State of Ohio Rehabilitation & Correction Dept

Portage County Sheriff's Department offers law enforcement and crime prevention services. Its records division documents incident reports and offers them to the concerned agencies and divisions. Located in Ravenna, Ohio, the department maintains a detective bureau that handles investigations of incident reports pertaining to serious crimes. Portage County Sheriff's Department s animal control services include sales of dog licenses, animal adoptions, animal bite investigations and free pickup of stray domestic animals. The department also maintains a jail that can accommodate up to 100 adults and juveniles. Portage County Sheriff's Department additionally operates a dispatch center that provides dispatching and paging services for nearly 15 fire departments, approximately 10 medical service groups and several county and state agencies. The department also offers a variety of safety courses.

The U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System specializes in providing probation and pretrial functions in the country s district courts. The system provides a variety of services, such as medical care, employment assistance, and substance abuse and mental health treatment. It investigates and supervises persons who are charged with and convicted of federal crimes. It prepares reports related to the release and sentencing decisions. The U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System interviews defendants and offenders. The system intervenes in cases of serious crime and alcohol and drug abuse. It reviews court, school, military, financial and employment records. In addition, the system provides training to officers in investigations, report writing and retirement planning. The U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System maintains a court in Cleveland.