Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation Center (WORTH Center) Overview
The WORTH Center is a Community Based Correctional Facility in Lima, Ohio. Its service area includes Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam, Shelby, Paulding, and Van Wert counties. For Mercer County readers, the key point is that WORTH is a regional treatment and habilitation placement used through court and probation pathways, not a local jail roster destination for someone just arrested in Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Mendon, or another Mercer community.
WORTH's own materials describe a structured residential setting focused on changing behavior, supporting reentry, and reducing return to custody. Its official capacity is 106 residents, with 72 male and 34 female beds. The facility is in Allen County, but Mercer County is one of the served counties, so a Mercer defendant or probationer may be ordered there as an alternative to jail or prison.
The manifest image for this page comes from the official WORTH Center homepage.
The screenshot fits this page because it shows the facility's own framing: treatment, habilitation, and community corrections, rather than a sheriff booking roster or county jail custody list.
Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation Center (WORTH Center) Capacity and Population
WORTH reports a 106-resident capacity divided into 72 male beds and 34 female beds. That number is not the Mercer County jail capacity and should not be combined with the 104-bed Mercer County Detention Facility figure. The WORTH number describes a regional CBCF serving nine counties, while the Mercer jail number describes the local adult detention facility in Celina.
The Mercer research also notes that the NEOMED report identified WORTH as a residential treatment pathway for Mercer County and stated that Mercer sent twelve individuals to WORTH in the prior year referenced, six male and six female. That figure is a Mercer-use snapshot from the report, not a current WORTH resident count. Public sources inspected did not provide a live WORTH resident lookup or day-by-day population list.
How to Look Up a Resident at Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation Center (WORTH Center)
Do not use the Mercer County Sheriff's jail roster as the main WORTH lookup tool. The roster at inmate.mercercountysheriffohio.gov covers people booked into the Mercer County Detention Facility. WORTH placements are usually tied to a court order, judicial release, probation violation, or other community-control sanction, so confirmation should come from the sentencing court, probation department, or WORTH staff.
- Start with any known court case number from Mercer County Common Pleas Court, Celina Municipal Court, or the supervising probation paperwork.
- Check the relevant court record for a WORTH placement, community-control condition, judicial-release entry, or probation-violation sanction.
- Call WORTH at 419-222-3339 with the person's full name and any court or supervision details that can be shared.
- If the person was just arrested and not sentenced or placed, search the Mercer County jail roster instead of assuming a WORTH admission.
For sentenced Ohio prison custody, use the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Offender Search. For federal or immigration custody, use BOP, U.S. Marshals, or ICE channels. WORTH is a state-supported community corrections option, not a substitute for those separate custody systems.
Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation Center (WORTH Center) Address and Contact
The WORTH Center is in Lima, outside Mercer County. Contact the facility directly for resident confirmation, current visit rules, mail format, property limits, program questions, and release-planning details. When the placement came from a Mercer County case, the sentencing court or supervising probation office may also be needed to verify the legal status behind the placement.
Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation Center (WORTH Center)
243 E. Bluelick Rd., P.O. Box 5305
Lima, OH 45801
419-222-3339
Regional CBCF contact line; fax listed in research as 419-222-4410.
Visiting Someone at Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation Center (WORTH Center)
The public sources inspected did not expose a current WORTH visitation schedule, resident visiting calendar, visitor approval process, or dress-code table. Because WORTH is a treatment-oriented CBCF, not a sheriff jail lobby video system, do not apply Mercer County Detention Facility's CIDNET schedule to WORTH residents. Call WORTH before travel and ask whether the resident is eligible for visits, whether advance approval is required, and what identification or property rules apply.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Confirm directly with WORTH | Resident visitation, if approved |
| Wednesday | Confirm directly with WORTH | Resident visitation, if approved |
| Friday | Confirm directly with WORTH | Resident visitation, if approved |
| Saturday | Confirm directly with WORTH | Resident visitation, if approved |
| Sunday | Confirm directly with WORTH | Resident visitation, if approved |
Mail, Phone, and Money at Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation Center (WORTH Center)
WORTH's inspected public materials did not provide a resident mail format, phone vendor, commissary vendor, fee table, or deposit system. That absence matters because county-jail assumptions can cause mistakes. JailATM and CIDNET references in the Mercer County research are tied to the Mercer County Detention Facility, not confirmed WORTH services.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Confirm exact resident-mail format and restrictions with WORTH before mailing. |
| Phone / Video | No public provider table was located; ask WORTH whether resident calls or video contact are available. |
| Money Deposit | No public fee or deposit table was located; do not use Mercer jail deposit instructions unless WORTH confirms them. |
Admission and Placement at Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation Center (WORTH Center)
WORTH intake is different from a street-arrest booking at the Mercer County Detention Facility. A Mercer arrest may begin at the county jail, but a later WORTH placement usually depends on court action, probation supervision, judicial release, or a probation-violation response. The NEOMED report specifically describes WORTH as typically used upon judicial release and probation violation and identifies it as a regional option for both males and females.
That distinction affects searches and family planning. The Mercer jail profile can show booking date, charges, court, case number, bail, and bond type for someone held in Celina. A WORTH placement is better verified through the case record, the probation office, and direct facility contact. If a person disappears from the jail roster after a court hearing, that does not automatically mean a WORTH transfer; the person could have been released, moved to another jail, transferred to ODRC, or held under another authority.
About Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation Center (WORTH Center)
WORTH describes its philosophy as helping residents change old behaviors and create prosocial behaviors. Its listed programs include cognitive behavioral therapy, mental health counseling, community support, clinical services, reentry, workforce readiness, workforce preparation, and aftercare. The research identifies WORTH as ACA, Bureau of Community Sanctions, and PREA accredited.
WORTH also reports receiving the 2024 Clifford Skeen Award from ODRC, recognizing commitment to community corrections and marking its first such award in thirty years. That recent item is important because it frames WORTH as a program-heavy regional correctional facility rather than an overflow lockup. Mercer County users should connect WORTH to court-ordered treatment and reentry planning, while using the Mercer County Detention Facility page for ordinary jail custody, booking, bond, and video visitation details.
The Mercer County Sheriff's Ohio mobile app may help with sheriff news, tips, notifications, inmate list, warrants, registered sex offender links, and sheriff sales, but no source confirmed that the app provides a WORTH resident list. For emergencies, the sheriff app itself says to call 911, not to report emergencies through the app.
Note: Confirm resident status, visitor approval, and contact rules with WORTH before traveling or sending mail.