Daviess County Inmate Population Overview
The Daviess County inmate population is centered on the Daviess County Security Center in Washington. That facility is operated by the Daviess County Sheriff's Office and holds people arrested by local law enforcement, people awaiting court, locally sentenced inmates, work release participants, and short-term holds. The county also has the Daviess County Community Corrections Program Center, which is not a public jail roster site but is part of the local custody and supervision system.
Population counts move as arrests, bond decisions, court hearings, sentencing, release-date calculations, and state-prison transfers change. A person may be booked into the Security Center, appear for an initial arraignment, post bond, stay on a local sentence, enter work release, or transfer to the Indiana Department of Correction after sentencing. That is why Daviess County custody research must separate the county jail from state prison, court case data, federal custody, and immigration detention.
Daviess County Inmate Population Statistics
The county-published jail page gives the strongest official capacity figures. It lists the Security Center as a current jail with 260 beds, six holding cells, two drunk tanks, and one padded cell. It also says the work release center adds 52 beds. A Feb. 10, 2026 commissioners-meeting summary reported Sheriff Gary Allison's 2025 annual update, including about 131 people in the jail, 821 bookings for 2025, 173,786 meals served, no escapes, and no on-site jail fatalities. That meeting summary is useful recent material, but it is not the same as a county annual report PDF.
The community-corrections side is more detailed in official reports. The 2025 Daviess County Community Corrections annual report counted 244 individual clients, 40,308 supervised days, and 110 years of jail bed stays diverted. It used a local jail per diem of $79 per day for its cost-savings calculation. Those figures are separate from a daily jail headcount because participants may be on work release, home detention, day reporting, pretrial supervision, community transition, or juvenile home detention.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Published jail capacity | 260 beds, plus holding cells, drunk tanks, and padded cell | Daviess County Jail Command, inspected 2026 |
| Work release beds | 52 additional beds | Daviess County Jail Command, inspected 2026 |
| Reported current jail population | About 131 | Commissioners-meeting summary, Feb. 10, 2026 |
| Annual bookings | 821 bookings | Commissioners-meeting summary for 2025 |
| Community Corrections clients | 244 clients | Official 2025 Community Corrections annual report |
| Community Corrections supervised days | 40,308 days | Official 2025 Community Corrections annual report |
Daviess County Jail Trends
Several trend points are known, while some common jail metrics are not published in the research sources. The 2026 commissioners-meeting summary said 2025 bookings were down from prior years, but it did not give the earlier booking counts in the inspected text. The same update gave a reporting-moment population of about 131 people against a 265-person jail capacity cited in the summary. Using the official 260-bed Jail Command figure, that same headcount would put the jail near half of published bed capacity, excluding holding-cell and work-release detail.
Official sources did not identify active overcrowding litigation, a consent decree, or a release order for the Security Center. The available local trend story is instead a mix of lower bookings, no reported jail deaths or escapes for the annual update period, and a community-corrections program that reports large numbers of jail-bed days diverted from secure confinement.
| Year | Custody Measure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jail ADP not located | Community Corrections report available, but jail ADP was not extracted from an official sheriff report. |
| 2024 | Jail ADP not located | Community Corrections report available; comparable jail booking count not found in inspected text. |
| 2025 | 821 bookings | Meeting summary said bookings were down from prior years. |
| 2026 report moment | About 131 in jail | Reported during the Feb. 10, 2026 commissioners meeting summary. |
The official Daviess County Jail Command page is the source for the facility's bed and holding-cell layout.
That page matters because it gives the public capacity baseline used to read population pressure at the Daviess County Security Center.
Daviess County Custody Makeup
The official county jail sources did not publish a demographic table by sex, race, age, felony level, misdemeanor level, or pretrial status. The county does publish the population types in plain terms. The Security Center holds people in protective custody, people awaiting court, people serving local jail time, and people moving through work release. Community Corrections publishes a much clearer program mix for 2025, which is useful because those clients can reduce the secure jail count even though they remain under court or correctional supervision.
- Work release: 61 cases were counted by Community Corrections in the 2025 annual report.
- Home detention: 157 cases made this the largest reported community-corrections category.
- Day reporting: 27 cases used structured reporting rather than a standard jail bed.
- Pretrial supervision: 9 cases were listed by the 2025 report.
- Community transition: 1 case was reported for the Community Transition Program.
- Juvenile home detention: 9 cases were counted in the same official report.
Daviess County Inmate Records Law
Indiana law gives the public a path to inspect many jail and court records, but it does not require Daviess County to publish every booking field online. The Indiana Access to Public Records Act favors access to public records unless an exemption applies. Jail rules require county jails to maintain detailed inmate records, including intake time, booking number, commitment authority, charges, property, medical screening, classification, and release information. That maintenance rule is different from an online roster rule.
Key Indiana rules:
IC 5-14-3 sets the Access to Public Records Act framework for public inspection and copying.
210 IAC 3-1-6 requires county jail inmate records with booking, charge, property, medical, classification, and release data.
210 IAC 3-1-2 requires jail administration reporting that can include beds, bookings, average daily population, deaths, escapes, juveniles, and services.
IC 36-2-13-5 gives the sheriff jail-care duties and allows photographs, fingerprints, and other identification data for people in custody.
Search Daviess County Inmate Status
No official Daviess County current inmate roster, recent-booking report, or county-hosted mugshot gallery was located in the inspected county and sheriff pages. The county Jail Command quick links instead point users toward VINE, JailATM, the Indiana Department of Correction offender search, and inmate communications resources. That makes the lookup path more of a custody-status chain than a single roster search.
Start with Indiana SAVIN offender search or VINELink Indiana for participating county-jail custody status. If the search does not confirm a match, call the Detention Center or Sheriff's Office. Use Indiana MyCase for filed criminal charges and court dates. Use the IDOC locator only after a sentenced person transfers to state prison. Use BOP or ICE ODLS for federal or immigration custody.
- Search Indiana VINE/SAVIN by partial or complete last name, offender ID, or case number.
- Call 812-254-5974 for the Detention Center if VINE does not return a current local match.
- Call 812-254-1060 for the Sheriff's Office or Security Center when release-date, bond, or jail-process details are needed.
- Search MyCase for prosecutor-filed court charges, cause numbers, hearings, and dispositions.
- Search IDOC after transfer, or BOP and ICE when the custody type is federal or immigration based.
Daviess County VINE Search Fields
VINE is a custody-status and notification system, not a full booking profile. The Daviess County VINE page says users may track custody status in participating county jails and register for phone or email notice when custody status changes. The visible SAVIN search snippet supports name, offender ID, or case-number searching.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search By | Radio or dropdown | Yes | Offender name, offender identification number, or offender case number. |
| Offender Last Name | Text | Required for name search | Partial or complete last name may be used. |
| First Name | Text | Optional or unspecified | Useful to narrow common names when visible. |
| Offender ID | Text | Required for ID search | Format was not published in the visible source. |
| Case Number | Text | Required for case search | Use the known court or VINE case number when available. |
The Daviess County Victim Notification System page also gives the toll-free VINE number and registration instructions.
The screenshot shows why VINE belongs in the primary search chain even though it should not be described as a complete Daviess County booking database.
Daviess County Inmate Record Fields
Because Daviess County did not expose a county-hosted public inmate profile in the inspected sources, public users should distinguish records the jail must maintain from fields that are visible online. Indiana jail rules require many intake and custody data points. VINE may confirm custody and notification status when a person is matched. MyCase may show formal charges and court events. A sheriff records request may be needed for booking records, incident reports, or booking photos not posted online.
| Field | What It Means in Daviess County |
|---|---|
| Name | Used in VINE, court, sheriff, and DOC searching, but no county-hosted roster profile was located. |
| Booking number | Required in jail records by Indiana rule, but not verified as a public online field for Daviess County. |
| Charges | Jail charges can be preliminary. Filed charges should be checked in MyCase. |
| Bond | Daviess publishes bond types and process, but no public roster bond field was found. |
| Court dates | Initial arraignment times are published generally; individual events belong in MyCase or clerk records. |
| Release date | Call the county for a local jail sentence release date; IDOC calculates dates after transfer. |
Daviess County Jail vs State Prison
The Daviess County inmate population is not the same thing as the Indiana prison population. The Security Center is the local jail. It handles pretrial custody, local sentences, bond, initial court movement, and short-term holds. IDOC is the state prison system for sentenced state prisoners. The county's own release-date page says IDOC release dates are figured by IDOC after the person transfers, so the county should not be treated as the release-date authority for state-prison custody.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | VINE, Detention Center, Sheriff's Office | Pretrial detainees, local sentences, recent arrests, local holds. |
| State prison | Indiana Department of Correction locator | Sentenced Indiana prisoners after transfer from the county jail. |
| Federal prison | Federal Bureau of Prisons locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | Immigration detainees, not ordinary Daviess County jail custody. |
The Indiana Department of Correction homepage links to the state offender locator, SAVIN, facilities, and public-record routes for state custody.
That statewide system is the right place to search after sentencing and transfer, not before a Daviess County case has left local custody.
Daviess County Bond and Release
Daviess County publishes a local bond process. The county lists own-recognizance release by court order, full cash bond, 10% cash bond, and credit-card bond through JailATM or the lobby machine. The county also says bonding is available at the Security Center all day and all week. Before paying online or at the lobby, the county tells users to contact the booking officer, because holds, intoxication delays, violent-crime waiting periods, court orders, DOC holds, warrants, federal holds, ICE detainers, or no-bond status can block release.
Initial arraignments are held at the Daviess County Courthouse on Mondays at 10:00 a.m. and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m., subject to holidays and weather. Those first hearings can affect bond and case status. For a county-jail sentence release date, the official county release-date page points users to the Security Center main phone. For IDOC sentences, it says to wait until transfer and then use IDOC.
| Bond Type | Local Handling |
|---|---|
| Own recognizance | Release on a promise to appear, only by court order. |
| Cash bond | Full cash amount, with return handled after case completion and possible deductions. |
| 10% cash bond | Ten percent of the bond amount, subject to fines, costs, fees, and court orders. |
| Credit card bond | Available through JailATM or the Security Center lobby machine. |
Daviess County Detention Facilities
Daviess County has two local custody-related facilities in the research map. The Security Center is the jail. Community Corrections is a structured alternative and reentry program center, so it should not be searched as if it were a public booking roster. No adult IDOC prison, BOP prison, ICE detention center, or regional jail was located inside Daviess County in the inspected official sources.
- Daviess County Security Center - the county jail for pretrial detainees, local sentences, work release connections, and local law-enforcement holds.
- Daviess County Community Corrections Program Center - the county community-corrections office for work release, home detention, day reporting, community transition, pretrial, and juvenile home detention participants.
Daviess County Jail Visits
Visitation, mail, phone, and commissary rules are highly local. Lobby visits and at-home video visits are scheduled through InmateSales, by phone, or in the lobby. Each inmate receives one 20-minute lobby visit per visitation week, with no more than two adults per inmate per visit. At-home web visits are listed as unlimited and priced by the minute in the county schedule.
| Visit Type | Days | Hours | Limit or Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lobby visitation | Monday through Sunday | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. | One 20-minute visit per inmate per week. |
| At-home video | Monday through Sunday | 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. | Unlimited, 20 cents per minute. |
Mail must use the inmate's full name and ID number, the Security Center name, and the jail address. USPS mail is inspected, and privileged mail is opened in the inmate's presence. Commissary deposits can be made at the lobby machine, online through JailATM, or by mailed money order or cashier's check with the inmate name and ID number.
Daviess County Jail Programs
Daviess County publishes several jail programs and condition-related details. The Inmate Education page lists 12 Step, AA/NA, and Celebrate Recovery classes through qualified volunteers. Purdue Extension programming may include education for battered women, nutrition, anger management, and parenting when funding and need are present. Medical care is provided by Security Center medical staff, and emergency medical care is available at all times. The county says no inmate will be denied medical treatment based on ability to pay, although medical visits require a co-payment.
- Booking
- Jail intake after arrest, including identity, property, medical, and record steps.
- Detainer
- A hold from another court or agency that may prevent release even after bond.
- Work release
- Structured custody that may allow approved work under jail or community-corrections rules.
- APRA
- Indiana's Access to Public Records Act, the state public-records request law.
Daviess County Records Requests
When VINE, MyCase, and the sheriff phones do not answer the question, Daviess County records pages provide several request routes. A local limited criminal history check is limited to arrests or criminal charges in Daviess County and is not a public record for all purposes. Most requesters pay $10, appear in person with the form and ID, or use an employer fax route with signed consent. Incident reports cost $5 and can be bought in person or by mail with approved payment. Accident reports cost $5, with extra costs for photos or available video.
For a booking record or mugshot not online, the safer route is a written APRA request to the Sheriff's Office that identifies the person, approximate booking date, agency, and exact record sought. Juvenile records, sealed or expunged cases, medical/security data, investigatory records, and protected victim or witness details may be withheld or redacted.
| Record | Fee | Route |
|---|---|---|
| Incident report | $5 | In person or mail to the Sheriff's Office. |
| Accident report | $5 | In person or mail; photos and video cost extra. |
| Accident photo | $1 per picture | Call first to confirm the number of pictures. |
| Accident video | $25 if available | Confirm availability before payment. |
| Limited criminal history | $10 for most requesters | In person with ID/form or employer fax with signed consent. |
Daviess County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Daviess County inmate population?
A Feb. 10, 2026 commissioners-meeting summary reported about 131 people in the jail at that moment. The official Jail Command page lists 260 jail beds, plus additional holding and work-release capacity. Community Corrections separately reported 244 clients in its 2025 annual report.
Does Daviess County publish a live jail roster?
No dedicated county-hosted current roster, recent-bookings page, or mugshot gallery was located in the inspected official pages. Use Indiana VINE/SAVIN first, then call the Detention Center or Sheriff's Office when the custody status is not clear.
Where are sentenced state prisoners searched?
Sentenced Indiana prisoners are searched through the Indiana Department of Correction locator after transfer. The county release-date page says IDOC calculates ultimate release dates after the person enters IDOC custody.
Are federal or immigration detainees on the county lookup path?
Federal inmates are searched through the BOP locator, and immigration detainees are searched through ICE ODLS. Those systems do not replace the Daviess County jail phone line for local custody.