Lima Jail Roster Lookup

The Lima jail roster is kept by the Allen County Sheriff's Office. Lima is the county seat of Allen County, and the jail sits right in the city. All Lima Police arrests go to the Allen County Jail for booking and processing. You can search the jail roster online to find current inmates by name and view their charges, bond amount, and booking photo. Lima is the biggest city in Allen County, so a large portion of jail bookings come from Lima Police activity. The Allen County Corrections Center holds about 300 inmates and serves as the only booking facility for the entire county.

Allen County Jail Roster in Lima

The Allen County Jail is at 333 N. Main Street, Lima, OH 45801. The Allen County Sheriff's Office runs the facility. It holds about 300 inmates in multiple housing units with different security levels. The jail is a modern corrections center that replaced older buildings. When Lima Police arrest someone, they bring them here for intake.

Intake works like this. Officers hand the person off to jail staff. A booking photo gets taken. Personal details are recorded. The charges get entered into the system. All of that shows up on the jail roster right away. The sheriff's website has an online inmate search tool where you type in a name and pull up matching records. You can also call (419) 227-4060 to check on an inmate by phone.

The Allen County Jail uses video visitation. You schedule your visit ahead of time through the approved provider. Walk-in visits are not how it works. Commissary items can be purchased using deposited funds. The jail contracts with healthcare providers for routine medical care, mental health support, and emergency response. Programs at the facility include education courses, substance abuse treatment, and religious services.

Lima Police Department Arrest Records

The Lima Police Department works from 117 E. Market Street, Lima, OH 45801. Call 419-221-5261 for non-emergency calls. The Records Bureau handles requests for police reports and arrest documentation.

Lima Municipal Court processes misdemeanor cases from the city. Felony charges go to Allen County Common Pleas Court. The arrested person stays at the Allen County Jail regardless of which court hears the case. They are there until bond is posted or the court orders a release. Lima officers work with the sheriff's office and other Allen County police departments to process arrests and move cases through the system. Since the jail is in Lima itself, the transport from arrest to booking is short.

Note: The Allen County Corrections Center handles inmates from Lima Municipal Court and other courts across the county.

Lima Jail Roster Online Resources

The Lima city government website provides information about the police department, municipal court, and other city offices and services.

The city site has contact details for the police department and links to local government services. For the jail roster, you go through the Allen County Sheriff's Office website where the inmate search tool is hosted.

State prison searches use the ODRC Offender Search tool. This covers everyone serving time in Ohio's state prison system under ORC §5120.66. Someone from Lima who got sentenced to state prison shows up here instead of on the county roster.

The ODRC database has mugshots, criminal history, sentence details, current facility, and projected release dates for all state prisoners across Ohio.

Lima Jail Roster and Public Records Law

Ohio's public records statute, ORC §149.43, makes jail roster data available to everyone. You can request it without explaining why. The Allen County Sheriff has to provide records showing who is in the jail, what charges they face, and when they were booked. Bond amounts are included too. This law applies to the jail roster and to most other government records in the state.

If your request gets turned down, the Ohio Attorney General's Sunshine Laws portal is there to help. The AG's office mediates between requesters and government agencies when disputes come up about records access. They publish the Ohio Sunshine Laws Manual, which lays out how public records work in practical terms. Use it if you are not sure what you can or cannot get from a government office.

Victim Notification and Legal Help

Register with VINE to receive alerts about inmates at the Allen County Jail. The service is free. When someone gets released, transferred, or escapes, you get a call, text, or email. Victim rights in Ohio are covered under ORC §2930.16.

The Ohio State Bar Association offers a referral service for criminal defense attorneys in Allen County. If you need a lawyer in Lima, they can help match you with someone. Federal inmates are tracked through the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. Federal cases from Lima do not show up on the Allen County jail roster since they go through a different system. The Ohio.gov offender search connects to the state's inmate databases too.

Nearby Cities

Other cities near Lima with jail roster pages on this site.