This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, pull official booking records, change a court date, or answer for the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, Fayette County Jail, ODRC, or any court. Use the official channels below for those tasks.
Where to Look for an Inmate or Record
Fayette County's official custody and record channels are split by record type. The jail and sheriff are on the Robinson Road SE campus in Washington Court House, while Municipal Court, Common Pleas, the Clerk of Courts, and the Prosecutor have separate court-record roles.
Fayette County Sheriff's Office
1500 Robinson Road SE
Washington Court House, OH 43160
Main phone: 740-335-6170
Main fax: 740-333-3597
Records email: sheriff.records@fayette-co-oh.com
Fayette County Jail
1500 Robinson Road SE
Washington Court House, OH 43160
Jail phone: 740-333-3783
Jail fax: 740-333-3589
The sheriff records page lists public-record request channels by phone, fax, email, and mail. The inspected sheriff sources did not publish separate public lobby or records-unit hours, so confirm timing before traveling to the Robinson Road SE office. The page also says private-property crash and incident reports may take 3 to 5 days to be completed and approved. For video requests, the sheriff may require a $75 deposit and needs contact information to provide fee and timing estimates.
Washington Court House Municipal Court
119 N. Main Street
Washington Court House, OH 43160
Clerk phone: 740-636-2350
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Fayette County Clerk of Courts / Common Pleas
110 E Court Street, 3rd Floor Court House
Washington Court House, OH 43160
Clerk phone: 740-335-6371
Common Pleas hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM-4:00 PM
- For someone currently in the county jail, start with jail inmate records or call the Fayette County Jail at 740-333-3783.
- For booking-photo questions, use jail roster mugshots and the sheriff public-records request process.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest. Municipal Court handles many misdemeanor and traffic matters at 740-636-2350; the Clerk of Courts handles Common Pleas records at 740-335-6371.
- For a specific local detention facility, use the Fayette County Jail page or the facility link in the footer.
- For a sentenced Ohio prisoner, use the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Offender Search at https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System rather than the county jail roster.