Find Brown County 24 Hour Booking
Brown County 24 hour booking records are posted by the Sheriff's Office in Georgetown, Ohio. The county jail holds up to 195 inmates and runs its own online roster that the public can search at any time. You can look up names, view arrest charges, check bond amounts, and see booking dates for anyone currently in custody. This page explains how to use Brown County booking tools, what data each record contains, and what rights you have under Ohio law to see this information. Sheriff Gordon Ellis oversees jail operations at 750 Mount Orab Pike.
Brown County Overview
Brown County Jail Facility
The Brown County Jail is a minimum to maximum security facility in Georgetown. It has a capacity of 195 inmates and is staffed with trained correctional officers. The jail address is 750 Mount Orab Pike, Georgetown, OH 45121. You can call 937-378-4435 for general jail questions. Sheriff Gordon Ellis leads the operation with Chief Deputy Chris Hodges. Every arrest in Brown County gets processed at this location.
Inmates here fall into several categories. Some are waiting for trial. Others are serving sentences. Some are held pending transfer to a state prison facility. The roster gets updated hourly, so you can check it throughout the day to see new bookings and recent releases. The jail lists inmates in alphabetical order with their names, identifying features, mugshots, charges, and bond amounts all visible.
How to Search Brown County Booking Data
The Brown County Sheriff's Office website is the first place to look. The site has a direct inmate search function on the home page. You can also find links to the Municipal Court Search and Clerk of Courts search from there. The Sheriff's Office also runs an anonymous tip line if you need to report something.
For a more detailed look at individual inmates, the Brown County jail roster page shows comprehensive booking data. Each entry includes a booking number, full name, charges with statute references, bond amount, arresting agency, booking date and time, age, sex, and race. Charges show specific codes like disorderly conduct or failure to appear. Bond amounts range from $0 for no bond cases to very high figures for serious offenses. The page also displays the current inmate count so you know how many people are in custody right now.
Brown County also uses the Miami Valley Jails shared system. This is a regional platform that shows persons currently in custody. You may need to complete a security check to view the roster on that site. It shows booking photos alongside names and charges for easy identification.
Below is the Brown County Sheriff's Office main website where you can start a booking search.
This site links to the inmate search tool and other public resources in Brown County.
Brown County 24 Hour Booking Record Fields
Each booking entry tells you quite a bit. The booking number is the unique ID for that intake event. Charges list specific statute numbers so you can look up the exact law. The arresting agency column shows which department made the arrest, which could be the Brown County Sheriff's Office or a local police department. Bond amounts vary a lot. Minor charges might carry a few hundred dollars in bail. Serious felonies can go much higher.
The system also shows age, sex, and race for identification. Booking date and time stamps tell you exactly when the person was brought in. If you are looking for someone specific, having a name and approximate date helps narrow things down fast.
The detailed jail roster search tool is shown here.
Individual inmate entries on this page include charges, bonds, and arresting agency data.
Mail and Visits at Brown County Jail
You can send mail to inmates at: Inmate Name, C/O Brown County Sheriff's Office, 750 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown, OH 45121. Letters and up to 5 photographs are allowed. Do not include blank paper, extra envelopes, or anything sprayed with perfume or chemicals. All mail gets opened and checked for contraband before it reaches the inmate.
Visitation works on a block schedule. Each housing block has a set day:
- A Block visits on Fridays
- B Block visits on Wednesdays
- C Block visits on Saturdays
- D Block visits on Sundays
All inmates get one visit per week. You can add funds to an inmate's commissary account at the kiosk in the front lobby using cash or credit cards, or online through JailATM with an account.
State Prison Records for Brown County
If someone from Brown County was convicted and sent to state prison, you need a different search tool. The Ohio DRC Offender Search covers state prison inmates. You can filter by county of commitment to pull up just Brown County cases. Results show the person's name, facility location, sentence length, and parole eligibility dates. The system covers current inmates, people under state supervision, and those who have been judicially released. County jail inmates do not appear in this database at all.
The Ohio Offender Search page provides another gateway to the same state prison data. Both tools are free and open to the public. You do not need an account. Search by name or use the county filter to narrow results down to Brown County specifically.
Ohio Public Records and Brown County
Under Ohio Revised Code 149.43, booking records and jail rosters are public. You can ask for them without giving a reason. The Brown County Sheriff's Office handles records requests through its main office at 750 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown OH 45121. The main phone line is 937-378-4435 and the fax is 937-378-2039. Copies run $0.05 per page under state law.
For state level searches, the Ohio DRC Offender Search tracks prison inmates. The VINELink system sends free custody alerts. The Ohio BCI runs formal background checks for $30 to $50 through WebCheck locations.
Nearby Counties
These neighboring counties each have their own jail roster systems and booking data available online.