Search Warrick County Inmate Population

Warrick County is in southwestern Indiana with its county seat at Boonville, and the Warrick County Sheriff's Office manages the local inmate population at the county jail. Indiana VINE is the main online tool for searching current custody status, and the sheriff's office handles direct inquiries and formal records requests. This page explains how to use each resource and what information is available to the public.

Warrick County Sheriff's Office

The Warrick County Sheriff's Office is located on West Main Street in Boonville. The department runs county law enforcement and operates the county detention facility. Warrick County sits just northeast of Evansville and sees a mix of cases from its own communities and activity related to the broader metro area. The jail holds people ranging from those just booked to those waiting on court dates and serving shorter county sentences.

Call (812) 897-6180 and ask for the jail division to check custody status. Have the person's full legal name ready, plus a date of birth if you know it. Staff can confirm whether someone is in custody, give you a booking date, and let you know if the person has been transferred. For formal document requests, contact the records division in writing. The office handles those separately from routine inquiries.

Online Inmate Search for Warrick County

Warrick County does not maintain its own public online jail roster, so the statewide Indiana VINE system is the go-to tool for online searches. VINE is available for free at vinelink.vineapps.com. Select Indiana, enter the person's name, and the system returns current custody status and facility location when a match exists. VINE pulls from county jail records across all 92 Indiana counties, including Warrick.

The Indiana SAVIN portal is the state-operated version of the same service. Both VINE and SAVIN search the same database and are free to use at any time without creating an account. SAVIN additionally offers a notification registration service. If you want to be alerted by phone, text, or email when a person's custody status changes, SAVIN lets you sign up for that after you complete an initial search.

If your search comes up empty, there are several possible reasons. The person may have been recently released. They may be in the intake process and not yet in the public system. Or they may have been moved to a state facility. If none of these explanations seem to fit, call the jail directly at (812) 897-6180 for a real-time answer.

Indiana IDOC and Other Inmate Search Resources

People sentenced to longer terms in Indiana leave the county jail and go to a state prison. Once they transfer, county jail records no longer reflect their status. The Indiana Department of Correction Offender Locator is the right tool for finding people in state custody. It covers all IDOC facilities across Indiana and is searchable by name at no cost.

IDOC results include the facility where the person is currently housed, their admission date, and sometimes a projected release date. This is useful if someone was convicted in Warrick Circuit Court and you know they were sentenced to state prison but are not sure which facility they are in. The IDOC locator is separate from VINE, so you may need to check both depending on the situation.

For anyone who might be in federal custody, the Bureau of Prisons maintains its own inmate finder at bop.gov. Federal cases in this part of Indiana are handled by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Federal inmates are not tracked in Indiana state or county systems. Always check bop.gov if there is any reason to think federal custody is involved.

Warrick County Public Records and Inmate Data

Indiana's Access to Public Records Act gives the public the right to access jail booking data from the Warrick County Sheriff's Office. Booking records are public by default and include the person's name, charges, booking date, bond amount, and current status. You do not need to state a reason for your request.

The rules governing what county jails must maintain and disclose are set out in 210 IAC 3-1-6 of Indiana's administrative code. The Indiana APRA framework requires the sheriff's office to respond to a written records request within seven business days. If a request is denied, the office must give the specific legal reason in writing.

Medical data, active investigation files, and victim details are protected from public release. What you get through a booking records request is administrative data, not case files. For case outcomes, charging documents, and sentencing records, contact the Warrick Circuit Court clerk in Boonville. The clerk maintains court records separately from the jail's records. If you need both, you will need to contact both offices.

Bond information in a booking record tells you the amount set and whether it has been posted. It does not tell you who paid it or list the conditions of release. Full bond details are available from the circuit court clerk. Sentencing information works the same way. The jail records the booking and charges; the court records what happens next in the criminal process.

Warrick County Jail Overview

Warrick County has grown steadily in recent decades as suburban development from Evansville has extended into the county. The jail serves a mix of rural and suburban communities. The county sheriff's office coordinates with Evansville-area law enforcement and with neighboring counties when investigations cross jurisdictional lines. This means the jail population can include people from across the region.

Indiana State Police has a post that serves Warrick County and surrounding areas. Troopers who make arrests in the county bring those individuals to the Warrick County jail. Those bookings appear in the same roster as arrests made by county deputies and local police. VINE and direct phone contact work the same way for all of them.

Cities in Warrick County

Warrick County includes Boonville as its county seat, along with communities like Newburgh and Chandler. None of these communities meet the population threshold for individual city pages on this site. For inmate searches related to any Warrick County community, use the sheriff's office and the statewide tools described on this page.

Nearby Counties

Warrick County borders these Indiana counties: