The Summit County Inmate Population
The Summit County inmate population is centered at the Summit County Jail, a full-service county jail at 205 E. Crosier Street in Akron. The facility is operated by the Summit County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Kandy Fatheree and is the local intake point for arrests made by sheriff's deputies, municipal police departments, and other Ohio law-enforcement agencies that book people into the county system. The jail opened in August 1990, received an addition in May 1995, and is built as a direct-supervision facility that runs every hour of every day.
The county jail count changes as arrests arrive, bond decisions are made, cases move through court, and sentenced prisoners are transported to state custody. A person who appears in the county roster may be awaiting arraignment, held on a local sentence, waiting on bond paperwork, or waiting for another agency. Once a sentenced felony prisoner is transferred to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, that person is no longer part of the jail's day-to-day head count even if the conviction came from a Summit County court.
The Summit County Sheriff's Office corrections page describes the jail's capacity, direct-supervision model, and operating role.
That corrections source is the best local starting point for understanding why the Summit County inmate population should be read as a jail-management number, not as a total criminal-history count.
Summit County Inmate Population Statistics
For 2025, the Summit County corrections annual statistics reported an average daily population of 546 people in a jail with a rated capacity of 671. The same annual figures reported 12,493 bookings, 12,456 releases, 609,515 meals, 10,340 medical requests, 5,972 mental-health staff visits, 725 suicide precautions, one jail death, and zero successful suicides. Those numbers describe operational volume over a year, while the daily roster describes who was in custody at a specific moment.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average daily population | 546 | Summit County corrections annual statistics, 2025 |
| Rated / bed capacity | 671 | Summit County Sheriff's Office corrections information |
| Annual bookings | 12,493 | Summit County corrections annual statistics, 2025 |
| Annual releases | 12,456 | Summit County corrections annual statistics, 2025 |
| Medical requests | 10,340 | Summit County corrections annual statistics, 2025 |
Summit County Inmate Population Trends
The available research gives several useful snapshots rather than a long year-by-year population series. A 2020 inspection excerpt recorded 489 inmates. The 2025 average daily population was 546. On June 24, 2026, the official active offender PDF was 212 pages and printed at 5:34:54 AM, but the exact inmate count was not totaled in the research. A long PDF can signal a busy jail roster, but it should not be converted into a head count without counting the entries.
| Year or Date | Population Indicator | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 489 inmates | Inspection snippet from the county jail review material |
| 2025 | 546 average daily population | Annual corrections statistics |
| June 24, 2026 | 212-page active roster PDF | Official Head Count With Photos Report printed 5:34:54 AM, exact count not totaled |
Several facts explain why the jail count moves. Akron and surrounding police agencies bring new arrests to booking. Court hearings can add release orders, bond changes, probation holds, or sentences. The jail does not operate as a state prison, so sentenced prisoners who belong in Ohio prison custody generally move out after paperwork and transport are complete.
Who Makes Up the Summit County Inmate Population
The roster fields identify individual records by Inmate No, Assigned Housing, Inmate Name, DOB, Race, Sex, Arrest Date/Time, Agency, Officer, Statute, Statute Description, Bail/Bond, and mugshot or photo. Those fields show custody and booking details, not a complete demographic research dataset. The public PDF can help confirm whether a listed person is male or female and how the roster records race, but the research does not provide a published countywide demographic percentage breakdown for the full jail population.
- Pre-trial and local custody - The county roster is primarily for people in Summit County jail custody before case resolution, on local sentences, or on holds.
- Men and women - The roster includes a Sex field, and the local facility set also includes the Cliff Skeen CBCF for Women.
- Charges and statutes - Each roster entry can list statute numbers and statute descriptions, but those are booking and charge indicators, not conviction findings.
- Other custody systems - State prison, federal prison, immigration detention, and victim-notification records use separate lookup systems.
Summit County Jail Capacity and Overcrowding
The 671-bed capacity gives context for the 2025 average daily population of 546. On those figures, the annual average was below rated capacity, though any single day can be higher or lower than the annual average. The jail's direct-supervision design, objective classification process, computerized doors and alarms, more than 100 CCTV cameras, video mugshots, and electronic fingerprinting all support population management inside a facility that operates continuously.
Capacity should not be read as a promise that every housing area has the same availability. Classification, medical needs, mental-health watch, separation orders, sex, age, behavior, and court holds can make one unit tight even when the total jail number is below the rated bed count. That is why assigned housing appears on the roster and why facility staff remain the source for current housing or movement questions.
Laws Governing the Summit County Inmate Population
Ohio public-records and jail-operation rules shape what the public can see. Ohio Revised Code 149.43 is the state's public-records law and is the starting point for requests to the sheriff's office or related agencies. Ohio Revised Code 341.12 addresses county jailer duties and jail records. Ohio Administrative Code 5120:1-8-01 and 5120:1-8-17 are part of Ohio's full-service jail standards, including administration, records, and inspection expectations. Ohio Revised Code 5120.21 protects certain Department of Rehabilitation and Correction records, so a state prison file is not the same thing as a county jail roster. Ohio Revised Code 2953.32 is relevant when an eligible person seeks sealing or expungement of a criminal record.
Key Statutes:
Ohio Revised Code § 149.43 - Ohio's public-records law governs access to records kept by public offices, subject to exemptions.
Ohio Revised Code § 341.12 - County jail record duties help explain why jail custody information is maintained by local officials.
Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 5120:1-8 - Ohio jail standards address full-service jail administration, inspections, and operational controls.
Summit County and the State Prison Population
A Summit County arrest can end in a state prison sentence, but the lookup system changes once the person is in Ohio prison custody. The ODRC Offender Search is the statewide locator for sentenced offenders in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Use it when the county roster no longer shows the person, when the court record shows a prison sentence, or when the question is about a state inmate number, prison institution, parole status, or release supervision.
The county jail and the state prison system are connected by court orders and transport, but they are separate record systems. Summit County jail staff can answer jail custody questions, while ODRC controls prison locator records and many post-sentence details. Sentenced prisoners are generally transported to prison within ten days, so a person can disappear from the jail roster shortly after sentencing while still being in custody elsewhere.
How to Search the Summit County Inmate Population
The official county roster is the sheriff's Head Count With Photos Report PDF. The "Current Inmate Roster" link redirects to that PDF. It is free, does not require a login, and is not an interactive search database. On June 24, 2026, the PDF was 212 pages and printed at 5:34:54 AM. Search it with the browser or PDF find command, usually by last name.
Start with spelling and identity details rather than assumptions about charge severity. If the name is common, compare date of birth, arrest date and time, agency, housing, and statute description. The roster does not provide a court-date tab or release-history tab, so court and release questions may require a clerk, court, or jail call.
- Open the official Head Count With Photos Report PDF at the sheriff's site.
- Use the browser or PDF find function and search the last name first.
- Confirm the person by date of birth, inmate number, agency, arrest date, and housing assignment.
- Read charge rows for statute, statute description, officer, and bail or bond information.
- If the person was sentenced or transferred, check the ODRC Offender Search instead.
Current Inmate Lookup in Summit County
The county's current-inmate lookup is a report-style PDF, not a database with fields to submit. That matters for users who expect a form. The PDF must be opened, searched, and interpreted manually. The report includes mugshot images, housing, arrest, agency, charge, and bond information, but it should be treated as a point-in-time roster because custody can change after the PDF is printed.
| Lookup Method | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last name in PDF find | Text search | Recommended | Fastest way to move through the 212-page June 24, 2026 roster PDF. |
| First name in PDF find | Text search | No | Helpful after a last-name result or when spelling is uncertain. |
| Inmate No | PDF text value | No | Use when a family member, attorney, or agency already has the number. |
| Assigned Housing | PDF text value | No | Useful for confirming a current custody entry, but it can change. |
Past and Released Inmate Records
The active PDF is not a release-history database. Once a person leaves custody, the current roster may stop answering questions about that booking. For older jail reports, copies, or incident material, contact Summit County Sheriff's Office Records & ID at (330) 643-2176 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The research notes a copy fee of $0.10 per page and a mailed report request fee of $1.50. Records requests can also help when a mugshot or booking detail is not visible in the active report.
When the person has moved beyond the jail system, use the correct outside channel. Use ODRC Offender Search for sentenced Ohio prisoners, BOP Inmate Locator for federal prisoners, ICE Online Detainee Locator System for immigration detention, and VINELink for custody notification where available.
What a Summit County Inmate Record Shows
A Summit County roster entry is detailed enough to identify the person, the custody location, the booking event, and the listed charges. It is not the same as a full criminal case docket. Court dates, complete release history, plea entries, sentencing entries, and sealed-case information must be checked through court or records channels when available.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Inmate No | The jail's internal identifier for the roster entry. |
| Assigned Housing | The housing assignment at the time the report was printed. |
| Inmate Name and DOB | Name and date of birth used to distinguish people with similar names. |
| Race and Sex | Demographic fields recorded in the jail roster. |
| Arrest Date/Time | The booking-related arrest timestamp shown in the report. |
| Agency and Officer | The agency and officer attached to the listed arrest or charge row. |
| Statute and Description | The Ohio statute code and plain charge description listed by the jail. |
| Bail/Bond | The amount or status shown on the jail report, subject to clerk and court confirmation. |
| Mugshot/photo | The booking image included in the Head Count With Photos Report. |
County Jail vs. State Prison: Where to Look
The most common search error is using the county jail roster for someone who has already moved to state prison, or using a state locator for someone just arrested in Akron. County jail records answer current local custody questions. ODRC records answer sentenced state-prison questions. Federal and immigration systems are separate again.
| County Jail | State Prison (ODRC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Who Is Held | Pre-trial inmates, local sentences, holds, and people awaiting transport | Sentenced Ohio prisoners |
| Run By | Summit County Sheriff's Office | Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction |
| Where to Look | Official Head Count With Photos Report PDF | ODRC Offender Search |
| Stays Listed | Current custody report, subject to updates and release | State record while in ODRC custody or supervision |
State and Federal Inmate Search
Use the ODRC Offender Search for Ohio prison records tied to Summit County convictions. Use the BOP Inmate Locator if the person is in federal custody or was sentenced in federal court. Use the ICE detainee locator for immigration detention. Use VINELink to check supported custody notifications rather than relying on a single roster printout. The sheriff's SCSO Phone App page also advertises Inmate Search and Services features for mobile users.
The BOP locator is a separate national system, not a Summit County Sheriff search tool.
That separation matters because a person can have a Summit County arrest history and still be in a federal system that the county jail roster will not display.
Summit County Detention Facilities
The local facility picture includes the main county jail and community-based correctional facilities. The county jail is the primary roster source for people in current sheriff custody. Community-based facilities serve more specific correctional and treatment roles and should not be treated as a substitute for the sheriff's active jail roster.
- Summit County Jail - Primary county jail at 205 E. Crosier Street in Akron, capacity 671, operated by the Summit County Sheriff's Office.
- Oriana House Glenwood Facility - Community-corrections facility associated with Oriana House programs.
- Summit County Community Based Correctional Facility - Male - Male CBCF placement in the Summit County correctional network.
- Cliff Skeen CBCF for Women - Women's community-based correctional facility serving eligible placements.
Visits, Mail, Money, Phones, and Release
Population records are only one part of a jail lookup. The Summit County Jail uses video-only visits through ICSolutions, available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visits must be scheduled 24 hours ahead. Visitors need valid ID, minors must be with a guardian and required documentation, and visitors using a jail terminal should arrive 15 minutes early. Digital mail is addressed to Summit County Jail, Ohio, with the inmate name and ID, P.O. Box 16120, Jonesboro, AR 72401.
The Summit County inmate services page collects the jail's vendor and service links.
Use those service channels only after confirming custody, because release or transfer can change whether a visit, deposit, call, or package is accepted.
Money deposits use Access Corrections with a $150 limit, and the lobby kiosk is available until 11 p.m. Phone access runs from 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. The jail also uses JailATM tablets, Access Securepak packages, and a Tuesday/Wednesday commissary schedule. For bond, the jail does not take bond directly. The appropriate clerk handles bond for the jurisdiction, releases occur 24/7, and paperwork after morning court often leads to mid-afternoon processing followed by release within two to three hours.
Summit County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Summit County inmate population?
The 2025 average daily population was 546 in a county jail with a rated capacity of 671. That average is useful for scale, but it is not a live count. The active roster PDF is the better tool for a current custody question, and the June 24, 2026 roster was a 212-page PDF printed at 5:34:54 AM.
How do I search the Summit County inmate population?
Open the official Head Count With Photos Report PDF from the sheriff's website and use PDF find by last name. If the name is common, compare the inmate number, date of birth, housing, arrest date and time, agency, statute description, and bond field. For help by phone, call corrections at (330) 643-2171, Inmate Services at (330) 643-2177, or the Registrar at (330) 643-2200.
Can I look up a released or past inmate?
The active county PDF is not a full release-history database. For older jail records, contact Records & ID at (330) 643-2176 during weekday business hours or request copies through the sheriff's records process. For sentenced Ohio prisoners, use ODRC Offender Search. For federal or immigration custody, use BOP or ICE locator tools.