Huntington County Jail Roster and Inmate Search

The Huntington jail roster lists people currently booked into the Huntington County Jail after an arrest by city police or county deputies. Huntington is the county seat of Huntington County, and all adult arrests within city limits result in booking at the county jail on North Jefferson Street. You can search the active roster through the Huntington County Sheriff's website or through the statewide INjail portal. Both tools are free and open to the public without any login or account requirement.

Huntington Police Department

The Huntington Police Department is the city's primary law enforcement agency. Officers handle calls, patrol city streets, and make arrests throughout Huntington. After an arrest, the person is taken to the Huntington County Jail at 3324 North Jefferson Street, Huntington, IN 46750. City police do not maintain a separate detention facility. All bookings go through the county system, and the county jail roster reflects arrests by both city and county officers.

The Huntington County Sheriff's Office operates the jail and is the right contact for questions about current inmates. The main sheriff's number is 260-356-2520. For dispatch, call 260-356-8316. If you need to reach the jail station directly, use 260-356-3110. The Huntington County page on this site has these numbers along with the jail address and a direct link to the inmate search.

Criminal cases arising from Huntington arrests move through the Huntington Circuit Court and Huntington Superior Court. After booking and charges are filed, court dates and case details become available through the Indiana courts public access portal at mycase.in.gov. The jail roster and court records are two separate systems, both public, and each covers a different stage of the process from arrest to case resolution.

Huntington Jail Roster Search

The Huntington County Sheriff's Office publishes the inmate roster online at huntington.in.us. The roster is drawn from the jail's booking database and shows who is currently in custody at the county facility. Search by name to see booking date, listed charges, bond information, and current housing status. The site is maintained by the county and reflects real-time data as bookings and releases happen.

The Huntington County Jail was built in 1984 at a cost of $2.2 million. It was originally designed to house 99 inmates but regularly holds between 100 and 105 people. The jail employs 14 full-time and 10 part-time jailers. All full-time jailers are required to complete a one-week Jailers School at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. That training requirement applies across the board, which helps maintain consistent standards at the facility.

The statewide INjail Public Portal provides a second way to search. Select Huntington County from the list to see current inmates at the county jail. INjail covers participating jails across Indiana and is free to use without registration. It is a reliable backup when the local county site is slow, and it can also help if you are not sure which county someone may have been booked into. Results from both sources are worth checking when accuracy matters.

VINE: Custody Notifications for Huntington County

VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday) lets you monitor custody changes at the Huntington County Jail without repeatedly checking the roster yourself. Once you register for a specific inmate, VINE sends you an alert any time that person is released, transferred, or has a change in status. Anyone can register. There is no fee and no requirement to explain why you are signing up.

The image below is from the VINE notification service homepage at VINELink.com, which covers the Huntington County Jail among thousands of facilities across the country.

VINE is particularly useful for people who need ongoing awareness of an inmate's status rather than a one-time lookup. Alerts go out quickly when a change occurs, so you do not have to manually check the roster every day. The VINE phone service is available 24 hours a day at 1-866-959-8463. No account is needed to use the phone line. For online notifications with more options, sign up at VINELink.com.

Booking Records and Inmate Mail

When someone is arrested in Huntington and processed into the county jail, a public booking record is created. Indiana's Access to Public Records Act at IC 5-14-3 makes this record open to anyone. No special request or legal justification is needed to access basic booking information. The record includes the name, booking date, charges, and bond amount for each person held at the Huntington County Jail.

Indiana administrative rules at 210 IAC 3-1-6 set the standards for how county jails manage and release booking data. The Huntington County Jail complies with these rules. If you need records for a past booking that no longer appears in the online search, submit a written public records request to the Huntington County Sheriff's Office. The office must respond within a reasonable time under Indiana law.

If you want to send mail to someone currently at the Huntington County Jail, use the jail's designated mail processing address. Mail should be addressed to the inmate's name and ID number at: Huntington County Jail, IN, P.O. Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076. For inmate phone calls, pre-paid services are handled through Combined Public Communications. Call 877-998-5678 for information about setting up a pre-paid phone account for a current inmate.

Additional Resources

The Indiana Department of Correction Offender Locator is the right tool if someone you are searching for is no longer at the county jail. Once a person is sentenced and transferred to a state prison or work release facility, they move out of the county system and into IDOC. The IDOC locator is free, searchable by name, and covers all state correctional facilities. It updates on a regular basis and does not require registration.

The INjail Public Portal covers participating county jails statewide. Use it to search Huntington County or to check whether someone may have been booked in a nearby county such as Wells, Wabash, or Allen. No login is required and there is no charge to search. Between the Huntington County Sheriff's inmate search, INjail, and the IDOC locator, you have three free tools to track a person at any stage from initial arrest through state-level incarceration.

Nearby Cities

Other Indiana cities near Huntington with qualifying populations include communities in northeast Indiana.