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Official Jefferson County Contacts
Use the official office that controls the record or custody status you need. The following details come from Jefferson County and Ohio source materials reviewed for this site.
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Fred J. Abdalla
16001 State Route 7
Steubenville, OH 43952
Dispatch: 740-283-8600
Public records: kkelley@jeffersoncountysheriff.com
Jefferson County Justice Center / Jefferson County Jail
16001 State Route 7
Steubenville, OH 43952
Adult jail: 740-284-3350
Jefferson County Juvenile Detention Center
16001 State Route 7
Steubenville, OH 43952
Detention Control: 740-283-8684
Jefferson County Clerk of Courts Legal Division
Jefferson County Courthouse, Room 200
301 Market Street, 2nd Floor
Steubenville, OH 43952
Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
740-283-8583
For public-records requests, Ohio's general access statute is the Ohio Public Records Act, ORC 149.43. Sheriff jail records and clerk court records are separate requests, so send the request to the office that maintains the record.
- For a current adult county jail custody question, call the Jefferson County Jail at 740-284-3350 or use Ohio VINE.
- For booking photos or jail records, start with the jail roster mugshots information and the sheriff public-records email.
- For charges or case activity after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Clerk of Courts case lookup page.
- For facility rules, use the Jefferson County Justice Center / Jefferson County Jail and Jefferson County Juvenile Detention Center pages.
- 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.