This is a private reference site, not a Warren County government office. We cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. Use the official office that holds the record for those tasks.
Where to Ask First
For Warren County Jail custody questions, start with the Warren County Sheriff's Office and jail records contact information below. The sheriff's records page identifies Paul Sarver as Office Manager and Records Custodian. Public-records requests may be made by phone, mail, email, fax, or in person, and Ohio practice does not require a written request or requester identity, although specific details can help staff find the record.
Warren County Jail and Sheriff's Office
822 Memorial Drive
Lebanon, OH 45036
Phone: 513-695-1280
Fax: 513-695-1286
Records custodian: Paul Sarver
Sheriff: Barry K. Riley
Different records belong to different agencies. Use the list below to avoid sending a jail question to a court, or a court filing question to the jail.
- For a person in the county jail, use the jail inmate records page and the Warren County roster at Miami Valley Jails.
- For booking-photo questions, use jail roster mugshots and the sheriff public-records request process.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the court that has the case.
- For facility details, use the Warren County Jail, Lebanon Correctional Institution, and Warren Correctional Institution pages in the footer.
- For a sentenced Ohio prisoner, search the ODRC offender search.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
Jail custody and court case records are related, but they are not the same record. The Warren County Common Pleas Clerk handles Common Pleas case access from 500 Justice Drive, P.O. Box 238, Lebanon, OH 45036, and can be reached at 513-695-1120. Warren County Court is at 880 Memorial Drive, Lebanon, OH 45036, phone 513-695-1370, and lists public hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM except holidays.
The Warren County Prosecutor's Office, led by Prosecutor David P. Fornshell, is at 520 Justice Drive and can be reached at 513-695-1325. Its office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM except holidays. When the record owner is unclear, the Warren County Records Center request portal can route requests by department, including Sheriff and Clerk of Courts/Common Pleas Court choices.