Cuyahoga County jail inmate search

To check if someone is in custody right now, call the booking desk at 216-698-4820. Staff on the Inmate Information line can confirm if a person is at the facility. For state prison transfers, check with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction or use the Ohio inmate search guide.

Officers bring people arrested on county warrants to the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center at any hour. Because intake runs day and night, a recent arrest may not be listed while staff finish the paperwork.

All booking details come from the booking desk, according to the Inmate Information page. Call the booking desk at 216-698-4820, 216-515-8348, or 216-698-6430 to check on a recent arrival right away.

Each desk handles specific questions, as listed on the Inmate Information, Commissary, and Registration & Visitation pages.

• Booking desk: Call 216-698-4820, 216-515-8348, or 216-698-6430 for custody and booking questions.
• Administrative Coordinator and Warden's Office: Call (216) 443-6125 for questions about the jail, staff, or inmates. Attorneys also call this number with their bar details to register a privileged phone line.
• Commissary: Call (216) 698-6244 for jail store questions.
• Securus Video Connect support: Call 1-877-578-3658 for video visit help.

People held in custody stay at the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center in Cleveland, Ohio. This building is the main jail listed on the Inmate Information page. The facility's Commissary office is at 1215 W. 3rd St., 1st Floor.

The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department operates the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center and answers all custody questions. You can call their booking desk at 216-698-4820 or the Administrative Coordinator at (216) 443-6125 to check on someone.

All video visits use Securus Video Connect, according to the Registration & Visitation page. You must make a Securus account online or in the mobile app first.

• Video visits at the jail: You get one free 20-minute visit each week.
• Video visits from home: A 25-minute remote visit costs $4.00.
• Visits behind glass: In-person visits are limited to juveniles and to people with sentences of 90 days or longer.
• Booking ahead: Behind-glass visits need an in-person visitor application and must be booked 48 hours in advance.

Call 1-877-578-3658 for Securus support.

Personal mail is not accepted at the jail, according to the Inmate Information page. Letters go to the Securus Digital Mail Center for scanning, while legal mail and publications still go directly to the facility. Packages and money orders are never accepted.

You can send money to an inmate account through Access Corrections. Those funds pay for items at the Commissary, which is the jail store that sells prepaid calling cards. The commissary office is at 1215 W. 3rd St., 1st Floor.

People in custody cannot receive incoming phone calls. They place outgoing calls on coinless collect phones, according to the Inmate Information page.

You can set up a prepaid AdvanceConnect account through Securus to get calls. Inmates can also buy prepaid calling cards from the commissary. Attorneys with a privileged phone number must call the Warden's Office at (216) 443-6125 to register their line.

County Jail Lookup does not show names, mugshots, or arrest records. Call the Inmate Information booking desk at 216-698-4820 to ask what custody details the county provides.

A bond is money or a written promise given to the court so a person can go home before trial. For felony cases in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, you can post cash or 10% bonds online. The Online Bond Posting page takes credit or debit cards for a 3% fee.

Ohio courts also allow personal recognizance, unsecured bonds, real estate bonds, or a surety bond through a bail agent. Read how to bail someone out of jail for more details.

When you pay a bond on the Online Bond Posting page, notice goes to the Release desk inside the jail. Staff then finish the release paperwork before the person walks out. Call 216-698-4820 or (216) 443-6125 to check on a release.