On any given night, about 16,500 people are held in Ohio's 89 jails and jailers book about 300,000 people each year - though ...

GRAFTON, Ohio (WJW) – Several staff members and inmates at the Lorain Correctional ... That area of the facility was also evacuated. A Lorain County HAZMAT team was called to the Lorain ...

GRAFTON, Ohio (WJW) – Several staff members and inmates at the Lorain Correctional Institution ... That area of the facility was also evacuated. A Lorain County HAZMAT team was called to the Lorain ...

Danelle Musil is developing a first-of-its-kind program to support Lorain County correctional officers' well-being.

MUSKINGUM COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating an inmate who escaped from jail Saturday. According to a post on Facebook, Wayne S. Pletcher ...

"Additionally, my office cannot legally detain in the Lorain County Jail any person subject to a civil detainer without the issuance of a warrant or court jail commitment when such detention ...

Lorain County Sheriff Jack Hall and his staff have been busy the past few weeks reorganizing the Sheriff's Office and implementing plans for the future. Hall was sworn in Jan. 6 as the new sheriff ...

"We notify the local ICE agent when an inmate in Westmoreland County is ... to make sure people don't feel scared. Allegheny County Jail doesn't contract with ICE, spokesperson says Allegheny ...

The Washington County Commissioners ... County Jail after being charged for various offenses, including aggravated assault. VIDEO ABOVE: Full interview - Nick Sherman speaks on inmates detained ...

As of Jan. 21, Montgomery County leads the state with 204 suspensions in 2025. Lorain County is the next highest with 135. A new bipartisan bill, effective April 9, limits the circumstances in ...

The Lorain County Jail is also not prepared for that kind of work. "We're nearly at capacity now, and quite frankly, we don't have the space," he said. "We only have a few spaces right now ...