Search the Crawfordsville Jail Roster

The Crawfordsville jail roster covers people currently held at the Montgomery County Jail following an arrest by city police or county deputies. Crawfordsville is the county seat of Montgomery County, and all adults taken into custody within city limits are booked at the county facility. The Montgomery County Sheriff uses JailTracker to publish the inmate roster online. You can also search the statewide INjail portal to find current Crawfordsville-area bookings at no cost and without creating an account.

Crawfordsville Police Department

The Crawfordsville Police Department serves the city and handles day-to-day law enforcement calls, patrols, and arrests. When officers arrest someone within city limits, the person is taken to the Montgomery County Jail for booking. Crawfordsville PD does not operate a separate lockup. All holds beyond a brief initial detainment go through the county jail system.

The Crawfordsville Police Department works alongside the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office on many cases. Both agencies feed arrests into the same county jail, which means the JailTracker roster covers bookings from city police and county deputies alike. If someone was arrested by Crawfordsville PD, their name will appear in the Montgomery County roster just the same as if a deputy made the arrest.

For questions about an active arrest or booking, the Montgomery County Jail is the right place to call. The Montgomery County page on this site has the jail address, phone number, and direct links to the online inmate search. The Crawfordsville Police non-emergency line can also help if you need to confirm whether a specific officer handled a call or if you have questions about city-level charges. For emergencies, always call 911.

Crawfordsville Jail Roster Search

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office uses JailTracker to manage and publish the county inmate roster. You can access the live roster at montgomerycosheriffin.gov/jailtracker. JailTracker is a widely used jail management platform that updates in real time as bookings come in and as inmates are released or transferred. The search interface lets you look up a person by name and returns current custody status, listed charges, bond information, and booking date.

JailTracker results reflect who is physically in custody at the Montgomery County Jail at the time you search. If a person has posted bond or was released on their own recognizance, they will drop off the active roster. Bond can be posted quickly in some cases, so a person may not appear if only a short time has passed since the arrest. In that situation, contacting the jail directly is the fastest way to confirm status.

The statewide INjail Public Portal is a free backup tool. Select Montgomery County from the dropdown to see current bookings at the county jail. INjail pulls from participating county jail systems across Indiana and is maintained by the state. It works well when you are searching multiple counties or when the local JailTracker page is temporarily slow. No account or fee is needed to use INjail.

VINE: Inmate Status Notifications

VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday) is a free service that tracks custody changes at the Montgomery County Jail. Anyone can sign up to receive alerts when an inmate is released, transferred, or has any status change. Alerts come by phone call, text message, or email depending on how you register. You do not need to be a crime victim to use VINE, and there is no charge to sign up or receive notifications.

The image below shows the INjail Public Portal interface, which is one of the main statewide tools available at public.indianajail.gov for searching county jail rosters including Montgomery County.

INjail and VINE serve different purposes. INjail shows you who is currently in custody. VINE tells you when that changes. If you need to monitor a specific inmate's status over time, registering with VINE means you do not have to keep checking the roster manually. Call 1-866-959-8463 to use the VINE phone service, which is available 24 hours a day and does not require an account. Online notifications can be set up at VINELink.com.

Booking Records and Public Access

A booking record is created each time someone is arrested and processed into the Montgomery County Jail. That record includes the person's name, date of birth, booking date, listed charges, bond amount, and booking number. Indiana's Access to Public Records Act at IC 5-14-3 makes these records available to any member of the public. No special status or legal need is required to request basic booking information.

Indiana administrative rules at 210 IAC 3-1-6 set the standards county jails must follow for maintaining and sharing booking records. The Montgomery County Jail complies with these rules. If a booking no longer appears in the active online roster, you can submit a written public records request to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office to get older or archived booking data. The office is required to respond within a reasonable time.

Not everything is public. Juvenile records are sealed by default. Ongoing investigations may restrict some releases. Personal identifiers such as social security numbers are withheld. For most adult bookings, the basic record is open. If you need certified documentation or want case outcome information, the Montgomery County Clerk of Courts is the right office to contact.

Additional Resources

The Indiana Department of Correction Offender Locator covers people who have been sentenced and moved into state prisons, work release programs, or community corrections. If someone is not appearing in the Montgomery County Jail search, they may have already been transferred to a state facility after conviction and sentencing. The IDOC locator is free to use and searchable by name. It updates on a regular basis and covers all state-operated correctional facilities.

The INjail Public Portal is available for all participating county jails in Indiana. It is a useful tool when you are not sure which county someone may have been booked into or when you want to check several jails without visiting individual sheriff websites. For Crawfordsville-related searches, pick Montgomery County from the list. No fees apply and no registration is needed to use either the IDOC tool or INjail.

Nearby Cities

Other Indiana cities near Crawfordsville with qualifying populations include communities in west-central and central Indiana.