Brown County Jail Roster

The Brown County jail roster is published online by the Brown County Sheriff's Office and lists people currently in custody at the Brown County Jail in Nashville, Indiana. You can view the full roster at brownso.org, which shows booking numbers, names, and charges for each active inmate. The INjail Public Portal and VINE are available as backup search tools when you need a broader or automated search of Brown County inmate records.

Brown County Sheriff's Office

The Brown County Sheriff's Office is at 55 State Road 46 East, Nashville, IN 47448. The Brown County Jail is at the same address. The sheriff's office states it clearly: "The Brown County Jail is located at 55 State Road 46 East, Nashville, Indiana 47448." For jail questions, visit the site at brownso.org or call the main office line.

Brown County is a small county in south-central Indiana. The jail handles county-level bookings, including pre-trial detainees and people serving short sentences. The publicly available roster shows active inmates and gets updated by the sheriff's office on a regular basis. The county government site at browncounty-in.gov/237/Jail links to additional jail information and current policies.

Booking records at the Brown County Jail are public under Indiana's Access to Public Records Act, IC 5-14-3. The active roster reflects people currently in custody. For records about former inmates, submit a written request to the office directly.

How to Search the Brown County Jail Roster

Go to brownso.org/agency-data/jail-roster/ to see the current inmate list. The roster shows booking numbers, names, and charges. The site uses a paginated format. If the list is long, check subsequent pages to make sure you've searched the full roster. Each entry shows enough detail to confirm whether someone is in custody and what they were charged with.

For a broader state-level search, use the INjail Public Portal. This free statewide tool covers Brown County along with most other Indiana county jails. VINE at VINELink.com or 1-866-959-VINE (8463) lets you register for free alerts when someone's custody status changes at the Brown County Jail.

The sheriff's office roster page shown below is updated regularly and displays live booking data from the Brown County Jail in Nashville.

The roster at brownso.org is the most current and direct source for Brown County jail roster data available online.

Phone Cards for Brown County Jail Inmates

Phone cards for inmates at the Brown County Jail run through Combined Public Communications (CPC). There are three ways to buy a phone card. First, use the CPC kiosk in the lobby at the Brown County Sheriff's Office. Second, call 1-877-998-5678 to order by phone. Third, purchase online through the CPC website. Once you load money onto the account, the inmate can make outgoing calls through the jail's phone system.

Inmates cannot receive incoming calls. All communication must go through the outbound call system. Set up the account before the inmate tries to call, or the call will not connect. CPC will give you current rates when you sign up.

Commissary and Money for Brown County Jail Inmates

The Brown County Jail uses a Stellar Teller kiosk for commissary deposits. The kiosk is in the lobby at the Brown County Sheriff's Office. Anyone wanting to add money to an inmate's commissary account must use the kiosk. There is no mail-in option for commissary funds at this facility. Commissary is passed to inmates once each week, and funds must be in the account by midnight Tuesday to be included in that week's distribution.

This is a straightforward system. Come to the lobby, use the kiosk, and the funds go to the inmate's account. Timing your deposit before Tuesday midnight is key if you want the inmate to get commissary that same week.

Brown County Jail Roster and Public Records Law

Indiana jail regulations at 210 IAC 3-1-6 set the standards for how the Brown County Jail tracks and shares booking data. These rules cover record format, update frequency, and required fields. The roster on the sheriff's website reflects compliance with these standards.

If someone is transferred from Brown County Jail to a state prison, they drop off the county roster. Use the IDOC Offender Locator to track them at the state level. The Indiana Department of Correction maintains records for all state-level inmates. For formal records requests about past bookings or release dates, contact the Brown County Sheriff's Office in writing and reference the response timeline under state public records law.

VINE: Custody Alerts for Brown County

VINE is available for the Brown County Jail. Register at VINELink.com or call 1-866-959-VINE (8463). The service is free and sends alerts when an inmate is released, transferred, or has a change in status. You can set up notifications by phone call, text, or email. VINE runs around the clock and removes the need to call the jail for routine status checks.

VINE is used statewide across Indiana. Brown County participates in the program. Anyone can register, not just crime victims. It is a good tool for families who want to stay informed without having to check the roster manually each day.

Cities in Brown County

Nashville is the county seat of Brown County. No cities in Brown County meet the population threshold for individual city pages on this site. Nashville itself is well below the threshold, with a population of a few thousand people.

Nearby Counties

Brown County sits in south-central Indiana and is bordered by several other counties.