About Ohio's Correctional System
Ohio operates one of the largest state prison systems in the Midwest, managed by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC). The state houses inmates across dozens of state prisons, correctional reception centers, and community-based correctional facilities throughout the state.
If you are searching for an Ohio inmate, use the state's official search portal at
this link.
For federal inmates, use the
Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
Visitors to Ohio facilities must be on an approved visitation list. Contact the
facility directly using the phone numbers listed below to confirm current visitation
schedules, as these may change without notice.
Community corrections is an integral component of the Bureau's correctional programs. Community corrections staff develop and administer contracts for community-based correctional programs and serve as the Bureau's local liaison with the Federal courts, the U.S. Marshals Service, state and local corrections, and a variety of community groups.
Approximately 15 percent of the Bureau's inmate population are confined in secure facilities operated primarily by private corrections companies and to a lesser extent by state and local governments, and in privately-operated community corrections centers. Contract facilities help the Bureau manage its population and are especially useful for meeting the needs of low security, specialized populations like sentenced criminal aliens. Staff of the Correctional Programs Division in Central Office provide oversight for privately-operated facilities.
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Elkton, Ohio, is a low security facility housing male offenders. It has an adjacent satellite low that houses low and minimum security male offenders. FCI Elkton is located in central Columbiana County, 3 miles east of Lisbon, 30 miles south of Youngstown, and 45 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
If you need information about a detainee that is housed at this facility, you may call 216-535-0510 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. When you call, please have the individual�s biographical information ready, including first, last and hyphenated names, any aliases he or she may use, date of birth and country of birth.If you need to get in touch with a detainee you must call 419-448-5074 and leave the detainee�s full name, alien registration number and a telephone number where you can be reached. He or she will be given your message.