Ottawa County Jail Roster Overview
The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Stephen J. Levorchick, operates the county jail system and provides the main public path for current inmate records. The sheriff homepage links to a Public Safety Cloud / JailTracker roster for Ottawa County, Ohio. That roster is the first place to look when the question is whether someone is currently housed by the sheriff at the Ottawa County Detention Facility or the Ottawa County Minimum Security Jail.
The roster should be treated as a current-custody tool. Research did not locate an official Ottawa County refresh schedule or a confirmed release-retention window, so new bookings may not appear instantly and released people may no longer show. For time-sensitive custody confirmation, call the sheriff's main line at 419-734-4404, jail administration at 419-734-6864, the full-service facility line listed on the sheriff fee sheet at 419-734-6828, or the MSJ line at 419-734-6995.
The roster does not replace the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, ICE, VINELink, or court records. A person arrested in Ottawa County may be booked locally, released, moved to court, transferred to state prison after sentencing, held on a federal or immigration detainer, or no longer in custody. The right lookup path depends on that custody status.
How to Use the Ottawa County Inmate Roster
Use the official JailTracker roster at https://omsweb.public-safety-cloud.com/jtclientweb/jailtracker/index/Ottawa_County_OH for current county jail custody. The sheriff's website also links to the same current inmate roster from its FAQ. The app is free and public; no paid subscription or public login requirement was located in the researched roster shell.
- Open the sheriff roster link or start from the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office website and follow the current inmate roster link.
- Search broadly by last name first. The roster model exposes last-name and first-name search fields, and a last-name search is the safest first pass when spelling or middle names are uncertain.
- Use any search type, agency, or first-name filter only after the broad search. Those controls are supported by the roster model, but their exact public labels can vary because the app renders client-side.
- Complete a CAPTCHA if one appears. The JailTracker model includes CAPTCHA fields and validation, so repeated or automated searches may be challenged.
- Open the person/profile record from the result row. Confirm identity with name, booking or original book date, status, charges, bond fields, court fields, and arresting agency.
- If the person is missing, check VINELink, search ODRC for sentenced prison custody, use BOP or ICE if federal or immigration custody is possible, and contact the sheriff records unit for historical booking records.
Ottawa County Roster Search Fields
The researched roster could not be fully rendered in the command-line environment because it loads as a Blazor WebAssembly app. The official roster model still exposes the search field universe. The table below uses careful wording where a field is supported by the app but the exact visible label was not confirmed in the rendered public screen.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Likely when name search is enabled | The model exposes last-name search text and a name-search-required setting. Start here for broad results. |
| First Name | Text | Optional or unspecified | Use to narrow common surnames after checking the last-name result set. |
| Search Type | Dropdown or radio | Unspecified | The app exposes search type options, but the exact public options were not visible in plain HTML. |
| Agency | Dropdown | Optional or unspecified | Agency option fields exist in the model. Use only if the public roster shows an agency filter. |
| CAPTCHA Code | Text | Conditional | The app includes CAPTCHA image, key, code, and validation fields. |
| Offender View Key | System key | System controlled | Used by the application to open an individual offender profile. |
What an Ottawa County Inmate Profile Shows
Ottawa County's JailTracker model supports a detailed inmate-profile inventory. Not every supported field is guaranteed to display publicly for every person, and confidential medical or mental-health information should not appear. Ohio public-records law also permits or requires redaction for exempt material.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | First, middle, and last name fields are present in the model. Use other identifiers before assuming a match. |
| Booking or original book date | The roster supports original booking date/time and date-range controls. |
| Booking number / jacket | The model includes jacket fields and a setting to show booking number in the grid. |
| Facility | A facility-in-grid flag exists, important because Ottawa County has both the Detention Facility and MSJ. |
| Status and release date | Offender status and final release date/time fields exist, though current roster records may not keep released people visible. |
| Charges and court data | Charge description, arrest code, crime type and level, court type, court name, court time, offense date, arrest date, case number, control number, counts, and charge status are supported. |
| Bond and fine fields | Bond type, bond amount, fine amount, and a setting to show bond fields in charge grids are present. |
| Arresting agency and holds | Arresting agency, hold type, hold reason, hold dates, contact name, and contact phone fields are supported. |
| Image or mugshot | Image fields are present, but public display of booking photos was not confirmed in the rendered Ottawa County profile. |
| Sentence and special fields | Sentence and agency-specific special-field components may appear where configured. |
Finding County, State, Federal, and ICE Inmates
Ottawa County inmate records can sit in different systems at different stages of a case. The county jail roster is for sheriff custody. ODRC is for people committed to Ohio prison or under Ohio Adult Parole Authority supervision. BOP is for federal prisoners. ICE ODLS is for immigration detainees. VINELink is useful for custody notifications and release or transfer alerts, but it is not a booking-record archive.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Important Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Current county jail custody | Ottawa County JailTracker roster | Covers current sheriff custody, not necessarily released or historical records. |
| Sentenced Ohio prison / APA supervision | Ohio DRC Offender Search | County of commitment is the sentencing county, not a current residence field. |
| Federal sentenced prisoner | BOP Inmate Locator | Does not provide Ottawa County jail booking details or county mugshots. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | Uses A-number/country of birth or biographical search paths, not local criminal roster fields. |
| Notifications after release or transfer | VINELink | Best for custody-status alerts, not certified jail records. |
Ottawa County Jail Facilities
The sheriff's Corrections Division operates two local jail facilities. The Detention Facility is the full-service county jail, and the Minimum Security Jail is a 48-bed dormitory-style facility for qualified offenders. The sheriff says the jail makes the final MSJ housing determination even when a court says that option may be available.
The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division page identifies the two jail facilities and the shared communications and visitation systems.
The corrections page is the controlling local source for the two-facility structure, bed counts, inmate programs, and ICSolutions video visitation reference.
Ottawa County Detention Facility
315 Madison Street, Room 110
Port Clinton, OH 43452
Main: 419-734-4404; jail administration: 419-734-6864; full-service facility line: 419-734-6828
41-bed full-service county jail for adult men and women charged with or convicted of misdemeanor and/or felony offenses.
Ottawa County Minimum Security Jail
1862 East Perry Street
Port Clinton, OH 43452
MSJ facility line: 419-734-6995; jail administration: 419-734-6864
48-bed minimum-security dormitory-style jail for qualified offenders as determined by jail classification.
Booking Process in Ottawa County
A typical Ottawa County jail intake begins with an arrest, warrant, citation-related court order, or commitment paperwork. The arresting agency may be a sheriff deputy, municipal police department, Ohio State Highway Patrol, or another agency. Staff confirm identity and legal authority, inventory property, process booking photos and fingerprints, complete receiving screens, classify the person, and assign housing.
Ohio full-service jail standards require receiving screens, health appraisal procedures, emergency medical, dental, and mental-health care, release documentation, property receipts, and a system for health requests and grievances. Ottawa County's sheriff page confirms full-time medical staff and a full-time mental-health professional in the Corrections Division. The sheriff also states that inmates have access to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office Inmate Handbook upon booking for orientation services.
No official Ottawa County source gave a precise booking-processing time or roster update cycle. A new booking may not show immediately. For urgent identity, bond, transport, or release questions, use the roster and then call the sheriff or jail rather than relying on an assumed update interval.
Visitation Hours and Rules
Ottawa County visitation information is centered on ICSolutions/The Visitor rather than a static paper schedule. Visitors must register for an ICSolutions account, and registration is free. Video visits may be onsite from facility terminals or offsite from a Windows computer, Android device, iPhone, or iPad. Offsite visits are fee-based, costs vary by facility, and internet connectivity problems during offsite visits are not refunded.
| Day | Official Static Hours Located? | How to Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | No static Ottawa County hours located | Use ICSolutions availability in the account. |
| Tuesday | No static Ottawa County hours located | Use ICSolutions availability in the account. |
| Wednesday | No static Ottawa County hours located | Use ICSolutions availability in the account. |
| Thursday | No static Ottawa County hours located | Use ICSolutions availability in the account. |
| Friday | No static Ottawa County hours located | Use ICSolutions availability in the account. |
| Saturday | No static Ottawa County hours located | Use ICSolutions availability in the account. |
| Sunday | No static Ottawa County hours located | Use ICSolutions availability in the account. |
How to Contact an Ottawa County Inmate
The sheriff's Corrections page directs family and friends to ICSolutions to set up accounts, send messages, put funds on an inmate's phone account, and leave voice messages. The sheriff page did not publish per-minute phone rates, commissary ordering days, kiosk hours, deposit limits, or a separate commissary provider.
For mail, the researched sheriff pages did not publish a full personal-mail format, scanned-mail rule, postcard-only rule, or publication policy. Use the official sheriff address only after confirming with jail staff: Ottawa County Sheriff's Office / Detention Facility, 315 Madison Street, Room 110, Port Clinton, OH 43452. Ohio jail standards allow incoming mail, correspondence, and packages to be opened and inspected for contraband or non-permitted items. Legal mail is inspected in the inmate's presence for contraband.
Records Requests, Fees, and the Sheriff's App
For jail inmate records not available on the live roster, use the sheriff's public-records process. Deputy Heather Moss is listed as the public-records contact at 419-734-6823 and hmoss@ottawacountysheriff.org. The sheriff's address for in-person or mail routing is 315 Madison Street, Room 110, Port Clinton, OH 43452.
The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office public records page gives the local records contact and links to the June 2025 cost sheet.
The fee sheet states that video or audio production is charged at $75 per hour for review and editing, capped at $750 per request, plus $15 per USB storage device up to 64 GB if needed. Electronic files up to 25 MB can be sent electronically on request; larger files require USB prepayment. Paper copies on one-sided black-and-white 8.5x11 paper are five cents per page after the first 20 free pages.
The official Ottawa County Sheriff's Office mobile app is another access channel. The iOS and Google Play listings advertise public inmate views, news releases, sheriff sales, and citizen communication features. The app is not for emergency reporting; emergency situations should go to 911.
Commissary and Inmate Funds
Ottawa County's official pages confirm ICSolutions for phone account funding, secure messages, and voice messages. A separate official commissary deposit provider, lobby kiosk rule, deposit cap, or commissary schedule was not located in the researched sheriff pages. For MSJ-qualified inmates, the sheriff says they may bring $100 cash at initial booking and may bring their own Bible, but all other property or money rules should be confirmed with jail administration before arrival.
Confirm first: Check current custody and facility placement before sending money, scheduling a visit, or mailing personal items. Holds, transfers, release, or MSJ eligibility decisions can change the correct process.