This lookup lists adults held inside the Justice Center on Fifth Avenue. To use it:

1. Go to the Sheriff's Public Inmate Information page.
2. Enter a last name. When dozens of Smiths or Joneses pop up, add a first name to narrow it. Leaving every box blank returns nothing.
3. Press search, then look down the results for your loved one.
4. Tap the name for booking details.
5. Note any jail ID number shown. Letters need it, and staff locate the file sooner with it.

The recent bookings view shows who came in lately. Jail Administration at 330-480-4920 can explain anything in a result that seems unclear.

Usually there is a simple reason:

• Intake isn't finished. Jail staff fingerprint, photograph and process each new arrival on Fifth Avenue. The record may stay hidden until they finish.
• Still at the police station. A township or city department may keep someone a few hours before driving them downtown.
• Out already. Some people walk out quickly. They may get a citation, which is a ticket with a court date. Others leave once bond is paid, or after signing a pledge to show up at court.
• Sent elsewhere. A warrant from a different county can mean a trip to that county's jail. A prison sentence moves people into the state system.
• Spelled another way. Search again using their middle name, a short first name like Mike for Michael, or a name used before marriage.
• Too young. Teens go to the youth detention center on Scott Street, so their names stay off this adult list.

Jail Administration at 330-480-4920 can confirm where the person is. The Sheriff's lobby opens Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Outside those hours, non-emergency dispatch picks up at 330-259-1731.

There is one county jail for adults. A handful of police stations may hold people for a few hours first.

• Justice Center, 110 Fifth Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44503, 330-480-4920. The Sheriff's jail houses adults at all three custody levels, from minimum through medium to maximum. Each newcomer is classified into a level, then given a housing unit. Federal detainees stay here too, and some people work job details inside the building.
• Austintown police station, 92 Ohltown Road, Austintown, OH 44515, 330-799-9721. Short holds before the transfer downtown.
• Struthers police station, 6 Elm Street, Struthers, OH 44471, 330-755-9849. A brief stop before the county jail.
• Campbell police station, 351 Tenney Avenue, Campbell, OH 44405. Brief holds.
• Canfield police station, 104 Lisbon Street, Canfield, OH 44406. Brief holds.

Worried about a hold in Campbell or Canfield? Phone the Justice Center line given with the first entry and ask whether the person is headed there. Late at night, Sheriff dispatch at 330-259-1731 is another option.

Clicking a name in the lookup opens that person's booking record. The Sheriff's Records unit decides on photo requests, so call 330-480-5030 to ask about one. Ohio treats many jail records as open to anyone who asks (R.C. 149.43). Plenty of Ohio sheriffs put photos on their rosters.

State law also stops mugshots from being turned into a money grab. A website or paper that runs booking photos or arrest news cannot charge, or even request, payment for taking them down (R.C. 2927.22). Anyone breaking that law commits a first-degree misdemeanor, and a wronged person has the right to sue for no less than $10,000. Never hand money to anyone promising to scrub a booking photo from the web.

• Photos snapped by ICE at booking can be sought on its records request page.
• The U.S. Marshals Service sometimes releases a federal booking photo, such as one of a fugitive it is chasing. Other federal agencies keep theirs private.

Ohio VINE, run by the Ohio Attorney General, keeps watch over people in Ohio's county jails, its state prisons and the youth lockups run by the Department of Youth Services. A search tells you if someone is still held and where. You can sign up to hear when they leave custody, change facilities, escape or die.

1. Visit VINELink, or dial 800-770-0192, day or night.
2. Search for your loved one by name.
3. Register for the alerts you want.

Notices sometimes run behind. To catch a same-day release, open the recent releases view in the jail lookup, or confirm with Jail Administration at 330-480-4920.

Release after an arrest anywhere in the county is governed by R.C. 2937.011. That law points judges to the gentlest release terms able to bring a defendant back for each court date, protect the public, and keep justice from being blocked.

• Lower-level charges. Every court sets a bail schedule for misdemeanors, meaning a printed list of set amounts. That way people can head home before a first hearing, since a clerk can apply the schedule as well as a magistrate or judge (R.C. 2937.23). Credit cards must be accepted for bail at the municipal and county courts.
• Felony charges. The dollar figure comes only from a judge or a magistrate.
• Timing. If your loved one is still sitting on Fifth Avenue, the law gives the court two court days to hold a bail hearing.
• Payment types. A judge may allow an unsecured bond, which needs no money up front. Other options are a 10 percent cash deposit (90 percent is returned when all terms are met), a bondsman's surety bond, property or investments put up as security, or the whole sum in cash.
• Bondsmen. Before signing with a bondsman, make sure the Ohio Department of Insurance has licensed that surety agent. What the agent charges has to equal the premium rate the state approved, and every extra fee must be spelled out. No agent may come up to you about bail at the jail or courthouse, or insist on holding a vehicle or house title. Call the department's consumer line at 800-686-1526 with concerns.

The Sheriff releases someone only after a valid court order. Jail Administration at 330-480-4920 can say where and at what times bond is taken. Our bail and bond guide breaks the process into steps, and the Ohio bail law overview adds background.

The booking record in the jail lookup is a starting point. The complete charge comes from the court that has the file, and that court's name appears on the citation or bond papers.

• City of Youngstown arrests: Municipal Court clerk, 9 West Front Street, Youngstown, OH 44503, 330-742-8860.
• Felony cases in the Court of Common Pleas: Clerk of Courts, 120 Market Street, Youngstown, OH 44503, 330-740-2104.
• Felony charging decisions and grand jury work: Prosecuting Attorney, 21 W Boardman Street, 6th Floor, Youngstown, OH 44503, 330-740-2330. Crime victims can reach the Victim Witness office at 330-740-2082.

Arrested in Boardman, Austintown, Canfield, Struthers, Campbell or a smaller town? Jail Administration at 330-480-4920 can say which court took the case.

Courts here pick private attorneys to defend people who can't hire their own. Three steps get it done:

1. On their first day in front of the judge, your loved one should say plainly that they can't afford counsel.
2. The court hands over a financial form covering income, debts and household size.
3. The judge checks the answers and, when the numbers fit the rules, assigns an attorney.

Your family can also retain a private attorney at any point. The statewide Ohio Public Defender often handles appeals once a case ends in a conviction. Its Columbus office is at 250 East Broad Street, Suite 1400, Columbus, OH 43215, 614-466-5394.

Visits with people on Fifth Avenue mostly take place by video, set up through Smart Communications:

1. Sign up for an account on smartinmate.com.
2. Request a time. Approval must come at least 24 hours before it starts.
3. One 20-minute video visit each week costs nothing. You can pay for more.

• No visits run during the pod's recreation period.
• Staff record every session.
• Seeing someone in person is unusual. It takes special circumstances and the jail administrator's OK, and it is non-contact.
• Anyone who comes in person needs government photo ID, goes through a metal detector, and stores belongings in the lobby lockers.

Lobby hours at 110 Fifth Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44503 run 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. Ask Jail Administration at 330-480-4920 about in-person times. Our visiting guide offers extra pointers.

Yes. There are two ways to fund the account:

• Kiosk. It is in the lobby at 110 Fifth Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44503, which is open on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Web. JailATM takes deposits at jailatm.com.

Keep the full name and jail ID number in front of you. Funds cover commissary purchases. Commissary staff answer order questions at 330-480-4955. Read the deposit guide or the commissary guide for details. Never slip bills into a letter.

Smart Communications provides the phone and tablet service at the Justice Center.

• Calls are recorded. Talk about the charges belongs only with the defense lawyer.
• Each tablet e-message uses up "stamps."
• Families create accounts on smartinmate.com. Smart Communications support helps at 727-349-1561.

See the jail phone guide and the e-message guide for setup help and pricing tips.

Personal mail goes to a Florida processing center first. There it is scanned and then appears on the person's tablet. Write the envelope in three lines:

Smart Communications / Mahoning CO Jail
Recipient's full name and jail ID number
P.O. Box 9153, Seminole, FL 33775-9153

• Put your return address on each envelope. The jail requires it.
• Send only letters unless a package was cleared ahead of time.
• For legal papers or anything out of the ordinary, check first with Jail Administration at 330-480-4920.

The mail guide explains typical rules. Money never belongs in an envelope.

The jail keeps in storage anything taken from the person at booking. Nothing goes out until after sentencing, and then only if the person held turns in a Property Release form.

• Whoever collects the items must bring photo ID.
• The jail handbook gives 30 days, so don't wait.

Call Jail Administration at 330-480-4920 to make sure the form was filed, and ask where and when to come.

Sick call happens daily inside the jail. People request care on their tablet or on the terminal in their housing unit.

Family members who know about an illness or injury can call Inmate Medical at 330-480-4960. Explain the problem, list each prescription with its dose, and give the doctor's contact. Should suicide or another mental health crisis be a fear, tell Inmate Medical that first. Dial 911 when someone's life may be at risk.

Deputies handle warrants all over the county, while each city or township force serves them within its own borders. The Sheriff's Warrants Division answers questions at 330-480-5034, and the Sheriff's Most Wanted and Missing page links to wanted and missing person lists. For case details, reach the clerk where the warrant started. Youngstown Municipal Court's clerk fields warrant and missed-date calls at 330-742-8860, and felony warrants go through the Clerk of Courts at 330-740-2104. Clearing a warrant starts by calling a defense lawyer. Then the court that signed the warrant can set a fresh hearing date. Find the Clerk of Courts at 120 Market Street, Youngstown, OH 44503, and the city clerk at 9 West Front Street, Youngstown, OH 44503.

Look at the ticket or bond slip for the court's name, then call its clerk:

• Youngstown Municipal Court (city cases), first-floor clerk, 9 West Front Street, Youngstown, OH 44503, 330-742-8860. Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday.
• Struthers Municipal Court (Struthers, Lowellville, New Middletown, Poland Village, and Poland and Springfield townships), 6 Elm Street, Struthers, OH 44471, 330-755-1800. The clerk window closes at 3:30 p.m.
• Campbell Municipal Court (Campbell), 351 Tenney Avenue, Campbell, OH 44405, 330-755-2165.
• County Court, Area 2 (Boardman Township), 8110 Market Street, Boardman, OH 44512, 330-726-5546.
• County Court, Area 3 (Sebring, Beloit, Washingtonville, plus Smith, Green, Goshen, Ellsworth and Berlin), 605 E Ohio Avenue, Sebring, OH 44672, 330-938-9873.
• County Court, Area 4 (Austintown, North Jackson, Lake Milton, Craig Beach), 6000 Mahoning Avenue, Austintown, OH 44515, 330-740-2001.
• County Court, Area 5 (Canfield city with Canfield and Beaver townships), 72 N Broad Street, Canfield, OH 44406, 330-533-3643.
• Court of Common Pleas (indicted felonies), Clerk of Courts, 120 Market Street, Youngstown, OH 44503, 330-740-2104. Weekdays until 4:30 p.m., starting at 8 a.m.

Our court guide walks through arraignment, hearings and sentencing in plain terms.

A federal case from this part of Ohio goes to the Northern District of Ohio's federal court, which sits in Youngstown. Hearings take place in the Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building, 125 Market Street, Youngstown, OH 44503, 330-884-7400.

1. Near the start of the case, a detention hearing decides between pretrial release on conditions and staying in a cell until trial (18 U.S.C. 3142).
2. The U.S. Marshals Service keeps custody while the case is open. Because the Justice Center takes federal detainees, the person may remain on Fifth Avenue. The Marshals office is at 125 Market Street, Room 102, Youngstown, OH 44503, 330-746-0394.
3. The Federal Public Defender, 10 East Commerce Street, Suite 230, Youngstown, OH 44503, 330-746-6399, can represent people too poor to pay for counsel.
4. Once a sentence is handed down, the BOP inmate locator searches by name or by register number.

These are the typical steps:

1. An immigration officer sends the Justice Center a Form I-247A, which is known as a detainer.
2. Federal rule 8 CFR 287.7(d) lets the jail hold the person up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released. That window gives ICE a chance to collect them.
3. Ohio falls under the Detroit Field Office, 985 Michigan Avenue, Suite 207, Detroit, MI 48226, 313-771-6601. For Mahoning Valley families, the closest ICE office is 925 Keynote Circle, Brooklyn Heights, OH 44131, 216-749-9200.
4. After the transfer, search the ICE Online Detainee Locator.

In Ohio, these holds follow the federal rule. To learn whether a 287(g) deal covers the Fifth Avenue jail, phone the Sheriff's general line at 330-480-5000.

After a prison sentence, custody shifts to Ohio's Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC). A reception center comes first. Staff there evaluate the person and choose a prison. The stay on Fifth Avenue before that move may stretch on for a while.

• The ODRC offender search takes a name and shows everyone in an Ohio prison plus people on state supervision.
• Each Ohio prison's visiting and mail rules are gathered on JE's Ohio state prisons page.
• Before the transfer, Jail Administration at 330-480-4920 can update you.

Youths never go into the adult jail. If a child must be held, they stay at the county youth detention center. Its home is the Juvenile Justice Center, 300 E Scott Street, Youngstown, OH 44505. It takes young people 17 and under, and those up to 21 whose offense happened before age 18. Out-of-county youths facing charges here may stay there as well.

The Scott Street complex also houses the Juvenile Court, which belongs to the Common Pleas system. Its phone is 330-740-2278, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A detention hearing must come before 72 hours pass (Juv.R. 7). If the next court day arrives first, the hearing happens that day instead (R.C. 2151.314). A child the court does not hold is sent home to a parent.

Each of these agencies arrests people in the county. Call 911 only for emergencies, and use these numbers for everything else:

• Mahoning County Sheriff's Office, 110 Fifth Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44503. Dispatch for non-emergencies: 330-259-1731. General line: 330-480-5000. Deputies cover the whole county.
• Youngstown Police Department. The city 911 center sits at 26 West Phelps Street, Youngstown, OH 44503. For a city arrest, Jail Administration can help at 330-480-4920.
• Boardman Police Department, 8299 Market Street, Boardman, OH 44512, 330-726-4144.
• Austintown Police Department, 92 Ohltown Road, Austintown, OH 44515. Main 24-hour line 330-799-9721; alternative non-emergency number 330-270-5100.
• Struthers Police Department, 6 Elm Street, Struthers, OH 44471, 330-755-9849.
• Campbell Police Department, 351 Tenney Avenue, Campbell, OH 44405.
• Canfield Police Department and 911 center, 104 Lisbon Street, Canfield, OH 44406.
• Youngstown State University Police, 1 Tressel Way, Youngstown, OH 44555. Communications center 330-941-3527.
• Ohio State Highway Patrol. Use the patrol's local post finder to locate the post for this area.

For Campbell, Canfield, Poland, or a village or township without a number here, ring Sheriff dispatch and ask which agency answered the call.