Boone County Inmate Population
The Boone County inmate population is reported through several sources because one list does not cover every status. The Boone County Sheriff's Office operates Boone County Jail at 1905 Indianapolis Ave in Lebanon, and that facility is the primary local jail for Boone County arrestees, pretrial detainees, and local sentenced inmates. Boone County Community Corrections operates the Boone County Residential Facility at Suite B on the same campus, but that program is a work-release and residential alternative, not the booking jail for new arrests.
The sheriff's corrections page gives the strongest local population base. It says the modern Boone County Jail was built in 1992 for 110 beds, opened on October 30 with 40 inmates, and expanded in summer 2007 to 221 beds. The same corrections material reported a 2020 average daily population of 137 inmates, split between 111 males and 26 females on average. Those figures describe the jail's local population at that time, not the whole universe of people with Boone County criminal cases.
Once a Boone County defendant is sentenced to the Indiana Department of Correction, the person leaves the local jail count and moves to the statewide sentenced-prisoner system. Federal sentenced inmates are searched through the Bureau of Prisons, and immigration detention is searched through ICE. That is why a Boone County inmate population search should start local, then branch to state and federal systems only when the person is not in the county jail roster.
Boone County Inmate Population Statistics
The available Boone County inmate population figures are useful but not a full live dashboard. Research did not locate a current official daily jail-population dashboard, a complete race or age breakdown, or a pretrial-versus-sentenced table. The figures below use the sheriff's corrections page, the BCSO Strategic Business Plan, STATS Indiana, and public reporting on the justice center project.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Original jail bedspace | 110 beds | Boone County Sheriff's corrections page, 1992 history |
| Opening population | 40 inmates | Boone County Sheriff's corrections page, 1992 opening |
| Expanded bedspace | 221 beds | Boone County Sheriff's corrections page, 2007 expansion |
| 2020 average daily population | 137 inmates | Boone County Sheriff's corrections page |
| 2020 average male population | 111 males | Boone County Sheriff's corrections page |
| 2020 average female population | 26 females | Boone County Sheriff's corrections page |
| Work-release program capacity | Up to 19 male clients | Boone County Sheriff's work-release page |
| County population | 80,689 residents | STATS Indiana, 2025 Boone County profile |
Boone County Inmate Population Trends
Boone County's jail-population story is tied to growth and capacity planning. The jail opened with 40 inmates in a 110-bed building. By 2007, the sheriff reported bedspace expanded to 221. The BCSO Strategic Business Plan later cited a corrections/jail average daily population of 197 inmates in the 2017 era and linked staffing pressure to county growth. The sheriff's 2020 figure was lower at 137 average daily inmates.
Public reporting in 2022 described a justice center project expected to increase beds from 214 to 316 and add service areas for mental health, addiction, work release, an infirmary upgrade, and coroner space. The 214-bed figure in reporting differs from the sheriff's historical 221-bed figure, so the safest reading is that sources used different bed-count contexts. The content should not force those two numbers into one official capacity value.
| Year | ADP / Population Marker | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 40 opening inmates | Jail opened with 110 beds. |
| 2007 | 221-bed capacity marker | Steel-bunk expansion reported by sheriff. |
| 2017 | 197 ADP | BCSO strategic plan staffing context. |
| 2020 | 137 ADP | Sheriff corrections page, with 111 male and 26 female average. |
| 2022 | 214 to 316 planned beds | Indiana Lawyer and Current reporting on expansion project. |
Using the 221-bed post-2007 figure and the 2020 ADP of 137, average use was about 62 percent of that bedspace by simple arithmetic. Using the 2017 ADP of 197 against 221 beds gives about 89 percent. Those are derived comparisons, not official utilization rates.
Who Is in Boone County Jail
The Boone County inmate population details that were found are strongest for sex and facility type, not race, age, average stay, or pretrial split. The sheriff's 2020 jail figures reported an average of 111 males and 26 females. The Residential Facility and sheriff work-release program are more limited, with the sheriff's work-release page stating that Boone County Work Release can house up to 19 male clients.
- Pretrial and local sentence custody: Boone County Jail holds arrestees, pretrial detainees, and local sentenced inmates.
- Level 6 felony housing: Official and local sources note some sentenced Level 6 felon housing locally.
- Work release: Community Corrections serves eligible misdemeanor and felony participants with more than thirty actual days executed sentence.
- State-prison custody: Sentenced IDOC prisoners are not counted through the county jail roster after transfer.
Race, age-band, felony-versus-misdemeanor, and pretrial-versus-sentenced aggregate breakdowns were not located in accessible Boone County jail population reports. Those gaps should stay gaps rather than be filled from statewide averages.
Boone County Jail Population Laws
Indiana law and state jail standards shape how Boone County jail information is kept and what the public can request. The most useful legal frame for population data is not just public-record law. It also includes county jail standards, inmate-rights rules, annual jail reporting, and death-in-custody reporting. Boone County posts inmate-rights material from Indiana county jail standards on its corrections pages.
Key Statutes and Rules:
IC 5-14-3 is Indiana's Access to Public Records Act, which generally allows inspection and copying of public records unless an exception applies.
210 IAC 3-1 sets county jail standards for administration, security, health, inmate rights, supervision, reports, and related jail operations.
210 IAC 3-1-15 rights material covers access to courts and attorneys, recreation, grievances, voting arrangements, and reasonable visitation subject to jail security.
Death in Custody Reporting Act materials describe Indiana's reporting process for deaths in law-enforcement and corrections custody.
APRA has limits. Investigatory records may be withheld at agency discretion, and medical, juvenile, sealed, expunged, personal identifier, and active-investigation material may be redacted or restricted. Public population figures should be cited to a dated source, not inferred from a one-day roster search.
Where Boone County Inmates Are Held
Boone County has two local custody-related facilities in the facility map. The main jail is the booking and local detention facility. The Residential Facility is a Community Corrections work-release setting. No IDOC prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center was located inside Boone County during research.
- Boone County Jail: sheriff-run county jail for Boone County arrestees, pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, and some Level 6 felon housing.
- Boone County Residential Facility: Community Corrections work-release and residential alternative for eligible sentenced participants.
A person may move from one system to another. Arrest and booking start at the county jail. A court sentence can place the person in Community Corrections, local jail, probation, or IDOC. A federal or immigration hold can move the search outside Boone County entirely.
Search Boone County Inmates
The official local roster path starts with the Boone County Sheriff's Office inmate lookup page, which links to Public Safety Cloud/JailTracker for agency code BOONECOIN. The roster is public and free. The public agency settings inspected during research showed no public login requirement, images enabled, current and released searching supported, and a released-record retention setting of 5,475 days. That setting was observed in 2026 and should not be treated as a legal guarantee.
The Boone County JailTracker roster opens on Active results. Start broad with a last name. Add first name, middle name, gender, offender ID, permanent ID, intake date, or release date only when the result set is too large. If the person was released, change Type to Released or All.
- Open the sheriff inmate lookup page or the Boone County Public Safety Cloud roster.
- Search by last name first, then add first name or middle name if needed.
- Use Type Active for current jail custody and Released for past jail records.
- Open the detail row for intake date, status, photo, offenses, case number, and physical descriptors.
- Use MyCase, IDOC, BOP, or ICE when the person is not in Boone County jail custody.
The sheriff inmate lookup page is shown below as the official bridge to JailTracker.
That page helps avoid wrong-county roster results, especially because Boone County jail searches can lead to other states with the same county name.
Boone County Roster Search Fields
Boone County JailTracker is more specific than a simple name list. It supports name, ID, date, status, and agency fields. Those fields make the roster useful for both current custody and released booking searches when the record remains available.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Text | Optional | Narrows a name search. |
| Last Name | Text | Optional | Best first filter for most searches. |
| Middle Name | Text | Optional | Useful for common names. |
| Gender | Dropdown | Optional | Blank, F, M, or O were reported. |
| Offender Id | Text | Optional | Agency offender identifier. |
| Permanent Id | Text | Optional | Longer-term JailTracker person identifier. |
| Intake date range | Date | Optional | Filters bookings by intake date. |
| Release date range | Date | Optional | Visible because released searching is supported. |
| Type | Dropdown | Optional | All, Active, or Released. |
| Agency | Dropdown | Optional | All or Boone County Sheriff Office. |
The roster can export PDFs and print views. Use those tools for a personal copy of what appeared publicly, then use the Boone County Sheriff's Office NextRequest portal for official booking records or copies not available online.
Boone County Inmate Record Details
A Boone County inmate record can include a booking photo, name, offender IDs, intake date, release date, supervision status, gender, agency, CriminalOffenses rows, CriminalCases table if populated, and AdditionalInfo fields such as age, race, height, weight, hair color, eye color, and scheduled release date. The public API sample redacted or omitted birth date, Social Security number, driver's license number, and state ID fields.
| Record Field | What It Means |
|---|---|
| Booking photo / hasImage | Shows whether a public roster image exists for the booking profile. |
| Offender Id / Permanent Id | JailTracker identifiers useful for records requests and precise searches. |
| Intake Date | Booking date and time in the jail system. |
| Release Date | Release date if entered, blank or null for active custody. |
| CriminalOffenses | Offense, arrest code, statute, charge description, status, case number, and control number fields. |
| AdditionalInfo | Physical descriptors and scheduled release date field when present. |
The roster sample did not show public bond amount, housing unit, arresting officer, magistrate, or court-date fields. Bond and court-date questions should be checked with MyCase, the court, or Boone County Corrections.
State and Federal Inmate Search
Boone County inmate population searches often fail when the person has left local jail custody. A sentenced state prisoner is searched through the Indiana Department of Correction incarcerated search, not the county jail roster. IDOC searches may use last name, first name, and DOC number. State records focus on DOC number, facility assignment, custody status, and expected release details rather than local booking fields.
Federal sentenced prisoners are searched through the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. Immigration custody is searched through ICE Online Detainee Locator System, usually by A-number and country of birth or exact biographical details. Boone County research found no BOP, ICE, or IDOC facility inside the county.
| System | Covers | Does Not Cover |
|---|---|---|
| Boone County JailTracker | County jail bookings, active and released roster records. | Current IDOC prison custody after state transfer. |
| IDOC locator | Sentenced state prisoners and DOC facility assignment. | New Boone County Jail bookings. |
| BOP locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present. | Most federal pretrial custody and county jail records. |
| ICE ODLS | Adults in ICE custody and some CBP custody over 48 hours. | County booking photos or local court charges. |
| SAVIN/VINE | Custody status and release notifications. | Complete jail or court record copies. |
Booking, Court, and Warrants
A local arrest normally moves to Boone County Jail for intake. Jail staff record identity, property, booking date, demographic descriptors, charges or warrant entries, and medical screening. The corrections FAQ says inmates answer medical questions on arrival and are screened by medical staff soon after. Medical issues are handled through medical request forms, with sick calls provided regularly and a $10 co-pay that does not bar care when an inmate cannot pay.
The jail roster does not prove formal court filing. For charges after arrest, search Indiana MyCase. The Boone County Prosecutor's Office reviews police reports, probable cause information, witnesses, and evidence before deciding how to file charges. The sheriff's warrant page also matters when a booking status says Warrant Served, but the sheriff warns that warrants must be verified before action.
The Boone County Sheriff's Office also has a mobile app for tips, crime reporting, interactive features, and public safety news through the Apple App Store and Google Play. Research did not confirm an app-only inmate roster or warrant-search feature, so the web roster remains the documented custody lookup.
Visitation, Mail, and Money
Boone County Jail visitation uses ICSolutions video visitation. The sheriff visitation page stated that family, friends, and professionals can schedule visits from a home or office computer. It also stated that, due to construction, each inmate receives three free home visits and additional off-site visits cost $12.50 for 25 minutes. Because construction language can expire, confirm current rules before scheduling.
Mail to the jail must use the inmate's full name including middle initial, care of Boone County Jail, 1905 Indianapolis Ave, Lebanon, IN 46052. A complete sender return name and address are required. Regular letters must be written in black or blue pen. Greeting cards are not accepted. Attorney legal mail is opened in the inmate's presence, and books must come as paperback shipments from publishers or online bookstores.
| Service | Boone County Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Video visits | ICSolutions registration and scheduling. | Sheriff visitation page |
| Money order | Payable to inmate and mailed to Boone County Jail. | Sheriff money page |
| Courthouse kiosk | Cash and credit cards, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m., $4 transaction fee. | Sheriff money page |
| Online deposits | AccessCorrections linked by sheriff. | Sheriff corrections page |
| Commissary | Keefe orders sent Tuesdays and arrive Wednesdays. | Sheriff commissary page |
Boone County Custody Terms
Several short terms appear across Boone County inmate population records. Reading them correctly helps separate jail records from court outcomes.
- Booking
- The jail intake event after arrest, when identity, property, charges, and medical screening are recorded.
- Roster
- The public list of active or released Boone County Jail records in JailTracker.
- Detainer or hold
- Another agency's legal reason to keep a person in custody or request transfer.
- Case number or cause number
- The court identifier used in MyCase for Boone County charges and events.
- Work release
- A custody program that lets approved participants leave only for employment or case-manager-approved activities.
Boone County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Boone County inmate population? The best cited jail figure found was the sheriff's 2020 average daily population of 137 inmates. The same source reported 111 males and 26 females on average. No current official daily dashboard was located.
Where is the Boone County inmate population searched online? Current and released Boone County Jail bookings are searched through the Public Safety Cloud/JailTracker roster linked from the sheriff inmate lookup page. Use IDOC for state-prison custody after sentencing.
Can released Boone County inmates be searched? The JailTracker settings inspected in 2026 supported Released searching and a 5,475-day release-retention setting. That is a roster configuration, not a promise that every released record will remain public.
Does the roster show mugshots? Boone County JailTracker had images enabled, and sample records included booking-photo fields. If no image is available, the app may display that no image is available.
Who confirms custody by phone? Call the Boone County Sheriff's Office at 765-482-1412 and choose option 1 for Corrections. The sheriff contact page says the office can be reached 24 hours a day.
Where are official copies requested? Use the Boone County Sheriff's Office NextRequest portal for sheriff records not posted online, including booking records, incident reports, or booking-photo copy requests.
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