Pulaski County, Indiana Inmate Search

The Indiana Jail Public Access Portal at Public is the fastest online path to confirm whether someone is currently held at the Pulaski County Jail, located at 110 East Meridian Street, Winamac. Search by last name, first name, and date of birth. For custody questions that can’t wait, call the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office at (574) 946-6655. Booking records are public under Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act (Ind. Code § 5-14-3).

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

Searching the Pulaski County jail roster

Does the Indiana Jail Public Access Portal cover Pulaski County? Yes — the statewide portal at Public pulls current custody data from participating county jails, including Pulaski. The search form accepts last name, first name, and date of birth. Using all three fields narrows results quickly in a small county like Pulaski, where common surnames can return multiple matches.

The portal also supports date-range filtering, which is useful when you know roughly when a booking occurred but aren’t certain of the exact date. To run a date-range lookup:

1. Go to Public.
2. Enter the person’s last name and first name.
3. Set the booking date range to bracket the period you’re checking.
4. Submit the search and review results for Pulaski County.

If the portal returns no results and you need same-day confirmation, call the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office at (574) 946-6655. The jail is at 110 East Meridian Street, Winamac, Indiana 46996.

What the roster does (and doesn’t) show

Juvenile detainees do not appear on the public portal. Indiana law restricts public access to juvenile custody records, so a person under 18 booked into Pulaski County’s facility will not show in search results regardless of the date range used. Similarly, individuals held on federal detainers or transferred to federal custody are not reflected in the county roster. Sealed or expunged records are also excluded from public display.

What the roster does show for current Pulaski County inmates: name, booking date, charges listed at intake, and bond information once set. The portal does not display medical holds, protective custody classifications, or housing unit assignments. Court case details — including case numbers, hearing dates, and charge dispositions — are separate from the jail roster and live in MyCase, Indiana’s statewide court portal. The Pulaski County Circuit Court and Clerk’s office, located at 401 W. Markham St., Suite 100, Winamac, handles case records during business hours (Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.).

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 (574) 946-6655 — that’s the Pulaski County Jail’s main line, and it’s the fastest way to confirm custody right now. That’s a hard thing to need to do at 11 p.m. The line is staffed around the clock for custody questions, so you don’t have to wait until morning to get a yes or no on whether your family member is there.

One thing to know about tonight: the person who was booked has the right to one phone call, but they may not have made it yet. Processing takes time, and calls aren’t always possible in the first hour or two after booking. That’s frustrating but normal. If you haven’t heard from them, it doesn’t mean anything has gone wrong — it may simply mean they’re still being processed at 110 East Meridian Street in Winamac.

Bond is set at first appearance in court, not at booking. In Indiana, first appearance typically happens within 24 to 72 hours after arrest. Calling the jail tonight can confirm when that hearing is scheduled — that’s the actionable piece right now. You won’t get a bond amount tonight, and that’s the hard part of waiting. What you can do is write down the booking date and charges when the officer tells you, so you’re ready for the first appearance.

Visitation is not available on the night of booking. Hours and scheduling for the Pulaski County Jail are posted at County Jail — check there for when visits can begin. It’s one more thing to confirm in the morning, not tonight.

Tomorrow morning, call the Pulaski County Circuit Clerk at 401 W. Markham St. to get the case number once it’s filed. Attend the first appearance if you can — bond is set there. 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. Morning brings more options. Tonight, the phone call is enough.

If someone isn’t on the Pulaski County roster

“Indiana Code § 5-14-3 makes booking records public” — but a missing name on the portal doesn’t always mean the person wasn’t booked. Here are the scenarios to check:

• Booking lag: Pulaski County Jail entries may take time to appear in the statewide portal after processing. A very recent arrest may not yet be visible online.
• Already released: The person may have been booked and released on bond or on their own recognizance before the roster updated.
• State DOC transfer: If the person is serving a sentence rather than awaiting trial, they may have been transferred to an Indiana Department of Correction facility. Search the IDOC offender locator at Indiana DOC Offender / Incarcerated Locator.
• Neighboring county: Arrests by Indiana State Police or municipal agencies sometimes result in booking at a different county facility. Starke, White, Jasper, Fulton, and Cass counties border Pulaski.
• Federal custody: Federal charges or immigration detainers route to federal facilities not shown on any county roster.
• VINELink notification: Register at Vinelink to receive automatic alerts if custody status changes for a specific individual in Indiana.

The quickest next step when the portal shows nothing: call the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office at (574) 946-6655 to confirm whether the person was booked at all or has already been released. Staff can check directly against the jail’s internal records, which update faster than the public portal.

If you can’t find them in Pulaski County

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