Crawford County Justice Center Overview
The Crawford County Justice Center is a full-service county jail operated by the Crawford County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Scott M. Kent. Official ODRC inspection records use the Justice Center name, while local sources may also call it the Crawford County Jail. It is the county's only jail facility according to the Sheriff's 2025 annual report. That makes it the custody point for local sheriff and police arrests from Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, New Washington, and other Crawford County agencies when custody continues after arrest.
The facility holds county pretrial detainees, locally sentenced inmates, people waiting for court, people waiting for prison transfer after sentencing, and possible prisoners for other agencies when space or contracts allow. It is not an Ohio prison. Once a Crawford County defendant receives a prison sentence and transfers to ODRC, the county jail roster no longer controls the lookup.
Crawford County Justice Center Contact
Use the Justice Center contact information for jail custody questions, app roster fallback questions, visit confirmation, phone or video account questions, and records-request routing. Do not use the courthouse address for jail visits or jail custody questions. Court filings and many court records are downtown at the Mansfield Street courthouse; the jail is on Stetzer Road. The sheriff's jail page and sheriff links page provide the main local web context for jail capacity, programs, VINE, phone/video, commissary, and outside custody tools.
Crawford County Justice Center
3613 Stetzer Road
Bucyrus, OH 44820
(419) 562-7906
Fax: (419) 562-7912
Crawford County Justice Center Capacity
The Sheriff's jail page and 2025 ODRC inspection both identify the Justice Center as a 121-bed facility. ODRC inspected the jail on September 25, 2025 and counted 84 inmates that day. The inspection found compliance with 173 standards, including all 52 essential standards and 121 important standards. ODRC still noted two important-standard deficiencies because female housing areas were beyond recommended capacity for sleeping space and day space.
The capacity point needs that nuance. Crawford County was below total general capacity on the inspection date, but female housing still exceeded recommended levels. Housing classifications can make one area tight even when the total jail count looks manageable.
Look Up Crawford County Justice Center Inmates
The official local lookup starts with the Crawford Co Sheriff Office OH app. The Sheriff's 2025 annual report says the app includes a jail roster and inmate service, and it identifies the roster as the app's most-used item. Research did not find a durable public web roster on the sheriff site, so the app, jail phone, VINE, and public-records request process are the practical channels for Justice Center custody questions.
- Open the official Crawford Co Sheriff Office OH app and choose the jail roster or inmate service.
- Search or browse using the fields shown inside the app. Do not assume field labels that the app does not show.
- Call the Justice Center at (419) 562-7906 if the result is missing, unclear, or may have changed after release or transfer.
- Use Ohio VINE or 1-800-770-0192 for custody notification.
- Search ODRC Offender Search if the person was sentenced to Ohio prison.
Crawford County Justice Center Intake
Corrections officers process people into the Justice Center after arrest or court order. The 2025 annual report says the jail recorded 1,422 inmate bookings that year. Intake can include identity checks, paperwork, medical screening, property handling, classification, housing assignment, and court movement. ODRC's inspection scope covers reception and release, classification, security, housing, sanitation, communication, visitation, medical and mental-health services, food service, recreation, discipline, segregation, grievance, staffing, and training.
Local operational details are unusually specific. The jail uses a body scanner during booking to prevent contraband from entering the facility and when work-release or trustee-status inmates return. CPI Guardian property management secures inmate property in tamper-proof packages and clothing in vacuum-sealed packaging. The annual report says this reduces lost property, space pressure, and hygiene issues in the property room.
Visit Crawford County Justice Center
Official sources reviewed did not publish a complete public visitation schedule, visitor dress code, child-visitor rule, or mail format for the Justice Center. The Sheriff's links page points to CIDNET for inmate phone and video calls, and the annual report says video court is used from the Sheriff's Office through a courthouse internet connection. That video court detail is not the same as family visitation.
| Visit or Contact Item | Source-Backed Detail |
|---|---|
| In-person schedule | Not located in reviewed official sources; confirm with the jail or app. |
| Video calls | Official sheriff links page points to CIDNET inmate phone/video calls. |
| Visitor rules | Bring photo ID and confirm current rules before travel. |
| Court video | Annual report says video court is available through a courthouse connection. |
Crawford County Jail Mail and Money
Crawford County publishes vendor links through the Sheriff's Office rather than a detailed public inmate manual. CIDNET is the linked provider for inmate phone and video calls. Keefe and Access Corrections are the linked routes for inmate commissary. The county pages reviewed did not provide deposit fees, commissary limits, or a final inmate mail address format, so family members should call the jail before sending money, mail, or property.
| Service | Provider or Detail | Important Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Phone / video | CIDNET | Fees and account rules were not published in reviewed county text. |
| Commissary / money | Keefe / Access Corrections | Confirm deposit limits and fees with the jail or vendor. |
| Jail direct | Confirm inmate mail format before sending. | |
| Property | CPI Guardian property system | Property handling is controlled by jail rules. |
Crawford County Justice Center Operations
The Sheriff's annual report names several daily-operation partners. Wellpath Solutions and Correctional Healthcare provide medical care, with a doctor and full-time nurse addressing inmate medical needs. Third Street Family Health Services partners with the Sheriff's Office on mental-health needs through in-person counseling and virtual follow-up. Summit Food Service provides food service, and trustees help prepare meals and clean up in the kitchen.
The 2025 annual report listed jail medical costs of $359,147.13 and said increases are mainly connected to drug-related medical issues and mental-health issues among incoming inmates. It also reported 95,841 inmate meals prepared in 2025 at a cost of $294,840.69. Those numbers describe the operating load behind the jail population.
Crawford County Jail Programs
Programs documented by the sheriff include AA meetings, GED, church or Bible study, anger management, mental-health services, recreation, Alpha 12-step recovery, behavior modification, and substance-abuse resources. Pastor Margie Maddox's Alpha 12-step recovery work is described in the annual report, along with coordination with courts on inmate progress. Gideons provide weekly Bible study, and Together We Hurt, Together We Heal provides substance-abuse resources.
- Classification
- The jail decision about housing and security needs based on safety, health, gender, conduct, and other factors.
- Trustee
- An inmate assigned approved work tasks, such as kitchen help noted in the annual report.
- Detainer or hold
- A request from another agency or court that may affect release even if local bond is posted.
Crawford County Justice Center Directions
The Justice Center is at 3613 Stetzer Road in Bucyrus, north of the county's downtown courthouse area. The Crawford County Courthouse and Clerk/Prosecutor offices are at 112 E. Mansfield Street, so visitors should not use the courthouse address for jail visits, custody questions, or inmate services. For court appearances, use the court notice. For inmate visits or jail custody questions, use the Stetzer Road jail address.
Official sources reviewed did not publish a visitor parking map, transit route, or separate ADA entrance description. Confirm parking, visit eligibility, and access needs with the jail before traveling.
Note: Confirm custody, visit eligibility, and current rules with the Justice Center before leaving for the jail.
When Justice Center Inmates Transfer
Some Justice Center inmates move out of county custody. A person sentenced to Ohio prison transfers to ODRC, and the statewide ODRC search becomes the correct locator. A federal case may involve the U.S. Marshals Service Northern District of Ohio or the BOP locator after federal sentencing. Immigration custody may involve ICE ODLS. Do not assume a missing app result means no custody exists; it may mean the person is in a different system.