

Security procedures must exist to ensure effective and efficient operations.

Keeping inmates occupied with productive activities.Supervising inmates to ensure inmate behavior meets the Sheriff’s expectations.Defining and conveying expectations for inmate behavior.Provides services to avoid behavior problems that can result from basic inmate needs.Completing thorough individual inmate assessments to make informed housing decisions and classify inmates to facilitate behavior management.Assessing the risk and need each inmate presents to develop strategies to more effectively manage their behavior.Strategic Inmate Management principles include: This has been proven to be an effective approach to inmate supervision with results being a safer, more humane environment for both inmates and staff. The main operational philosophy practiced within the Corrections Division is our Strategic Inmate Management, which promotes the principles of direct corrections officer-to-inmate interaction. Sheriff Lutz and the Corrections Division Staff are governed by responsibilities to the judicial system, Muskingum County communities, and the inmates remanded to the Sheriff's custody. The Corrections Division strives to operate in accordance set forth by the United States Constitution, Ohio Revised Code, Bureau of Adult Detention Standards, and applicable court decisions. The Muskingum County Sheriff Matthew J Lutz and the Corrections Division Staff are committed to providing a safe and secure place of detention in an environment that will ensure the safety of the public.
