Wood County Busted Mugshots Lookup
Wood County busted mugshots are searchable through the sheriff's office inmate inquiry system and the county's online records portal. The county seat is Bowling Green, in northwest Ohio. Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn runs the office at 1960 East Gypsy Lane Road. The jail has 264 beds and over 50 deputies on staff. A major $28 million expansion was completed in 2025 that doubled holding cells and added Ohio's first body scanner. The inmate inquiry shows current inmates with photos, charges, and bond information.
Wood County Quick Facts
Wood County Inmate Search
The Wood County Sheriff's Office runs an online inmate inquiry system. The tool shows photos of current jail inmates along with their charges and bond information. A daily bulletin posts recent activity, though it runs 2 to 3 days behind for supervisor approval. An event search lets you look up incident reports at a basic level. Full reports require a separate records request. The system uses the Superion P2C platform for its online tools.
The Wood County jail opened in June 1990 with 224 beds. It has since expanded to 264 beds. Over 50 deputies staff the facility. Southern Health Partners provides medical and mental health care for inmates. The jail even has a satellite branch of the Wood County Public Library, which is something most county jails do not offer. Programs include GED classes, AA meetings, anger management, and religious services.
The 2025 expansion was a major upgrade. The new booking area doubled holding cells from 5 to 10. Four new medical cells were added where there had been none before. The new sallyport fits 6 vehicles instead of the old 3. Two rooms were set up for video court arraignment. The highlight is a body scanner, the first in Ohio, that can detect contraband in body cavities. Additional female housing was also completed in August 2025.
Wood County Arrest Records
Arrest records and busted mugshots in Wood County are public under ORC Section 149.43. A public records request form is available through the sheriff's office. Email the Director of Communications at dhoutz@woodcountyohio.gov for records questions. Full reports must go through the normal open records request process. Standard Ohio copy fees apply at $0.05 per page.
The Wood County Clerk of Courts is at the Courthouse, Second Floor, 1 Courthouse Square, Bowling Green, OH 43402. Phone is 419-354-9280. Fax is 419-354-9241. Email clerkofcourts@co.wood.oh.us. Regular copies cost $0.06 per page and certified copies are $1 each. Criminal records searchs are available at the sheriff's office at 1960 East Gypsy Lane Road during Monday through Friday hours from 8:30am to 4:30pm. A records check form is downloadable from the website.
- Bowling Green Municipal Court: 711 S. Dunbridge Rd., phone 419-352-5263
- Fostoria Municipal Court: 213 South Main Street, phone 419-435-8139
- Wood County Common Pleas: Courthouse, Bowling Green
Wood County Jail Services
All family and friend visits at the Wood County jail are no-contact. The 2025 expansion added video visitation capabilities. Commissary is available through a kiosk in the jail lobby that runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Phone deposits go through 866-345-1884. Online fund deposits are also available. Captain Rebecca McMonigal oversees jail administration and can be reached at 419-354-7744 ext. 2210 or rmcmonigal@woodcountyohio.gov.
The jail phone is 419-354-7744. The justice center division number is 419-354-9137. The jail fax is 419-354-9139. Lieutenant Jamison Martinez is at ext. 2236 and Lieutenant Brittany Brown is at ext. 2230. Wood County covers 620 square miles in northwest Ohio with a population of about 132,248, making it one of the larger counties in the region by both area and population.
Note: The Ohio Attorney General's Public Records Unit can help if you have trouble getting records from any Wood County office.
Sealing Wood County Busted Mugshots
Under ORC Section 2953.32, Ohio lets eligible people seal criminal records from public view. Once sealed, Wood County busted mugshots and arrest records will not appear in public searches. Law enforcement and courts retain access. Violent crimes, sex offenses, and crimes against minors are generally excluded from eligibility.
File the sealing application in the court that handled the case. The prosecutor gets a chance to object. A hearing may follow. If the court grants it, the order goes to BCI. Ohio expanded sealing eligibility in recent years to cover more people with certain types of convictions.
State and Federal Search Resources
The ODRC Offender Search covers state prison inmates. For Wood County jail inmates, use the sheriff's inmate inquiry. VINELink offers free tracking across Ohio with alerts. The Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator handles federal custody searches. The Supreme Court of Ohio has a court directory for case record lookups in any county.
Cities in Wood County
Wood County includes Bowling Green and other communities. City police make arrests but booking records go through the county jail. No qualifying cities over the population threshold have separate pages, but Bowling Green Municipal Court handles local misdemeanor and traffic cases.
Nearby Counties
Wood County is in northwest Ohio. These bordering counties each run their own busted mugshots and jail systems.