Washington County Jail Overview
The Washington County Sheriff's Office corrections page identifies Washington County Jail as the county's full-service local detention facility. It is operated by the sheriff's office, not by a separate county department of correction. The jail receives adults from sheriff arrests, Marietta Police Department arrests, Belpre Police Department arrests, Ohio State Highway Patrol cases, court commitments, and other agency channels. A person held here may be awaiting a first appearance, waiting on bond, serving local jail time, held on a warrant, or waiting on another court or agency to act.
The facility began accepting inmates on July 9, 2004. WCSO describes eight housing areas or dorms, four holding cells used for intoxicated inmates until they are sober, and twelve lockdown cells for disciplinary or problem inmates. A control room monitors internal and external security cameras and electronically controlled doors. Those facts make Washington County Jail more than a booking counter: it has short-term holding, general housing, security housing, health-related screening, and court-appearance functions inside one local jail.
The official WCSO corrections page lists capacity, visitation, mail, deposits, and lobby rules for Washington County Jail.
Use that official corrections page for current jail rules before visiting, mailing items, or sending money, because operational rules can change faster than public search results.
Washington County Jail Capacity
The current best-supported local capacity figure is 124 beds in 62 cells. WCSO uses that figure on its corrections materials, and the 2025 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction annual jail inspection reported actual general housing capacity of 124. The WCSO 2024 annual review also reported a 2024 average daily population of 111, including an average daily population of 90 male inmates and 21 female inmates. The 2025 ODRC inspection listed 99 inmates on the October 21, 2025 inspection date.
Older ODRC inspection PDFs from 2023 and 2024 were indexed with a 139-capacity figure and 104 inmates on the inspection date. For current visitor and lookup purposes, the 124-bed figure is the better local figure because it is supported by the sheriff's current corrections page and the 2025 ODRC inspection. Older figures are useful for trend reading, but they should not be treated as the present public capacity for Washington County Jail.
Look Up Washington County Jail Inmates
For Washington County Jail, the main lookup source is the county jail roster, not the Ohio prison locator. Start with the WCSO inmate-search landing page, which links to the current portal and the daily roster PDF. WCSO states that the public roster is updated once daily and is not the official jail record or official list of inmates. That makes it useful for finding a current public listing, but not enough for verified custody, bond, release, or official booking-record needs.
- Open the WCSO inmate-search page and follow the official roster or daily PDF link rather than starting with a third-party site.
- Search by last name and first name in the current portal when it loads, and complete any CAPTCHA or human-verification step.
- If the portal is unavailable, open the daily jail roster PDF and search the document for the person's surname.
- Use the listed date of birth, charge, and case number to distinguish similar names and connect the booking to court records.
- Call the jail or use WCSO public records when the roster conflicts with current custody, release, or court information.
After a Washington County case results in a state-prison sentence, the lookup source changes to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction offender search. Federal sentenced custody belongs in the BOP inmate locator, and immigration detention belongs in the ICE detainee locator. Those systems are transfer or fallback systems, not the main source for a current Washington County Jail inmate.
Washington County Jail Contact
The jail address is separate from the sheriff's administrative office. Visitors, attorneys, mail questions, and inmate-service questions should use the jail contact first when the person is believed to be held at Washington County Jail. Public-record requests for copies of records may route through WCSO records at the Fourth Street office, while immediate custody questions generally start with the corrections phone line.
Washington County Jail
101 Westview Avenue
Marietta, OH 45750
740-374-7677
Lobby open 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Washington County Sheriff's Office
309 Fourth Street
Marietta, OH 45750
740-376-7070 ext. 0
Main sheriff and dispatch contact.
WCSO Public Records
309 Fourth Street
Marietta, OH 45750
740-373-6623 ext. 4003
Records requests; form use is preferred by WCSO.
For directions, use the Westview Avenue jail address, not the Fourth Street sheriff office. From downtown Marietta, route toward Westview Avenue and follow the facility address. From I-77 or Belpre approaches, enter Marietta and navigate to the jail address. Official sources did not publish a parking map, public transit route, or overflow parking rule, so visitors should confirm appointment details before travel.
Visiting Washington County Jail
Washington County Jail uses non-contact video visitation by appointment. Visits may be scheduled through ICSolutions/The Visitor or through the jail lobby. WCSO states that inmates are allowed one visit per week, with no more than two visitors per visit. Visitors under 18 must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or lawful spouse. Attorney and court-official visits are allowed during reasonable hours except during meals.
| Visit type | Scheduling | Limit or timing |
|---|---|---|
| Public video visit | ICSolutions/The Visitor or jail lobby | One visit per inmate per week, maximum two visitors |
| Visitor under 18 | Same as public video visit | Must be with parent, guardian, or lawful spouse |
| Attorney or court official | Coordinate under jail rules | Reasonable hours except meal times |
| Ordained minister | Contact Jail Administrator | Schedule not published |
Meal times listed by WCSO are 7:00 to 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Attorney and court visits should avoid those windows. Remote video access can use supported Windows, Android, or iOS devices through the visitation provider. The research did not locate a full current visitation fee table, so confirm any vendor cost while scheduling.
Mail and Money at Washington County Jail
Regular non-legal mail for Washington County Jail is sent to a scanning address, not directly to the Marietta jail. WCSO lists the regular mail format as Washington County Jail, Ohio, inmate name, booking number, PO Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131. Non-legal mail is scanned and delivered through tablets. Legal mail from courts or attorneys is handled directly at the jail, not through the Phoenix scanning address.
| Service | Provider or detail | Important limit |
|---|---|---|
| Non-legal mail | Washington County Jail, Ohio, Inmate Name, Booking Number, PO Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131 | Scanned for tablet delivery; physical items are not delivered like traditional mail |
| Legal mail | Send or deliver directly to Washington County Jail | Do not use the Phoenix scanning address for legal paperwork |
| Lobby deposit | Cash or credit/debit at the jail kiosk | Fee amount not published in the research |
| Phone deposit | 1-866-345-1884 | For inmate accounts, not court bond |
| Online deposit | Access Corrections | Vendor fees depend on the transaction |
Do not mail cash, checks, currency, magazines, newspaper clippings, internet printouts, coloring pages, screenshots, or legal-situation information through regular inmate mail. WCSO says prescription medication, eyeglasses, and hearing aids may be dropped off at any time, subject to review. Inmate-account deposits are not bond payments. Bond and release conditions come from the court or jail process, not the commissary account.
Booking at Washington County Jail
Booking begins after an arrest, warrant service, court commitment, or transfer into local custody. Jail staff create or update the internal jail record, screen the person, handle property, and place the person in holding or housing based on jail needs. The public roster is only a public-service view of selected information, and WCSO says it updates once daily. A very recent arrest may not appear online right away.
Washington County Jail also connects directly to the court process. WCSO reports that video arraignment is used for Marietta Municipal Court cases. Arraignment is an early court hearing where charges and release conditions may be addressed. The jail roster charge is a booking charge, while the court docket shows formal complaints, indictments, bond entries, hearings, pleas, dismissals, amendments, and sentences. Case numbers on the daily roster can help connect the jail record to Municipal Court or Common Pleas records.
About Washington County Jail
WCSO reports that people held at the jail receive three meals daily, medical care, and mental-health counseling. The jail also has a current local reentry program. The I.G.N.I.T.E. program is described by WCSO as an education and reentry initiative with assessments, peer recovery, group recovery meetings, and reentry planning. It should be understood as jail programming, not a promise of release, sentence reduction, or a guaranteed service for every inmate.
The jail has recent outside review history. WCSO announced a 2025 Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Bureau of Adult Detention inspection with full compliance, and the inspection materials reported 124 capacity with 99 inmates on the inspection date. WCSO also announced a U.S. Marshals Service detention facility review conducted May 22, 2025. That federal review covered booking, housing, medical, kitchen, recreation, maintenance, visitation, chemical storage, PREA audit, policies, emergency plans, property and funds, and disability accommodations.
Note: Confirm current custody, video-visit scheduling, and mail rules with Washington County Jail before traveling or sending funds.