Marion County Adult Detention Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

Most adults arrested by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) or another agency are taken to the Community Justice Campus on the city's southeast side. Booking happens at the Marion County Adult Detention Center, 695 Justice Way, Indianapolis, IN 46203 (317-327-1700). The sheriff's office runs the jail.

Police can take a person in a mental health or addiction crisis to the Assessment and Intervention Center on the same campus instead of jail. It is open 24 hours a day at 317-327-8733.

After booking, a pretrial officer may ask the person 7 short questions for the IRAS-PAT risk score. A Marion Superior Court judicial officer then holds the first hearing at the campus courthouse, usually within a day or two, and sets release terms. To see a bond amount, search the jail inmate search.

Less than it used to. Since January 1, 2024, Criminal Rule 2.6 has told Indiana judges to release most people without money bail. A judge can still set money bail, or hold someone, if there is a substantial risk the person will run or hurt someone.

The no-money starting point does not apply to:

• murder or treason charges;
• a person already out on pretrial release in another case;
• a person on probation, parole or community corrections when arrested.

When money bail is set, Indiana law (IC 35-33-8-4) limits it to an amount that is reasonable for making court dates and for safety.

The Indiana Risk Assessment System Pretrial Assessment Tool (IRAS-PAT) is a 7-question interview. It takes about 10 to 15 minutes. It asks about things like past failures to appear, jobs and drug use, and gives a score of low, moderate or high.

Under Criminal Rule 2.6, what a person says in the interview can be used only for pretrial decisions, not to prove the charge. The score is advice; the judge decides. The court also does not have to wait for it if that would slow down a release.

Bonds are paid in person at the Community Justice Campus, 675 Justice Way, Indianapolis, IN 46203, from 8 a.m. to midnight every day. Bring a valid photo ID. You must be 18 or older.

In person, the county takes cash and debit or credit cards. GovPayNow takes cash bonds online, which adds an 8.5% service fee. A $5 death benefit fee is added to every bond, so a $500 cash bond costs $505.

A few limits:

• Purge bonds (often for unpaid child support) must be paid in person.
• A bond on an arrest warrant is not taken until the warrant is served and the person is booked.
• Payment can be made only after booking is finished.

Tips that save time and money:

• Pay in person if you can, since paying online adds the 8.5% fee.
• Add the $5 fee when you count out cash.
• Call before you go to be sure booking is done.

Questions about a bond: 317-327-8016.

A bond order uses one of these labels:

• Cash bond: the full amount in cash. It is refunded after the case if no fines, fees or restitution are owed.
• Surety bond: posted only by a licensed bail agent, who usually charges about 10 percent. That fee is not refunded.
• Percent bond: anyone can post 10 percent of the bail. It can be refunded, but if the person skips court, the person who paid may owe more.
• XC split bond: part cash and part surety.
• XR split bond: part surety and part percent. Only the percent part can be refunded.

For 10 percent deposits, state law (IC 35-33-8-3.2) lets the clerk keep a fee of the lesser of 10 percent or $50, plus $5.

Every bail agent must be licensed by the Indiana Department of Insurance under IC 27-10. Indiana law (IC 27-10-4-5) makes the agent charge the full premium on file, so agents cannot offer discounts. Check the license before you sign.

Read the contract. If the person misses court, the co-signer can owe the whole bail. Get a receipt for every payment and for any collateral, like a car title. Jail staff cannot recommend an agent.

Cash and percent bonds are held until the case is over. Fines, court costs, fees and restitution can be taken out first. What is left is mailed to the person named on the receipt.

To ask about a refund, email criminalrecords@indy.gov with the case number, the bond amount and a current mailing address. Surety fees paid to a bail agent are never refunded.

Everyone released must come to every court date and not commit a new crime. A judge may also order:

• check-ins with pretrial services;
• GPS or alcohol monitoring;
• a no-contact order;
• drug tests or treatment.

Breaking a rule can lead to a warrant, a higher bail or being held until trial. Missing court can also mean losing the bail money and a new charge.

Voters approved Public Question 1 on November 3, 2026, according to unofficial results. Murder and treason were once the only cases where bail could be withheld. The change gives judges discretion to deny bail on lesser charges if the evidence is strong and the defendant puts another person at substantial risk. The prosecution has to meet a clear and convincing standard showing release conditions will not reasonably protect others. A no-bail order under this rule is open to appeal.

Since July 1, 2026, Senate Enrolled Act 76 has required the jail to tell the bail judge in writing when ICE has sent a detainer. The jail must record the detainer, comply with it and tell the person. This means posting bail may not lead to release; ICE may take custody instead.

The ICE 287(g) program page lists agreements by county. Talk with an immigration lawyer before paying bail for someone with an ICE hold.