This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that holds the record for those services.
Choose the Record Custodian
Athens County Sheriff
13 W. Washington St.
Athens, OH 45701
740-593-6633
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Records contact: Sara Lightner, slightner@athenssheriff.com
Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail
16677 Riverside Drive
Nelsonville, OH 45764
740-753-4060
Booking fax: 740-753-4061
ODRC Central Records
P.O. Box 430
Columbus, OH 43216
The Sheriff handles Athens arrest and incident records and routes local jail questions to SEORJ. The regional jail is the first contact for its booking/release sheet, exact release or transfer time, disposition code, destination, and booking photograph. ODRC Central Records handles permitted state-prison release and supervision facts; the research did not identify public walk-in hours or a publishable direct phone number for that office.
- For a released person or release record, begin with the full Athens search and request path.
- For community supervision, use Post-Release Supervision.
- For a recent jail departure, read 24-Hour Releases before calling SEORJ.
- For a state date or alert, use Release Date Lookup and VINE Inmate Check.
- For a particular facility, use the SEORJ or STAR page in the footer.
- For a sentenced Ohio prisoner, use the ODRC offender search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE locator.