Washington County Detention Center Overview
Washington County Detention Center is operated by the Washington County Sheriff's Office. It is the local jail for arrests, pretrial detention, short county sentences, probation or parole holds, court holds, out-of-county charges, and people waiting for release or transfer. No separate city jail, work-release annex, state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention facility was confirmed inside Washington County, Indiana.
The sheriff's detention-center page says the current jail has operated since 1986 and was expanded in 2014. The same page gives a 204-inmate capacity and says the expansion added a modern tower feature and surveillance capabilities. The facility is a county jail, so its records differ from IDOC records for sentenced state prisoners and from federal or immigration locator records.
Washington County Detention Center Population
The facility map and population research tie the local inmate population to this single detention center. The sheriff roster showed 131 current inmates on June 12, 2026, and the released roster showed six entries in the 48-hour release channel. Vera's 2024 county estimate was 133 people in jail, which is close to the roster count inspected in 2026. The county did not publish a separate average daily population report or current demographic dashboard in the sources reviewed.
Who Is Held in Washington County
The Washington County Detention Center population includes people arrested by the sheriff's department or another law-enforcement or court authority, pretrial detainees waiting on hearings, local sentenced inmates, probation violations, petitions to revoke, failures to appear, court appearances, and out-of-county charges. Roster entries reviewed during research included charge and hold language such as Here For Court, Out of County Charges Only, Violation of Probation, Failure to appear, and Writ Of Body Attachment.
The jail rules say inmates are classified before general population into minimum, medium, maximum, medical, and protective custody unless jail officials override. Administrative segregation is used for inmates who cannot get along in their assigned block. The rules describe 23-hour lockdown, one hour out at 8:00 a.m., and a 30-day command review. If the person is not ready to return to population, medical and mental evaluation by medical professionals is conducted.
Lookup Washington County Detention Center Inmates
The correct lookup for this county jail is the Washington County roster chooser. It links Current Inmates and 48 Hour Release. The current roster is the first place to check for active local custody, and the release channel is the first place to check if a person may have left custody recently. The profile page shows the booking number, booking date, charge list, arresting agency, demographic fields, mugshot when published, and a bond warning.
- Open the roster chooser and select Current Inmates for active jail custody.
- Select 48 Hour Release if release, bond, time served, or transfer may have occurred within two days.
- Sort by name or date and use pagination when the roster spans more than one page.
- Open View Profile to confirm the booking number, booking date, charges, arresting agency, and mugshot status.
- Call 812-883-5999 before relying on bail, charge, or case number details, because the roster profile warns those items may change after court.
Washington County Detention Center Contact
The public facility address is used for the sheriff's office and detention center. The inmate mail address uses a more specific Suite 100 format. Administrative office hours come from the sheriff site footer and contact material. Booking, custody, and release are not the same as public office counter service, so call before traveling for a time-sensitive jail matter.
Washington County Detention Center
801 S Jackson St.
Salem, IN 47167
812-883-5999
Administrative office: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Inmate Mail Format
Inmate's Full Name
C/O Washington County Detention Center
801 Jackson Street Suite 100
Salem, IN 47167
Visiting Washington County Detention Center
The sheriff's visitation page states that inmate visitation is currently only available using the online service and directs users to Inmate Sales. The jail rules require valid photo ID. Visitors must be at least 18 unless accompanied by a legal guardian. The rules also prohibit loud talking, boisterous behavior, profanity, vulgar language, or conduct disrespectful to other inmates or visitors.
| Rule / Channel | Detail |
|---|---|
| Visit method | Currently online service only. |
| Scheduling/vendor | Inmate Sales, linked from the sheriff visitation page. |
| Visitor ID | Valid photo ID required. |
| Age rule | At least 18 unless accompanied by a legal guardian. |
| Conduct | No disruptive, profane, vulgar, or disrespectful behavior. |
| Published day/time schedule | No official schedule was located beyond the online-service-only notice. |
Mail to Washington County Detention Center
Washington County's mail page requires the sender's full first and last name and a return address. The jail does not accept third-party mail. Money orders are acceptable through the mail for account credit, but other forms of money are returned. Unacceptable mail is placed in inmate property and given to the inmate upon release.
Mail restrictions are detailed. Banned items include glue, tape, stickers, lipstick, glitter, staples, paperclips, post-it notes, paint, crayon or colored-ink drawings, stamps, blank paper, cardboard, card stock, envelopes, machine-stamped envelopes, perfume or cologne, sexually explicit material, inflammatory material, gang material, coded communication, illegal content, hand or courier mail, and postage-due mail.
| Mail Item | Washington County Rule |
|---|---|
| Sender name | Full first and last return name required. |
| Return address | Required on incoming mail. |
| Third-party mail | Not allowed. |
| Money orders | Accepted through mail for account credit. |
| Other money | Returned rather than credited. |
Phone and Commissary Accounts
Family and friends can buy phone time through the lobby kiosk, online through InmateSales.com, or by phone at 1-877-998-5678. Combined Public Communications handles phone-time inquiries. Pin Debit lets the inmate call any number. Prepaid phone time is tied to the purchased number and cannot be used for other numbers.
| Service | Provider / Detail | Fee or Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Lobby phone time | Lobby kiosk | Vendor fee not separately published in the phone section. |
| Online phone time | InmateSales.com | Vendor terms apply. |
| Phone support | 1-877-998-5678 through CPC | Used for phone-time questions. |
| Lobby commissary deposits | Stellar kiosk in the jail lobby | $3.00 fee. |
| Online commissary deposits | JailATM.com | Local fee not published beyond vendor process. |
Bond and Release in Washington County
Roster profiles warn that charges and bail amounts may change after court appearances and may not be current. Bond companies and people posting bail are directed to contact detention center staff at 812-883-5999 for correct bail amount, charges, and case numbers. The sheriff's bonding page also states that surety bonds are not accepted for every arrest and that users must check with jail personnel or the court of record.
The sheriff's release-times page says offenders are released only between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. after all obligations are fulfilled. Those obligations may include bond paid, time served, meeting with probation, or a court release. Indiana bail law and initial-hearing rules may change release conditions after a first appearance, so a roster entry should not be treated as final bond authority.
Washington County Jail Records Requests
Records not on the current roster or 48-hour release list may require the sheriff records/copies path. The sheriff fee page lists $12.00 for accident or incident report copies, $25.00 for photo discs, $25.00 for 9-1-1 audio CDs, and paper-service fees. Indiana's Access to Public Records Act supports public records inspection and copying, but law-enforcement investigatory records may be withheld under statutory exceptions.
For court filings after a jail arrest, use MyCase or the Washington County Clerk. For sentenced state-prison custody, use IDOC. For federal custody, use BOP. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS. No official Washington County, Indiana sheriff mobile app was confirmed, so the roster, phone line, records/copies path, MyCase, IDOC, BOP, ICE, and VINELink remain the documented channels.
Note: Confirm custody and visitation with the facility before traveling, sending funds, or relying on a release estimate.
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