Indiana inmate search

Marion County Inmate Search

To find someone held in Marion County, start with the jail inmate search. The Marion County Adult Detention Center at 695 Justice Way (317-327-1700) holds most adults arrested in Indianapolis. This guide also covers VINELink, other jails and what to do if the person was moved. Our court guide explains what comes next.

1. How do I look up someone in the Indianapolis jail?

1. Open the jail inmate search. You can search by name and birth date, booking number, or FBI or ICE number.
2. Check the booking date, charges, bond and next court date.
3. If the name isn't there, try VINELink, which also sends free release alerts.
4. Still nothing? Call the Marion County Adult Detention Center at 317-327-1700.

New arrests can take several hours to show up while booking is finished.

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2. Where else could someone be held in Marion County?

• Marion County Adult Detention Center, 695 Justice Way: the main adult jail.
• Assessment and Intervention Center, same campus, 317-327-8733: crisis care, not jail.
• Duvall Residential Center, 1864 Ludlow Avenue, 317-327-2500: work release and community corrections.

If the arrest happened near the county line, check these nearby jails:

• Boone County Jail in Lebanon
• Hamilton County Jail in Noblesville
• Hancock County Jail in Greenfield
• Hendricks County Jail in Danville
• Johnson County Jail in Franklin
• Morgan County Jail in Martinsville
• Shelby County Jail in Shelbyville

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3. How does release work at the jail?

Under Criminal Rule 2.6, most people are released without money bail unless they are a serious flight or safety risk. Bonds that are set get paid at 675 Justice Way from 8 a.m. to midnight. See our bail guide.

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4. How do I call, write, visit or send money to an inmate?

• Phone calls: our inmate phone guide.
• Money: how to send money to an inmate.
• Commissary: commissary guide.
• Visits: visitation rules.
• Mail: inmate mail rules. Do not mail letters to the 695 Justice Way street address.
• Messages: inmate email.

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5. Are mugshots public?

Indiana's public records law (IC 5-14-3) lets the Sheriff's Office decide whether to release a booking photo. You can send a written records request to the Marion County Sheriff's Office. If you are denied, you can complain to the Public Access Counselor. An expungement under IC 35-38-9 can seal arrest records, but private mugshot sites may not remove photos on their own.

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6. Is the person at the Adult Detention Center held on a warrant?

Many bookings at the Adult Detention Center involve warrants for missed court dates or probation violations. A lawyer may bring the warrant before the judge, and family members can help by gathering paperwork such as proof of employment. Staff from the sheriff's office run the facility and can explain a hold at 317-327-1700. Records are held by the clerk at 675 Justice Way, Indianapolis, IN 46203, at 317-327-4740. Statewide, read the public case, the warrant order and any bond on MyCase.

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7. How do I find a federal prisoner in Indianapolis?

People charged in federal court may be held by the U.S. Marshals Service in local jails. Their cases are at the Southern District of Indiana courthouse, 46 E. Ohio Street (317-229-3700). Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator after sentencing.

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8. Held by ICE after an arrest?

ICE can send the jail a detainer (Form I-247A). Since July 1, 2026, Senate Enrolled Act 76 has required Indiana jails to comply and to notify the bail judge and the person. Once ICE takes custody, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System; the A-number search is fastest, and a name plus birth country also works.

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9. Moved from this county to state prison?

Many Level 6 felony sentences are served in the county jail or at community corrections. Longer sentences go to the Indiana Department of Correction. Search the Indiana Department of Correction offender search by name or DOC number.

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10. Is there an Indianapolis search for juveniles?

No. Youth under 18 are not in the adult jail search, and juvenile records are not public. Parents should call juvenile probation or the Marion Superior Court juvenile division.

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11. How many people live in Marion County?

About 992,196 people live in the county, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 estimate. Indianapolis is the county seat and shares one government with most of the county.

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12. Which police number handles Indianapolis arrests?

Most arrests are made by IMPD. Its non-emergency line is 317-327-3811. Beech Grove, Lawrence, Speedway and other towns have their own police, but most people they arrest are still booked at the Marion County Adult Detention Center (317-327-1700).

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Duvall Residential Center Inmate Services Information

Phone: 317-327-2500

Physical Address:
1864 Ludlow Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46201

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Marion County, IN - ADC
P.O. Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Duvall Residential Center
1864 Ludlow Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46201

Every year Marion County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 69,880 offenders, and maintain an average of 3,494 inmates (county-wide) in their custody on any given day.

The weekly turnover rate of inmates is approximately 55%, meaning that every week more than half of these inmates are released and then replaced with new offenders being booked into jail.

The charts below break down the men, women, races, ethnicities and the types of crimes that people are arrested and incarcerated for in both Marion County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Marion County Sheriff's Department, as well as the state of Indiana and the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau.

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For ICE Detainees (Immigration) being held at a detention facility in the United States, click below.

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