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Corrections Division
Overview
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 In
accordance with Section 341 of the Ohio Revised Code, the Summit County
Sheriff is empowered as the keeper of the County
Jail. A Chief of
Corrections (Assistant Sheriff) is appointed by the Sheriff and is
responsible for managing the jail facilities and assuring that all
federal, state, and local laws are abided by. The Summit County Jail is
under the supervision of Chief Gary L. James. Questions and comments
can be directed to Chief James at gjames@sheriff.summitoh.net
The Sheriff’s Office provides
security services for the
Glenwood Jail, a satellite minimum security facility operated in
conjunction with Oriana House.
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Additional Links
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Inmate Phone Provider
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Debit Telephone Account Funding
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Set Up Prepaid Collect Calling
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Inmate Meal
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Purchase Inmate Fresh Favorite Meal
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Inmate Commissary
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Commissary Account Deposit
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The
Summit County Jail, located at 205 East Crosier
Street in Akron,
Ohio, opened on August 1990. An
addition to the jail that replaced the Akron Correctional Facility
(formerly operated by the City of Akron
and known as the "Workhouse") opened on May 1, 1995.
 
In
2006 the jail obtained state approval to double bunk three additional
pods which took the jail to the current capacity of 671 prisoners (564
male beds, 89 female beds, 18 optional beds which can be assigned as
male, female, or juvenile beds depending on the inmate count).
The Summit County Jail is classified by the State of Ohio
as a "full service" detention center. That means it is operated
twenty-four (24) hours a day, three hundred sixty-five (365) days a year.
It is, therefore, required that the facility be properly staffed for the
safety and protection of the inmates and staff twenty-four (24) hours a
day.
The Summit County Sheriffs Office also provides security services for
the Glenwood Jail, a satellite minimum-security facility operated in
conjunction with Oriana House, Inc. Thirteen
(13) deputies and two (2) supervisors staff the 150-bed facility, which
provides treatment for DUI offenders and overflow housing of non-violent
Summit County Jail prisoners.
The staff required to operate both facilities is two hundred fourteen
(214) sworn personnel, twenty-six (26) supervisors and thirty-six (36)
full-time and civilian employees. Staff is scheduled as needed for inmate
supervision, intake, general security, medical transport, trusty
security, and numerous civilian assignments. Another twenty-five (25)
full-time and twenty-nine (29) part-time contract employees staff the
medical, behavioral health, maintenance, and food service units in the
Jail. All deputies assigned to the two facilities are certified peace
officers and are utilized by the Sheriff to respond to civil disturbances
and other emergencies within the county.
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