Dubois County, Indiana Inmate Search

No confirmed online inmate roster exists for Dubois County at this time. To check whether someone is currently held at the Dubois County Jail, call (812) 482-3522 directly. The Dubois County Sheriff department page and the Sheriff’s Records Library are the county’s primary official resources for custody and records inquiries. The jail is located at 255 Brucke Strasse, Jasper, IN 47546.

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

How to find an inmate in Dubois County

No county-owned online inmate roster has been confirmed for Dubois County. Calling the jail directly is the fastest path. The Dubois County Sheriff’s Office operates the jail at 255 Brucke Strasse in Jasper and handles all custody inquiries.

1. Call (812) 482-3522 and ask for the jail’s booking desk. Have the person’s full legal name ready.
2. Search by last name first. Staff can filter by first name once they locate matching records.
3. If the name returns multiple matches, provide a date of birth to narrow results.
4. For written records, visit the Sheriff’s Records Library page or the main Dubois County Sheriff department page for records request options. Sheriff’s Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Indiana’s statewide case portal, MyCase, can confirm whether a case has been filed in Dubois Circuit or Superior Court, but it does not show real-time custody status.

What the roster does (and doesn’t) show

Juvenile detainees are not listed in any public-facing custody record. Sealed or expunged records are also excluded, as are persons held on federal charges at a federal facility rather than the county jail. Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act (Ind. Code § 5-14-3) makes most booking records public, but those three categories fall outside what any county roster or phone inquiry will confirm.

Beyond those exclusions, a few other gaps are worth knowing. Booking photos are generally public under Indiana law but may not be released immediately. Case-level detail — charges, hearing dates, bond amounts — appears in MyCase once a case is filed, which may lag the booking by hours. Persons transferred to state custody after sentencing drop off the county roster and appear instead in the Indiana Department of Correction’s offender search. 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 (812) 482-3522 — that’s the Dubois County Jail — to confirm custody right now. The line is staffed around the clock for custody questions, so the hour doesn’t matter. That’s the one call that tells you whether your person is there.

Bond won’t be set tonight. In Indiana, bond is determined at first appearance, which typically happens within 24 to 72 hours of booking. Calling now gets you custody confirmation and the timing of that hearing — not the bond amount. That part is the waiting part.

Visitation is not available the night of booking. Hours begin the following day; call the jail in the morning to ask about the current schedule. It’s a long night, and there’s nothing more you can do on that front until morning.

Morning actions, in order: call the Dubois Circuit Court clerk at One Courthouse Square, Jasper — the court’s number is (812) 481-7020 — to ask when the first appearance is scheduled. Attend that hearing if you can. If you need an attorney, Indiana’s public defender locator is at Indiana Public Defender Council, and the Indiana Roll of Attorneys search is at Indiana Roll of Attorneys attorney directory. Getting legal counsel lined up before first appearance matters. That’s the concrete list — phone, hearing, attorney.

If someone isn’t on the Dubois County roster

Check the timing first. Booking data at county jails can take time to reach any public-facing record, and a phone call to the jail at (812) 482-3522 will confirm custody faster than waiting for a roster update. If the jail confirms the person is not there, other locations are worth checking.

• State prison transfer: If the person was sentenced and transferred to Indiana Department of Correction custody, search the IDOC Offender Search at Indiana DOC Offender / Incarcerated Locator.
• Mental-health or state-hospital hold: Persons placed on a mental-health hold may be transferred to a state psychiatric facility rather than remaining at the county jail. The Indiana Department of Correction or the court clerk can direct you to the appropriate authority for those placements.
• Neighboring county: An arrest by a neighboring jurisdiction — Pike, Martin, Crawford, Orange, or Perry County — would place the person in that county’s jail, not Dubois County’s.
• Federal custody: Federal charges route to a federal detention facility. County rosters never reflect federal holds.
• Already released: Bond may have been posted, or the person may have been released on recognizance before the roster was checked.
• VINELink custody notifications: Register for automated custody-status alerts at Vinelink to receive notification if status changes.

If you can’t find them in Dubois County

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