383-4813 or (937) 383-3292 when the roster is unclear, when same-day release may be involved, or when an official record is needed.
The inspected web roster did not show charges, bond amounts, court dates, housing assignments, arrest agency, release status, or hold details in the visible list and thumbnail views. Those details may require a court-record search, a public-records request under Ohio law, or direct confirmation with the Sheriff's Office.
The Active Inmates list view shows the same custody-oriented fields in a wider row format.
The screenshot is useful because it shows the roster controls and the limited public field inventory: identity, booking, mugshot, redacted jail ID, redacted DOB, and demographic fields rather than a full case file.
Clinton County Roster Search Fields
The web roster's visible controls are sorting and view controls rather than text boxes. That distinction matters because many users expect to type a last name into the county site. On the inspected desktop version, no visible search text field appeared. The Mobile Patrol app page fills part of that gap by advertising name, age, gender, alphabetical, and recent-booking search features.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sort | Dropdown | No | Options include blank, Booking No, Jail ID, Booked, and Name. |
| Sort order | Dropdown | No | Options include blank, A->Z, and Z->A. |
| Sort icon | Image button | No | Applies the selected sort field and order. |
| List View | Image button | No | Switches to a row-based roster layout. |
| Thumbnail View | Image button | No | Switches to card-style entries with mugshots. |
| Search text | Not visible on inspected web roster | n/a | No last-name or first-name text box was visible in the desktop web view. |
What a Clinton County Inmate Profile Shows
The public field inventory is narrow. It confirms who is listed in active custody and gives enough detail to distinguish similar names, but it should not be read as a complete booking packet. The roster redacts Jail ID and date of birth, and the inspected views did not display charges, bonds, housing, arresting agency, court date, or release-status fields.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Last name, first name, and middle or suffix in uppercase formatting. |
| Mugshot | A public booking image for the listed inmate in list and thumbnail views. |
| Booking No | A numeric booking number tied to the roster entry. |
| Jail ID | Redacted as xxxxxx in the public roster. |
| Booked | The booking date in MM-DD-YYYY format. |
| DOB | Redacted as xx/xx/xxxx in the public roster. |
| Booked Age | The person's age at the time of booking. |
| Race and Sex | Code or blank fields as shown by the roster. |
| Height and Weight | Numeric fields; some inspected entries showed 0 where data was not populated. |
| Hair and Eye | Code or blank fields for physical description. |
| Charges, bond, housing, court date | Not visible in the inspected list or thumbnail views. |
Best Access Chain for Clinton County Inmate Records
Start with the system that matches the person's likely custody stage. A same-day arrest or local jail sentence belongs in the Clinton County jail process. A person sentenced to Ohio prison may leave the local roster and appear in ODRC instead. Federal and immigration custody are separate systems even when the first arrest happened locally.
| Need | Best Source | What to Know |
|---|---|---|
| Current county jail custody | Clinton County Active Inmates | Free current roster; no login; web version has no visible text-search box. |
| Official inmate list or record | Jail phone lines | Call (937) 383-4813 or (937) 383-3292 because the roster is not the official list. |
| In-person records routing | Sheriff's Office / Jail | 1645 Davids Drive, Wilmington, OH 45177. Call before going because no jail lobby records schedule was published. |
| Public records request | Clinton County Sheriff's Office | Use Ohio Public Records Act routing for official booking records, subject to exemptions and redactions. |
| App-based search | Mobile Patrol Phone App | Sheriff page says the app supports first/last name, age, gender, alphabetical, and recent-booking searches. |
| Custody or case notifications | Ohio VINELink or 1-800-770-0192 | Notification channel; provide offender name or number. |
| Ohio prison or supervision | ODRC Offender Search | For sentenced state custody, supervision, judicial release, and violators at large. |
| Federal prison custody | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmate records from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator | For ICE custody or CBP custody over 48 hours. |
County Roster, ODRC, BOP, and ICE Are Different
The Clinton County Jail roster is a local custody tool. It is not the same as a statewide prison locator, federal inmate locator, or immigration detainee search. ODRC's county-of-commitment field can include Clinton, but that means the sentencing county, not necessarily the person's current physical location. A person can be sentenced from Clinton County and housed elsewhere in Ohio.
Custody distinction: Use the county roster for current Clinton County Jail custody. Use ODRC after Ohio prison sentencing or supervision. Use BOP for federal custody. Use ICE for immigration custody or CBP custody over 48 hours.
| Custody | Where to Look |
|---|---|
| Pre-trial / local jail sentence | Clinton County Sheriff's Office Active Inmates portal and jail phone lines |
| Sentenced Ohio prison / supervision | ODRC Offender Search |
| Federal custody | Federal BOP inmate locator |
| Immigration custody | ICE detainee locator |
| Notification backup | Ohio VINELink or sheriff VINE phone 1-800-770-0192 |
Clinton County Jail Facility
Clinton County has one documented adult detention facility in the project facility map: Clinton County Jail. The sheriff's Corrections and Court Services page says the jail opened in 2001, has 92 beds, and functions as a full-service jail. It includes male and female general population housing, disciplinary segregation, administrative segregation, medical segregation, a kitchen, and medical and mental-health staff.
Clinton County Jail
1645 Davids Drive
Wilmington, OH 45177
(937) 383-4813 / (937) 383-3292
Jail fax: (937) 383-0276
Sheriff main phone: (937) 382-1611
Email: ccso@clintonsheriff.com
Booking Process in Clinton County
Clinton County does not publish a detailed booking manual in the pages reviewed, so the safest summary is based on the sheriff's facility description and Ohio jail standards. A person arrested by the Sheriff's Office, Wilmington Police, or another local agency is usually taken to the Clinton County Jail unless the person is cited and released or transferred to another jurisdiction. Intake can include identity checks, property handling, booking photographs, classification, medical and mental-health screening, and placement in the appropriate housing area.
Roster timing is not guaranteed. The Active Inmates page is current-custody oriented, and the research found no public retention rule for released inmates. Same-day release behavior may vary, so a person who appeared earlier can disappear from the roster after bond, dismissal, transport, or release processing. Court charges and hearing dates should be checked through the appropriate court system rather than inferred from the jail roster.
Visitation Hours and Rules
Clinton County Jail visitation is handled through Securus video visitation at www.videovisitanywhere.com. The sheriff's jail-information page publishes on-site video hours, remote video hours, daily block-out periods, and a limit of two 20-minute visits per week. Visitors should schedule before traveling and confirm current access rules with the jail because the public page does not publish detailed lobby, parking, locker, or ID instructions.
| Visit Type | Days | Hours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-site video | Sunday | 12:30-14:30 | Schedule through Securus. |
| On-site video | Tuesday | 19:00-21:00 | Schedule through Securus. |
| On-site video | Saturday | 12:30-14:30 | Schedule through Securus. |
| Remote video | Daily | 08:00-22:00 | Available through Securus, subject to schedule and account rules. |
| Block-out period | Daily | 11:00-12:00 | No visits during the published block-out period. |
| Block-out period | Daily | 17:00-18:00 | No visits during the published block-out period. |
| Weekly limit | Per inmate | Two 20-minute visits | Confirm current availability before scheduling. |
Mail, Phone, and Records Contact
Personal mail is not accepted directly at Clinton County Jail. The sheriff's jail-information page says personal mail goes to the Securus Digital Mail Center, where it is scanned and then made available through tablets, kiosks, printed delivery, or facility process. Legal mail and publications from authorized sources go directly to the jail using the format: Clinton County Jail, Inmate Name & Inmate ID#, 1645 Davids Drive, Wilmington, OH 45177.
Non-scannable mail, packages, and certified mail are returned. Mail for a released inmate is marked Return to Sender, Inmate No Longer in Custody. Because the public roster redacts Jail ID and does not publish every custody field, confirm the inmate ID, custody status, and mail instructions with the jail before sending legal mail, publications, or funds.
The sheriff's jail-information page links to Securus video visitation, and JPay lists Clinton County Adult Detention, OH (04278) for services including money transfer, email, VideoGram, education, and tablets. The sheriff page reviewed did not publish a deposit fee table or full money-deposit instructions, so exact fees and availability should be confirmed with the jail or JPay before payment.
Public Records and Official Copies
Ohio Revised Code 149.43 is the main public-records framework for Ohio public offices. It supports inspection and copying of public records unless an exception applies, and the office may redact protected information. Ohio Revised Code 341.01 gives the sheriff charge of the county jail and the people confined there. Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 5120:1-8 provides full-service jail standards, including rules for security, classification, physical plant, medical care, and mental-health access.
For official Clinton County jail records, start with the Sheriff's Office rather than relying on screenshots or a cached roster entry. For court charges, case numbers, hearing dates, filings, amendments, dismissals, and dispositions, use the Municipal Court and Clerk of Courts systems. The jail roster confirms custody-oriented identity details, but the courts are where the formal criminal case record is maintained.
Confirm before acting: Call (937) 383-4813 or (937) 383-3292 before sending money, scheduling a visit, relying on a same-day roster entry, or requesting an official copy.