Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Clark County, Ohio, has about 135,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clark County is held at the county jail, run by the Clark County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Clark County public records, Clark County arrest records, Clark County warrants, Clark County police reports, Clark County property records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Clark County
The county jail, run by the Clark County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Clark County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Clark County Sheriff's Office at clarkcountyohio.gov/223/Jail (page title: Jail | Clark County, OH), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Clark County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 220 people, up from about 170 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 181 beds, and it ran at 120 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clark County has about 135,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clark County Jail
The Clark County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Springfield, Enon, South Charleston, North Hampton, South Vienna, Tremont City and one more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Clark County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Clark County: the Clark County Park District (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Donnelsville's 1,152 for 2025, the Clark County Sheriff's Office's 841 for 2025 and Springfield's 824 for 2025.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Clark County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Clark County serves the sentence in a facility of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, whose inmate locator is at appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Clark County?
Ask the Clark County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at clarkcountyohio.gov/223/Jail.
How many people are in the Clark County jail?
About 220 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 181 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Clark County go?
To a facility of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction; its inmate locator is at appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch.
Is this the official Clark County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.