Monroe County Jail Overview
Monroe County Correctional Facility is the only detention facility identified in the Monroe County facility map. It is operated by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Derek Norman, and the sheriff's own jail materials use the same correctional facility name. The building is a county jail and full-service jail, not a state prison, city jail, work-release center, federal prison, or ICE detention center.
The Monroe County jail population is made up of adult pretrial detainees, short-term arrestees, local sentenced inmates, and people held on probation, parole, court, or other lawful holds. A pretrial detainee is a person held while a case is still pending. A local sentenced inmate is serving a county-level jail sentence, not a state prison term. If a Monroe County defendant is sentenced to an Ohio prison, the custody record moves to the state system rather than staying on a county jail roster.
The county jail sits apart from the Woodsfield courthouse. Court filings, prosecutor action, and CaseLook records point toward the courthouse offices, while inmate visits, mail, money, booking questions, and PREA reports route to the sheriff and correctional facility. Keeping those offices separate matters because a court case can exist even when the person is not in the jail, and a jail booking can exist before all court records are posted.
Monroe County Facility Contact
The official county sheriff listing gives the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and jail address on Moore Ridge Road in Woodsfield. The main number reaches the sheriff's office and correctional facility, with booking questions routed through option 4. The sheriff jail page names Major Rick Shipp as the PREA and major contact through option 6, and the research also lists rick.shipp@monroesheriff.com for that role.
The county government sheriff page is useful for confirming the official address, non-emergency number, fax number, and agency identity. The separate sheriff jail page is the source for jail service details such as visitation, inmate accounts, mail, calls, PREA, clergy visits, and booking contact routing.
Monroe County Correctional Facility
47129 Moore Ridge Road
Woodsfield, OH 43793
(740) 472-1612
Booking questions: option 4
PREA and Major Rick Shipp: option 6
The county sheriff page shows the official agency listing used to verify the correctional facility address and non-emergency number.
This official contact context helps distinguish sheriff and jail questions from courthouse record requests in Woodsfield.
Monroe County Jail Capacity
The Ohio DRC 2025 annual inspection identifies Monroe County Correctional Facility as a full-service jail and reports a total actual general housing capacity of 114. The same 2025 inspection record reports 83 inmates on the inspection date. Those figures are a dated inspection snapshot. They should not be read as annual average daily population because the research did not locate an official Monroe County ADP figure.
Inspection-day counts found in the research varied sharply over the last five inspection cycles: 59 in 2021, 84 in 2022, 35 in 2023, 22 in 2024, and 83 in 2025. The rise from 2024 to 2025 shows why custody checks should be current. The figures describe the number of people present on inspection dates, not the number booked through the jail during the year.
| Year | Inspection-Day Count | How to Read It |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59 | Point-in-time DRC inspection count. |
| 2022 | 84 | Point-in-time DRC inspection count. |
| 2023 | 35 | Point-in-time DRC inspection count. |
| 2024 | 22 | Inspection snapshot, not annual ADP. |
| 2025 | 83 | Inspection snapshot against 114 capacity. |
Monroe County Inmate Lookup
No official public Monroe County jail roster, searchable inmate list, recent-bookings gallery, or public booking profile was located on the sheriff or county government sites. That changes the Monroe County Correctional Facility lookup process. A current custody check should start with the jail booking line and, when a record copy is needed, a public-records request to the Sheriff's Office. Court charges are checked through court records, not through a jail roster.
- Call the Monroe County Sheriff's Office at (740) 472-1612 and use option 4 for booking or jail questions.
- Ask whether the person is currently held at Monroe County Correctional Facility and whether any holds affect release.
- For a record copy, request the jail-register entry, booking record, or arrest record from the Sheriff's Office with the person's name, date, and case number if known.
- Check Monroe County CaseLook for court records, keeping in mind that posted data may lag and verified records require the court.
- If the person was sentenced to prison, search the Ohio DRC Offender Search instead of the county jail.
- Use Ohio VINE for custody notifications, BOP for sentenced federal custody, and ICE ODLS for eligible immigration detention searches.
A county jail booking may show the arrest reason or commitment cause, while the later court file may show amended charges, dismissed counts, bond conditions, or a final disposition. That is why Monroe County Correctional Facility custody checks and Monroe County court-record checks answer different questions.
Custody note: A missing online Monroe County roster result does not prove release because the county did not publish an official roster in the sources reviewed.
Monroe County Jail Visits
Monroe County Correctional Facility uses onsite video visitation in the facility visitation center. Visitors register and schedule through ICSolutions or through the visitation-room kiosk, and the official vendor page names the facility as Monroe County Jail, OH. Video visits replace the older face-to-face glass-partition visit model, so inmates do not leave the housing unit for the visit.
Each inmate receives one 30-minute visit per week. The sheriff jail rules allow up to three visitors per session, including children. Visits must be scheduled 48 hours in advance, and visitors should arrive 10 minutes early. A valid photo ID is required. Minors must be with a parent or legal guardian. Personal items, including cell phones, are not allowed in the visitation area.
| Visit Rule | Monroe County Detail | Type |
|---|---|---|
| General visits | 8:00 AM to 8:30 PM | Onsite video |
| Segregation visits | 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM | Onsite video |
| Frequency | One 30-minute visit per inmate each week | Scheduled |
| Visitor limit | Maximum of three visitors, including children | Per session |
| Scheduling | At least 48 hours ahead | Vendor or kiosk |
The The Visitor page for Monroe County Jail is the matched source for registration and scheduling details.
The video visitation source is useful because it confirms the vendor path while the sheriff jail page supplies the local limits and arrival rules.
Dress rules are also part of the jail visit process. Transparent clothing, halter tops, revealing or excessively tight clothing, hats, bandannas, and gang-related clothing are prohibited. Visitors should bring only the required identification and follow posted facility rules, because a late arrival or rule breach can cancel the session.
Monroe County Inmate Mail
Mail for a person held at Monroe County Correctional Facility must use the inmate name and the correctional facility address. Letters may be written in pen, pencil, or typed. The sheriff jail rules limit photo enclosures and reject several kinds of mail that can pose safety, identification, or contraband issues.
| Service | Monroe County Rule |
|---|---|
| Mail format | Inmate Name, C/O Monroe County Correctional Facility, 47129 Moore Ridge Road, Woodsfield, OH 43793 |
| Photos | Maximum of 10 photos per envelope |
| Letters | Pen, pencil, or typed letters are allowed |
| Prohibited mail | No nudity, computer printouts, inmate-to-inmate correspondence, perfume, lipstick, glitter, stickers, or unknown substances |
| Rejected mail | Non-compliant mail is returned to sender |
Money for an inmate account can be added through the Sheriff's Office lobby kiosk, by phone at (866) 345-1884, or online through InmateDeposits.com. Published Monroe County materials did not list the deposit fees. Personal checks and money orders should not be mailed because the sheriff jail rules say they will be returned.
| Deposit Method | Detail | Published Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Lobby kiosk | Sheriff's Office lobby, credit/debit cards and $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 bills | Not published |
| Phone deposit | (866) 345-1884 | Not published |
| Online deposit | InmateDeposits.com | Not published |
| Do not mail personal checks or money orders | Returned |
Inmate phone service support is handled through ICSolutions at (888) 506-8407. The jail rules state that messages will not be passed to inmates, so account setup and incoming communication limits should be handled through the phone provider and facility rules.
Monroe County Booking Intake
Ohio full-service jail standards govern the intake framework at Monroe County Correctional Facility. A person may arrive by arrest, court commitment, warrant, or transfer from another agency. During reception, the jail verifies legal authority, records identity and charge information, searches and inventories property, secures money, provides clothing or hygiene steps when needed, and classifies the person for custody and housing.
The state standards require a booking or identification record with details such as time and date of commitment, name or alias, charges, authority for commitment, date of birth, sex, race, height, weight, address, emergency contact, identifying marks, and photo or ID bracelet. Not every field is public. Ohio public-record exemptions and law-enforcement redactions can limit release.
- Booking
- The jail intake process after arrest or legal commitment.
- Classification
- The housing and custody-level decision based on legal status, safety, needs, and behavior.
- Hold or detainer
- A court or agency reason that can keep a person in custody even when one case changes.
- Jail register
- The sheriff-kept record of prisoner name, commitment, and discharge information.
Ohio full-service jail standards also cover inmate rules, telephone access after reception, sanitation, housing, grievance framework, and release or transfer documentation. These standards explain the jail process better than a Monroe County roster does because no local public roster was found.
Monroe County Jail Conditions
Monroe County-specific program details located in official materials are limited. The sheriff jail page says clergy volunteers who want to hold religious services may apply in person at the Sheriff's Office Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. No GED, vocational, substance-abuse, work-release, tablet, formal grievance-form, medical-request, or reentry-partner detail was located in the official Monroe County online materials reviewed.
The facility enforces a zero-tolerance PREA policy for sexual assault, abuse, and staff misconduct. Inmates may report abuse or harassment verbally or in writing without fear of retaliation, and family or friends may report concerns through the main number using option 6. PREA is the Prison Rape Elimination Act, the federal law and correctional framework for preventing and responding to sexual abuse in custody.
Local news reported that the new correctional facility was complete and open for public tours in 2018, including new booking security equipment. That report is useful building-history context, but official jail policy still comes from the sheriff page, DRC inspection records, and Ohio jail standards.
Note: Confirm custody, visit status, and account rules with the facility before traveling or sending funds.