Bedford Heights City Jail

City Jail

Last Updated: March 26, 2024
Address
5661 Perkins Rd, Bedford Heights, OH 44146
County
Cuyahoga
Phone
440-786-3254
Fax
440-786-7781

BHCJ is for City Jail offenders sentenced up to twenty four months.

All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for City Jail - medium facility.

The phone carrier is Securus Tech®, to see their rates and best-calling plans for your inmate to call you.

If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders

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You can support your loved ones at BHCJ on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 440-786-3254.

The Bedford Heights City Jail is a city jail located at 5661 Perkins Rd in Bedford Heights, OH. It serves as the holding facility for the Bedford Heights Police Department or agencies within the judicial district of Cuyahoga County. City jails are locally operated short-term facilities that hold inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both, and inmates sentenced to a term of less than one year, typically misdemeanants or repeat nuisance criminals. Most inmates not condemned to penalty or punishment could qualify for bail. If you would like information regarding a release, please call 440-786-3254.

Inmates scheduled for longer-term sentences will get transferred to a Federal or State Prisons run by either the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) or Ohio Department of Corrections. There is no time frame given for the transfer, the factors include bed space and logistic timing for the sheriff or marshals to transport the inmate securely.

Family and Friends of inmates are allowed to:

Receive phone calls from the inmates,

• Provide them with commissary money

Receive and send them mail

• Schedule a time to visit.

Inmate Locator

To utilize the Inmate Search page on InmateAid, begin by selecting the relevant prison facility in Ohio. This allows you to view the current list of inmates housed at Bedford Heights City Jail.

The second section features the InmateAid Inmate Search tool, providing a user-generated database of inmates. You can access this resource to utilize any of InmateAid's services. If you require assistance in creating an inmate profile to maintain communication, please contact us at aid@inmateaid.com, and we'll gladly help you locate your loved one.

As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it.

Visitation Information

Visitation hours and rules:

  • Monday – Friday 6:00pm to 8:00pm
  • Tuesday – Friday 10:00am to 12:00pm
  • Saturday & Sunday 9:30am to 10:30am

Only sentenced prisoners can have visitors.
Visitors are subject to searches.
NO CHILDREN
Only one visitor a day

Friends and Family Visits - Visitation is scheduled by individual request only. Detainees must schedule the visit on Sundays and they are allowed one (1) 30-minute visit per week to take place on Wednesdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To ensure adequate time to process visitors through security, all visitors must arrive 45 minutes prior to the scheduled visit time.

Visitors must present a valid verifiable government-issued identification card to enter the facility.

Visits shall not exceed 30 minutes. If the visitor has travelled more than 25 miles, visits shall not exceed 90 minutes.

Minors who are visiting the facility must be accompanied by an adult guardian (18 years or older). Minors must not be left unaccompanied in the waiting room, visiting room or any other area.

Attorney Visits - Legal representatives of detainees are authorized to visit their clients during the following hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week

A list of pro bono (free) legal organizations will be posted in all detainee housing units and other appropriate areas. This list shall be updated quarterly. If a detainee wishes to see a representative or paralegal from that organization, it is the detainee’s responsibility to contact them for an appointment.

Consular Visits - Consular officials may meet with their detained nationals at any time. It is requested that prior arrangements be made with the ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer to the extent possible, and that consular officials bring appropriate credentials when they come to the facility. The ICE Supervisory Deportation Officer in charge of the facility can be reached at (216) 535-0364.

Clergy Visits - Clergy may visit detainees at any time, but must make prior arrangements with the facility at (440) 786-3254.

Visiting Restrictions - All family or other social visits are non-contact.

  • No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted in the facility.
  • If visitors are or appear to be intoxicated, visitation will not be allowed.
  • All visitors are subject to search while in the facility.
  • Visitors are not allowed to pass or attempt to pass any items to detainees.
  • Visitors are not allowed to carry any items into the visitation area.

Search Procedures (prior to or during all visitations) - All individuals requesting admittance to the facility or the visitation area are subject to a pat-down search of their person, an inspection of their belongings, and a metal scan search. Individuals refusing to cooperate with a reasonable search will not be admitted. No firearms or weapons of any kind are permitted. No electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, radios, etc.) are permitted in the secure areas of this facility.

Ask The Inmate

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