How to send messages, photos, and packages
Need help reaching someone at Lake Erie Correctional Institution? Start with the facility's published physical address and main telephone number for general inquiries. Public contact listings also include the Warden and PREA Compliance Manager, useful for administrative follow-up or compliance concerns. Incarcerated people at Ohio facilities typically stay in touch through outgoing phone calls, vendor-run messaging or tablet systems, and video visits. For security, calls, video sessions, and electronic messages are routinely monitored and recorded. Attorney communications may be handled differently in some situations. To set up electronic messaging or video contact, you'll typically need to be on the incarcerated person's approved list, register with the vendor, verify your ID, and use a compatible device or facility terminal.
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Call the facility's main telephone number or write to its physical address to ask about approved contact methods. At Ohio facilities, people typically communicate through outgoing calls and vendor-managed messaging, tablets, or video visits. You may need to be added to an approved list and register with the vendor.
Contact details for the Warden and PREA Compliance Manager are listed in the facility's public contact records. Use those contacts for administrative questions or to raise PREA-related concerns.
Calls, video sessions, and electronic messages are routinely monitored and recorded for security. Attorney-client communications may have different handling in some circumstances. Check facility guidance for specifics.
Visit limits at Lake Erie Correctional depend on where your loved one is housed. Here's how often they can receive visits, how many people can come at once, and what to double-check before you make the trip.
Trying to make sense of safety concerns, wait times, or daily operations? It helps to know how big the facility is and how many staff are on hand. The numbers below come from an onsite PREA audit conducted August 27–30, 2018, so consider them a snapshot in time.
Staffing numbers offer a starting point for understanding supervision and safety at Lake Erie Correctional—but they're only a snapshot. Here are the key counts from a PREA audit, plus how to use them when asking the right questions about your loved one's situation.
