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Union County Jail Inmate Lookup

The Union County Jail holds adults arrested in Union County. It sits at 106 E. Union St., Liberty, IN 47353. The phone is 765-458-5194. With no roster online, search VINELink. Each option is below.

How do I find someone in the Union County Jail?

1. Go to the VINELink and search by full name.
2. Liberty's jail is on E. Union St. Turn on free VINE release notices using Android or iPhone.
3. Still nothing? Call the jail at 765-458-5194.

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Release after an arrest in this county

Under Criminal Rule 2.6, release in Union County usually comes without money bail. Bail in the county may be cash, a 10 percent deposit or a surety bond. See our bail page for each step.

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Where do prisoners go after sentencing?

Short sentences are often served at 106 E. Union St., Liberty, IN 47353. For a prisoner, try the IDOC offender search. See our Indiana prison guide.

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Staying in touch with someone in the Union County Jail

• Phone calls: our inmate phone guide.
• Deposits: our money guide.
• Commissary: commissary guide.
• Visiting: our visit guide.
• Letters: our mail guide.
• Messages and texts: inmate email.

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Visits, deposits and calls here

To reach a jailer, call 765-458-5194 and press 3. The jail commander is extension 233.

• Visits: open an online visitor account first. Jail staff must approve it, and that can take up to 24 hours. Then book at least two hours ahead. Video visits in the jail lobby are free; visits from home cost money. Help line: 859-334-0959. See our visiting guide.
• Store money: hand cash to the jailer on duty, or mail a money order payable to the inmate by full name. You get a receipt. See our money guide.
• Calls and texts: one system handles calls, messages and visits, and each needs its own account type. Support line: 702-829-3001. See our phone guide.

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What other jails could hold them?

Next, call these jails:

• Fayette County Jail (Fayette County, Connersville): 765-825-1110
• Franklin County Jail (Franklin County, Brookville): 765-647-4138
• Wayne County Correctional Center (Wayne County, Richmond): 765-973-9397 or 765-973-9393 (call either)

This county also touches Butler County, OH, Preble County, OH.

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Can I get a booking photo?

By IC 5-14-3, the Union County Sheriff may release a photo. Write the sheriff's office, or call 765-458-5194. IC 35-38-9 expungement can seal arrest records.

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Will the jail hold someone for ICE?

1. ICE may send the jail a Form I-247A detainer.
2. Under Senate Enrolled Act 76 (July 1, 2026), the jail must comply with detainers.
3. A 2025 law has the jail at 106 E. Union St., Liberty, IN 47353 send some alerts. Each needs probable cause.
4. As of October 21, 2026, this county had no 287(g) agreement (ICE's 287(g) page).
5. After ICE custody, search the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.

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Where are federal prisoners held?

U.S. Marshals may house federal defendants in county jails. Federal court for the county: Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 46 E. Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317-229-3700). Before a sentence, check VINELink; after, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

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Can I search for a juvenile?

Under-18s are not held at 106 E. Union St., Liberty, IN 47353. Their records stay private. Call 765-458-5194 about a child.

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What is the population of this county?

Union County has about 6,863 residents (Census Vintage 2025, released 2026). Liberty is the county seat.

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Which numbers help after a local arrest?

Local police lines:

• Arrests in Liberty, West College Corner: ask the jail at 765-458-5194 which agency made it.
• Union County Sheriff's Office: 765-458-5194

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Union County Jail Inmate Services Information

Phone: 765-458-5194

Physical Address:
106 E. Union St.
Liberty, IN 47353

Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Union County Jail
c/o Union County Sheriff's Office
106 E. Union St.
Liberty, IN 47353

Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Union County Jail
c/o Union County Sheriff's Office
106 E. Union St.
Liberty, IN 47353

Every year Union County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain 200 offenders, and maintain an average of 10 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 Union County and state prisons throughout the country. This information is compiled from local police and the Union 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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