Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail Overview
Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail, often shortened to SEORJ, is the primary jail facility for Hocking County custody records. The Hocking County Sheriff's Office directs jail information questions to SEORJ because Hocking County uses the regional jail rather than a standalone county jail in Logan. The jail is a full-service regional facility in Nelsonville and holds people for Athens, Hocking, Morgan, Perry, and Vinton Counties. Its population can include new arrests, pretrial detainees, probation or parole holders, court-ordered commitments, sentenced misdemeanor inmates, and people awaiting transport after court action.
The jail was created and is managed by the judges, sheriffs, and commissioners from the five member counties. SEORJ opened in April 1998 as a shared detention operation for local courts and law enforcement agencies in southeastern Ohio. For Hocking County readers, the key point is custody routing: an arrest by the Hocking County Sheriff, Logan Police Department, or another local agency may result in a booking record on the SEORJ roster, while a later prison sentence moves the record path to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
The SEORJ home page identifies the regional jail and its member-county role.
That regional structure is why Hocking County searches should be verified against the roster's arresting agency and court fields instead of assuming every listed person has a Hocking County case.
Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail Capacity and Population
The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction full-service jail inspection materials reported SEORJ with an actual general housing capacity of 230 and 184 inmates on the 2025 inspection date. Those figures describe the whole regional jail, not only Hocking County inmates. Prior inspection snapshots showed 194 inmates in 2024, 222 inmates in 2023, and 202 inmates in 2022. The 2023 count was closer to capacity, while the 2025 inspection snapshot was below capacity.
Because SEORJ serves five counties, a Hocking-only daily population is not available from the public inspection figures. The roster can show whether a current record appears tied to Hocking County by listing an arresting agency such as Hocking County Sheriff or Logan Police Department, and by showing the court connected to a charge when that field is populated.
| Inspection Year | Reported SEORJ Population | Use Caution |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 184 | Regional count, not Hocking-only |
| 2024 | 194 | Regional count, not Hocking-only |
| 2023 | 222 | Regional count, not Hocking-only |
| 2022 | 202 | Capacity was reported as 226 that year |
How to Look Up an Inmate at Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail
The active lookup path for Hocking County jail custody is the SEORJ current inmate roster. The roster is a vendor-hosted public list rather than a conventional search form. It is grouped into male and female sections and displays fields for Jail ID, Photo, Name, Charges, Court, Current Disposition, Total Bail, SID#, Book Date, Attorney, Next Court Date, and Arresting Agency. Use the browser find function to search the person's last name, then read the surrounding fields before relying on the result.
- Open the SEORJ current inmate roster and allow the full list to load.
- Use browser find to search by last name, then compare first and middle names when more than one record appears.
- Check Jail ID, Book Date, Arresting Agency, Court, and charges to decide whether the record is connected to Hocking County.
- Read Current Disposition and Total Bail as jail-status clues, then verify court outcomes through the related court record.
- Call SEORJ reception if the person is missing, recently arrested, released, transferred, or listed with unclear information.
The current roster screenshot source shows the roster fields that matter when matching a Hocking County arrest to a SEORJ custody entry.
Those roster fields help separate Hocking County inmates from other county entries housed at the same regional jail.
Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail Address and Contact
Use the jail's main phone number for current custody, booking, visitation, and facility routing questions. Use the booking, medical, and administrative fax numbers only for the matching purpose. Family members should not expect medical staff to discuss an inmate's medical status because the SEORJ inmate information FAQ identifies medical privacy limits.
Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail
16677 Riverside Drive
Nelsonville, OH 45764
(740) 753-4060
Booking fax: (740) 753-4061
Medical fax: (740) 753-3050
Administrative fax: (740) 753-2644
Hocking County Sheriff Routing
25 East Second Street
Logan, OH 43138
740-385-2131
Use SEORJ for prisoner information and the sheriff for local agency records or transport routing.
Visiting Someone at Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail
SEORJ inmate information says on-site visitations through lobby kiosks are held on weekends and refers visitors to CPC or Inmate Sales for additional details. No complete official local schedule, dress-code list, approval process, or fee table was located in the accessible SEORJ text. Confirm the visit path before traveling, especially if the inmate was recently booked, moved to court, released, transferred, placed under a hold, or restricted for disciplinary or classification reasons.
| Visit Channel | Published Detail | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| On-site lobby kiosk | Weekends | Availability, registration, and current CPC/Inmate Sales rules |
| Remote or video details | Not fully published in accessible local text | Vendor account requirements and any charges |
| Attorney or professional visit | Separate details not located | Call the jail before arranging professional access |
| Recently booked inmate | Status may change quickly | Confirm housing and eligibility before travel |
Before visiting: verify the inmate is still at SEORJ and check current kiosk or vendor rules before leaving for Nelsonville.
Mail, Phone, and Money at Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail
SEORJ uses a processing address for inmate mail, not the Riverside Drive street address. Address mail with the inmate's name and ID number so it can be matched to the correct person. For money and communication services, the jail information page identifies iCare gifts, CPC/Inmate Sales phone accounts, TouchPay deposits, and mailed money orders for commissary accounts. Vendor fees may apply, so confirm the cost and the inmate's eligibility before paying.
The SEORJ inmate information page lists the roster link, mail address, TouchPay site ID, CPC/Inmate Sales phone information, and iCare gift service.
The service details matter because mail, phone accounts, gift orders, and deposits use different vendors or address formats.
| Service | Provider or Detail | Important Note |
|---|---|---|
| Inmate mail | Inmate's name and ID#, Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail, PO Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076 | Use the processing address and include the ID number |
| iCare gifts | shop.icaregifts.com, 1-888-439-5020 | Confirm item availability by inmate |
| Phone account | inmatesales.com or cpcjail.com, 1-877-998-5678 | CPC services jail phones |
| Deposits | touchpayonline.com, 1-866-232-1899, site ID 245764 | Confirm vendor fees before payment |
| Money orders | Mail only, addressed to Commissary Department | For inmate commissary accounts |
Booking and Intake at Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail
For a Hocking County arrest, the first public custody entry may appear only after transport and booking at SEORJ. The roster can lag behind the arrest, and a person may be at court, in processing, released before a reader checks, or moved to another custody system. A record on the jail roster is not the final criminal case record. Charges can be amended or replaced by a prosecutor, court orders can change release status, and a sentence to state prison moves the lookup path to the ODRC Offender Search.
SEORJ inmate information gives special guidance for people reporting for a court-ordered commitment. A person reporting for commitment may bring money for commissary, prescription medications in original bottles, and a copy of the commitment if available. Those instructions are for intake efficiency and do not replace a court order, attorney instruction, or facility-specific direction from SEORJ staff.
About Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail
SEORJ's public materials describe a regional detention model intended to give member counties a shared facility for custody, sanctions, and community-based options. The jail's role is practical for Hocking County because the sheriff's transport operation connects the Nelsonville jail with Hocking County courts in Logan and with Ohio prisons when a sentenced person must be moved. That transport link explains why a person may appear on a jail roster one day and in a state prison locator after sentencing or transfer.
Ohio jail standards also shape the operating environment. Full-service jail rules cover admission, secure booking and release areas, housing capacity documentation, sanitation, medical and mental-health access, food service, recreation and programming, and staff training. Public pages do not publish every internal schedule or classification rule, so operational details should be confirmed with the jail rather than inferred from another county's jail policy.