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- 440-329-3709, 440-329-3770
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Lorain County OH Jail basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 440-329-3709, 440-329-3770
This facility is for adult inmates.
The Lorain County OH Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 9896 Murray Ridge Road Elyria, OH which is operated locally by the Lorain County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Lorain County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Elyria Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.
The Corrections Division is the largest division of the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office who’s main purpose is to maintain the safety and security of all persons incarcerated in the Lorain County Jail. The County jail is virtually a small city with in-house medical staff, mental health staff, and infirmary, on site full scale laundry, professional kitchen, library, maintenance and janitorial workers, chaplain and a contract commissary service.
The Corrections Division receives inmates from the police agencies in the county, the Ohio Department of Corrections for parole violations, the Probation Department for probation violations and the Lorain County Common Pleas & Municipal Courts.
The quick and accurate processing of those incarcerated is accomplished with the use of digital imaging and digital fingerprint scanning. This equipment ensures fast and precise identification of persons arrested by electronically transmitting fingerprints to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) in central Ohio. All bookings are computerized. A video arraignment program used for for the Municipal courts reduce the security risks and cost of transporting inmates.
The Lorain County Jail is a full service jail that can house 422 male and female prisoners.
visitation Info
PRISON_NAME – Visitation at PRISON_ADDRESS, PRISON_CITY, PRISON_STATE_ABBR
- Monday 9am – 6pm
- Tuesday 9am – 6pm
- Wednesday 9am – 6pm
- Thursday 9am – 6pm
- Friday 9am – 6pm
All visits are non-contact and conducted through a glass partition. This facility may also have a video visitation option, please call PRISON_PHONE for more information and updates to the current rules and regulations.
Inmates are allowed 2 visitors per day
