Vigo County 72 Hour Booking Records

Vigo County 72 hour booking records are maintained at the Vigo County Jail in Terre Haute, operated by Sheriff John Plasse and the Vigo County Sheriff's Office. The jail opened in 2022 and holds over 400 inmates, making it one of the more recently built county detention facilities in western Indiana. This page covers how to search current bookings online, what the Vigo County Jail houses, visitation rules, and how Indiana public records law applies to booking data in Vigo County.

Search Vigo County Jail Bookings Online

The quickest way to find Vigo County 72 hour booking records is through the Indiana County Jail Public Portal at public.indianajail.gov. This is a free, statewide search tool that covers Vigo County along with many other Indiana counties. You can look up current inmates by name and get basic booking details including the date of booking and facility. No account or registration is needed to use the portal.

The Indiana County Jail Public Portal shows current Vigo County jail bookings and is updated as new arrests move through the intake process at the Terre Haute facility.

The state-run portal at public.indianajail.gov is the main online resource for checking current Vigo County inmate bookings at the jail on West Honey Creek Drive.

For direct contact, call the Vigo County Sheriff's Office and Jail at 812-462-3226. The facility is located at 600 West Honey Creek Drive, Terre Haute, IN 47802. You can also email the jail administration at jailadmins@vigosheriff.in.gov with specific booking inquiries. The Vigo County Sheriff's website at vigosheriff.in.gov has department information, news, and links to jail-related resources. The jail division page is at vigosheriff.in.gov/department and covers more detail about facility operations.

About the Vigo County Jail

The Vigo County Jail opened in 2022. It holds more than 400 inmates and is staffed by over 70 correctional officers. The facility is the primary detention center for people arrested in Vigo County, including those awaiting trial or sentencing on local charges. The newer building replaced an older facility and was designed with expanded capacity and updated services for a growing county population in the Terre Haute area.

On-site medical care is available at the Vigo County Jail. The jail kitchen provides meals not just for county inmates but also for juvenile detainees and participants in Community Corrections programs. The kitchen also supplies meals for two additional county jails in the region, which reflects the scale of the Terre Haute facility. This kind of operation is less common among county jails in Indiana and speaks to the size and staffing of the Vigo County facility.

The Vigo County Jail holds inmates who are awaiting sentencing after conviction at the local level, not just those awaiting trial. That means the population at any given time includes both pre-trial detainees and people who have been found guilty but not yet transferred. All persons listed in booking records are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

VINE and Custody Notifications

Family members and victims can track the custody status of Vigo County inmates using VINELink at vinelink.com. This free service covers all Indiana counties, including Vigo. You can register to receive automatic notifications by phone, text, or email when an inmate's custody status changes. That includes releases, transfers, and court dates. The phone line for VINE is 866-959-VINE (8463), and it works around the clock.

VINELink is particularly useful when you need to know about a release in advance. The automated alerts go out as soon as a status change is recorded in the system, which can be faster than calling the jail directly. For anyone in the Terre Haute area keeping track of a Vigo County booking, VINE registration is worth setting up at the start.

VINELink at vinelink.com provides custody change notifications for Vigo County inmates and covers the full Indiana jail and prison network including the Terre Haute facility.

Indiana Public Records Law and Vigo County Bookings

Booking records at the Vigo County Jail are public records under Indiana's Access to Public Records Act, IC 5-14-3. Any person can view or request these records. The Indiana County Jail Public Portal makes current booking data available at no cost. For older records or written copies, submit a request to the Vigo County Sheriff's Office at 600 West Honey Creek Drive, Terre Haute, IN 47802, or email jailadmins@vigosheriff.in.gov. State law requires agencies to respond within seven days.

When a person is arrested in Vigo County, the sheriff is required to collect photographs, fingerprints, and identifying information under IC 36-2-13-5. This data makes up the booking record. The sheriff's authority to operate the county jail and keep detention records is set out in IC 11-8-2-5. If you believe a request has been wrongly denied, contact the Indiana Public Access Counselor at in.gov/pac. That office handles public records complaints at no charge.

Court records from Vigo County arrests can also be searched for free at Indiana MyCase. For people who have been convicted and moved to state prison, use the IDOC Offender Locator at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov to track their location.

More Resources for Vigo County Booking Searches

Beyond the Indiana County Jail Public Portal, a few other tools can help with Vigo County booking research. Indiana MyCase at public.courts.in.gov/mycase is the state court search system and shows criminal case filings tied to any arrest in Terre Haute or elsewhere in Vigo County. Cases often show up within days of a booking. VINELink covers both jail and prison, so if someone is sentenced and moved to IDOC custody, you can track the transition through that service.

The IDOC Offender Locator at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov is separate from the county jail portal. It only covers people who have been sentenced to state prison. If you're searching for someone who was arrested in Vigo County and later convicted, they may show up in the IDOC system rather than the county jail portal. Use both tools if you're unsure which system holds the person you're looking for.

Terre Haute is the only qualifying city in Vigo County with its own page. For city-level information about arrest records in the Terre Haute area, visit the Terre Haute 72 Hour Booking page.

Nearby Indiana Counties

Vigo County borders several counties in west-central Indiana, each with its own jail and booking system.