This page helps users handle an inmate search need in Stark County, Ohio by explaining how the Stark County Sheriff’s Office Jail Division and related inmate services support booking, visitation, mail, accounts, and offender-notification tasks.

Use the Jail Division for custody-related direction, then use the listed services for visits, money, mail, packages, and community notification alerts when those apply.

Stark County Sheriff’s Office Jail Division

The Stark County Sheriff’s Office Jail Division operates the Stark County Jail and handles booking and release activity for inmates. The jail is a 24-hour booking facility for law enforcement agencies in Stark County.

The jail houses people charged with offenses ranging from traffic charges to capital cases. It also holds people awaiting trial, sentencing, transfer, probation or parole revocation proceedings, or return to another state.

For an inmate-related need, start with the Jail Division information and then route the specific task to visitation, Inmate Services, mail, or accounts as needed. The Stark County Jail Division page explains the jail’s role, visitation rules, mail address, and related jail services.

Video visitation and visit scheduling

On-site video visitation at the Stark County Jail must be scheduled in advance. Visitors use ICSolutions to choose an available day and time, and visits must be scheduled 24 hours before the intended visit.

  • Register and schedule through ICSolutions visitation services.
  • Arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled visit with valid, unexpired photo identification.
  • Follow visiting-room rules for clothing, minors, food, beverages, and cell phones.

On-site visiting hours are Tuesday through Friday, excluding holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Each inmate is permitted one 30-minute on-site visit each week, with a limit of two visitors per visit, including minors.

Off-site visits are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. These visits do not count toward the inmate’s one weekly on-site visit.

Inmate Services, accounts, and packages

Inmate Services assists with non-medical social service needs, inmate programs, commissary, vending, inmate accounts, family and professional visitation, property releases, mail sorting, care packages, hygiene kits, handbooks, and library books.

Families and friends can place money on an inmate account through the kiosk in the Stark County Jail lobby. The kiosk accepts cash, MasterCard, and Visa from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Money orders are no longer accepted by Inmate Services.

Funds can also be deposited online through Access Corrections secure deposits or ICSolutions. Commissary package ordering is available through the Stark County Jail package program, which now directs users to the Access Securepak site.

Mail and TextBehind processing

Stark County Jail uses TextBehind for mail management. Physical mail from family and friends is photocopied before it is made available, and electronic letters with photos can be created online through TextBehind.

Every physical mail envelope must include the sender’s complete first and last name, complete return address, offender’s complete first and last name, offender number, and the full correctional institution name. Missing or incomplete information can cause the envelope to be rejected and discarded unopened.

The physical mail address format is:

Offender First / Last Name and Offender Number
Stark County Jail
P.O. Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131

Do not send money orders, personal checks, gift cards, cash, or legal mail through TextBehind. Those items are not accepted through that mail process.

Community notification for registered offenders

For sex offender address lookups and active email alerts, use the Community Notification portal directory. Select Ohio and Stark County, then conduct an address search to review registered offenders near the address you enter.

The portal also allows users to enroll for automated email alerts when a registered offender moves within the selected radius of the address provided. Start with the Community Notification address search and alerts portal.

Sex and arson offenders are registered through the ID Bureau. Sex offender registration information is maintained in the Offender Watch system, which is networked throughout Ohio with county sheriff’s offices, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, and the Bureau of Investigation and Identification.

Stark County inmate contacts

Use these contacts for public-facing inmate service questions tied to visitation, mail, and jail services.

  • Stark County Jail, 4500 Atlantic Blvd N.E., Canton, Ohio 44705
  • Inmate visitation
    Phone: (330) 451-1360
  • Inmate Services
    Phone: (330) 430-3858

Common questions

Start with the Stark County Sheriff’s Office Jail Division, which operates the Stark County Jail and handles booking and release activity for inmates.

Does Stark County Jail require scheduled visitation?

Yes. On-site video visitation must be scheduled through ICSolutions at least 24 hours before the intended visiting time.

What are the on-site visitation hours?

On-site visits are available Tuesday through Friday, excluding holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

How can someone add money to an inmate account?

Funds can be added at the Stark County Jail lobby kiosk during posted kiosk hours, or online through Access Corrections or ICSolutions.

How should family and friends send mail to an inmate?

Family and friends can use TextBehind for electronic letters or send physical mail to the TextBehind P.O. Box using the required inmate, sender, and facility information.

Where can I check registered offender notifications near an address?

Use the Community Notification portal to select Ohio and Stark County, run an address search, and enroll for active email alerts.