Indiana Inmate Search

There are 21 state prisons and 91 county jails in Indiana. In addition, only one federal prison exists in the state. The state prisons are under the Indiana Department of Correction. As of 2022, there are 25,286 inmates in the 18 state prisons, including those in private and local jails. The state recorded an incarceration rate of 349 inmates per 100,000 population.

State prisons in Indiana include 15 adult male correctional facilities, three adult female facilities, two juvenile male facilities, and one juvenile female facility. Each adult correctional facility is assigned a security level - minimum, medium, and maximum, while the juvenile facilities are equipped to handle all risk levels.

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According to the Indiana Department of Correction, the state's correctional system includes 21 state prisons, 91 county jails, and 1 federal facility. As of 2022, there were 25,286 inmates in state prisons. Indiana has an incarceration rate of 349 per 100,000 people. The system includes 15 adult male facilities, 3 adult female facilities, 2 juvenile male facilities, and 1 juvenile female facility, with security levels ranging from minimum to maximum.

Indiana Department of Corrections Inmate Search

The Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) oversees the operations of correctional facilities in the state. The IDOC ensures all stakeholders and incarcerated persons feel welcomed and included in the correctional system in the state.

The IDOC provides access to inmates' information via the Incarcerated Individual Locator. Users may provide the requested information to find inmates in the state prisons.

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Find Inmate by Name

You may find an inmate by providing the name of the individual in the Incarcerated Individual Locator portal. Searches may be done by last name or both first and last names. To narrow your search results, searches must be done by the first and last names if known.

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Find Inmate by Number

The Indiana Department of Corrections Incarcerated Individual Locator portal also allows you to search for inmates by the DOC number. If you have the DOC number of an inmate, provide it in the "DOC Number" field on the search portal to find information on the inmate.

What Information is Contained in an Indiana Inmate Record?

You may find the following information on an inmate when you perform a search on the Incarcerated Individual Locator portal:

  • Name: The first and last names of the inmate.
  • DOC Number: This is the identification number assigned to an individual upon incarceration
  • Date of birth: The birth date of the inmate
  • Race: The skin color of the inmate
  • Sex: The gender of the inmate
  • Facility/Location: The correctional facility where the inmate is held
  • Earliest Possible Release Date: This is the earliest date on which the inmate may be released from prison
  • Date of Sentence: This is the date on which the sentence was issued by the court
  • Description of the inmate's offense: A short description of the crime for which the inmate is held in prison
  • Type of conviction: This is a code to represent the type of conviction passed on the case
  • Indiana citation code: A code to represent the file for a sentence information
  • Cause number: Also known as the case, number, the cause number is a unique identifier for the court case relating to the conviction of the inmate
  • County of conviction: This is the county in which the incarcerated individual was sentenced
  • Projected release date.

Indiana Inmate Records by Counties

County jail records are maintained by the county sheriff's offices. If you want to find information about an individual held in a county jail, contact the county sheriff's office. Many Indiana county sheriff's offices provide online access to a jail roster with inmate records. For instance, the Vanderburgh, Franklin, and Washington county sheriff's offices provide online access to inmate records.

Are Incarceration Records Public Information in Indiana?

Indiana's public records law provides the basis for the public nature of incarceration records. Therefore, anyone may submit a request to the Indiana Department of Corrections and local county sheriff's offices for incarceration records. While most incarceration records are public records, some records may be redacted. Redacted records include sensitive personally identifiable information, such as mental health records and Social Security numbers.

Federal Prisons in Indiana

FCC Terre Haute is a federal correctional facility comprising multiple facilities and located in the City of Terre Haute. FCI Terre Haute and USP Terre Haute are the two facilities located within the federal correctional complex. FCI Terre Haute has a population of 1,473 inmates and is a medium-security federal correctional institution. USP Terre Haute is a high-security federal penitentiary with a population of 1,353. Both facilities are located in Vigo County and cater to male offenders. FCI Terre Haute is managed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Frequently Asked Questions about Inmate Records

You can request a Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) public record by submitting a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the department's FOIA coordinator by email . Alternatively, you may send the request to the MDOC at:

MDOC FOIA Coordinator
Michigan Department of Corrections
P.O. Box 30003
Lasing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 335-4194
Fax: (517) 335-4193

The MDOC FOIA service comes at a fee that may be paid online .

The Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS) provided and managed by the Michigan Department of Corrections is the first place to check when looking up inmates incarcerated in the state's correctional facilities. For inmates housed in county jails, county sheriff's offices, and local police departments typically host inmate locators on their websites to facilitate inmate searches for individuals held in county jails.

In Michigan, old inmate records for individuals housed in state prison facilities not earlier than 1982 may be found by submitting a request to the Department of Corrections at:

Michigan Department of Corrections
206 E. Michigan Ave.
Grandview Plaza
P.O. Box 30003
Lasing, MI 48909

Inmate records older than 1982 (historical inmate records) in the state may be found by contacting the Michigan Archives by email or by contacting (517) 335-2576. Alternatively, interested persons may visit the Archives in person at:

Michigan Archives
Michigan Library and Historical Center
2nd Floor
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lasing, MI 48915

Old inmate records for individuals incarcerated in county jails may be obtained by contacting the county sheriff's offices. Generally, requesters will be required to provide certain information like the inmates' names, numbers, and birth dates.

You may find inmate death records in Michigan by contacting the state's Department of Corrections for inmates who were housed in state prisons before their deaths while still serving their sentence. If an inmate died while serving their term in a county jail within the state, you may contact the county jail management or the county sheriff's office to find the inmate's death record.

Generally, it takes anywhere between a few hours and a few days for an inmate's information to be published in Michigan DOC's Offender Tracking Information System (OTIS) once entered. Note that the majority of the information available on OTIS is obtained from court records.

You can send money to an inmate in Michigan through any of the following means:

Credit Card/Debit Card/Cash Deposits - Electronic deposits of funds into Michigan inmates' accounts are allowed through GTL Financial services via ConnectNetwork or by phone at (888) 988-4768. Note that processing fees apply for debit/credit card transactions. GTL Financial offers walk-in debit card/credit card/cash deposits at select correctional facility kiosks.

Lockbox Deposits - Money orders, which may not exceed $300, to Michigan inmates (using the appropriate deposit form ) from members of the public or inmates' family members can be made payable to GTL Financial Services and mailed to the GTL lockbox at:

GTL Financial Services
10005 Technology Blvd. West
Suite 130
Dallas, TX 75220