Hocking County Inmate Population is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule jail services, or retrieve an official booking record. Use the official offices below for those actions.
Official Hocking County Record Contacts
For local sheriff records, Hocking County Sheriff Lanny E. North's office is at 25 East Second Street, Logan, Ohio 43138. The main non-emergency dispatch number is 740-385-2131, and emergencies should be directed to 911.
Public-record requests may be made in person at the sheriff's office Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, excluding county holidays, or through the email and web-form options offered on the sheriff's site. The sheriff's records policy, effective May 1, 2025, cites Ohio Revised Code 149.43. Records are to be made available promptly or within a reasonable time, with a cost estimate provided within five days when needed. Listed fees include $0.10 per page, $75 per hour for video up to $750, and $4 for a crash report. Payment may be made by cash, check, or money order.
For jail custody questions tied to the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail, use the SEORJ jail information line at 740-753-4060. The facility address is 16677 Riverside Drive, Nelsonville, OH 45764.
The Hocking County sheriff app may be useful for tips, news, or alerts, but it is not confirmed here as an official jail-roster or warrant-search replacement.
- For a person believed to be in local jail custody, start with jail inmate records and then contact SEORJ if current custody must be confirmed.
- For booking-photo issues, review jail roster mugshots and request official records from the office that maintains the booking record.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the appropriate court record system.
- For facility-specific information, use the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail and Hocking County Correctional Facility pages linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced Ohio state prisoner, use the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Offender Search.
- For federal custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator. For immigration custody, use ICE Online Detainee Locator System.