This website is a private reference guide, not the Licking County Sheriff's Office, the Licking County Jail, a court, ODRC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, change a visitation schedule, or pull official booking records. Use the official office or locator that holds the record.
Where to Direct a Jail or Records Question
For local jail custody, start with the Licking County Sheriff's Office and Jail Division. The Sheriff's Office is led by Sheriff Randy Thorp and is located at 155 E Main St, Newark, OH 43055. The Jail Division phone is 740-670-5501. For recent sheriff records, police reports, booking records, or public-record follow-up, use Civil/Records at 740-670-5541 or fax 740-670-5583. Official pages did not publish a sheriff records-counter schedule for every request type, so confirm hours before visiting.
- For someone currently booked locally, use the jail inmate records page and the official Licking County Jail active inmate listing.
- For booking-photo questions, start with jail roster mugshots and then ask Civil/Records if the live roster does not show what you need.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, then check the Clerk of Courts or Municipal Court record portal.
- For the local detention building, see the Licking County Jail / Licking County Justice Center facility page.
- For a sentenced Ohio prison inmate, use the ODRC Offender Search instead of the county jail roster.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator. Licking County is in the U.S. Marshals Service Southern District of Ohio for many federal custody questions.
- For notification registration, use Ohio VINELink. The Licking County Sheriffs Office app may also help with sheriff public-safety updates, but it does not replace official record confirmation.
- For historical jail registers, use the Licking County Records & Archives route. Their reference room is at 20 South Second Street, Newark, and historical research hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.