Fairfield County OH Main Jail - Maximum

County Jail

Last Updated: December 14, 2023
Address
345 Lincoln Ave, Lancaster, OH 43130
Beds
26
County
Fairfield
Phone
740-652-7301

Fairfield Co Max Jail is for County 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 County - medium facility.

The phone carrier is Inmate Calling Solutions (ICSolutions), 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 Fairfield Co Max Jail on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 740-652-7301.

When someone you care about gets locked up, it's tough to figure out all the ins and outs of jail life. From sending mail to visiting, there are a lot of things to sort out. And getting info about the arrest? Not always easy. That's where this webpage comes in handy. It's here to help you get a handle on how things work at Fairfield County OH Main Jail - Maximum so you can stay connected and support your loved one behind bars.

The Fairfield Co Max Jail is a detention center located at 345 Lincoln Ave Lancaster, OH which is operated locally by the Fairfield 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. Fairfield County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Lancaster Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.

New detainees arrive at the jail regularly, with some being released on bail, placed under pretrial services caseloads, supervised by probation agencies, or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who are not released await their court appearances at the jail, receiving accommodations including bedding and meals. You can see all the arrest records for Ohio here.

Educational Classes
Educational classes are held on Monday and Wednesday each week for prisoners. An instructor from the Fairfield County Adult Education Department teaches the class. The classes are free of charge to most prisoners staying at the facility.

Classes are designed to improve the reading and math skills of the prisoners, as well as assist them in attaining their G.E.D. certificate.

Drug and Alcohol Programming
AA Counselors currently hold group meetings on Tuesday evenings for female prisoners and Wednesday evenings for male prisoners.

Prisoners-At-Work
Available on a case by case basis to be determined by the Jail Supervisor.

Health Care
Medical services for prisoners at the jail operate under the medical license and supervision of a certified licensed physician. Assisting the jail physician with the medical care are three full time nurses. All prisoners have access to emergency medical care. Prisoners who need emergency medical treatment are transported by squad to the Fairfield Medical Center. Prisoners experiencing a non-emergency medical problem that want to see the medical staff are required to fill out a sick call form before seeing the jail physician. The jail physician holds sick call for prisoners each week. Medications are distributed to the prisoners each day by jail staff at regularly scheduled times. All medications brought to the jail by family members or friends of prisoners and medications received from prisoners during their booking-intake process are screened by the jail medical staff prior to being distributed to a prisoner.

Reentry Coalition
The Fairfield County Reentry Coalition was developed to address the needs of offenders returning to the community from prison or jail. Fairfield County Job & Family Services was awarded a grant to develop a coalition of social service agencies, law enforcement, community members, faith-based groups, and ex-offenders with the common goal of keeping our community safe.

Mission: Building a safer community and reducing recidivism in Fairfield County by providing evidence-based models of successful reentry through social service agencies, citizens, law enforcement and ex-offenders re-entering Fairfield County from an institution or jail.

Vision: Creating a safer community and productive citizens by offering an opportunity for social service agencies, law enforcement, businesses, ex-offenders, and citizens of Fairfield County to join together and develop a strategic plan to reduce recidivism in Fairfield County.

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 Fairfield County OH Main Jail - Maximum.

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

Fairfield County Main Jail - Maximum - Visitation

Visitation times
Sundays - 5pm-8pm
Tuesdays - 5pm-8pm
Thursdays - 5pm-8pm
Saturdays - 5pm-8pm

Visiting Regulations
All visitation for prisoners is conducted at the facility at 345 Lincoln Ave., Lancaster. Visitation with prisoners is conducted through a monitor system referred to as video visitation.

You MUST schedule a visit 48 hours in advance. You can schedule a visit on the kiosk located in the jail lobby or online at icsolutions.com.
If you have any questions, call Customer Care at 888-506-8407.

You must be on time for the visit. If you are late, 10 minutes or more, you will not be allowed to visit. Visitors must provide a photo ID. After the receptionist has checked your ID, you will be directed to one of the visitation booths located next to the lobby area. The inmate must log into the system for the monitor to work in the housing unit.

Prisoners are permitted one (1) twenty-minute visit per week.

Ask The Inmate

Ask a former inmate questions at no charge. The inmate answering has spent considerable time in the federal prison system, state and county jails, and in a prison that was run by the private prison entity CCA. Ask your question or browse previous questions in response to comments or further questions of members of the InmateAid community.