This is a private reference site, not the Belmont County Sheriff's Office, the Belmont County Jail, ODRC, BOP, ICE, or any court. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record for you. Use the government office or locator that controls the record.
Where to Check First
For local jail questions, start with the Belmont County Sheriff's Office and jail contact information below. Sheriff James G. Zusack's office and the jail are listed at the same Hammond Road complex.
Belmont County Sheriff's Office / Belmont County Jail
68137 Hammond Road
St. Clairsville, OH 43950
Main sheriff number: 740-695-7933
Jail phone: 740-695-5124
Jail fax: 740-695-4781
Official sheriff site: https://belmontsheriffohio.gov/
Public records request: https://belmontsheriffohio.gov/public-records/
Hours note: the provided research did not locate a public jail records-window schedule. Call the jail or sheriff's office before visiting in person.
The sheriff's public-records page says a requester will be contacted within three business days. Published copy and media fees include black-and-white 8.5 x 11 copies at $0.10 per single-sided page, color copies at $0.20 per single-sided page, CD/DVD copies at $1.00 per disk, USB flash drive costs that vary by capacity and require approval before copying, and postage for mailed records. Payment is made to the Belmont County Sheriff.
- For a person currently held at the county jail, use the guidance on jail inmate records and then call 740-695-5124 if the roster does not answer the question.
- For booking photos on the current roster or a records request for a photo, see jail roster mugshots.
- For charges, docket activity, and court dates after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Belmont Courts resources.
- For a facility-specific question, use the facility pages linked in the footer for the Belmont County Jail or Belmont Correctional Institution and Camp.
- For a sentenced Ohio state prisoner, search ODRC at https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the federal BOP locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator rather than the county jail roster.
- For custody notifications, Ohio VINELink is available at https://vinelink.vineapps.com/state/OH.
The Belmont Courts app is court-focused and can help with court records, payments, alerts, locations, and staff directory information. It is not the sheriff jail roster, and the sheriff app was documented as discontinued.