This website is a private reference guide, not a sheriff's office, jail, court, or records unit. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, pull official booking records, or change a court file. Use the official offices below for those actions.
Where to Start
For a recent Ohio County arrest, begin with the Ohio County Sheriff's Office. The county does not publish a full local jail roster or a separate jail information line, and research shows Ohio County detainees may be handled through contract housing, especially Dearborn County and possibly Switzerland County depending on the current agreement.
Ohio County Sheriff's Office / Jail Intake
Sheriff Tom Baxter; Matron Annie Jackson
123 S. Mulberry Street, Rising Sun, IN 47040
Phone: (812) 438-3636
Fax: (812) 438-4848
Email: tbaxter@ohiocounty.in.gov or ajackson@ohiocounty.in.gov
Ohio County Clerk / Circuit Court Records
Clerk Kristie Cate
PO Box 185, 413 Main Street Room 207, Rising Sun, IN 47040
Phone: (812) 438-2610
Fax: (812) 438-1215
Court hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:15 PM
Contract jail routing
Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center / Jail, 301 W. High Street, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025; sheriff phone (812) 537-3431 and jail/contact line (812) 537-8700.
Switzerland County Detention Center, 405 Liberty Street, Vevay, IN 47043; office phone (812) 427-3636 and jail phone (812) 427-2057.
For sheriff records, Indiana's Access to Public Records Act is Indiana Code 5-14-3. Law-enforcement daily log and arrest information is addressed in IC 5-14-3-5, while exceptions and discretionary withholding rules appear in IC 5-14-3-4.
Use these paths by record type:
- For someone in county custody, use jail inmate records, call Ohio County at (812) 438-3636, then check the Dearborn County roster or jail line if directed.
- For booking photos, start with jail roster mugshots and the holding jail because Ohio County does not host a local mugshot roster.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, Indiana MyCase, and the Ohio County Clerk.
- For a specific holding location, use the facility pages in the footer, including Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center / Jail and Switzerland County Detention Center.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search the Indiana Department of Correction locator at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.