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Franklin Medical Center
Franklin Medical Center (Zone B) contact, address, visiting, phone, mail and travel details. Confirm custody and current rules with the responsible agency.
Facility record · Ohio
Zone B · Columbus · Franklin County
- SecurityClose
- Population473
- Occupancy101%
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Franklin Medical Center (Zone B) is a state prison in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. It has a rated capacity of 469 and a reported population of 473 — about 101% occupancy, as recorded in the February 2026 federal dataset. By capacity it is the 19th-largest of the 36 state prison records listed for Ohio with a published capacity. It is one of 6 correctional facilities in Franklin County, and Ohio operates 28 state prisons in total.
Contact & details
February 2026 federal directory dataset
Finding someone first
Nothing below works without two things: confirmation that the person is at Franklin Medical Center, and their CDCR number. Book a visit without them and you will be turned away; post a letter without the number and the mailroom cannot route it.
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Phone calls, money and mail
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Phone service at all Ohio DRC facilities is run by ViaPath Technologies (formerly GTL). Ohio switched vendors in mid-2023 — if a guide tells you to use Securus or JPay for calls, it is out of date. Calls can only be placed from inside; you cannot call in. To receive calls, answer the automated approval call and say yes, or set up a prepaid account at ConnectNetwork.com (choose Ohio DRC as the agency). Domestic calls cost 2 cents per minute plus mandated taxes and fees, with no connection charge, and prepaid collect calls carry a 20% discount — a rate ODRC has published as effective July 1, 2021. Messaging and video visits run through the same vendor at GettingOut.com. Customer support: 1-877-650-4249 (Mon–Fri 8am–midnight, weekends 9am–8pm ET).
Putting money on the books
Only approved (or tentatively approved) visitors can send money to someone in an Ohio DRC facility — funds from anyone not on the visiting list are rejected. Four ways to send, all through ConnectNetwork (ViaPath): online at ConnectNetwork.com by card ($3.50 plus 3.5% up to $5.50 plus 3.5% depending on amount, $200 per transaction max); by phone at 1-888-988-4768 (same fees; site ID 86); at 26,000+ retail kiosks in stores like Walmart and Kroger ($3.00 per deposit, $50–$100 max); or by money order using the ConnectNetwork mail-in form ($200 max without warden approval, and the sender's name must exactly match the visiting list). The overall cap is $400 per person per calendar month. Never put a letter in with a money order — it will be discarded. Note: JPay no longer serves Ohio DRC; the state moved to ViaPath in 2023.
Writing to someone here
The single most important rule: general mail does NOT go to the prison. All letters, cards, and photos for anyone in an Ohio DRC facility go to the central scanning site — ODRC Mail Processing Center, 884 Coitsville-Hubbard Road, Youngstown, OH 44505 — with the person's full name and number on the envelope and your full name and address as sender. Everything up to 8.5×11 is scanned and delivered as a copy within about 48 hours (weekends excluded); originals, including photos, are destroyed after a 30-day hold unless the person pays to have them forwarded. Up to 10 photos per letter, no nudity. Never enclose cash, checks, or money orders. Electronic messages run through GettingOut.com (ViaPath) — a subscription service, not direct email, and not for attorney communications; legal mail follows separate rules on the ODRC legal-mail page. Policies: OAC 5120-9-17; ODRC 75-MAL-02.
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