If you are required to serve time at the Medina County Jail, do not bring any additional personal items with you (ex: books, cigarettes, jewelry, etc.).  Everything you will need will be provided, except for additional undergarments.  You are permitted to wear one set of undergarments when you come in, however they must be white with no logos.    Ladies, the bra you wear must have no underwires.  During the winter months, it is recommended that you wear thermal tops and bottoms.  They must be cream color or white with no buttons

If you wish to purchase commissary items such as hygiene items, food items, clothing items, writing materials and phone cards from the jail, you need to bring cash or money orders with you.  No personal checks or outside phone cards are permitted.  All outgoing phone calls are made by calling collect or by using a phone card, which is purchased through the jail commissary.  If your family or friends wish to add money to your commissary account, they may do so by money orders or certified bank checks only. Cash and personal checks will not be accepted.

Once an inmate is classified by the jail staff, he or she will be permitted to sign up family and friends for visitation.  The inmate is required to sign-up visitors 48 hours in advance of a scheduled visit, with a limit of two visitors.  All visitors must be a minimum of 18 years of age or accompanied by an adult. We do not schedule visitations over the phone. It is the inmate's responsibility to contact the family member or friend and to schedule the visitation.

Inmates are permitted to receive daily mail, Monday through Friday, while incarcerated at the Medina County Jail.  Saturday's mail will be processed on Monday by the Inmate Service Office.  There is a limit of five photographs allowed in the housing unit.  No nudity or obscene/unethical photos are permitted which will be subject to Inmate Services discretion.  Those individuals sending mail to inmates incarcerated at the Medina County Jail, please print your return address on the envelope because all stickers, labels and postage stamps will be torn off and thrown out.

If you are on any type of medications, you should bring them with you along with your insurance card and physician's phone number to be reviewed by medical/mental health staff.  No unauthorized prescriptions or medications are permitted.

If you are uncertain on any of these issues, you may contact the Inmate Service Office at (330) 725-9147, ext. 6073.