Dubois County Inmate Population Overview
The Dubois County inmate population is centered on the Dubois County Sheriff's Office and the Dubois County Security Center in Jasper. The Security Center is the local jail for adults arrested by the sheriff, Jasper Police, Huntingburg Police, Ferdinand Police, Indiana State Police, and other agencies that file cases in Dubois Circuit or Superior Court. It is also the facility tied to the county's JailTracker roster, inmate mail rules, phone service, video visitation, and accepted-items pages.
A second local custody program, Dubois County Community Corrections, is close by on Brucke Strasse. It is not the booking jail. It is a county-operated residential work-release and supervision agency for people sentenced to Work Release, Home Detention, or Pretrial Release. No Indiana Department of Correction adult prison, Federal Bureau of Prisons facility, or ICE detention center was found inside Dubois County in the official source checks, so sentenced state prisoners and federal or immigration detainees must be searched through separate systems.
Dubois County Inmate Population Statistics
The deepest local source for Dubois County inmate population numbers is the county-hosted 2019 Dubois County Justice Study. That study reviewed annual jail inspections from 2014 through 2018 and found rising pressure on the Security Center. It reported an average daily population of 91 in 2018. The same research file notes an 84-bed jail capacity line in the study and an IndyStar IDOC inspection database snippet showing 89 people against that 84-bed capacity.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average daily population | 91 | Dubois County Justice Study, 2018 |
| Jail capacity line | 84 beds | Justice Study and IDOC inspection database snippet |
| Inspection population | 89 | IndyStar IDOC inspection database snippet |
| Percent of capacity | 105.95% | IndyStar IDOC inspection database snippet |
| Female bookings | 301 | Justice Study chart, 2018 |
| Work-release facility size | 170-bed residential facility | Dubois County Community Corrections page |
Dubois County Inmate Population Trends
The Justice Study said Security Center population had been increasing and was projected to keep growing. It tied part of the pressure to Indiana criminal-code changes after HB 1006, under which more lower-level felony cases remained in county systems rather than moving quickly to state custody. The study reported a 16% increase in average daily population over five years, plus an average length of stay increase of 13% over five years and 37% over ten years.
| Year | Average Daily Population | Source Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 62 | Justice Study chart |
| 2008 | 92 | Justice Study chart |
| 2013 | 70 | Justice Study chart |
| 2015 | 69 | Justice Study chart |
| 2017 | 83 | Justice Study chart |
| 2018 | 91 | Justice Study chart |
The long trend is not a straight line. The Dubois County inmate population rose in the mid-2000s, dropped after 2010, then rose again by 2018. The study also warned that female admissions were rising faster than male admissions and that future housing would need to handle acute mental health, recovery blocks, juveniles charged as adults, honor dorms, and other classification needs.
Dubois County Jail Capacity
Capacity is more complex than a simple bed count. The Dubois study used an 84-bed capacity line for the Security Center, while older reporting described different state guideline or rated-capacity numbers. The current official IDOC inspection PDF for Dubois County was not located in the research file, so the page should not claim a newer official rated capacity. The best sourced point is that the 2019 study and inspection database material showed the jail operating near or above the 84-bed line.
Classification makes the number tighter. A jail cannot use every open bed for any person. Men and women, medical needs, suicide watch, separation orders, recovery programming, and security classification can all block a bed from being available to a given inmate. The Justice Study stated that to properly house an average of about 90 people, the county needed more than 90 beds because classification inefficiency requires slack in each housing type.
Dubois County Inmate Laws
Indiana law controls which Dubois County inmate population records must be open and which can be withheld. The jail roster is not the only public-record channel. If the online roster does not show a detail, a person can call the sheriff, contact the clerk for court records, or make a public-records request under Indiana's Access to Public Records Act.
Key public-record rules:
IC 5-14-3-3 gives any person the right to inspect and copy public records unless an exception applies.
IC 5-14-3-5 requires certain arrest and jailed-person information to be made available by law-enforcement agencies.
IC 11-12-4-2 requires IDOC to inspect county jails at least annually for compliance with jail standards.
210 IAC 3 contains Indiana county jail standards for jail operations and conditions.
Search Dubois County Inmates
The official current-inmate search path is the Dubois County JailTracker roster, hosted through Public Safety Cloud. The roster route identifies the agency as Dubois_County_IN. It can expose current and released search behavior when the county has that setting enabled, and the model supports a captcha, name fields, images, holds, charges, cases, bond fields, warrant or control numbers, arresting agency, and VINE integration.
The Dubois County Sheriff's Office site also routes users toward the current inmate list, visitation, telephone service, mail, money, accepted items, police reports, tax warrants, and the sheriff app. If the roster does not load, call the sheriff's office at 812-482-3522, check Indiana VINE for custody notification, and search MyCase for the court case that may follow the arrest.
- Open the JailTracker/Public Safety Cloud roster for Dubois County.
- Complete the captcha first if the roster presents one.
- Search by last name, then add first name if the result list is too broad.
- Open the profile and compare booking date, arresting agency, charges, holds, bond, and case numbers.
- If the person was sentenced to state custody, switch to the IDOC locator instead of the county roster.
Dubois County Roster Fields
The Dubois County inmate population search uses a roster application rather than a simple static list. Public labels can vary with agency settings, but the inspected model supports these fields and controls.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgencyName | Route value | Yes | Dubois_County_IN appears in the roster URL. |
| Last Name | Text | Unspecified | Primary name-search field in the app model. |
| First Name | Text | Unspecified | Use to narrow common last names. |
| Search Type | Option | Unspecified | Exact rendered labels were not captured. |
| Released Since | Option/value | Optional | Supports released-inmate filtering if enabled. |
| Current Inmates Only | Toggle | Optional | Can limit results to people in custody now. |
| Captcha Code | Text/image | Conditional | Required when the roster prompts for captcha. |
The manifest includes a captured roster image from the Public Safety Cloud JailTracker page.
The screenshot shows why direct browser access matters. The Dubois County inmate search is an application view, so a blank or slow load may be a browser, captcha, or script issue rather than proof that no one is in custody.
Dubois County Inmate Records
A Dubois County inmate record may show more than one kind of status. Booking data comes from the jail. Formal charge data comes from the prosecutor and court once a criminal case is filed. Holds and detainers can come from another county, probation, parole, DOC, federal authorities, or immigration officials. A local bond amount does not always mean the person can be released if another hold remains active.
| Roster Field | What It May Show |
|---|---|
| Name and image | First, middle, last, display name, and booking image when public display is enabled. |
| Booking | Original booking date and time, and sometimes booking number display. |
| Charges | Charge description, crime type, level, offense date, arrest date, court type, status, and case number. |
| Bond | Bond amount and bond type when the jail record or case record exposes it. |
| Holds | Hold type, reason, date, expiration, and contact agency when available. |
| VINE | Victim-notification links or agency identifiers if the roster exposes them. |
Dubois County Custody Lookup
The Dubois County inmate population search changes when a person moves between custody systems. The county jail roster is for the Security Center. The Indiana Department of Correction locator is for sentenced state prisoners. The Federal Bureau of Prisons locator is for federal inmates from 1982 to present. The ICE Online Detainee Locator is for immigration detention searches, usually by A-number or biographical data.
| Custody Type | Use This System | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Dubois JailTracker roster | Pretrial detainees, county-sentenced inmates, new bookings, local holds. |
| State prison | Indiana DOC locator | Sentenced state custody after transfer from county jail. |
| Federal custody | BOP locator or USMS contact | Federal sentenced inmates and federal detention channels. |
| Immigration custody | ICE locator | Detainees in immigration custody, not ordinary county jail records. |
Dubois County Detention Facilities
Two local facilities serve different parts of the Dubois County inmate population. The Security Center is the booking jail. Community Corrections is a residential work-release and supervision agency. Confusing the two can send a visitor to the wrong entrance or the wrong lookup tool.
- Dubois County Security Center holds pretrial detainees, arrestees awaiting first appearance, county-sentenced jail inmates, and people awaiting transfer after sentencing.
- Dubois County Community Corrections Work Release Center houses and supervises people sentenced to work release and also supports home detention and pretrial release programs.
Dubois County Arrest to Court
The custody flow is usually: arrest, booking, first appearance, prosecutor review, formal charges, court events, and either release, jail sentence, work release, probation, or transfer to IDOC. The Dubois County Prosecuting Attorney reviews police reports from local agencies and decides whether to file charges. Once a case is filed, Indiana MyCase becomes the main public court-record search for non-confidential case information.
The roster can show booking charges and holds. MyCase can show filed charges, case status, bond events, hearing dates, warrants when public, judgments, sentencing entries, and public documents. For copies not online, the Dubois County Clerk is the official record source.
Dubois County Inmate Alerts
Dubois County has more than one lookup channel. Indiana VINELink can be used for custody-status notification. The Dubois County Sheriff's Office app on Apple and the Google Play listing advertise current inmates, public-safety information, and tip submission. The app is not for emergencies, and the research did not confirm an app-only warrant search or records request feature.
The manifest includes the app listing captured from the Apple App Store page.
The app listing matters because it confirms a local mobile channel for current inmate information, but emergency reports should still go to 911.
Dubois County Inmate FAQ
How large is the Dubois County inmate population?
The best sourced jail number in the research file is the 2018 average daily population of 91 from the 2019 Dubois County Justice Study. The same source base includes an 84-bed capacity line and inspection database material showing 89 people, but a newer official IDOC inspection PDF was not located.
Where should a Dubois County inmate search start?
Start with the Dubois County JailTracker roster for current local jail custody. If the person is not found, call the sheriff, check VINE, search MyCase for court activity, and use the IDOC locator if the person has been sentenced to state custody.
Does Community Corrections use the jail roster?
Community Corrections is not the main booking jail. It houses work-release participants and supervises other court-ordered programs. The JailTracker roster is the jail custody tool for the Security Center, while Community Corrections program status may require agency contact.