This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that holds the record.
Jail and Records Contacts
The Ross County Sheriff's Office is the direct source for county jail custody and an existing booking or release record. Call before visiting to confirm the right desk and current access hours.
Ross County Sheriff's Office28 North Paint Street
Chillicothe, OH 45601
Business and nonemergency: 740-773-1186
Jail: 740-773-1187
Civil and Records: extension 168
Jail administrator: extension 126
Different questions belong with different offices:
- Use the Ross County released-inmate home page for the full person-search path and county record-request steps.
- Check parole and probation for ODRC supervision, court community control, and violator status.
- For a same-day custody change, see the 24-hour release list explanation and its official fallback chain.
- For timing or alerts, compare the projected release date with the VINELink check.
- Use the facility pages in the footer when the last known location was the county jail, CCI, RCI, or the juvenile center.
- A sentenced Ohio prisoner belongs in the ODRC offender search, not the sheriff's current jail roster.
- Federal and immigration cases require the BOP or ICE locator, and a USMS record request may be needed for federal pretrial history.
For court documents, the Ross County Clerk Legal Division is at 2 North Paint Street, Suite B, Chillicothe, OH 45601, telephone 740-702-3010, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ODRC Central Records receives mail at P.O. Box 430, Columbus, OH 43216.