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Fairfield County Jail, OH Inmate Search, Mugshots, Prison Roster

Updated on: March 2, 2024
740-652-7240
221 East Main Street, Lancaster, OH, 43130

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The Fairfield County Jail serves the city of Lancaster and other surrounding areas. Fairfield County Jail in Ohio is a medium security facility.

The Fairfield County Criminal Justice Center houses the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Department, Lancaster Police Department, and the 80,000-square foot correctional facility.

A matron and kitchen staff of three, with the help of inmate trustees, serves nearly 600 meals daily. Two full-time maintenance staff and one custodian maintain and clean the facility daily.

The mailing address for the Fairfield County Jail is:

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Fairfield County Jail Prison Information

Jail Name Fairfield County Jail
Jail Type County Jail
Location 221 East Main Street, Lancaster, OH, 43130
Contact Numbers 740-652-7240
City Lancaster
Postal Code 43130
State Ohio
County Fairfield County
Jail Webpage website

Fairfield County Sheriffs Office

Sheriff Dave Phalen
Address 221 East Main Street, Lancaster, Ohio, 43130
Phone 740-653-5223
Fax 740-687-6751
Website website

Inmate Resources for Family and Friends

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Inmate Search

To find out if someone you know is in Fairfield County Jail, do an inmate search on this jail tracker.

Here you will find the following information on each inmate:

  • Their name

  • Their mugshot

  • Their age

  • Their booking date

  • Their height/weight

  • Their hair/eye color

  • Their race

  • Their sex

  • The arresting officer

  • Their arrest date

  • Their address

  • Their inmate classification

Sending a Mail

Inmates may receive letters, legal mail, and publications from publishers only, which are reviewed to determine whether they are obscene or constitute a danger to safety and security.

To write to an inmate, you need the inmate’s name and DOC number and the name and address. You can look up an offender's DOC number and location on the DOC website.

Address both the letter and envelope as follows:

Offender name, DOC#
221 East Main Street, Lancaster, OH, 43130

All incoming and outgoing mail is opened, examined, and read by designated facility staff.

Offenders are allowed unrestricted access to legal representatives and courts through the mail. Only that mail to or from an offender which is clearly identified as legal mail is treated as such. It is the responsibility of the sender to indicate that the correspondence is legal mail.

Sending Money

You may only submit money orders, cashier’s checks, and tax returns made out in the name of the inmate who is to receive the funds. The jail will not accept cash, personal checks, or payroll checks.

Friends and Family of IDOC can also send money electronically without the use of money orders through JPay.com. Visit JPay.com for your free account and get your loved one the money they need in as little as 24 hours.

Inmates may only receive money from people on their approved visitor list. If you are a friend or family member of an inmate and do not know if you are on their visitor list, please call 740-652-7240 to see if you are. If you are not, you will need to ask the inmate to put you on the list.

Phone Calls

Inmates at Fairfield County Jail can talk to friends and family at the local rate no matter where they might live. You can set this up with Securtel at inmate calls.

When you sign-up, you will be assigned either a local or long distance phone number to the Securus jail facility. When the inmate calls your new number, the call is redirected to your cell phone and charged at the lowest possible rate charges by Securustech.net.

Securus provides unlimited minutes per month and unlimited calls per month. There are no restrictions other than a three hour per call limitation.

Visiting Rules

To visit an inmate, you must find out from the inmate when their visitation is. The jail staff will not release the visitation schedule of an inmate, so you will need to obtain this information from the inmate.

The public may visit no more than one time per week, Monday through Saturday at this location: 221 East Main Street, Lancaster, OH, 43130.

Visitors must sign in at least 15 minutes before their scheduled visits.

Inmates are allowed no more than one visit per day. Visitors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian, unless they are visiting a parent.

All visitors must have acceptable identification. This includes a driver’s license with picture identification, military ID, or another verifiable picture ID.

Any visitor who appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs will not be permitted to visit. Inappropriate behavior, including the use of profanity will not be permitted. No weapons will be permitted.

Violation of the above restrictions may cause the visit to be canceled or terminated, and visiting privileges may be suspended by the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Department.

Visitation Hours

Sunday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
Monday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Thursday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Saturday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
Holiday

Directions

Refer the map below to find the driving directions.

Fairfield County Prison Statistics

Fairfield County Prison Admissions

Asian Prison Admissions -
Male Prison Admissions 159
Black Prison Admissions 27
Latino Prison Admissions 5
White Prison Admissions 235
Total Prison Admissions 198
Native Prison Admissions -
Other Prison Admissions -
Female Prison Admissions 39

Fairfield County Jail Admissions By Race

Black Jail Population 57
Asian Jail Population -
White Jail Population 205
Native Jail Population -
Latino Jail Population 4

Fairfield County Jail Admissions

Male Jail Population 204
Female Jail Population 62
Total Jail Admissions 5,486
Total Jail Population 267

Fairfield County Pretrial Jail Population

Male Pretrial Jail Population 120
Female Pretrial Jail Population 17
Pretrial Jail Population 200