Decatur County 72 Hour Booking Lookup

Decatur County 72 hour booking records are maintained by Sheriff William B. Meyerrose at the Decatur County Jail, located at 601 South Ireland Street in Greensburg, Indiana. The Decatur County Sheriff's Office posts online booking records at decaturso.com, and those records are updated on a regular basis. Anyone arrested in Decatur County by any law enforcement agency is booked at this facility. This page covers how to use the online records, what information the bookings include, the legal framework for access under Indiana law, and where to find related court and state records.

Access Decatur County Booking Records Online

The Decatur County Sheriff's Office maintains a public inmate booking page at decaturso.com/jail/inmate-bookings. This page lists current and recent bookings at the Decatur County Jail. The records are updated regularly, giving you a current view of who has been booked. You can browse by date or look for a specific person. No account or registration is needed to view the page.

The screenshot below shows the Decatur County Sheriff's booking records page where recent jail bookings are listed.

The booking records page is the main online access point for Decatur County 72 hour bookings and is kept current by the sheriff's office.

For phone inquiries, call the Decatur County Sheriff's Office at 812-222-4911. The office is at 601 South Ireland Street, Greensburg, IN 47240. Sheriff Meyerrose leads the department. Staff can confirm custody status, booking dates, and charge information for a named individual during regular business hours.

Decatur County Jail and Sheriff's Office

The Decatur County Jail sits at 601 South Ireland Street alongside the sheriff's office in Greensburg. All arrests in Decatur County, whether made by the sheriff's deputies, the Greensburg Police Department, or other law enforcement, are processed here. The booking process at this facility creates the public record that appears on the sheriff's website.

Booking records include the arrested person's name, mugshot, date and time of booking, listed charges, and the arresting agency. These records are part of the public file from the moment they are created. They do not reflect a finding of guilt. Many people in the booking database are awaiting trial or have not yet had a hearing. The 72 hour rule means the state must decide within that window whether to formally charge or release the person.

The screenshot below shows the main Decatur County Sheriff's Office website at decaturso.com.

The sheriff's main website also has contact information, news, and links to jail services beyond the booking records page.

Indiana Law Governing Decatur County Records

Decatur County jail booking records are open to the public under IC 5-14-3, Indiana's Access to Public Records Act. Any person can request or view these records. You don't need to explain why you want them. The Decatur County Sheriff's Office is a government agency subject to this law, and the online booking page reflects that obligation to make records accessible.

Under IC 36-2-13-5, the sheriff must record photographs, fingerprints, and identifying information for every person arrested in the county. This step creates the booking record. It happens at the time of arrest, before any court proceedings begin. The record stays in the system regardless of the case outcome. A dismissal or acquittal does not remove the original booking entry from the public file.

Sheriff Meyerrose and the Decatur County Sheriff's Office maintain these records under the authority of IC 11-8-2-5, which defines the sheriff's duties regarding the county jail and its records. All persons listed in Decatur County booking records are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Court Records and Other Indiana Search Tools

When charges are filed after a Decatur County arrest, the case will appear in Indiana MyCase. MyCase is the statewide court records portal maintained by the Indiana Supreme Court. It is free to use and covers all 92 Indiana counties, including Decatur County Circuit and Superior Courts. A name search will return case numbers, charges, hearing dates, and dispositions. If the booking is from a recent arrest and no charges have been filed yet, the case may not appear in MyCase.

If a person moved from the Decatur County Jail to state custody after sentencing, they will no longer appear in county jail records. Use the IDOC Offender Locator to search Indiana Department of Correction facilities. County and state records are separate systems.

For statewide jail searches, the Indiana County Jail Public Portal at public.indianajail.gov may include Decatur County records alongside dozens of other Indiana counties. It is a free public tool. VINELink at 866-959-VINE (8463) can also check custody status and send notifications when an inmate's status changes. The Indiana Public Access Counselor is available if you believe a records request was wrongly denied by any county agency.

Nearby Indiana Counties

Decatur County is in south-central Indiana and borders several counties that each keep their own booking records and inmate databases.