Warren County Inmate Population Overview
The Warren County inmate population centers on one local detention site, the Warren County Jail in Williamsport. The Warren County Sheriff's Office operates the jail and is responsible for prisoners held there. Local custody includes people booked after a Warren County arrest, pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, and holds under sheriff authority. That county jail population is different from the Indiana prison population, federal prisoners, and immigration detainees.
For a county this small, the Warren County inmate population can move by a meaningful share when only a few people are booked, released, transferred, or sentenced. Arrests, warrant service, bond decisions, first appearances, local sentences, and transfers to the Indiana Department of Correction all affect the number. The most useful local reading is not a single current count. It is the mix of the county roster, jail inspection figures, Vera historical data, and court records that show where a person is in the process.
Warren County Inmate Population Statistics
The best sourced Warren County inmate population figures come from two high-authority datasets. IndyStar's Indiana jail inspection database, built from Indiana Department of Correction jail inspection records and county sheriff sources, lists Warren County Jail with 42 total beds and 22 people in jail in the 2020 inspection record. The Vera Institute county incarceration dataset lists Warren County with 40 rated beds for 2015 through 2019 and a 2019 jail population of 25.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Warren County Jail people in jail | 22 | IndyStar / Indiana DOC inspection data, 2020 |
| Warren County Jail total beds | 42 | IndyStar / Indiana DOC inspection data, 2020 |
| Percent full | 52.38% | IndyStar / Indiana DOC inspection data, 2020 |
| Vera total jail population | 25 | Vera Incarceration Trends, 2019 |
| Vera rated capacity | 40 | Vera Incarceration Trends, 2015-2019 records |
| Vera jail admits | 81 | Vera Incarceration Trends, 2019 |
The two sources do not measure the same thing in the same way. Inspection data gives a point-in-time inspection picture. Vera provides annual historical county jail metrics. Both help frame the Warren County inmate population, but neither should be treated as a live count.
Warren County Inmate Population Trends
Vera's trend data shows that the Warren County inmate population stayed in the high teens to mid-20s from 2015 through 2020. The county's rural scale matters here. A shift of four or five people can look modest in raw count but large as a share of the jail population. The 2020 inspection count of 22 people also fits the same range and was below the listed bed count.
| Year | ADP / Jail Population | Rated Capacity | Admissions / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23.33 | 40 | Vera total jail admits 100.75 |
| 2016 | 20 | 40 | Vera total jail admits 53.75 |
| 2017 | 21 | 40 | Vera total jail admits 125 |
| 2018 | 18 | 40 | Vera total jail admits 121.5 |
| 2019 | 25 | 40 | Vera reports 17 pretrial and 8 sentenced |
| 2020 inspection | 22 | 42 | Inspection data listed 52.38% full and not overcrowded |
Warren County does not publish a current public jail population dashboard in the reviewed official material. The Warren County route on the Indiana County Jail Public Portal is the better path for current person-level custody lookup, while population trend questions require dated datasets or a direct records request.
Warren County Jail Population Makeup
The Warren County inmate population includes several custody categories. Vera's 2019 data lists 17 people in pretrial custody and 8 sentenced people in the county jail population. That means the county jail roster can include people who have not had a final court disposition, people serving short local sentences, and people held for a local warrant or court order. A booking charge is not the same thing as a conviction.
The county context is also small and rural. STATS Indiana lists Williamsport as the county seat and shows a low population density for Warren County. U.S. Census QuickFacts lists a county population a little above eight thousand residents in recent estimates. That scale explains why a small number of bookings or releases can change the Warren County inmate population rate more than it would in a large urban jail.
- Pretrial
- A person is held before conviction or final court disposition.
- Sentenced
- A court has imposed a sentence. Some people serve short local time, while others transfer to IDOC.
- Hold
- A custody reason that may keep a person in jail, such as another agency request or court order.
- Detainer
- A notice from another agency that can affect release even when a local bond issue is resolved.
Warren County Jail Capacity
Capacity data for the Warren County inmate population should be cited with care because the official sheriff page does not publish a current bed count. The inspection dataset used by IndyStar lists 42 beds and 22 people in jail in 2020, with the jail not flagged as understaffed, overcrowded, or over capacity. Vera lists 40 rated beds for 2015 through 2019. Those two numbers are close, but they come from different sources and years.
Capacity note: Warren County's sheriff page does not publish a live bed count, so dated inspection and Vera figures should not be called current capacity.
Laws for Warren County Inmate Data
Indiana law shapes what can be inspected about the Warren County inmate population. The Indiana Access to Public Records Act gives a general right to inspect and copy public agency records during regular business hours unless an exception applies. The Indiana Public Access Counselor handbook explains that jail and lock-up information must include identity, reason for placement, who ordered or holds the person, receive and discharge or transfer times, and bail or bond amount if fixed.
Key records rules:
IC 5-14-3-3 gives public access to agency records unless an exception applies.
IC 5-14-3-5 covers required arrest and jailed-person information.
210 IAC 3 sets Indiana county jail standards.
IDOC Jail Services policy 03-01-101 describes annual jail inspections and public inspection-report data.
Indiana death-in-custody reporting covers required custodial death reporting through ICJI.
Warren County and IDOC Custody
A person arrested in Warren County may start in the county jail and later leave the Warren County inmate population if sentenced to state prison. The IDOC incarcerated individual locator is the official statewide tool for sentenced or DOC-custody people. IDOC records use DOC numbers and facility assignment fields, not county booking numbers. No state prison facility was located in Warren County official sources or IDOC facility lists.
| Custody System | Who It Covers | Lookup Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Warren County Jail | Local arrest, pretrial, local sentence, sheriff holds | Indiana County Jail Public Portal and jail phone |
| Indiana Department of Correction | Sentenced state prisoners and DOC custody | IDOC incarcerated individual locator |
| Federal Bureau of Prisons | Federal prisoners from 1982 to present | BOP inmate locator |
| ICE detention | Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator System |
Search Warren County Jail Inmates
Current Warren County inmate search starts with the Indiana County Jail Public Portal. Warren County appears as a participating county, and the portal has a county route tied to FIPS 18171. The sheriff page does not publish a separate county-hosted roster link, so the state county-jail portal is the located online access point. If the portal is down, slow, or missing a new booking, call the jail directly.
The INjail public search page is shown in the screenshot below. It is the roster path documented for Warren County jail custody, not for sentenced IDOC prisoners.
The portal search form matters because it lets a user narrow by name, county, booking range, and release range before calling the jail for missing or time-sensitive information.
- Open the Indiana County Jail Public Portal search page.
- Enter at least one value, such as last name, first name, birth date, or county.
- Choose Warren in the county field when limiting the search to Warren County Jail custody.
- Use booked-between or released-between dates for recent bookings or releases.
- Open the View action for profile details when a result appears.
- Call Warren County Jail if a new booking, misspelled name, or release does not show online.
Warren County Roster Fields
The Warren County inmate population can be searched through INjail with several public fields. The application requires at least one search value and returns an error if the form is submitted blank. Statewide results can show county, name, age, race, sex, booked-on date, released-on date, and a View action. County-specific results focus on Warren County entries.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Optional, but one value required | Maxlength 50; alpha-only entry in the app bundle. |
| First Name | Text | Optional | Useful for common names. |
| Birth Date | Date picker | Optional | Uses m/d/yyyy style placeholder. |
| County | Dropdown | Optional | Select Warren to limit county jail results. |
| Booked Between | Date range | Optional | Supports recent range searches. |
| Released Between | Date range | Optional | Useful for recent releases. |
Warren County Inmate Record Details
An expanded public INjail profile can include both identity fields and custody fields. The research located labels for INjail ID, race, ethnicity, skin tone, sex, age, eye color, hair color, height, weight, county, booking number, booked-on date, arrest date, arresting agency, arresting officer, release date, holds, cases, and a public image component. Availability depends on the record and any redactions.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name and INjail ID | Portal identity fields for the inmate record. |
| Booked On / Arrest Date | Dates tied to jail intake and arrest. |
| Arresting Agency / Officer | Agency and officer information when public. |
| Released On | Release date if posted, or blank or placeholder if not shown. |
| Holds and Cases | Public hold and case links or lists when available. |
| Public Image | Booking image component exists, but a photo is not guaranteed for every profile. |
Past Warren County Inmate Records
Released Warren County inmate records may require more than one search. INjail includes released-between filters and recent range controls, but no Warren-specific public retention rule was located. For older booking records, use a Warren County public-records request through the county process and identify the person, approximate booking date, arresting agency if known, and the specific record requested. Indiana APRA requires reasonable particularity, which means a request should be clear enough for the office to locate the record.
If the question is not current jail custody but formal charges after arrest, use Indiana MyCase and Warren County Clerk records. If the person was sentenced to state prison, use IDOC instead of the jail roster. If the person is in federal or immigration custody, the county roster may never show the current holding location.
Warren County Detention Facilities
The facility map resolves to one local detention facility. No separate Warren County work-release annex, regional jail, municipal lockup, state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention facility was located in official county sources. Williamsport and West Lebanon maintain police contacts, but their official pages do not describe separate lockups or long-term detention sites.
- Warren County Jail holds people arrested in Warren County, local pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, and sheriff-authority holds.
Warren County Custody Contacts
Different offices answer different custody questions. The sheriff and jail handle current custody and jail-side records routing. The Warren County Clerk and Warren Circuit Court handle case records, hearings, court documents, and bond records. The prosecutor files and pursues felony and misdemeanor charges for crimes committed in Warren County. Using the right office first keeps a jail search from turning into a court-record problem, or the reverse.
Warren County Jail
29 E. 2nd Street
Williamsport, IN 47993
(765) 764-4367
Sheriff office Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST; jail division open 24 hours.
Warren Circuit Court
125 N. Monroe Street, Suite 5
Williamsport, IN 47993
(765) 764-5888 Ext. 2
Use for hearings, public court schedules, and court-side routing.
Warren County Clerk
125 N. Monroe Street, Suite 11
Williamsport, IN 47993
(765) 764-5888
Use for court documents and clerk-held records.
Warren County Court Records After Arrest
Jail records and court records answer different questions. Jail records show custody and booking facts. Court records show filed charges, hearings, bond orders, dispositions, and sentencing entries. Warren Circuit Court points users to MyCase and public hearing calendars for non-confidential Odyssey cases, while documents not available online must be obtained from the clerk in the county where the case is heard.
The Warren Circuit Court homepage is captured below with Find My Case and Hearing links for local court-record searches after a jail arrest.
That court path is useful after booking because the prosecutor's filed charges may differ from the booking charge shown in a jail profile.
State and Federal Inmate Fallbacks
State and federal locators should be used only when the custody system fits. The IDOC locator is for sentenced state custody. Indiana VINELink provides custody and criminal case notifications and lists a VINE phone number of 1-866-959-8463 in the source material. The BOP inmate locator is for federal prisoners from 1982 to present. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System is for immigration custody and requires either an A-number or biographical search details.
No verified Warren County Sheriff's Office mobile app was located. Do not rely on an app-only roster, warrant list, or booking-photo tool unless the sheriff's office confirms one.
Warren County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Warren County inmate population?
The best located figures show 22 people in jail in the 2020 inspection dataset and 25 people in Vera's 2019 county dataset. Those are dated population figures, not a live count.
Where is the Warren County jail roster?
Use the Indiana County Jail Public Portal and select Warren County, or use the Warren County route on that portal. Call the jail when a new booking or release does not appear.
Does Warren County have more than one detention facility?
The facility map resolves to one local detention facility, Warren County Jail. No separate official Warren County city jail, regional jail, state prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention center was located.
Where are sentenced state prisoners searched?
Use IDOC for sentenced state custody. A person may leave the Warren County inmate population after sentencing and transfer to the state prison system.
Can a released inmate still be searched?
INjail has released-between filters, but no Warren-specific public retention rule was found. Older booking records may require a public-records request.
Are Warren County booking photos guaranteed online?
No. The INjail app includes a public image component, but whether a particular booking photo appears depends on the record and local release practices.