This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. Those requests must go to the agency that holds the record.
Official Ross County Contacts
For county jail custody, start with the Ross County Sheriff's Office and Ross County Jail. The sheriff's office and jail are at 28 North Paint Street, Chillicothe, OH 45601. The sheriff's administrative office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., except federally observed holidays. The business office is 740-773-1186, the jail line is 740-773-1187, and dispatch is 740-773-1185. Civil/Records is listed through Deputy Kylie Wampler at extension 168, and Sheriff George W. Lavender Jr. is listed at extension 112.
- For someone in the local jail, use the jail inmate records page or call Ross County Jail.
- For booking photos, start with jail roster mugshots and then contact Civil/Records if the photo is not public online.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Ross County Clerk or Chillicothe Municipal Court.
- For a specific detention facility, use the Ross County Jail, Chillicothe Correctional Institution, or Ross Correctional Institution pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Ohio prisoner, use the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Offender Search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.