Ohio County 72 Hour Booking

Ohio County 72 hour booking records are handled by the Ohio County Sheriff's Office in Rising Sun, Indiana, and the primary way to get current inmate information is to call the sheriff's office directly. This guide explains how to reach the right contact, what the Ohio County Jail processes, and how Indiana's public records law applies to small-county booking data.

How to Get Ohio County Booking Records

Ohio County is one of Indiana's smallest counties by population and does not publish a live online inmate roster. To find out whether someone is currently held at the Ohio County Jail, call the Ohio County Sheriff's Office at 812-438-3636. Staff can confirm custody status and provide basic booking details. Fax inquiries can go to 812-438-4848. For non-emergency contacts, email Matron Annie Jackson at ajackson@ohiocounty.in.gov.

The statewide Indiana County Jail Public Portal at public.indianajail.gov is worth checking first. This tool aggregates booking data from participating Indiana counties. Ohio County may appear there, and a quick name search can save you a phone call. The portal is free and does not require an account.

The Ohio County Sheriff's Office page on the county website has contact information and department details for the sheriff and jail.

The sheriff's page at ohiocountyin.gov lists office contacts, the jail address, and the best phone numbers to reach staff for booking and inmate inquiries in Ohio County.

Sheriff Thomas Baxter leads the department. The office is at 123 S. Mulberry Street, Rising Sun, IN 47040. For written records requests, send them to that address. Under Indiana law, the agency has seven days to respond.

Ohio County Jail

The Ohio County Jail is at 123 S. Mulberry Street in Rising Sun, the county seat. The facility sits on the north bank of the Ohio River in southeastern Indiana. It processes bookings from the sheriff's office and any other law enforcement agencies operating in the county. When someone is booked, staff record identifying information, log the charges, and enter the data into the jail's tracking system. That entry is the 72 hour booking record.

The Ohio County Jail has been listed as Non-Compliant by the Indiana State Police under its NIBRS reporting program. Non-Compliant status indicates that the facility was not fully submitting crime and booking data to the state's incident-based reporting system at the time of the assessment. This affects the availability of some statewide data for Ohio County.

The Indiana State Police NIBRS page for Ohio County shows the county's reporting status within the state's data collection system.

The state NIBRS page at in.gov/isp provides information on which counties submit crime and booking data to Indiana's statewide system, including Ohio County's current status.

Under IC 36-2-13-5, the Ohio County Sheriff is still legally responsible for running the county jail and maintaining detention records regardless of state reporting compliance. The sheriff's statutory duties do not change based on data submission status. Booking records remain public once created.

Indiana Public Records Law

Jail booking records in Ohio County are public under Indiana's Access to Public Records Act, IC 5-14-3. The law gives any person the right to inspect public agency records. The Ohio County Sheriff's Office is a public agency. You may request booking records by phone, in person at 123 S. Mulberry Street, Rising Sun, IN 47040, or by written request sent to the same address. The office has seven days to respond under Indiana law.

The sheriff's authority to keep and manage those records flows from IC 11-8-2-5. If you believe a records request was wrongly denied, the Indiana Public Access Counselor at in.gov/pac provides free advisory opinions and guidance. Small county agencies are subject to the same records law as large ones. The Public Access Counselor can review any denial and issue an opinion.

All persons listed in booking records are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges recorded at booking reflect the state of the arrest and may change as court proceedings continue.

Statewide Tools for Ohio County Searches

VINELink is available for Ohio County and can send automatic notifications when a person's custody status changes. Call 866-959-VINE (8463) or visit vinelink.com to set up alerts. This service notifies you by phone, text, or email, which is especially useful in a small rural county where office hours may be limited and phone access is the main route to information.

Court cases filed in Ohio County after an arrest appear at Indiana MyCase at public.courts.in.gov/mycase. The tool is free and covers all Indiana trial courts. Ohio County Circuit Court cases will appear there once filed. For people sent to state prison after sentencing, the IDOC Offender Locator at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov tracks those in Indiana Department of Correction custody, separate from the county jail system.

Nearby Indiana Counties

These counties border Ohio County along Indiana's southeastern edge and maintain their own jail booking records.