Hendricks County, Indiana Inmate Search

The Hendricks County Jail Inmate Lookup portal is the fastest way to check whether someone is currently held at the jail at 189 East Campus Boulevard, Danville. The roster is a county-official resource maintained through the Avon Police Department’s web platform. Call the Hendricks County Jail at (317) 272-0948 if the online tool is unavailable.

Looking for someone booked tonight? See Hendricks section 3 — If someone was booked tonight for phone-first contact info.

Searching the Hendricks County jail roster

Open the Hendricks County Jail Inmate Lookup page on any device. The portal loads on both mobile and desktop browsers without requiring an app download or login. On a phone, the search field displays as a single-column form; on a desktop, the layout is wider but the search fields are identical.

1. Enter the person’s last name in the name field. A partial last name is sufficient to return results.
2. Add a first name or first initial to narrow results if the surname is common.
3. Review the returned list for booking date, charge description, and current custody status.
4. If the roster search returns no result, call the Hendricks County Jail directly at (317) 272-0948 to confirm by phone.

Jail office hours are 8 AM–12 PM and 1 PM–4 PM Monday through Friday. Bring a driver’s license or government-issued ID if you visit in person. Scheduling a visit in advance is recommended to avoid a wait at the facility.

What the roster does (and doesn’t) show

The Hendricks County Jail roster refreshes on a rolling basis as booking and release data are entered by jail staff. The display you see reflects the most recently processed entries; a record entered moments ago may not appear until the next data push completes. Checking again after a short interval is the practical workaround when you expect a recent booking.

The roster shows adults held at the Hendricks County Jail on 189 East Campus Boulevard. It does not display juveniles, who are processed through Indiana’s separate juvenile-detention system rather than the adult jail. Federal detainees held under a contract arrangement may also be absent. Records that have been expunged under Indiana’s Second Chance Law (Ind. Code § 35-38-9) will not appear. The roster reflects current custody only; it is not a historical arrest log. For case-level court information, use the statewide MyCase portal or the Indiana Judicial Branch: Hendricks County page.

If you’re reading this because someone was just booked tonight, the section below is for you.

If someone was just booked tonight

Call the (317) 272-0948 — that’s the Hendricks County Jail — to confirm custody right now. A phone call gets you a faster answer than the online roster for a booking that happened in the last few hours. That’s the hard part of tonight: the roster may not reflect it yet.

The line is staffed around the clock for custody questions, so calling at 11 PM or 2 AM is not unusual. Tell the officer you’re asking about custody status only. They can confirm whether the person is in the system. They cannot give you a bond amount yet — that comes later. It’s a long night, but you have the right number.

Bond is set at first appearance in Hendricks County Circuit or Superior Court, which typically happens within 24 to 72 hours of booking. Calling tonight confirms the person is in custody and asks when first appearance is scheduled — not what bond will be. That timing matters. A licensed bail bondsman can help post bond after the court sets the amount, but bondsmen cannot act before that hearing. That part is worth knowing now so you’re not waiting on the wrong thing.

Visitation is not available the night of booking. Visiting hours at the Hendricks County Jail begin the following day; bring a valid photo ID when you go. The morning after arrest, call the Hendricks County Clerk’s Office (located on the second floor of the courthouse at 51 W Main St, Danville) for case filing information. Confirm the courthouse is open before traveling — closures on expected business days have been reported. If you need an attorney, Indiana’s public defender locator is at Indiana Public Defender Council. That’s the next step, and it’s a manageable one.

If someone isn’t on the Hendricks County roster

A missing name most often means the booking record hasn’t yet cycled through to the public-facing roster. Jail staff enter records manually after processing, and a gap of several hours between physical booking and roster display is common at the Hendricks County facility.

• Transferred to IDOC: If the person was serving a sentence or had a prior commitment, they may have been transferred to Indiana Department of Correction custody. Search the IDOC Offender Search at Indiana DOC Offender / Incarcerated Locator.
• Juvenile detention: Persons under 18 are not booked into the adult jail. Hendricks County juvenile cases are handled through the juvenile division of the Hendricks County Circuit Court and the Indiana Department of Child Services, not the adult roster. Contact the Hendricks County Circuit Court directly for juvenile-court inquiries.
• Held in a neighboring county: An arrest by a municipal or state agency may result in booking at a different facility. Marion, Morgan, Boone, or Putnam county jails are the most likely alternatives depending on where the arrest occurred.
• Federal custody: Arrests on federal charges go to a federal detention facility, which never appears on county rosters.
• Already released: Bond may have been posted or a cite-and-release issued before the roster updated. VINELink at Vinelink can send custody-status notifications and may reflect a release the roster hasn’t yet cleared.

Nationwide inmate lookup

The Hendricks County roster only shows adults currently held at the local jail. A nationwide search tool may help fill gaps that local portals often leave — such as when someone may be held in another county’s facility, another state, or federal custody. Results may include records from multiple jurisdictions, though per-jurisdiction completeness varies.

This tool is not a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA and may not be used to screen anyone for employment, housing, credit, or any other purpose covered by that law.

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Quick-reference: Hendricks County inmate resources