Corrections / Civil / Courts

The Corrections/Civil/Court Division is the largest division of the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office. It’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 and mental health staff on-site. A full-scale laundry, professional kitchen, library and contract commissary serve our 422 male and female inmates.

The Division receives and transports inmates from various county police agencies, the Ohio Department of Corrections, county and state probation departments 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.