Lake County Jail Mugshots
Lake County jail mugshots are held by the sheriff's office in Painesville and can be found through the daily jail roster posted online. The jail opened in January 1990 and was built for 353 beds, but it now holds more than 400 people on most days. Sheriff Frank Leonbruno runs the facility at 104 East Erie Street. The roster is updated as a PDF file each day and shows photos, names, dates of birth, booking dates, charges, and bond info for every person in custody. Release data going back to 2010 is also kept in Excel format. You can call 440-350-5601 for general jail questions or 440-350-5509 for records.
Lake County Jail Mugshots Overview
Lake County Jail Roster Search
The Lake County Sheriff's jail roster is the main way to look up who is in jail right now. The roster gets posted as a daily PDF file. Each entry shows an inmate's photo, full name, date of birth, booking date, current charges, and bond amount. This is the first place to check if you need a Lake County jail mugshot or want to find out if someone has been booked.
The full PDF roster is hosted at webapps.lakecountyohio.gov/JailRoster/ and can be viewed or downloaded from any device. It includes every person in custody at the time the file was made. The jail also keeps release data in Excel spreadsheets going back to 2010. That data can be useful for tracking past bookings or looking at trends. Chief Deputy Robert Izzo and Captain Scott Simpson oversee the corrections side of the sheriff's office.
About 95 women are held in the jail on any given day, with the rest being men. The facility runs well past its design limit. Under ORC 149.43, the jail roster and booking photos are public records. Anyone can ask for them. The sheriff must provide copies promptly when asked. You do not need to give a reason for your request.
Note: The daily PDF roster includes photos, charges, and bond amounts for all current inmates. Release records in Excel format go back to 2010.
Lake County Corrections Division
The Lake County Corrections Division does more than just hold people. The jail runs GED classes, rehab programs, religious services, and mental health support. Inmates can use SmartInmate phones to stay in touch with family. There is a trustee program where inmates who meet certain rules can earn privileges or take part in work release.
The kitchen puts out over 1,200 meals a day. Staff and more than 100 volunteers give over 2,200 hours each year to keep programs going. AA and NA meetings are held inside the jail on a set schedule. The WITTS program is designed for women and covers life skills, job prep, and recovery. Bible study groups meet each week as well.
Work release is one option for certain inmates. Those who qualify can leave the jail during the day for a job and come back at night. The program helps people keep their income while serving their time. Not everyone qualifies. The corrections staff makes that call based on the charge, the person's record, and how they have acted in the jail.
Lake County Inmate Visiting Rules
The Lake County jail visiting schedule splits visits by gender. Male inmates can have visitors on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday visits run from 8:00 to 10:30 a.m., 1:00 to 2:30 p.m., and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Female inmates get visits on Wednesday from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday visits for women follow the same three time blocks as Sunday visits for men.
You need a valid driver's license or state ID to visit. Passports are not accepted. Each inmate can get two visits per week, 15 minutes each. You can combine both into one 30-minute visit if you want. Visitors who live more than 100 miles away get an extra 15 minutes.
No one under 18 can visit unless they are the child of the inmate and the inmate has been locked up for at least 60 days. That rule is strict. The jail warns that bringing contraband into the facility is a crime under ORC 2921.36. Anyone caught can be arrested on the spot. This includes drugs, phones, weapons, or anything else not allowed inside.
Note: Only a state-issued driver's license or ID card is accepted for visits. Passports and other forms of ID will be turned away at the door.
Lake County Most Wanted List
The Lake County Most Wanted page is run by the sheriff's office and shows people with active warrants who have not been found yet. Each listing has a photo, date of birth, race, sex, height, weight, eye color, hair color, last known address, and the charges the person faces. The sheriff uses the NCIC system to verify warrant data before posting it.
If you know where one of these people is, call the tip line at 440-350-5620. You do not have to give your name. The most wanted page is different from the jail roster. The roster shows people already in custody. The most wanted list shows people the sheriff is still looking for. Both pages include mugshots or booking photos when they are available.
Lake County Court Records
The Lake County Clerk of Courts keeps case records that tie back to many jail bookings. Court records from 1990 to the present are in the online system. Case images from 2017 forward are also there. Domestic cases are not available online, so you would need to ask in person or by email for those. The clerk's office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Non-certified copies sent by email are free. If you need certified copies, those cost ten cents per page plus one dollar for the certification itself. You can send requests to coc@lakerecordrequest.org. The clerk's office handles filings for felonies, civil cases, and appeals heard in the Lake County Common Pleas Court. Criminal filings in this system often match up with the same people whose mugshots show up on the jail roster.
The Mentor Municipal Court covers misdemeanors, traffic cases, civil claims up to $15,000, and small claims up to $6,000 in the western part of Lake County. The court is at 8500 Civic Center Blvd in Mentor, Ohio 44060. Call 440-974-5744 for case questions or email court@cityofmentor.com. If someone was arrested in Mentor for a misdemeanor, the case would move through this court after the jail booking.
Mentor Police Records
The Mentor Police Records Unit handles public records requests for arrest reports, incident reports, and related files from the Mentor Police Department. The office is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You can reach them by phone at 440-974-5762, by fax at 440-205-3614, or by email at policerecords@cityofmentor.com.
Copies are free if your request is under 40 pages. After that, each page costs five cents. Video records cost $28 per hour of staff time to process, plus $10 for overhead. The max rate is $75 per hour and the total cap is $750 per request. These fees follow the rules set by Ohio law for public records involving video or body camera footage.
Sealing Lake County Jail Records
ORC 2953.32 lets some people seal their criminal records in Ohio. Once sealed, a record gets treated as if it never happened in most situations. The person can say "no" when asked about the sealed case. Not all crimes qualify. Violent offenses, sex crimes, and first or second degree felonies cannot be sealed. The wait is one year after final discharge for misdemeanors and three years for felonies. Filing costs $50.
If a Lake County jail mugshot is tied to a sealed case, the booking photo should be removed from public systems. You may need to follow up with the sheriff's office and the clerk to make sure the record has been pulled from their sites. The ODRC offender search covers state inmates if the person you are looking for has already been sent to state prison from Lake County.
Cities in Lake County
People arrested in Lake County cities get booked at the county jail in Painesville. The sheriff's jail roster covers all bookings no matter which city the arrest took place in.
Nearby Counties
Lake County sits in northeast Ohio along Lake Erie. Each neighboring county has its own sheriff's office, jail, and separate inmate roster.