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 between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Richland County, Ohio, has about 125,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Richland County is held at the county jail, run by the Richland 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: Richland County public records, Richland County arrest records, Richland County warrants, Richland County police reports, Richland County property records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Richland County
The county jail, run by the Richland County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Richland County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Richland County Sheriff's Office at richlandcountyoh.gov/departments/sheriff (page title: Richland County Ohio | Sheriff), phone 419-524-2412, 911 Location 597 Park Ave. East Mansfield, OH 44905-2848, Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 419-524-2412.
The Richland County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 200 people, down from about 280 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 234 beds, and it ran at 86 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Richland County has about 125,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 16 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Richland County Jail
The Richland County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Mansfield, Shelby, Ontario, Lexington, Bellville, Plymouth and one more cities make the arrests that end in a booking in Richland County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Richland County: Ohio State University at Mansfield (campus police).
The Crestline Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Richland County, so its arrests are not broken out for Richland County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Mansfield's 2,278 for 2025, the Richland County Sheriff's Office's 1,193 for 2025 and Shelby's 457 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Richland County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 4,637 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Richland County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction lists its inmates at appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Richland County?
Ask the Richland County Sheriff's Office at 419-524-2412; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at richlandcountyoh.gov/departments/sheriff.
How many people are in the Richland County jail?
About 200 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 234 beds.
What is the phone number for the Richland County jail?
419-524-2412, the number on the page of the Richland County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Richland 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 Richland 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.