Hendricks County Jail — Danville, Indiana

Hendricks County Jail is the Sheriff-operated adult county jail at 189 E Campus Blvd, Danville, IN 46122; the jail/bond line is 317-745-9332. The Sheriff administrative number is 317-745-6269. The county ADA plan says this 600-bed building was occupied in 2023 and the old county jail complex was closed to the public and removed from inventory.

Do not use 925 E Main Street or 170 Old Farm Road from stale directories. Keep Work Release at 200 E Campus Blvd, juvenile probation/detention, municipal lockups, the historical jail museum, Indiana DOC, BOP and ICE separate. The handbook calls this jail an Indiana DOC holding facility; that means some state-sentenced people may wait here, not that 189 E Campus is a state prison.

Sources: Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF) · Hendricks County ADA implementation and transition plan · Hendricks County Work Release Facility · Hendricks County Historical Museum and Old County Jail · Indiana DOC offender search · Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator · ICE Online Detainee Locator

The Town of Avon directs the public to INjail Public Access for people currently or recently held at Hendricks County Jail. Search the live application, select the matching Hendricks County record, and retain the exact name, prisoner/jacket or booking identifier, booking/release status, charges, bond and agency fields that the live result actually shows.

If there is no result, retry legal-name and spelling variants and allow for booking, release or transfer lag. Call 317-745-9332 before paying or travelling. Use MyCase for the court case, IDOC for state custody, BOP for federal prison and ICE for immigration custody; a case result is not proof of the person’s present bed.

Sources: Town of Avon — Hendricks County Jail Inmate Lookup · INjail Public Access · Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · Indiana MyCase · Indiana DOC offender search · Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator · ICE Online Detainee Locator

Sources: Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · HomeWAV Customer Support · ConnectNetwork · Indiana MyCase · Hendricks County Clerk · Hendricks County Chief Public Defender contact · LINK Hendricks County Public Transit Rider Guide, revised 2026-01

Onsite HomeWAV visits require an approved visitor account and must be scheduled 24 hours ahead. The county allows three 30-minute onsite visits per person per week. Published windows are Monday–Friday 8:30–11:30 a.m., 1–5:30 p.m. and 7–11 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday 1–5:30 p.m. and 7–11 p.m. New visitor accounts are approved only Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m., so do not create the account at the last minute.

Remote video is available, but HomeWAV says remote sessions are calls rather than advance-scheduled onsite slots. Choose Hendricks County in the account and verify the person. Lockdown, classification, discipline, court, transfer or staff restrictions can remove access without guaranteeing a replacement.

Sources: Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF) · HomeWAV FAQ and forms · HomeWAV quick start

Each visitor must use their own credentials; visit sharing is forbidden. A person under 18 must be accompanied by an adult who has a valid HomeWAV account. Dress as appropriate around small children. Onsite visitors must leave phones, cameras and recording devices in the vehicle; flashing, obscene conduct, drugs, three-way calling, account sharing and protection-order violations can block future visits.

The public policy does not identify acceptable government ID, alternatives for someone without ID, maximum children, diaper/infant items, former-inmate or probation restrictions, check-in cutoff, long-distance exceptions or onsite accessibility procedure. Call 317-745-9332 before travel. All facility visitors may be selected for a body scan; refusal ends the visit.

Sources: Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF) · U.S. DOJ — ADA and criminal justice

Create the HomeWAV account, select the facility and correct person, complete any facility-requested ID upload, and test browser/app, camera, microphone, speaker and internet before connecting. For onsite use, keep the reservation confirmation; for remote use, be signed in so the incarcerated person can initiate the call.

For a failure, record date/time, facility, username, person, device/app version, transaction, minutes charged, error and screenshots. Contact HomeWAV at 844-394-6639 before repurchasing and ask the jail whether access was locally suspended. The current handbook sends all tablet refund requests to HomeWAV. Provider refund eligibility depends on fund type; Talk-to-Me funds and Inmate General Funds are not interchangeable, and transfers between incarcerated people are not allowed.

Sources: Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF) · HomeWAV Customer Support · HomeWAV FAQ and forms · HomeWAV refund policy · HomeWAV quick start

Calls are placed through HomeWAV from housing stations; the system cannot call pagers or internet phones. The current handbook lists access 6:30–11:30 a.m., 1–4:30 p.m. and 6–11 p.m. daily, subject to classification. The county webpage instead says 8:30 a.m.–11 p.m. and offers $2 initial credit, while the handbook says $1. Treat both the hours and initial credit as conflicts and confirm in the live account or with the jail.

Staff deliver only verifiable emergency messages, checked with a hospital, coroner or funeral home. For no-call problems, verify account type, phone number, balance, blocks, facility/person match and housing restriction with HomeWAV, then the jail. Ordinary communications are monitored; ask counsel and the jail how a confidential legal call is arranged.

Sources: Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF) · HomeWAV FAQ and forms · HomeWAV Customer Support

People in general population may share HomeWAV tablets and use electronic messages. New intake receives tablet access only after classification; 23/1 segregation has no tablet access. Messages involving threats, trafficking, unauthorized financial activity, gangs, business transactions, sexual content or nudity can lead to 30-day, 60-day or permanent restrictions.

For missing messages or charges, preserve the transaction and screenshot and contact HomeWAV. The jail says it does not investigate tablet fee claims. Do not assume that every attachment, photo or voicemail feature is enabled at Hendricks because a generic provider page lists it.

Sources: Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF) · HomeWAV Customer Support · HomeWAV FAQ and forms

Address personal mail: incarcerated person’s full name; prisoner ID/jacket number; P.O. Box 87, Danville, IN 46122-0087. Put the sender’s full name and legible physical return address on both the envelope and the correspondence itself; no return-address labels. The envelope will be destroyed after inspection, so the inside return identity matters.

No inmate-to-inmate mail, third-party forwarding, packages, cash, stickers, adhesives, powders, glitter, food, devices, clippings or unapproved substances. Unacceptable mail is placed in property or returned and the recipient receives a confiscation notice. Keep a copy; do not mail irreplaceable originals.

Sources: Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · Hendricks County Jail Incoming Mail Policy, effective 2025-02-21 · Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF)

Send attorney, court, probation or parole mail directly to the jail’s PO Box with the person’s full name and prisoner ID. The handbook says legal mail is opened in the recipient’s presence; a copy is delivered, the original stored in property and the person signs for it. Privileged mail is exempt from the legal-envelope size limit in the separate mail policy.

People inside may send letters to Hendricks County courts, the Clerk, Probation and their public defender by county courier without postage. Jail request/grievance forms are not forwarded to a lawyer or court. Confirm professional-visit or confidential-call arrangements with 317-745-9332; do not put legal strategy into an ordinary HomeWAV message.

Sources: Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF) · Hendricks County Jail Incoming Mail Policy, effective 2025-02-21 · Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · Hendricks County Chief Public Defender contact · Hendricks County Courts

Family/friends may order paperback books and periodicals directly from a publisher or bookstore; hardbacks and packages are not accepted. The handbook possession table allows three paperback books and three magazines per person. It also allows ten personal photographs; photos sent with a letter must not be lewd, obscene or expose breasts, buttocks or genitals.

The separate mail policy permits up to two photocopied articles totaling no more than four pages in daily correspondence. Clothing and hygiene items cannot be mailed or dropped off; court clothing requires advance arrangements. The jail webpage’s final banner says “NO BOOKS, CROSSWORD PUZZLES, OR MAGAZINES,” while its own library-books paragraph and the mail policy permit publisher-direct items. Confirm before ordering and keep the conflict visible.

Sources: Hendricks County Jail Incoming Mail Policy, effective 2025-02-21 · Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF) · Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division

For commissary, use the 24-hour jail-entry kiosk or ConnectNetwork Trust online/at 888-988-4768. The kiosk accepts $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 bills plus debit/credit cards. Do not mail cash, checks or money orders. Confirm the person and ID, facility, account type, fee and receipt before paying.

Commissary orders close Monday and Wednesday at 4 p.m. and issue Tuesday and Thursday. The first order must include hygiene, underwear, socks, shirts and correspondence materials before food. The jail cannot move money between HomeWAV and commissary. Discipline/classification can limit commissary. Indigent status requires all four handbook conditions: seven straight days housed, under $1, no money received in the prior month and no commissary/phone purchase in the prior month.

Sources: Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF) · ConnectNetwork · ConnectNetwork help

People inside submit a HomeWAV medical request for daily sick call; emergency treatment is available 24/7 and a deputy may summon EMS for possible loss of life or limb. A family member with an urgent fact should call 317-745-9332, request the on-duty supervisor and give the person’s name/ID, symptom, onset, medication/allergy and callback. Call 911 only for an immediate emergency at the jail and follow dispatch direction.

The handbook says no one is denied care for inability to pay. Its current fee table lists $10 nurse, $10 dentist, $5 prescription/refill and $10 doctor/specialist/lab/x-ray referral, with specified no-charge exceptions. The county webpage lists $10 medication and separate $10 labs/x-rays, so fee details conflict. Do not delay urgent care over the fee; confirm the current charge internally.

Sources: Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF) · Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · Hendricks Regional Health contact

Mental-health services are available through the jail. The incarcerated person may request a counselor with a sick-call form, or jail/medical staff may refer them. Family cannot use that form; call 317-745-9332 with specific behavior, statements, timing and known diagnosis/medication and ask for the on-duty supervisor.

The public materials do not give a direct mental-health clinician line, family notification protocol, suicide-watch update rule or post-crisis follow-up. Medical status is not released to family/friends without proper authorization. In immediate danger, use 911 and identify the person as held at 189 E Campus Boulevard.

Sources: Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF) · Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division

Medication/prescription refills may be brought for jail-physician authorization; nothing should be delivered without calling first. The jail physician may change, discontinue or substitute medication, including non-narcotic alternatives. Eyeglasses, dentures and other outside property require advance approval by the Jail Commander or medical staff; family may pick up glasses for repair after the person reports the need.

Treatment may depend on records obtained through a signed HIPAA-compliant release. The jail says medical information is not released to family or friends. Ask the person, clinician and prior provider to coordinate the release; do not assume an outside prescription bottle will be accepted.

Sources: Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF)

An incarcerated person may request a paper grievance from the unit officer or submit through the HomeWAV kiosk. Name all parties, use one incident per grievance, avoid abusive language and file within 24 hours of the incident. A shift supervisor has ten days excluding weekends/holidays to respond.

Appeal within 24 hours of the response to the Shift Lieutenant (another ten days excluding weekends/holidays), then appeal within 24 hours of the Level 2 answer to the Jail Commander, who has a “reasonable” response time. Classification/discipline uses its own appeal route. Medical grievances go to Nursing/Medical. Preserve copies, dates and names; the public policy does not provide a family-filed substitute.

Sources: Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF)

Call 317-745-9332 before an onsite visit for wheelchair access, communication aids, alternate-format material, medication/device entry or another accommodation. The county says the new jail was designed as ADA compliant, but that does not answer the exact visitor door, drop-off, assistive listening, interpreter or service-animal procedure.

For disability discrimination by county government, the county ADA procedure directs a complaint through its Mobile 311 ADA work type as soon as possible and no later than 60 calendar days. The ADA Coordinator/Engineering contact is 317-745-9236, TDD 317-745-9391; a county response sequence and appeal to Commissioners are published. LINK offers wheelchair transport, portable oxygen, attendants, service animals, Indiana Relay 711 and alternative formats; disclose needs at reservation.

Sources: Hendricks County ADA implementation and transition plan · U.S. DOJ — ADA and criminal justice · Hendricks County Senior Services — LINK transportation · LINK Hendricks County Public Transit Rider Guide, revised 2026-01

The jail states zero tolerance for inmate-on-inmate and staff-on-inmate sexual abuse, harassment or misconduct. A person inside should report immediately to jail staff or use the inmate phone to call the Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault line at 800-691-2272 or the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-4673. The handbook advises not showering, changing/washing clothes or brushing teeth after an assault.

A family member should call 317-745-9332 with the person’s name/ID, immediate safety concern and allegation and ask that the report reach the Jail Commander/PREA process. The county does not publish a named PREA coordinator, outside written reporting address, anonymous third-party form or investigation-status contact; these remain responsible-contact gaps.

Sources: Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF) · U.S. DOJ — Prison Rape Elimination Act

Search Indiana MyCase by name or case number and record the exact court, cause number, charges, bond/order, next event and counsel of record. Hendricks Circuit/Superior and town-court criminal cases can follow different assignments. For a missing or unclear entry, use the state court directory or call the Clerk at 317-745-9231; the jail handbook says staff do not release court dates.

The courthouse is 51 W Main St, Danville, normally Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Court security, closures and hearing format belong to the court, not the jail. Do not promise release from a docket entry; confirm the signed order and all holds.

Sources: Indiana MyCase · Indiana Judicial Branch — Hendricks County · Hendricks County Courts · Indiana courts and clerks directory · Hendricks County Clerk · Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF)

MyCase may identify counsel of record. For a state trial case, the Indiana public-defender guidance says contact the county office/court where charges were filed. The Hendricks Chief Public Defender office is at 56 W Main St, Danville, 317-718-6132, weekdays 8 a.m.–4 p.m., except holidays.

The office cannot create an appointment outside a court order. Give the cause number, person’s full name and next event; ask how counsel schedules a professional visit or confidential call. Professional visitors must provide credentials and may visit at reasonable hours except 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., 4–6 p.m., before 8 a.m. or after 11 p.m., subject to jail restriction.

Sources: Indiana public defender office guidance · Indiana public defender information for family and friends · Hendricks County Chief Public Defender contact · Indiana MyCase · Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF)

Call 317-745-9332 for current bond information. Cash bond is 100% and requires an indemnifier but not a bondsman. During business hours, jail staff prepare forms, direct the indemnifier to the Clerk for payment, and the indemnifier returns with the receipt. After hours/weekends/holidays, the jail says it accepts money orders payable to the Hendricks County Clerk, Plainfield Town Clerk or Brownsburg Town Clerk as appropriate—confirm the exact payee before purchase.

Commercial bonds use a bondsman chosen by the family; jail staff cannot select one. The county describes a nonrefundable 10% paid to the bondsman, with payment/collateral at the bondsman’s discretion. The 2026 local rules govern bond/pretrial exceptions, including holds and court review. Never rely on a generic schedule over the signed case order.

Sources: Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · Hendricks County Local Court Rules, effective 2026 · Hendricks County Clerk · Indiana MyCase

During the first seven days of custody, the person may authorize release of property they had at arrest. It is one release, all-or-nothing, by appointment Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m., excluding holidays. The pickup person needs valid state-issued ID. Clothing, money and items accumulated during custody are not released, and property is not released while the person is under the influence.

If transferred to a prison/facility that will not accept property, the person must name a pickup person on the release form; unclaimed property is disposed of after 30 days. No property is accepted except one jury-trial clothing set arranged in advance. Call 317-745-9332 for the appointment and exact public door.

Sources: Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF) · Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division

The handbook says release may occur anytime from 12:01 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. on the ordered date unless the court fixes a time. Jail property is returned during processing, but a trust balance requires returning to the jail lobby Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–3 p.m. for a debit card; photo ID or the jail wristband is required.

The county warns that a person may be released time served, by court order, or transferred without notice; transport details are withheld. Before pickup, confirm custody, release order, other-county/state/federal/immigration holds, pickup door and safe waiting plan with 317-745-9332. HomeWAV and commissary balances have different refund paths.

Sources: Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF) · Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · HomeWAV refund policy · Hendricks County Local Court Rules, effective 2026

Use the Hendricks County Health Partnership Resource Guide or Indiana 211 for live housing, shelter, food, health, recovery, transportation, employment and benefits screening; dial 211 when available. The county-branded Change After Justice site groups Hendricks reentry resources, but confirm every opening, eligibility rule and intake time directly.

Work Release/Community Corrections at 200 E Campus Blvd, 317-745-8700, is a separate court-controlled placement—not a walk-in shelter or extension of the jail. LINK can provide countywide demand-response transport if reserved and available. For immediate food needs, the Health Partnership’s current pantry list provides addresses, schedules and residency limits; check before travel.

Sources: Hendricks County Health Partnership Resource Guide · Hendricks County Health Partnership — Food and Nutrition · Indiana 211 · Change After Justice — Hendricks County reentry resources · Hendricks County Work Release Facility · Hendricks County Community Corrections records form · Hendricks County Senior Services — LINK transportation

Ask the Sheriff/Jail for jail-held incident, booking or custody records; ask the Clerk/court for pleadings, orders and docket records; use MyCase for public case viewing. Medical records require the health provider’s authorization process, and the jail does not release medical status to friends/family.

Identify the person, date range and exact record rather than requesting “everything.” The statewide jail portal is a current/recent lookup, not a certified history. The Sheriff document archive includes historical jail material that does not describe present custody.

Sources: Hendricks County Sheriff contact · Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · Hendricks County Clerk · Indiana MyCase · Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF)

Navigate to Hendricks County Jail, 189 E Campus Blvd, Danville, IN 46122, not the former jail addresses, Work Release at 200 E Campus or the museum. The lobby commissary kiosk is described as open 24/7, but that does not establish visit check-in hours. Call 317-745-9332 for the exact visitor/lobby entrance.

The county does not publish a named visitor lot, parking hours, accessible drop-off, overflow rules or final walking route. The visit policy says phones/cameras must remain in the vehicle, so verify parking security and do not bring prohibited items. The old jail complex is closed and in demolition/removal status in the ADA plan.

Sources: Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division · Hendricks County Jail Inmate Handbook and Rules (current linked PDF) · Hendricks County ADA implementation and transition plan · Hendricks County Work Release Facility · Hendricks County Historical Museum and Old County Jail

LINK Hendricks County is demand-response, shared-ride, curb-to-curb/door-to-door public transit for any age within the county, Monday–Friday 6 a.m.–6 p.m., subject to availability, weather and holidays. Reserve at 317-718-4474 or link1@hcseniors.org with name/DOB, phone, home, pickup/drop-off, appointment duration, emergency contact and accessibility needs. Ask for 189 E Campus Blvd and confirm which jail door the driver can serve.

The webpage encourages 48 hours’ notice and up to five weeks, while the January 2026 rider guide says eight days to five weeks: reserve as early as possible and call to reconcile. Fare is $6 each leg within a town and $8 each leg elsewhere; exact cash is required unless paying by card by phone. The 30-minute pickup window and shared ride make a tight visit unsafe; reserve the return and allow screening time.

Sources: Hendricks County Senior Services — LINK transportation · LINK Hendricks County Public Transit Rider Guide, revised 2026-01 · Sycamore Services — Transportation · INDOT — Indiana Public Transit Systems · Hendricks County Sheriff — Jail Division

These are planning checks derived from published weekday service, not trip confirmations or live arrivals. LINK closes on major holidays but directs riders to contact it for the complete list.

Sources: Hendricks County Senior Services — LINK transportation · LINK Hendricks County Public Transit Rider Guide, revised 2026-01

No official source establishes a safe pedestrian route, restaurant or hotel at the jail campus. For food, Visit Hendricks County maintains a current Danville restaurant directory; for lodging it lists Danville options and a county hotel map. Confirm business hours, room availability, accessibility and transportation directly—no rate or vacancy is promised here.

For practical/basic needs rather than visitor dining, the Health Partnership lists Shared Blessings, 820 W Mill St, Danville, Tuesday 6–7:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.–noon, with Hendricks residency proof, and other pantries with differing eligibility. The nearby hospital at 1000 E Main Street is not a visitor waiting area or jail medical contact.

Sources: Visit Hendricks County — Danville restaurants · Visit Hendricks County — Danville lodging · Visit Hendricks County — maps and directions · Hendricks County Health Partnership — Food and Nutrition · Hendricks Regional Health contact