Ohio Reformatory for Women Overview
Ohio Reformatory for Women, often shortened to ORW, is operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. It is located at 1479 Collins Avenue in Marysville and is physically inside Union County, but it is not operated by Union County Sheriff Mike Justice and it is not the Tri-County Regional Jail roster. ORW is a state prison for women sentenced to Ohio prison custody. A person can be committed from Union County and housed somewhere else in ODRC, and a person housed at ORW can have been sentenced from another Ohio county.
The facility is described in public ODRC and historical references as a multi-security state prison for women. Research captured the ODRC facility address, the main phone number 937-642-1065, and a current search-snippet reference to Warden Erin Maldonado. ORW's role in Union County inmate-population work is mainly a routing issue: readers need to know when to stop checking the local jail roster and start using ODRC records.
Ohio Reformatory for Women Capacity and Population
Current official ORW capacity was not located in the captured public facility text. The research notes that public historical references have listed roughly 2,011 capacity, but the current official ODRC page text available during research did not expose a live capacity figure. For that reason, no current rated-capacity number is presented as a verified official figure.
Union County's jail statistics should not be read as ORW statistics. The Tri-County Regional Jail provider row showed a regional jail population of 121 on June 24, 2026, and Union County annual reports track Union County inmate-days at Tri-County. ORW is outside that jail count because it houses sentenced women in state custody. ODRC's Offender Search is the correct public channel for location and status once a person is in state prison custody, under ODRC supervision, judicially released, released, or listed as a violator at large.
How to Look Up an Inmate at Ohio Reformatory for Women
Use the ODRC Offender Search for ORW. The Miami Valley Jails roster is the wrong primary tool for ORW because it covers current custody in listed local jails. ODRC search fields include last name, first name, ODRC number, county of commitment, residential county, ZIP, status, next parole-board hearing month, and result sorting by name, number, or status. County of commitment can be useful for a Union County sentencing case, but it is not the same as current facility location or home county.
- Open ODRC Offender Search from the official Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction site.
- Search by last and first name, or use the ODRC number with the correct A, R, or W prefix.
- Check the result status and facility/location field to see whether Ohio Reformatory for Women is listed.
- Use the profile's sentence, release, parole, supervision, or status fields with court records when the person was sentenced from Union County.
ODRC notes that offender numbers use six digits with no spaces or hyphens, and some five-digit numbers for women may need a leading zero. Residential county and ZIP searches apply to Adult Parole Authority supervision or violator records and should not be treated as a current prison location search for every prisoner.
Ohio Reformatory for Women Address and Contact
Use the ORW address and ODRC channels for prison questions, approved visitation, state-prison mail, and funds. For a new arrest, bond, or current Union County jail custody question, use Tri-County Regional Jail instead. For a Union County criminal case that led to prison, check the Union County Clerk or Marysville Municipal Court record depending on the case type, then use ODRC for the post-sentencing custody location.
Ohio Reformatory for Women
1479 Collins Avenue
Marysville, OH 43040
937-642-1065
State prison facility operated by ODRC
Visiting Someone at Ohio Reformatory for Women
State-prison visits follow ODRC rules, not Tri-County jail video-visitation rules. Use the ODRC visitation page and the facility's current schedule before planning a visit. State-prison visitation commonly involves approved visitor lists, scheduling, identification, dress rules, security screening, limits on property, and facility-specific changes. ODRC schedules can change without notice, so a search result showing ORW as the person's location is only the first step.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Use current ODRC facility schedule | State-prison visitation |
| Wednesday | Use current ODRC facility schedule | State-prison visitation |
| Friday | Use current ODRC facility schedule | State-prison visitation |
| Saturday | Use current ODRC facility schedule | State-prison visitation |
| Sunday | Use current ODRC facility schedule | State-prison visitation |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Ohio Reformatory for Women
Use ODRC's statewide pages for state-prison communication and funds. The ODRC general mail and email guidance should be used for current mailing format, restrictions, and email rules. The ODRC incarcerated-population funds page is the state-prison money route. Do not send ORW funds through Tri-County's Access Corrections, JailATM, or local jail kiosk workflow unless ODRC specifically directs that channel for an ODRC account.
Families should also avoid mixing jail-phone vendors with prison communication rules. Tri-County's ICSolutions phone references belong to the regional jail research. ORW communication must be checked through ODRC's current rules and the facility's own instructions, because prison mail, email, phone, visitation, and funds are administered under state prison policy.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Use ODRC general mail/email guidance for current state-prison format. |
| Phone / Video | Confirm current ORW and ODRC communication rules before funding or scheduling. |
| Money Deposit | Use ODRC incarcerated-population funds instructions, not county jail deposit vendors. |
Booking and Intake at Ohio Reformatory for Women
ORW intake is a prison custody process after sentencing, not the street-arrest booking process used by a county jail. A Union County case may begin with arrest and booking at Tri-County Regional Jail, then proceed through Marysville Municipal Court or Union County Common Pleas Court. If the person is sentenced to ODRC, the county court and jail coordinate the commitment and transfer process. After that transfer, the Tri-County current-custody roster may no longer list the person because state custody has replaced local jail custody.
ODRC reception and classification determine the prisoner's state location and status. A Union County commitment does not guarantee housing at ORW, and ORW's physical location in Union County does not mean every ORW prisoner has a Union County case. The ODRC profile, court docket, and facility location field must be read together when tracking a sentenced person.
About Ohio Reformatory for Women
Ohio Reformatory for Women opened in Marysville in 1916. Public historical sources describe the institution as an early women's state prison with a cottage and farm history, and ORW is also known in public references for women's prison programming such as a nursery program. Facility-specific program claims should be checked against current ODRC materials before relying on them because state prison operations, staffing, housing, and program availability can change.
The important local point is classification, not geography. Union County's local jail custody runs through Tri-County Regional Jail in Mechanicsburg. ORW is a state prison in Marysville. West Central Community Correctional Facility is a separate secure CBCF treatment placement. A person's correct lookup channel depends on custody type: local current jail roster for Tri-County, ODRC Offender Search for ORW and other state prisons, court records for filed charges and sentencing, and VINELink for custody notifications where covered.
Note: Confirm state-prison location, visitor approval, and mail rules through ODRC before traveling or sending funds.