The Pickaway County Jail in Circleville, Ohio, is a local county jail facility run by the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office.  The Pickaway County Sheriff is Robert B. Radcliff.   Sheriff Radcliff is responsible for running the jail in addition to the rest of the Sheriff’s Office.

Pickaway County is a small county in Ohio.  With a population of less than 56,000, the demands on the jail and other law enforcement agencies is less than what you see in more heavily populated areas.  It is part of the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan statistical area, and might be considered to be a suburb or bedroom community for Columbus.  The county was once heavily industrial and still remains dependent upon industry for a number of its job opportunities.  The closing of some of those industrial plants may lead to a change in criminal behaviors in the county, which may cause additional strain on the Pickaway County Jail and other law enforcement agencies located within the county.  As of this time, the Pickaway County Jail holds both male and female inmates and is large enough to meet the demands of the county.

The Pickaway County Jail is what is known as a temporary holding facility.  Most county jail facilities are.  Temporary holding facilities are where inmates stay after they have been arrested and prior to posting bond or standing trial.  It holds defendants who have been arrested by the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Department as well as other law enforcement agencies in Pickaway County.  In addition to holding pre-trial detainees, the Pickaway County Jail may also detain inmates who have been convicted but are awaiting sentencing and those sentenced to jail terms of less than one year.  Like other county-level temporary holding facilities, the Pickaway County Jail does not offer the same types of long-term services and programming that you find in prisons and other long-term holding facilities.

Pickaway County Jail Addresses

Physical Address

Pickaway County Jail
600 Island Road
Circleville, Ohio 43113

Mailing Address

Pickaway County Jail
P.O. Box 100
600 Island road
Circleville, Ohio 43113

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name
Pickaway County Jail
P.O. Box 100
600 Island road
Circleville, Ohio 43113

Although the Pickaway County Jail does not outline rules for inmate mail, most detention facilities have similar rules for jail mail.  We are including a list of general rules for inmate mail, to help ensure that mail you send to an inmate at Pickaway County Jail complies with their guidelines.  If you have any additional questions about jail mail, you should contact the jail prior to sending the mail.  The Pickaway County Jail phone number is 740-477-6156.

1. Jail should include the inmate’s full mailing address including: inmate name, inmate number, housing unit and cell if known, and then the jail mailing address.
2. Mail must include a return address for the sender.  The mail in the envelope must be from the sender and cannot include third-party mail.  (There may be exceptions for including mail from a minor child in an envelope with mail from the parent or guardian).
3. The return address needs to have the full name of the sender, as well as the street address, city, state, and zip code.
4. There should be nothing unused in the envelope that has an adhesive backing.  This means that you should not send the inmate any unused postage stamps, address labels, or stickers.  In addition, you should not send anything with adhesive on it that is not necessary for the letter to be mailed; so, do not include any type of sticker on the envelope or on the mail other than a postage stamp. Some jails may even require you to only send mail in postage-paid envelopes or on postcards to avoid even having stamps on the envelopes.  
5. Unless you have permission from the jail, do not send writing supplies including: pens, pencils, markers, envelopes, blank paper, or greeting cards.
6. Inmates cannot receive certain types of mail that could cause problems in the jail facility.  This prohibition usually includes: sexually explicit material even if it is not obscene or pornographic; nude or semi-nude photographs; materials that promote racism in any way; materials that reference gangs or gang-related material, including gang signs; materials that constitute an escape plan or could be used to make an escape plan.  Other prohibited materials include anything that could reasonably be believed to potentially cause violence.
7. Inmates cannot receive contraband.  Contraband includes anything inmates are prohibited from having in jail.  This not only includes illegal items like drugs, but also medications, weapons, things that can be turned into weapons.  In addition, most jails prohibit people from receiving cash, checks, or credit cards. 
8. Inmates may or may not be permitted to get photographs in the mail.  However, most of them cannot receive Polaroid pictures.  In addition, there may be limits on the number of photographs that an inmate can receive at one time or the total number of photographs that a person can possess. 
9. While most jails allow inmates to receive books and magazines, they generally require them to be sent directly from the publisher or from an authorized book seller.  Do not send books or magazines in the mail to an inmate. 
10. Mail cannot have any extra or unidentifiable substances on it, including bodily fluids, glitter, lipstick or perfume.
11. Do not send writing utensils including: pens, pencils, or markers. 
12. Inmates may be able to receive phone cards; contact the jail before sending phone cards to the jail. 
13. If an inmate needs identification, you may be able to make arrangements to bring identification to the jail, but do not send the identification in the mail.

Phone Numbers

The Pickaway County Jail’s Phone Number is: 740-477-6056.  The number for the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office is 740-477-6000.  The toll free number is 1-800-472-6033.  The fax number is 740-474-1798.

Pickaway County Active Inmates

While the Pickaway County Jail does not have anything specifically labeled a jail roster, it does maintain a full booking roster.  The booking roster lists inmates by booking date, from the first booked to the most recent booked.  The booking roster also includes information including: booking number, jail ID, date-of-birth, age at booking, race, sex, hair, eye color height and weight.  This booking roster also includes booking photos/mugshots.   To find out information about inmates, you can also contact the jail by phone at 740-477-6156 or 800-472-5245.

The Pickaway County Jail maintains a full booking roster.  Each inmate entry in the booking roster has mugshots/booking photos; jail ID number; booking number; age at booking; race; sex; and a basic physical description including hair, eye color, height and weight. If you select an inmate’s record in the booking roster, you can also find out detailed information about the charges.  This detailed information includes the charging agency, the court, the offense, and the charging date.

Mugshots

The Pickaway County Jail includes mugshots and booking photos in its booking roster.

Jail Visitation

Pickaway County Jail has divided visitation into males and females.

Visitation for female inmates is Wednesday night and Saturday afternoon.  Wednesday night visitation is from 5:00pm to 6:00pm.  Saturday visitation is from 12:00pm to 1:00pm.

Visitation for male inmates is Wednesday night and Saturday afternoon.  Wednesday night visitation is from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.  Saturday visitation is from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

The jail does not list a dress code for visitation.  However, almost all jails require visitors to follow a modest dress code.  This means clothing that does not reveal excessive cleavage, midriffs, bare arms, or upper thighs.  Clothing should not be see-through, too-tight, or sexually suggestive.  Visitor clothing should also not be gang-related, be gang colors, or otherwise promote gang lifestyle.

Visitors are also prohibited from bringing many things with them into visitation.  Visitors are generally prohibited from bringing cell phones to visitation.

The number of visitors per visit may be limited by the jail.  The jail may also have age limits for visitations.  Contact the jail for information about the number of visitors who can visit, and the guidelines for visitation.

Visitors must follow jail rules while visiting inmates at the Pickaway County Jail.  Do not go to visitation if you are intoxicated; you can be barred from visitation and may not be permitted to visit in the future.  You may also be subject for arrest.    Your behavior should not be disruptive.  Cursing, fighting, or loud talking can result in ending visitation.  Children should be supervised.  If children are unable to attend visitation, they cannot be left unsupervised in the jail lobby.  Do not bring children who are not permitted to visit to the visitation.

Inmate Phone Privileges

The Pickaway County Jail does not post information about inmate phone privileges.  However, inmates are allowed to place outgoing calls.  The jail does not pay for those calls, though an inmate’s first call after being arrested is generally free.

Inmates must place collect phone calls in order to call people outside of the jail.  These may be direct collect calls or may be calls that are billed to an established inmate phone account.  If the jail has a phone account server, you may need to set up an account with them in order to set yourself up to receive phone calls.

While inmates cannot get phone calls, if you have an emergency you can contact the jail to see if they can relate a message to the inmate.

Inmate Trust Accounts / Commissary

Pickaway County Jail allows inmates to get money for their trust accounts.  You can bring money to the jail for an inmate.  You can drop off money before or after standard visitation times.  Visitation times are Wednesday from 3:00pm to 11:00pm and Saturday from 9:00am to 6:00pm.

You can also mail money for an inmate.  You can mail them via the U.S. postal service.  The money must be in the form of a money order.  They can be mailed to the following address:

C/O Pickaway County Jail
600 Island road
P.O. Box 340
Circleville, Ohio 43113

Bail Information

To find bond information on inmates in the Pickaway County Jail, you can access information on the booking roster.  This information tells you the charges against an inmate, the court the inmate is in, and additional information that can be useful in determining the amount of bail and where to pay bail.

Ohio allows you to pay bond by cash or get a surety bond.  However, Ohio has some restrictions on surety bonds; it does not permit ten percent bonds unless real estate is pledged to insure the principal amount owing on the bond.  In addition, the clerk must approve any 10% bonds.

Pickaway County has posted a bond schedule, which should give you an approximation of the bond due for the offense.  Keep in mind that each offense may have a separate bond, and that a defendant will not be released unless all bond amounts are paid.  In addition, the arresting or confining authority, is permitted to require a higher bond than the one comprehended by the bond schedule.  The judge of Circleville Municipal Court or the Judge of the Common Pleas Court in Pickaway County Ohio.

Felony bond amounts are generally higher than misdemeanor bond amounts.  The highest scheduled bond amount is for capital murder, which is $1,000,000.00.  The bond amount for first degree murder is $50,000.00.   The bond amount for second degree murder $25,000,000.00.  The bond amount for third degree murder is $15,000.00.  The bond amount for fourth degree is $5,000.00.  The bond amount for fifth degree murder is $2,500.00.  The bond amount for a first degree misdemeanor is $1,500.00.  The bond amount for a second degree misdemeanor $750.00.  The bond amount for a third degree misdemeanor is $500.00.  The bond amount for a fourth degree misdemeanor is $250.00.  The bond amount for a minor misdemeanor is $100.00.  However, there is a different bond schedule for alcohol-related driving offenses.  If you are charged under Ohio Revised Code § 4511.19, Driving Under the Influence, the bond amount for the first offense is $2,000.00; the bond amount for the second offense within six years is $5,000.00; and the bond amount for the third offense within six years is $10,000.00.  If you refuse to take a test for blood alcohol limits, then you add the following amounts to the above-noted bonds: first offense $2,000.00; second offense within six years $5,000.00; and third offense within six years $10,000.00.

Conclusion

The Pickaway County Jail in Pickaway County, Ohio is Pickaway County’s local jail facility.  Although Pickaway County is a relatively small county, it is a suburb/ bedroom community county in the Columbus, Ohio area; therefore, the demand for law enforcement and detention facilities may be greater than in other similarly-sized counties that are not located near large urban areas.  The Pickaway County Jail is primarily a temporary holding facility and is responsible for detaining defendants who have been arrested by the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office, as well as other local law enforcement agencies located throughout Pickaway County.  In addition to holding pre-trial detainees and post-conviction detainees who are awaiting trial, the Pickaway County Jail also provides housing for inmates who have been sentenced to short jail terms, rather than prison terms.

The Pickaway County Jail is located at 600 Island Road, Circleville, Ohio.  Its phone number is 740-477-6056.   Inmates at the Pickaway County Jail cannot receive incoming phone calls, but can receive incoming mail.  Contact the jail if you have any questions about the type of mail an inmate may receive.

To determine whether a person is detained in the Pickaway County Jail, you can visit the jail’s website and look at the booking roster.  The booking roster will tell you the date a detainee was booked and the inmate’s status, including bond eligibility.  It can also provide other identifying information such as descriptors of the defendant’s appearance and the crimes with which a defendant has been charged.  You can use the inmate roster to locate a defendant and determine whether a defendant is still incarcerated in order to plan visitation.  Visitation is on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and visitation hours depend upon an inmate’s gender.  Contact the jail for more information about visitation.  You can make deposits into an inmate’s trust account at the jail or by mail, but the jail does not accept deposits during visitation hours.