Inmate Search 🔍 | Columbiana County Jail

Columbiana County Jail is a minimum security jail which falls under jurisdiction of Columbiana, OH. The jail is maintained and operated by sheriffs in Columbiana County. Offenders from the Police and City jails are transferred to the jail after the paper work is done. They usually stay in the jail, until they are sentenced, acquitted or released on bail. It houses inmates on temporary hold, typically serving less than a year jail term. Most of the inmates in Columbiana County Jail are convicted for misdemeanor offenses like driving under the influence, fighting/assault, theft etc. It provides basic amenities to the inmates like bathroom facility, 3 meals daily, education program and TV facility. It also provides work release program and other specialized services to the inmates.

Location

8473 County Home Road PO Box 540
Lisbon, Ohio 44432

Inmate Capacity

192

Website

www.cecintl.com

Fax Number

330-424-4069

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q. How do I find out if someone is currently detained at Columbiana County Jail?

Columbiana County Jail maintains an online inmate list where one can find the list of detainees. The list is updated usually fairly frequently. To check the inmate roster please visit Columbiana County Jail Sheriff Department website. If that doesn't work, another good way to find someone is to call the Lisbon police department at 330-424-4065 and find out about the inmate directly.

Q. What if you are not able to find the inmate in Columbiana County Jail?

It means the inmate is transferred to nearby county jail or state prison facility or is released from jail. Check Ohio inmate search page for more details on how to search for an inmate in Ohio.

Q. What are the visitation rules of Columbiana County Jail?

Any individual with valid government ID and who isn’t on felony probation is allowed to visit an inmate. Children below 18 years, must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
For more information one can call 330-424-4065.

Columbiana County Jail Visitation Hours

Sunday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Monday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Thursday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Friday	7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday	9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.	12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.	5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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More Information

Columbiana County Jail, located in Lisbon Ohio, was originally built in 1817. Originally designed to hold only 20 inmates when originally constructed, the current jail, which was built in 1950, is now designed to hold 10 times more than its 1817 predecessor. It currently spans roughly 15,000 square feet.

Columbiana County Jail has been privately operated since 1998. The first private contractor hired to operate the jail was CiviGenics Inc., which operated the jail for 12 years. In 2010, CiviGenics Inc. was sold to Community Education Center (CEC), who operated it for a few years before being acquired by the GEO Group. The GEO Group, which owns and operates 141 prisons in the United States, now operates the Columbiana County Jail.

In August of 2008, four inmates escaped from the jail. Wrapping clothes inside bed sheets, the four inmates placed the wrapped bundles underneath the covers to mimic the form of a person sleeping. The inmates then crawled through the air duct to the roof, where they jumped from the roof to the ground at the front of the building. They successfully ran 123 miles before being caught in Bellevue.

The four inmates were Jason Heffner, William Merritt, Mark Foden, and John Hamilton. They were found in a stolen black SUV, in a small suburb of Bellevue. Jason Heffner's girlfriend, Melissa McCulley, was also arrested in conjunction with their escape.

The Columbiana County Jail has faced additional issues. Inmates have regularly flushed foreign items down the toilets, such as bed sheets, clothes, and hard plastic items, with the intent of flooding out the cell. Drugs, weapons, and other contraband are regularly smuggled into the jail, partially because body cavity searches are not allowed.

In May 2018, an inspection performed by the Columbiana Sheriff's Department found 8 cells unlocked so inmates could roam at will throughout the prison. Inmates had stuffed socks into the door jamb, caused the locking mechanism to jamb and the cell door to open freely.

It is alleged that the issues stem from low pay for corrections officers, high turnover, overcrowding, and more radical inmate behavior. According to the county prosecutor, Robert Herron, inmates have become more violent and unruly: "They have no respect for anything and are much more violent … You have someone who doesn't give a damn about themselves or anyone else. They type of inmates we deal with today are different then the inmates we dealt with 15-20 years ago."

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