The Decatur County Inmate Population
Decatur County has one local detention facility for this build: Decatur County Jail, operated by the Decatur County Sheriff's Department. Research did not locate a state prison, federal Bureau of Prisons facility, ICE detention center, or separate city jail physically in Decatur County. The local jail population therefore centers on arrests made by the sheriff, Greensburg Police Department, Westport Police Department, St. Paul Police Department, Indiana State Police, and other agencies working in the county.
The Decatur County inmate population changes as arrests, warrants, bond decisions, court filings, local sentences, work-release placement, and transfers occur. A person newly arrested in Greensburg is checked first through the sheriff or statewide notification tools, not the state prison locator. If a court sentence later sends that person to Indiana Department of Correction custody, the record moves into the IDOC system and no longer reads like a county jail hold. Federal and immigration custody follow separate systems.
Decatur County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest local jail statistics located for Decatur County came from a WTRE summary of the Decatur County Sheriff's Department 2023 annual report. That summary reported 242 beds and 1,360 admissions for 2023, with 965 male arrests and 395 female arrests. The direct official annual-report PDF was not located during research, so these figures should be described as a local annual-report summary rather than a current official dashboard.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Decatur County population estimate | 26,421 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2024 |
| Decatur County population estimate | 26,576 | U.S. Census QuickFacts, July 1, 2025 |
| County jail bed figure | 242 beds | WTRE summary of sheriff 2023 annual report |
| Annual admissions | 1,360 admissions | WTRE summary of sheriff 2023 annual report |
| Average daily population | Not located | Indiana reporting rules require annual items, but no Decatur public PDF was found |
Decatur County Inmate Population Trends
Decatur County does not publish a current jail population dashboard in the located sources, and no official public annual reports for later years were found. That limits trend analysis. The 2023 annual-report summary is still useful because it gives a capacity figure, an admission count, and a sex breakdown for the local jail. It also names the top three charges in that year as traffic offense, marijuana possession, and warrant arrest.
| Year | Available local measure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,360 admissions; 242 beds | Local annual-report summary located through WTRE; direct official PDF not found. |
| 2024 | Not located | No official Decatur jail annual report was located in the research set. |
| 2025 | Not located | No public daily-count roster or jail dashboard was located. |
| 2026 | Not located | IDOC statistical reports exist for state custody, not Decatur jail daily counts. |
Indiana county jail standards make the missing local measures important. Under the annual-report rule, jail reporting can include beds, bookings, average daily inmate population, deaths, escapes, juveniles, and services. Where those numbers are not posted online, a focused public-record request to the sheriff is the best path for precise Decatur County inmate population data.
Who Makes Up Decatur County Jail Custody
The available local breakdown is narrow. The 2023 annual-report summary reported 965 male arrests and 395 female arrests. It did not provide a public race table, age-band table, average length of stay, pretrial-versus-sentenced split, or held-for-other-agencies count. That means Decatur County jail demographics should not be expanded beyond the sourced figures.
- Pretrial and local custody: Decatur County Jail holds people awaiting court, people arrested on warrants, short local sentences, temporary holds, and work-release participants.
- Male and female custody: The located 2023 summary reported both male and female arrests, and the South Ireland Street annex includes male and female work-release facilities.
- State custody: Sentenced prison inmates from Decatur County are found through IDOC after transfer, not through a county roster.
- Federal or immigration custody: BOP and ICE systems are separate from the Decatur County inmate population held in the local jail.
Decatur County Jail Capacity Rules
No official current overcrowding notice, consent decree, release order, or new-jail construction update was located for Decatur County. The best located capacity figure is the 242-bed figure reported in the 2023 annual-report summary. Current utilization cannot be stated from the located public sources because there is no daily count, public roster, or official current capacity page in the research file.
Key Indiana rules: IC 5-14-3-3 gives the public a right to inspect and copy public records unless a law permits withholding. IC 5-14-3-5 requires specified arrest and jail or lock-up information to be available. 210 IAC 3 sets Indiana county jail standards, and 210 IAC 3-1-2 lists annual jail reporting items.
Search Decatur County Current Inmates
No standalone official Decatur County online jail roster was located. The Indiana County Jail Public Portal is an official statewide portal, but the inspected county list did not include Decatur County. The Decatur County Sheriff's Department public site also showed corrections links for bail information, visitor information, and jail directions, not a current-inmates roster.
The practical Decatur County inmate search starts with the sheriff's phone or public counter, then uses statewide tools based on what kind of information is needed. If the question is current custody, use the sheriff and Indiana VINE or SAVIN. If the question is formal charges after arrest, use MyCase. If the person has been sentenced to prison, use IDOC. If the person is in federal or immigration custody, use BOP or ICE.
- Call 812-222-4911 for dispatch or 812-663-8125 for administration/non-emergency and ask about current Decatur County Jail custody.
- Contact the sheriff's public counter at 601 South Ireland St. during Monday-Friday office hours if a document or in-person record check is needed.
- Search Indiana VINE or Indiana SAVIN for custody status and notification options.
- Use Indiana MyCase once the prosecutor files court charges.
- Use the IDOC incarcerated individual locator, BOP inmate locator, or ICE detainee locator when custody is not county jail custody.
Decatur County Roster Search Limits
Because Decatur County was not found in the current INjail participating list, the statewide portal fields below are context only. They show how Indiana roster searches work where a county participates. They should not be read as a Decatur County public roster screen.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First, middle, last name | Text | At least one criterion | Portal code includes nested name fields and validation against blank searches. |
| Birth date | Date | Optional | Useful to narrow common names where a county participates. |
| County | Dropdown | Optional | Decatur County was not returned in the inspected county API list. |
| Booked between | Date range | Optional | Portal code includes today, last 7 days, last 30 days, this month, and last month presets. |
| Released between | Date range | Optional | Portal code includes recent release filters, but not a Decatur feed. |
The INjail portal screenshot shows the statewide search interface that was checked during research.
Decatur County's absence from the participating list is why the local page should not send users to INjail as though it were a working Decatur roster.
Decatur County Inmate Record Fields
There is no Decatur-specific online booking profile to inventory from the located sources. Indiana roster profiles in the statewide portal source can include name, county, INjail ID, booking number, booked date and time, arrest date, arresting agency, demographic fields, release date, booking charges, case charges, bonds, holds, cases, and a mugshot endpoint. For Decatur County, those details should be requested from the sheriff or matched to court records as available.
- Booking
- Jail intake record created after arrest.
- Pretrial detainee
- A person held before final court disposition.
- Detainer
- A hold request from another agency or jurisdiction.
- Disposition
- The final court outcome for a charge or case.
- DOC
- Indiana Department of Correction, the state prison system.
Decatur County Court and Prison Lookup
Decatur County court records after an arrest are searched through Indiana MyCase, with clerk follow-up when public documents are not online. The court file may show a case number, charges, case type, parties, hearings, chronological case summary entries, bond orders, dispositions, and some public documents. It is not a live jail roster, and a court charge may differ from a booking charge.
| Custody or record type | Where to look | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| Current Decatur County jail custody | Decatur County Sheriff's Department | Confirm whether the person is held, bonded, released, or awaiting court. |
| Court charges after arrest | Indiana MyCase and Decatur County Clerk | Find prosecutor-filed charges, hearings, bond entries, and dispositions. |
| Sentenced state prison custody | IDOC locator | Find DOC number, facility, sentence, release, or parole information. |
| Federal or immigration custody | BOP locator or ICE ODLS | Search federal sentenced custody or immigration detention. |
Decatur County Detention Facilities
The Decatur County inmate population map resolves to one local facility. The South Ireland Street annex is also important because the sheriff history page says it includes the Sheriff's Office, 911 dispatch, and modern work-release facilities for male and female inmates. No separate official municipal jail or local state prison page was located for Greensburg, Westport, or St. Paul.
- Decatur County Jail - county jail and local detention for pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, work-release participants, warrants, short-term holds, and people awaiting release, transfer, or court action.
Decatur County Jail Programs and History
The local annual-report summary said voluntary programs included Moral Recognition Therapy, Residents Encounter Christ, HSE/GED courses, AA meetings, and work release. It also said employment workshops and construction training courses were expected to begin in 2024. Because no current official program schedule was located on the sheriff site, program access should be confirmed with the jail before relying on it.
The jail history is unusually specific. The sheriff history page says the first county jail was ordered on February 11, 1823, on the west side of the courthouse yard, and that Hiram Hendricks was the first prisoner. Later jails were built or moved in 1832, 1859, 1880, and 1979. In 2005, the county bought the former Washington School building on South Ireland Street for a county annex.
Decatur County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Decatur County inmate population?
The current daily count was not located in official public sources. The best located local annual-report summary reported 1,360 admissions and 242 beds for 2023. For a current population number, ask the Decatur County Sheriff's Department or request the annual jail data under Indiana APRA.
Can Decatur County inmates be searched online?
No official Decatur County online jail roster was located. Start with the sheriff's phone or public counter, then use Indiana VINE or SAVIN for custody status and notification. MyCase helps after charges are filed, while IDOC, BOP, and ICE cover custody outside the county jail.
Does Decatur County publish jail mugshots?
No official Decatur County online mugshot feed or recent-bookings gallery was located. Booking photo requests should go to the sheriff under Indiana APRA, with the understanding that investigatory, juvenile, sealed, security, or confidential records may be withheld or redacted.
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