Dubois County Inmate Search: Roster, Court & Jail Help

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Dubois County, Indiana · Current custody and jail-service guidance

Find the Current Dubois County Booking and Complete the Right Next Step

Use the official inmate list to check whether someone is currently held at the Dubois County Security Center in Jasper. After locating the possible booking, this guide helps you verify the person, find the court case, ask the right bond questions, arrange contact, send mail or money, request a report, and continue the search after release or transfer.

Start with the fewest search details possible. Save every booking and case identifier before moving to another service so you do not pay, mail, call, or request records for the wrong person.

Open the Official Current Inmate List Check the Indiana Court Case Person Not Showing?
Legal name Date of birth Arrest date Arresting agency Booking number Case number
An arrest or jail booking is not a conviction. The displayed charge, bond, hold, court date, housing location, and release status may change after prosecutor review, a court order, a transfer, or the discovery of another case.
Security Center

255 Brucke Strasse, Jasper, Indiana 47547.

Jail telephone

812-482-3522 for current custody and jail-service questions.

Best identifier

Save the booking number before calling, mailing, or paying.

Court search

Use Indiana MyCase for public, nonconfidential case information.

Source review

Official resources reviewed July 29, 2026.

Fast task routing

What are you trying to do today?

The jail, court, Clerk, communication service, and records office answer different questions. Choose the task that matches your immediate need.

RECENT ARREST Confirm current custody

Search the official inmate list first. Call the Security Center when the arrest is too recent or the result is unclear.

Follow the inmate-search steps
COURT DATE Find the filed court case

Use the case number whenever available. MyCase is more useful than the jail list for hearings and later case activity.

Open the court-search guide
BOND OR RELEASE Confirm every case and hold

Ask whether bond is set, where it can be paid, which payment types are accepted, and whether another hold prevents release.

Prepare for the bond call
VISIT OR CALL Check the current service page

Visitation schedules and telephone-provider rules can change. Begin with the Sheriff’s current service page.

See visit and telephone steps
MAIL OR MONEY Verify custody before sending

Use the booked name and confirm the current mail or money instructions before posting anything valuable.

Open mail and money guidance
REPORT OR TRANSFER Use the office that owns the record

Crash reports, incident records, court documents, state custody, and federal custody use different systems.

Choose the correct records route

Jump directly to the Dubois County task

Start with current custody. Move to court, bond, family services, records, or transfer tools only after confirming the correct person.

Booking-result decoder

Understand what the inmate-list details can and cannot tell you

The fields displayed by a jail portal may change. Use every visible detail as a route to the next official source rather than treating the booking page as the final legal record.

Use the booking result to identify the person and the next office
Displayed detail
What it helps identify
What it does not prove
Best next action
Booked name
The name format used by the jail for that entry.
That every same-name result belongs to the same person.
Compare birth information, booking date, and arrest circumstances.
Booking number
The jail identifier connected with the booking.
The final court outcome or future facility.
Save it for calls, mail, money, and account verification.
Booking date
When the person entered the booking process.
The exact incident time or conviction date.
Compare it with the reported arrest and MyCase filing date.
Charge
The allegation or legal basis displayed at booking.
Guilt, conviction, or the final filed charge.
Use MyCase for later filings and disposition.
Bond
A displayed release condition or amount.
That payment will clear every case or hold.
Call to confirm the current amount, method, office, and holds.
Hold or detainer
Another agency or court may continue custody.
That paying a local bond will produce release.
Ask which agency placed the hold and how it affects release.
Case number
The court case connected with the entry.
That the person has no additional case.
Search each case number separately in Indiana MyCase.
Custody status
The status shown when the portal last updated.
That release or transfer has not occurred since then.
Call or use VINE when timing is important.
Wrong-person protection: Never send money, publish allegations, or make an employment, housing, family, or safety decision from a name-only match. Verify several identifiers and check the later court record.
No-result troubleshooting

Why a recent Dubois County arrest may not appear online

Booking is still in progress Transport, medical screening, identification, fingerprinting, and data entry may occur before a public entry appears.
The person was released quickly The current inmate list may no longer show the person, while the court case can remain active in MyCase.
The name is formatted differently Try the surname only, an alternate spelling, a former surname, or the name without punctuation and suffixes.
Another agency has custody Confirm whether Jasper Police, Huntingburg Police, Indiana State Police, another county, or a federal agency made the arrest.
The person was transferred A sentenced person may move to Indiana DOC, while another case can produce a county-to-county transfer.
The information is restricted Juvenile, confidential, sealed, protected, or otherwise nonpublic information may not appear in a public list.
Copy-ready current-custody call
I am trying to confirm current custody for [full legal name]. The date of birth is [date, if known], and the arrest may have occurred on [date] through [agency]. Can you confirm whether this person is currently housed at the Dubois County Security Center and provide the public booking number if available?
Dubois County Sheriff and Security Center: (812) 482-3522
Prepare the legal name, birth date if known, approximate arrest date, and arresting agency before calling.
Office routing

Which office should answer the question?

Contact the office that owns the record or service
Question or task
Correct starting point
Prepare first
Common wrong turn
Current custody
Official inmate list or Security Center.
Legal name, birth date, arrest date, and booking number.
Calling the Clerk for current housing information.
Court date or filed charge
Indiana MyCase or Dubois County Clerk.
Case number, legal name, and filing date.
Treating a booking charge as the final court charge.
Bond or release
Security Center, court, or Clerk as directed.
Every case number, bond entry, and hold.
Paying before asking whether another hold prevents release.
Visit or telephone account
Official Sheriff service page.
Booked name, booking number, and current custody confirmation.
Using an old vendor link found through an advertisement.
Mail or inmate money
Official inmate mail or money page.
Booked name, current address format, and receipt method.
Mailing cash, valuables, or unapproved items without checking.
Crash report
Sheriff Police Reports page.
Crash date, location, involved name, and report number.
Assuming crash-report instructions apply to every arrest record.
Incident or arrest report
Sheriff records contact and current APRA route.
Record type, date, time, location, names, and incident number.
Requesting every record about a person without identifying an event.
Certified court document
Dubois County Clerk.
Case number and exact document requested.
Treating a MyCase screenshot as a certified record.
Indiana court records

Find the court date and see what happened after booking

The jail list answers a custody question. Indiana MyCase is the better source for public case entries, hearings, filed charges, and later disposition. Some documents, confidential cases, protected information, and older material may not be available online.

Search with the case number

  1. Copy the complete case number from the inmate result or court notice.
  2. Open Indiana MyCase.
  3. Select the case-number search.
  4. Enter the case number carefully.
  5. Confirm the court and Dubois County connection.
  6. Review the chronological case summary and hearing entries.
  7. Repeat the search for every separate case number.
Open Indiana MyCase

Search when no case number appears

  1. Enter the legal last and first name.
  2. Compare the county, court, filing date, and case type.
  3. Open every plausible Dubois County result.
  4. Compare the charge and booking date.
  5. Do not combine information from same-name cases.
  6. Contact the Clerk when a needed public document is unavailable.
Read Official MyCase Help
MyCase troubleshooting: Update the browser, allow the verification checkbox to load, and try Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari. A blocker or privacy extension can prevent the search controls or verification element from appearing.
Dubois County Clerk of the Courts
One Courthouse Square
Jasper, IN 47546
Telephone: (812) 481-7035
Published hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Open the official Clerk page
Copy-ready Clerk call
I am looking for public case information for [full legal name], case number [number if known]. I need to confirm [hearing date, document name, disposition, or certified-copy process]. Can you tell me whether the information is available through MyCase or must be requested from the Clerk?
Bond and release verification

Ask these questions before paying a Dubois County bond

Do not assume the displayed amount guarantees release. Another case, warrant, probation matter, court order, or outside-agency hold can continue custody after one bond is paid.
Confirm the person and cases
  • Full booked name.
  • Booking number.
  • Every case number.
  • Charge connected with each case.
  • Bond connected with each case.
Confirm the payment process
  • Current total amount.
  • Bond type.
  • Correct payment location.
  • Accepted payment method.
  • Required payer identification.
  • Any separate fee.
Confirm what happens next
  • Whether another hold exists.
  • Which agency placed the hold.
  • Whether a judge must review release.
  • Where release paperwork is processed.
  • Whether transport or court movement affects timing.
Copy-ready bond verification call
I am calling about [full legal name], booking number [number], and case number [number]. Can you confirm the current bond type, exact total, correct payment location, accepted payment method, required identification, and whether another case or outside hold would prevent release?
Real-world payment check: Repeat the name, case number, payee, total, and payment method back to the employee before withdrawing cash or obtaining a bank instrument. Keep every receipt until the person’s release or continued hold is confirmed.
Scam warning: Do not send gift cards, cryptocurrency, wire transfers, or payment-app money to a caller who promises to clear a warrant or guarantee immediate release. End the call and verify through the published Sheriff, jail, Clerk, or court number.
Visitation and inmate telephone service

Confirm the current schedule and account rules before paying or travelling

Check the visitation schedule

  1. Confirm that the person remains in Dubois County custody.
  2. Open the official visitation schedule.
  3. Find the current day, time, housing, or inmate category that applies.
  4. Check whether an appointment or advance registration is required.
  5. Review accepted identification and visitor restrictions.
  6. Check rules for children before bringing a minor.
  7. Call when the page is unclear or the visit requires travel.
Open the Official Visitation Schedule

Set up inmate telephone service

  1. Open the official inmate telephone page.
  2. Follow only the provider route linked by the Sheriff.
  3. Confirm the inmate’s current custody and exact booked name.
  4. Confirm whether the account is prepaid, collect, or another type.
  5. Review the fee before funding the account.
  6. Save the account name and transaction confirmation.
  7. Use provider support for payment or account problems.
Open Official Telephone-Service Information

Before leaving home for a visit

Recheck current custody on the day of the visit.
Read the current schedule rather than relying on an old screenshot.
Bring the required original identification.
Confirm whether children are allowed and what documents they need.
Review clothing, property, phone, and recording restrictions.
Arrive early enough for security screening.
Do not carry an unapproved item into the facility.
Remember that jail calls and visits may be monitored or recorded.
Insider account tip: Do not bookmark a payment advertisement or third-party search result. Start from the Sheriff’s telephone page each time, particularly after a provider or account rule changes.
Mail, inmate funds, and accepted items

Verify the current rule before posting or delivering anything

Send inmate mail

The official Sheriff page says mail may be sent to inmates at the Dubois County Security Center and is distributed after receipt.

  1. Confirm that the person is still housed there.
  2. Use the exact booked legal name.
  3. Ask whether a booking number must be included.
  4. Use the current address format shown by the Sheriff.
  5. Add your complete return name and address.
  6. Review prohibited-content and enclosure rules.
  7. Photograph the envelope before posting it.
Read the official inmate-mail page

Send inmate money

The Sheriff maintains a separate inmate-money page. Open it before mailing or depositing funds because the allowed method and required inmate details can change.

  1. Confirm current custody.
  2. Confirm the exact booked name.
  3. Check the current accepted money method.
  4. Use a traceable payment method when available.
  5. Write the required inmate details clearly.
  6. Keep the receipt, stub, or confirmation.
  7. Do not combine money with an unapproved package.
Read the official inmate-money page

Bring an inmate item

Glasses, medication, documents, clothing, books, and personal property may have different approval and delivery rules.

  1. Open the accepted-items page.
  2. Identify the exact item.
  3. Call before bringing an urgent, medical, or unusual item.
  4. Ask what packaging or labelling is required.
  5. Ask when the item can be delivered.
  6. Record the instruction and employee name when appropriate.
  7. Keep delivery proof.
Check the official accepted-items page
Mail and money protection: Save the inmate-list result, photograph the addressed envelope, keep the payment receipt, and record the date sent. These small steps make a later delivery or account question much easier to explain.
Do not send automatically: Avoid cash, personal documents, medication, electronics, loose stamps, food, photographs, books, clothing, or packages until the current official rule confirms they are accepted.
Police reports and public records

Choose the correct report before submitting a request

A crash report, incident report, arrest report, booking record, body-camera recording, and court document are different records. First identify the event and the agency that created the record.

Request a crash or accident report

The Sheriff Police Reports page provides the current ordering route for qualifying crash reports, including mailed-request and online ordering information.

  1. Open the official Police Reports page.
  2. Confirm that the Dubois County Sheriff investigated the crash.
  3. Prepare the crash date and location.
  4. Prepare an involved driver’s name.
  5. Add the report number when known.
  6. Check the current fee before sending payment.
  7. Keep the order or mailing confirmation.
Open the Official Police Reports Page

Request an incident or arrest record

Do not assume that crash-report fees or ordering steps apply to an arrest, incident, jail, or body-camera record. Ask the Sheriff for the current Indiana public-record request route.

  • Name the exact record type.
  • Provide the event date and approximate time.
  • Provide the specific location.
  • List the involved names.
  • Add the incident or report number.
  • State whether you want inspection or a copy.
  • Ask for a cost estimate before processing when necessary.
Indiana public-access principle: A request should identify the record with reasonable particularity. Instead of asking for “everything about a person,” identify a report, event, date, location, or recording that the agency can reasonably locate.
Copy-ready incident-record request
Under Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act, I request the releasable [record type] concerning the incident on or about [date and approximate time] at [specific location]. The involved people include [names], and the report or incident number is [number, if known]. Please advise me of the current submission method and any copying cost before processing if the charge will exceed [amount].

Request body-camera or other law-enforcement video separately

Identify the recording
  • Date and approximate time.
  • Specific location.
  • Name of at least one involved person who was not an officer.
  • Incident number when available.
  • Officer name when known.
  • Exact portion of the recording requested.
Understand possible limits

Privacy, safety, an active investigation, victim protection, fair-trial concerns, redaction, and other legal rules may affect access or copying.

Submit a written request promptly and ask the Sheriff to confirm the current retention, submission, and fee rules. The state handbook available online was revised in 2022, so do not assume every timing or fee detail remains unchanged.

Read the Indiana Public Access Handbook PDF Open the Official Sheriff Website
After release or transfer

Continue the search in the system that now owns the status

Choose the next official source based on what happened
Situation
Official source
What to do
Important limitation
Need custody notifications
Indiana VINE
Search the person, verify identity, and register for notification options that are available for the record.
Availability and update timing depend on the participating custody system.
Transferred to Indiana state custody
Indiana DOC Offender Locator
Search by full name or DOC number and allow processing time after a recent transfer.
County pretrial detainees normally remain in the county-jail system.
Possible federal custody
Federal BOP Inmate Locator
Search by federal register number when known or use the full name and identifying information.
Ordinary county and state detainees generally will not appear.
Released but court case continues
Indiana MyCase
Review later hearings, orders, filed charges, and disposition entries.
Release from jail does not close or resolve the criminal case.
Transferred to another county
Receiving county Sheriff or jail.
Ask Dubois County which agency received the person, then use that agency’s official roster and service pages.
Mail, money, telephone, and visitation accounts may not follow the person automatically.
Transfer money tip: Do not add more money to a Dubois County-specific service account after the person leaves the facility. First ask whether the balance transfers, remains refundable through the provider, or must be handled separately.
Mistake prevention

Avoid delays, wrong-person matches, and unnecessary payments

Searching with too much information

Use the surname first and narrow the search only after seeing possible matches.

Assuming a name match is enough

Compare the booking date, birth information, booking number, and case number.

Paying before checking holds

Another court or agency hold may continue custody after one bond is paid.

Using an advertisement as the official link

Begin on the Sheriff website before opening a telephone, visitation, or payment provider.

Sending funds after transfer

Recheck current custody before every new deposit or mailed payment.

Discussing case facts on monitored services

Assume jail calls, messages, and visits may be monitored or recorded.

Using crash-report steps for all records

Incident, arrest, body-camera, jail, and court records can use different request routes.

Treating a charge as a conviction

Use the court case for amendments, dismissal, plea, acquittal, or disposition.

Simple document folder: Keep the booking screenshot, case numbers, payment receipts, visit confirmation, mail proof, record request, and staff instructions together. This prevents repeated searching and contradictory information.
Address, telephone, and map

Dubois County Sheriff and Security Center contact

Dubois County Sheriff and Security Center 255 Brucke Strasse
Jasper, IN 47547

Main telephone: (812) 482-3522

Open the official Sheriff website
Prepare before calling
  • Full legal name and spelling.
  • Date of birth if known.
  • Approximate arrest date and time.
  • Arresting agency.
  • Booking number.
  • Case number.
  • One clear question for the correct office.

Do not email identity documents, bank information, medical records, or payment-card details unless an official employee provides a secure approved method.

Related Indiana guides

Continue with another county only when the arrest happened elsewhere

These internal guides may help after confirming that Dubois County does not hold the person or that another Indiana county received the transfer.

Bartholomew County

Use the official Columbus-area custody and jail-service route.

Open the Bartholomew County guide
Hendricks County

Find Danville-area booking, court, visit, and records guidance.

Open the Hendricks County guide
Vigo County

Use the Terre Haute custody, bond, court, and family-service guide.

Open the Vigo County guide
County directory

Browse other Sheriff and county inmate-search resources.

Open the county directory
10 Dubois County questions

Dubois County inmate-search questions answered

How do I search for someone in the Dubois County Security Center?

Open the official Dubois County Current Inmate List, begin with the legal surname, and open every plausible match. Compare the full name, booking date, birth information when available, booking number, charges, bond, case number, and current status before relying on the result.

Why is a recent Dubois County arrest not appearing online?

The person may still be processing, may have been released quickly, may be listed under another name format, or may be held by another agency. Try a shorter surname search, confirm the arresting agency, and call the Security Center at 812-482-3522 when current custody cannot wait.

Is the official Dubois County inmate list free?

Yes. The official Sheriff inmate list can be checked without paying a lookup fee. Separate telephone, visitation, money, report-copying, court-copying, or other services may charge their own disclosed fees.

How do I find a Dubois County inmate’s court date?

Search Indiana MyCase with the case number from the booking record whenever possible. If no case number appears, search the full legal name, verify the Dubois County case, and compare the filing date and charge. Contact the Dubois County Clerk when the needed public information is unavailable online.

How do I confirm a Dubois County bond before paying?

Call with the full booked name, booking number, and every case number. Ask for the current bond type, exact total, correct payment location, accepted payment method, required identification, and whether another case or outside-agency hold would prevent release.

How do I check the Dubois County inmate visitation schedule?

Open the official Inmate Visitation Schedule page, confirm that the person remains in custody, identify the applicable day and time, and review appointment, identification, child-visitor, clothing, property, and arrival rules. Call before travelling when the page or housing information is unclear.

How do I send mail or money to a Dubois County inmate?

Confirm current custody and use the exact booked name. Then open the Sheriff’s separate inmate-mail or inmate-money page for the current address format, required identifiers, accepted payment method, and prohibited items. Keep a photograph of the envelope and every payment receipt.

How do I request a Dubois County police or arrest report?

Use the Sheriff Police Reports page for current crash-report instructions. For an arrest, incident, jail, or other public record, ask the Sheriff for the current APRA submission route and provide the record type, date, approximate time, location, involved names, and report number when known.

Can I request Dubois County body-camera footage?

You may ask the Sheriff’s Office for its current written law-enforcement recording request process. Identify the date and approximate time, specific location, and at least one involved person who was not an officer. Submit the request promptly and ask about current retention, redaction, fee, and access rules.

What should I do when someone leaves Dubois County custody?

Use Indiana VINE for available custody notifications, the Indiana DOC Offender Locator for a state transfer, the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator for possible federal custody, Indiana MyCase for a case that continues after release, or the receiving county’s official jail when the person was transferred locally.

Official resources

Primary official sources used for this guide

Dubois County Sheriff
Mail, money, and reports
Court and state resources
Independent editorial notice: CountySheriffsOffice.org is an independent informational resource and is not operated by or affiliated with the Dubois County Sheriff, Dubois County government, Indiana courts, or any correctional agency. Official sources were reviewed on July 29, 2026. Custody, charges, bond, holds, visitation schedules, office access, fees, providers, accepted items, and record procedures can change. Confirm time-sensitive details directly with the responsible official office.
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