This is a private reference site, not the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office, the jail, a court, or ODRC. It cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visitation, or retrieve an official booking record. Use the official offices below for those actions.
Where to Start for Jail or Record Questions
Fairfield County Justice Center / Fairfield County Jail
345 Lincoln Avenue
Lancaster, OH 43130
Jail / booking: 740-652-7317
Sheriff's Office main number: 740-652-7900
Jail fax: 740-681-7212
Fairfield County Sheriff's Office Records / Civil Bureau
345 Lincoln Avenue
Lancaster, OH 43130
Records and reports: 740-652-7320
Records fax: 740-687-6848
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Use the office that matches the type of record or custody question.
- For someone believed to be in the Fairfield County jail, start with jail inmate records and then call the booking line if current custody must be confirmed.
- For booking photos or mugshot availability, review jail roster mugshots and ask the sheriff's records unit about public-record access.
- For charges and case filings after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest. Common Pleas / Clerk records are at 224 East Main Street in Lancaster, 740-652-7360, and Municipal Court is at 136 West Main Street, 740-687-6621.
- For facility-specific details, use the detention facility pages listed in the footer for the Fairfield County Justice Center and Southeastern Correctional Institution.
- For a sentenced Ohio prisoner, use the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Offender Search. Southeastern Correctional Institution in Lancaster can be reached at 740-653-4324.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the federal BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System instead of county jail records.