Search Union County 72 Hour Booking Records

Union County 72 hour booking records are maintained at the Union County Jail at 106 East Union Street in Liberty, Indiana, operated by Sheriff Jeffrey Adams. The Union County Sheriff's Office is at the same address as the jail: 106 East Union Street, Liberty, IN 47353. Union County participates in the Indiana County Jail Public Portal at public.indianajail.gov, which provides statewide inmate lookup for all participating counties. This page covers how to use that portal and other tools to find Union County booking records, what the records contain, and what Indiana law requires of all county jails.

Union County Inmate Search Portal

Union County participates in the Indiana County Jail Public Portal at public.indianajail.gov. This statewide tool allows the public to search inmate records at all participating Indiana county jails from a single platform. To find someone held at the Union County Jail, go to the portal and search by name. The results will show the person's booking information, listed charges, and custody status if they are currently in the Union County system.

The Union County Sheriff's Office is at 106 East Union Street, Liberty, IN 47353. The phone number is 765-458-5194. For direct questions about someone in custody, calling that number is the most straightforward option. The sheriff's office email is unioncosheriff@frontier.com. The office directory for Union County is at in.gov/counties/union/office-directory, and the sheriff's department page is at in.gov/counties/union/departments/sheriff.

Union County is one of Indiana's smallest counties by population, with around 7,000 residents. The county seat is Liberty. As a smaller county, the jail does not have the volume of daily bookings seen in larger counties, but the same public access rules apply. Every booking creates a public record, and that record stays public regardless of how the case is later resolved.

The screenshot below shows the Indiana County Jail Public Portal at public.indianajail.gov, the main inmate search tool for Union County booking records.

The statewide portal at public.indianajail.gov covers all participating Indiana counties including Union County and allows name-based searches for anyone currently in county custody.

Union County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Jeffrey Adams leads the Union County Sheriff's Office at 106 East Union Street in Liberty. The office handles all law enforcement duties for Union County, including all arrests and the booking process at the county jail on the same property. Because the sheriff's office and jail share the same address, the booking process and detention happen in one location.

The Union County government website at in.gov/counties/union provides access to department pages and public records. The sheriff's department page at in.gov/counties/union/departments/sheriff covers the office's services and contact information. For a look at all county offices and their contacts, the directory at in.gov/counties/union/office-directory is the complete reference.

The screenshot below shows the Union County Sheriff's department page on the Indiana state website, which covers office services and contact details for the Liberty, Indiana sheriff's office.

The sheriff's page at in.gov/counties/union/departments/sheriff lists office contact information and links relevant to the Union County Jail and public records access.

Indiana Law and Union County Booking Records

Union County 72 hour booking records are public under IC 5-14-3, Indiana's Access to Public Records Act. This law applies to all Indiana county sheriff's offices including the Union County Sheriff. Anyone may view or request these records. No reason or ID is needed. The sheriff's office fulfills this obligation through the statewide portal and by responding to direct requests by phone or in writing.

Under IC 36-2-13-5, the sheriff must take photographs, fingerprints, and identifying information at the time of every arrest. This is a required step for every booking in Indiana. The data collected at intake forms the public booking record. That record stays accessible even if the charges are later dropped or the person is acquitted at trial. The record reflects the arrest event, not the outcome of any court proceedings that follow.

The Union County Jail's authority to operate and maintain detention and booking records is established under IC 11-8-2-5. All persons listed in Union County 72 hour booking records are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The screenshot below shows the Union County office directory on the Indiana state website, a resource for finding contact information for all Union County government departments including the sheriff.

The county office directory at in.gov/counties/union/office-directory lists all Union County departments with contact information, including the sheriff's office at 106 East Union Street in Liberty.

Statewide Resources for Union County Searches

After charges are filed following a Union County arrest, the case will appear in Indiana MyCase. MyCase covers the Union Circuit Court and is free to use. Search by name to find filings, charge details, court dates, and outcomes. If someone convicted in Union County was later sent to a state prison, the IDOC Offender Locator shows their current location and sentence information.

For custody notifications at the Union County Jail, VINE at vinelink.com or 866-959-VINE lets victims and the public sign up for alerts when an inmate's status changes. The Indiana Public Access Counselor at in.gov/pac handles complaints about records access denials by any Indiana public agency including the Union County Sheriff's Office.

Nearby Indiana Counties

Union County is in east-central Indiana along the Ohio state line and borders four Indiana counties with their own jail systems.