Putnam County Released Inmates is a private reference, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or release, free anyone, post bond, or retrieve official booking records. Contact the office that holds the record.
Official Putnam Record Contacts
Choose the office based on the custody event. The Putnam County Jail handles present local custody and its booking or release transaction. The courts hold bond, sentence, dismissal, jail-credit, and judicial-release entries. Ohio corrections covers state prison and Adult Parole Authority status. VINE provides notices, while BOP and ICE serve separate federal systems.
Putnam County Sheriff and Jail
Putnam County Sheriff's Office
1035 Heritage Trail
Ottawa, OH 45875
Sheriff's Office: 419-523-3208 or 1-866-788-2676
Jail: 419-523-3407
Administrative fax: 419-523-6851
Jail fax: 419-523-3584
The Sheriff does not post general lobby or records hours. Call before an in-person records visit.
Putnam County Courts and Clerk
245 E. Main Street
Ottawa, OH 45875
Phone: 419-523-3110
Fax: 419-523-5284
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Municipal and Common Pleas have separate online inquiries. Records requests may be made by phone, fax, or the email shown on the official Courts page.
Putnam County Adult Probation
245 E. Main Street
Ottawa, OH 45875
Phone: 419-523-4821
Fax: 419-523-4861
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Use business hours for ordinary public questions. The department's emergency coverage and monthly Saturday arrangement are for supervision operations, not a general public records schedule.
- For a named released person or county release record, start with the home search and request process.
- For local probation or Ohio APA status, use Post-Release Supervision.
- For a same-day window, follow the 24-Hour Releases request path because no verified public Putnam feed exists.
- For a state prison date, use the Release Date Lookup; for notices, use the VINE Inmate Check.
- For an Ohio prisoner, use the ODRC Offender Search and confirm the current Central Records submission route on its public-record page before sending correspondence.
- For federal prison history, use the BOP Inmate Locator or BOP FOIA. For present immigration detention, use ICE ODLS or call DRIL at 1-888-351-4024, weekdays except holidays, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern.
Ohio VINE is available through VINELink or by phone at 1-800-770-0192. It is a notification service, not the certified jail, court, or corrections record. The facility pages in the footer separate local jail, state prison, court, USMS, BOP, and ICE routes.