What Happens When Someone Is Booked Into Stark County Jail

Right away, booking clerks gather key details tied to the arrest. They collect information from both the arresting agency and the person being booked, then enter everything into the jail's Information Management System (IMS). Think of this as the administrative backbone of intake - basic identity details, case information, and the records used to track someone from the moment they arrive.

Fingerprinting happens during booking too. It's a standard checkpoint that helps the jail confirm identity as someone moves through intake.

Officers also take a booking photo. These photos become part of the jail's records and help staff identify the person throughout their stay.

Once identifying information is gathered, officers classify each inmate for housing. At Stark County Jail, classification considers a person's tendency toward violence and vulnerability - factors that determine where someone will be housed inside the facility.

Personal property gets handled during intake as well. Staff inventory each person's belongings and store them in a sealed package. Everything stays accounted for and separate from the housing areas until release.

Contraband control is a major focus during intake. Stark County Jail uses the SecurPass Body Scanner along with standard searches incident to arrest. The goal: prevent unauthorized items from entering housing areas and keep the facility safer for everyone inside.

Before moving into housing, each person is required to shower. This happens as part of the transition from intake to the living units.

Inmates are also issued jail clothing before housing. Street clothes come off; standard facility clothing goes on.

• ✓ A hygiene kit
• ✓ Bedding
• ✓ A copy of the Stark County Jail Rules and Regulations

Stark County Jail operates as a 24-hour booking facility for all law enforcement agencies in Stark County. That's why intake can happen at any hour - not just during normal business times.

The jail's operational capacity is 526 inmates. It's a large, busy facility, and booking is designed to handle a steady flow of people coming in from different agencies.

How long someone stays varies widely depending on their case. Stark County Jail reports an average stay of 17 days based on bookings. For people sentenced to county jail, though, the stay can be much longer - up to two years.