Parke County 72 Hour Booking

Parke County 72 hour booking records are maintained by the Parke County Sheriff's Office in Rockville, Indiana, with search access available through the sheriff's website portal and the Indiana County Jail Public Portal. This page covers both tools, explains how the Parke County Jail processes bookings, and outlines Indiana public records law as it applies to these records.

Parke County Inmate Search

The Parke County Sheriff's Office is listed at in.gov/sheriffs/parke and provides access to booking information for the county. The sheriff's page may include links to an online inmate search portal. If a live roster or search tool is available, it will be linked from that page. Check there first when looking for someone currently held at the Parke County Jail.

The Indiana County Jail Public Portal at public.indianajail.gov is the statewide backup option. This free tool aggregates booking data from participating Indiana counties. Parke County may appear in the portal, especially for recent bookings. It is a good first stop when you need to check quickly without making a phone call.

The Indiana County Jail Public Portal aggregates current booking data from participating Indiana counties and is a useful starting point for Parke County 72 hour booking searches.

The portal at public.indianajail.gov is free, requires no login, and can search across multiple Indiana counties at once, including Parke County.

For direct phone inquiries, call the Parke County Sheriff's Office at 765-569-5413. The office and jail are at 458 W. Strawberry Rd, Rockville, IN 47872. Staff can look up current detainees and answer questions about custody status, bond, and visitation.

Parke County Jail

The Parke County Jail is at 458 W. Strawberry Rd in Rockville, the county seat. The facility handles all bookings from arrests made in Parke County by the sheriff's office and other local agencies. Intake creates a record that includes the person's name, booking date, listed charges, and custody status. That record is what surfaces in public search tools and what anyone can request under Indiana law.

Parke County is a rural western Indiana county known for its covered bridges, and the jail reflects the staffing and capacity of a small rural facility. The county has a population of roughly 17,000. The Parke County Jail serves as the only detention facility for the county.

The Parke County general information page at in.gov/counties/parke covers county government contacts and services, including links to the sheriff and jail.

The Indiana state Parke County page at in.gov/counties/parke provides a reference point for county services and contacts, including the sheriff's office and jail information.

Under IC 36-2-13-5, the Parke County Sheriff is legally responsible for operating the county jail and maintaining records of all persons held there. This is the statutory basis for every booking record generated at the Parke County Jail. The records are public once created.

Indiana Public Records and Parke County

Booking records at the Parke County Jail are public under Indiana's Access to Public Records Act, IC 5-14-3. Any person can inspect and copy these records. You can request them in person at 458 W. Strawberry Rd, Rockville, IN 47872, or by written request to that same address. Indiana law gives agencies seven days to respond to written requests. Phone requests are informal but often work for basic custody information.

The sheriff's authority to run the jail and keep those records comes from IC 11-8-2-5. This statute governs county jail operations and records statewide. If a request is denied and you believe it should not have been, the Indiana Public Access Counselor at in.gov/pac provides free advisory opinions. The office handles disputes about records access for all Indiana public agencies.

All persons listed in booking records are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. A booking record reflects charges brought at arrest and not a finding of guilt or a conviction.

Other Resources for Parke County

VINELink covers Parke County and provides automatic custody change notifications. Register at vinelink.com or call 866-959-VINE (8463). Alerts can be sent by phone, text, or email. This is a good option for anyone who needs timely notice when a person's status at the Parke County Jail changes, including release or transfer.

Court cases filed in Parke County after a booking are searchable at Indiana MyCase. The free tool covers all Indiana trial courts, including Parke Circuit Court. For people who were convicted and sent to state prison, use the IDOC Offender Locator at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov. That tool covers Indiana Department of Correction inmates only and is separate from the county jail system.

Nearby Indiana Counties

These counties border or lie near Parke County in west-central Indiana and each maintains its own 72 hour booking records.