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Lake County
Adult Detention Facility
Statistics and Services
Visitation Schedule Jail Facility Past-Present-Future
Jail Opened in January 1990
• Certifications
First Jail in Ohio to be certified as being in total compliance with all 313 Minimum Jail Standards for the State of Ohio
• Average Daily Population 352
Inmate Population Description
- 275 Lake County Inmates
- 76 Federal Marshal Prisoners
- 304 Male Inmates
- 48 Female Inmates
- 201 Felons & Federal InmatesJail Front Lobby-Click to Enlarge
- 153 Misdemeanors
- Avg. Length of Stay is 25 Days
Inmate Programming Offered:
Ø GED / Library
Ø Alcohol & Drug Rehabilitation
70% of the Inmates completing the Program do not return within the 1st year of release
Ø Religious Services
Ø Mental Health Counseling
Ø House Arrest
Ø Bible Study
Ø Family Development
Ø Community Service
Ø Work Release
Ø AA & NA Meetings
• Medical Services
The jail’s medical program (mandated by State Law) includes care by a doctor, nurses, dentist, mental health counselor, and psychiatrist.
• Food Services
All inmate meals are prepared in-house. The cooks prepare over
1,100 meals per day. All meals are prepared based on a menu
approved by the State Dietician.
• Inmate Workers
Inmate Workers (Trustees) do all of the cleaning in the facility, all laundry, clean in the kitchen area, paint , and wash all vehicles
• Revenue Generated by the Jail for Lake County:
Since 1993, $18 Million Dollars has been returned to the General Fund from rented jail space to Federal and Out-Of-County Agencies
Since 1995, over $1 Million Dollars has been returned to the General Fund from Inmate Phone System commissions.
In 2001, generated over $75,000 in revenue by billing inmates for their stay in jail.
