Indiana Inmate Search

Locating inmates in Indiana is made easier by the Indiana Public Records Act. These statutes mandate that inmate records be public information. You can easily find them on various government agencies' websites and offices; some are available using privately owned third-party websites. 

 You can locate inmates in the 

• State prison system
• Federal prison system
• County jail system

Indiana State Prisons Inmate Search

Indiana has 18 adult correctional facilities comprising minimum, medium, and maximum-security levels. The Indiana Department of Correction operates these facilities. According to NCIC, this department also supervises Indiana's community corrections, with over 111,111 inmates on probation and another 6,399 people on parole. 

You can locate an inmate in these facilities using the IDOC Indiana Incarcerated Database Search page. You will only be required to provide the inmate's first and last name or the DOC-issued ID. If the search results are still vast, you can press the advanced search option to search the inmate with their description. Here you can indicate their race, age, gender, sex, eye and hair color, visible scars and tattoos, and height. 

Indiana County Jails Inmate Search

There are also 92 county jails in 92 counties in Indiana. These facilities are run by the Indiana State County Sheriff's Association locally. They are utilized to detain pretrial inmates waiting for a verdict in court. In addition, inmates with common misdemeanors are housed there, provided their sentences do not last longer than a year. 

To locate inmates in these facilities, you can do so by utilizing the;

• County jail's inmate roster
• By phone
• In-person
• Email/mail

Some jails have a searchable inmate roster, while others have an alphabetically arranged inmate list. When the facility has a searchable roster, you can search offenders by name directly, but if the jail does not have one, you can check by the list provided you know the offender's name. 

If you cannot find the roster or the inmate, you can contact the county sheriff's department or jail administration or visit these agencies. 

Indiana Federal Prisons Inmate Search

One federal prison (FCI-Terre Haute) in Indiana incarcerates around 1,333 medium-security male offenders. If your inmate were male and was incarcerated for violating federal laws, they would end up in this jail if the crime they committed wasn't severe. 

You can search using the Bureau of Prisons' inmate locator tool to find out if they are in this facility. This search tool enables you to locate inmates by name, INS, BOP, DCDC, or FBI-issued numbers.

ICE Detention Facilities Inmate Search

If your loved one were an immigrant and were charged with violating immigration laws and statutes, they would be detained in the ICE detention facility in Indianapolis. You must utilize the ICE detainee locator system to find out if they are detained there. This database allows users to search for their loved ones using their;

• Names
• ICE detainee number
• Country of birth

A field agent office in Indianapolis can help locate the inmate if you cannot find them yourself.

Locating inmates using third-party websites

You can also find inmates in Indiana using privately owned third-party websites. You need to find a website of your choice to search. Nonetheless, most of these websites will only require you to provide the inmate's name or physical description, and their search engine will pull out search results that match the details you provide.