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Kosciusko County Jail — Warsaw, Indiana
A family guide grounded in the Sheriff roster and remote-visitation pages, provider facility records, county operations, courts and current KABS service, with explicit unknowns and the QCC-to-TK Health transition.
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Adult Sheriff custody only at 221 W Main Street. Work release/Community Corrections, courts, probation, youth, municipal, state, federal, immigration, closed, clinical-provider and namesake systems remain separate.
- Confirm Main Street custody
Use the Sheriff-linked roster, then AIS at 866-322-5857.
- Use the right service
Securus for published video; verify voice/mail/money before funding.
- Confirm before travel
KABS is weekday service; no named jail stop or public entrance is published.
Confirm the adult Sheriff system
Identity, lookup and contacts
Use the adult Sheriff jail at 221 W Main Street
Kosciusko County Jail is the adult Sheriff jail inside the Sheriff/Justice complex at 221 W Main St., Warsaw, IN 46580. The Sheriff main/non-emergency line is 574-267-5667; the Sheriff publishes 866-322-5857 as the AIS inmate-information line.
This guide does not apply jail rules to Community Corrections/work release at 121 N Lake Street, probation, courts, youth, municipal, IDOC, BOP, ICE, the closed historic jail or Mississippi namesakes.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Home · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Confinement
Start with the live roster, then use the AIS line
Open the Sheriff-linked current inmate list and search the booked name. Record the displayed spelling, booking identifier, booking date, charge/court and bond fields before starting Securus or JPay. A blank result can mean spelling, new-booking lag, release, transfer or another custody system; retry variants and call AIS at 866-322-5857. Use IDOC, BOP or ICE locators only when transfer evidence points there.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Inmate Information · Kosciusko County Inmate Info roster · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Home · Indiana DOC — Offender Search · Federal Bureau of Prisons — Inmate Locator · ICE — Online Detainee Locator
Route the question to the office that owns it
Call 574-267-5667 for custody, jail operations and the public entrance; AIS 866-322-5857 for inmate information; Securus for account/video failures; the case court or Clerk for orders and balances; and KABS 574-267-4990 for rides. Ask for the Jail Commander when an unpublished jail policy needs an accountable answer.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Confinement · Securus — customer support · Kosciusko County — Courts · Cardinal Services — Kosciusko Area Bus Service
Plan remote video and exceptions
Approval, scheduling and failures
Use remote video only and reserve at least 24 hours ahead
The current Sheriff page says public in-person visitation is unavailable. Register with Securus, obtain approval, and schedule at least 24 hours ahead. Published remote times are Monday–Sunday, 9:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m.; both visitor and incarcerated person must appear at the scheduled time. “Online or at the facility” describes scheduling, not a public contact visit.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Inmate Information · Securus — account and services
Confirm ID, minors and exception rules before creating a visit
The Sheriff publishes registration and approval but not accepted IDs, minor/guardian proof, visitor limits, dress, infant items, attorney/clergy, disability or long-distance exceptions. Put the exact booked name and relationship in Securus, retain the approval result, and call the jail before involving a minor or requesting an exception. Do not import rules from another Securus jail.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Inmate Information · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · Securus — account and services
Prepare the camera, microphone and failure record
Use a supported device with a working camera and microphone, stable connection and current Securus login. Join early and keep the confirmation number, scheduled time, screenshots and charge record. If either party cannot connect, use Securus support and notify the jail; cancellation, refund, interrupted-session and suspension-review rules are not locally published.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Inmate Information · Securus — Video Connect support · Securus — customer support
Use each channel for its verified task
Calls, messages, mail and money
Do not assume the visit vendor proves the live voice product
Securus is official for remote visits, and the JPay facility page confirms the shared Securus/JPay ecosystem, but the Sheriff does not publish a current Kosciusko-specific voice-call product, rates or account type. Confirm the live voice provider and the person’s housing before funding. For a blocked number, dropped call or transfer balance, preserve the number, time and transaction and contact the provider shown in the live account.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Inmate Information · JPay — Kosciusko County Jail facility page · Securus — customer support
Use only the facility-listed eMessaging products
JPay’s Kosciusko page lists Securus eMessaging, stamps and VideoGrams and shows one JPay kiosk. It posts $0.50 per stamp and facility-specific Video Connect information, but live checkout controls availability. Confirm the person appears under Kosciusko County Jail, IN, review the displayed fee before payment and save rejection/refund evidence.
Sources: JPay — Kosciusko County Jail facility page · Securus — account and services
Call before mailing personal correspondence
No current Sheriff page reviewed publishes a personal-mail address, scan-mail destination, envelope format or photo limits. Do not rely on a commercial directory’s 221 W Main format. Confirm with 574-267-5667 whether paper mail is accepted, the exact recipient/ID and return-address format, and what happens to rejected originals before mailing.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Inmate Information
Keep privileged mail separate and verify the legal address
Counsel should call the jail to confirm the current legal-mail address, required “Legal Mail” marking, attorney identification, opening practice and rejected-mail process. Do not send privileged material through personal eMessaging. The facility address is verified, but that alone does not establish its legal-mail format.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Confinement · Indiana State Public Defender — Family and friends
Do not order books, photos or packages without current jail rules
The reviewed official pages do not publish Kosciusko-specific limits for photos, postcards, publications, hardcover/softcover books, approved sellers or packages. Call the jail before spending. Give the exact title/vendor and ask whether direct publisher shipment is required, which address/ID format applies, and whether rejected goods are returned, stored or destroyed.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Inmate Information
Use the live facility listing and preserve the JPay scope
JPay lists Send Money for Kosciusko County Jail, but the Sheriff does not publish deposit methods, lobby kiosk, cash/money-order rules, fees or limits. Match the booked ID and facility carefully, verify the checkout purpose, and save the receipt. Do not treat Securus visit funding as commissary. Call the jail for indigent supplies, debt deductions and release-balance handling.
Sources: JPay — Kosciusko County Jail facility page · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Inmate Information · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us
Protect health, safety and access
Medical, grievance, ADA and PREA
Relay urgent medical information through the jail
For a life-threatening situation in progress, use 911; otherwise call the jail and ask staff to relay concise medical facts to the clinical team. Include booked name, DOB, medication, dose, pharmacy/prescriber and the observed risk. Staff cannot promise disclosure without authorization. County records show QCC remains the provider through October 31, 2026, with TK Health approved to begin November 1, 2026; confirm the active provider on the day of contact.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · Kosciusko County Commissioners — QCC medical contract record · Times-Union/InkFreeNews — approved QCC-to-TK Health transition · Kosciusko County Health Department — Contact
Escalate suicide, withdrawal and psychiatric risk directly
Tell the jail plainly if the person has suicide risk, psychosis, dangerous withdrawal, a missed long-acting medication or a prior crisis plan; do not wait for a routine call. Ask staff to log the information and route it to medical/mental-health personnel. The Sheriff does not publish a family clinical hotline, response standard or discharge-safety process.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · Times-Union/InkFreeNews — approved QCC-to-TK Health transition · Kosciusko County — Community Resource Guide
Bring facts, not medicine, unless staff directs otherwise
Do not bring medication, glasses or devices to the lobby without jail instructions. Call with pharmacy/prescriber details and ask how verified medicine, eyeglasses, dental devices and records are handled. For records, ask which entity—Sheriff, QCC/TK Health or hospital—is custodian and what authorization is required.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · Kosciusko County Commissioners — QCC medical contract record · Times-Union/InkFreeNews — approved QCC-to-TK Health transition
Ask for the internal grievance and appeal chain
The county’s confinement-officer duties say officers respond to detainee grievances through the established chain of command, but the form, deadlines, emergency flag, response times and appeal levels are not public. The incarcerated person should retain dates, names, request numbers and copies. Family can ask the Jail Commander how to preserve an urgent unresolved complaint without substituting a public-record request for a grievance.
Sources: Kosciusko County Government — Divisions and service detail · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Confinement · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Administration
Request accommodation early and in a traceable form
Ask the jail for disability accommodation, effective communication, medication/device access, interpreter or religious-diet handling before the affected event. State the functional need and requested accommodation; retain who received it and the response. For telephone relay, use Relay Indiana. The reviewed Sheriff pages do not identify a jail ADA coordinator or appeal route.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · Kosciusko County — Accessibility Statement · Relay Indiana
Use immediate jail reporting and preserve confidentiality questions
Report sexual abuse, harassment or retaliation immediately to jail command or 911 if danger is current. Ask how to make a private third-party report and reach an outside advocacy channel without alerting the alleged abuser. Kosciusko’s public pages do not identify a local PREA coordinator, hotline, reporting address or advocacy partner; do not substitute another jail’s route.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Confinement · U.S. DOJ — PREA
Coordinate case, counsel and release
Court, bond, property and records
Use MyCase for the case and the roster for custody
Search Indiana MyCase by exact name or case number for court, filings and hearing information. MyCase is not the custody roster and may omit restricted documents. Kosciusko has Circuit and Superior Courts; call the specific court shown on the case rather than assuming the Sheriff can interpret the order.
Sources: Indiana Judicial Branch — MyCase help · Kosciusko County — Courts · Indiana Judicial Branch — Kosciusko County · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Inmate Information
Identify appointed counsel through the case court
Check the chronological case summary for counsel. If no lawyer appears after the initial hearing, call the assigned court or Clerk and ask whether appointment was entered and which office received it. Family should send facts to counsel, not ask the prosecutor for defense advice. Attorney visiting and confidential-video procedures remain unpublished.
Sources: Indiana Judicial Branch — MyCase help · Kosciusko County — Courts · Indiana State Public Defender — Family and friends · Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council — Kosciusko County prosecutor
Treat the current case order as controlling
Use MyCase and the Clerk for the current bond order and balance; then call the jail before payment. County job duties confirm confinement officers perform bonding and receipt bond money, but public sources do not establish accepted payment types, 10% eligibility, fees, hours, payer ID, change or refunds. A schedule cannot override a judge’s case-specific order or other hold.
Sources: Indiana Judicial Branch — MyCase help · Kosciusko County — Local Rules effective January 1, 2025 · Kosciusko County Government — Divisions and service detail · Kosciusko County — Courts
Confirm authorization and pickup before traveling
The Sheriff does not publish property-release hours, entrance, recipient authorization, ID or unclaimed-property deadlines. Have the incarcerated person ask how to authorize release, then call the jail with the booked name. Do not arrive with a bag or expect property at court; confirm whether release happens at 221 W Main and what receipt is issued.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Confinement
Verify every hold before promising a pickup time
A posted bond or sentence end does not itself prove release. Ask whether another county, probation, parole, IDOC, federal or immigration hold remains and whether transport is scheduled. Release processing time, exit door, family notice, clothing, medication and funds are not published. Use SAVIN for notification, but confirm directly before driving.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Inmate Information · Indiana SAVIN/VINE · Indiana Judicial Branch — MyCase help · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us
Start food, shelter, recovery and supervision planning early
For immediate shelter call Fellowship Missions at 574-268-9555, 1520 E Winona Ave. Combined Community Services at 574-269-6019, 1195 Mariners Dr., provides pantry/emergency assistance on published Monday, Tuesday and Thursday hours. LITE Recovery offers recovery navigation. Community Corrections and probation are separate supervisory agencies; contact only when the order names them.
Sources: Fellowship Missions — Emergency Shelter · Combined Community Services · LITE Recovery · Kosciusko County — Community Corrections · Kosciusko County — Probation · Kosciusko County — Community Resource Guide
Send each request to its actual custodian
Use the Clerk’s request path for court records. Ask the Sheriff which form/custodian handles booking, incident, call and jail records, and ask the active clinical provider about medical records and authorization. A single county request does not automatically reach Securus/JPay or medical records. Preserve date range, booked name, case/booking number and the requested record type.
Sources: Kosciusko County Clerk — public-record request · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · Indiana Judicial Branch — MyCase help · Times-Union/InkFreeNews — approved QCC-to-TK Health transition
Plan the trip to Main Street
Parking, KABS, food and lodging
Confirm the Sheriff public door and parking restriction
Navigate to 221 W Main St., not the courthouse at 100 W Center or Community Corrections/Justice Building at 121 N Lake. Warsaw’s downtown map identifies the Sheriff Department and county lots, with a mix of two-hour, free/no-limit, permit and private areas. It does not identify the jail visitor entrance, accessible stalls, after-hours access or overflow. Read posted signs and call before a time-sensitive visit or property transaction.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · City of Warsaw — Downtown Parking Map · Downtown Warsaw — visitor guide and map
Use KABS curb-to-curb service or verify a loop deviation
KABS on-demand serves Kosciusko County 5:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Monday–Friday, except major holidays; schedule at 574-267-4990. Advance fares effective September 2, 2025 are $3/$4/$5 by mileage, with a $5 same-day fee. The Lake City Loop runs 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. weekdays and can deviate within ¼ mile by advance request. No source confirms a named jail stop or final accessible path, so request 221 W Main curb-to-curb and confirm return capacity.
Sources: Cardinal Services — Kosciusko Area Bus Service · Cardinal Services — KABS Español · INDOT — Indiana public transit systems
Seven planning dates separate weekday service from closure
The service calendar below applies KABS’s published weekday/major-holiday boundary to September 30–October 6, 2026. It is planning evidence, not a guaranteed reservation. Call KABS: Wednesday–Friday and Monday–Tuesday are expected service days; Saturday and Sunday are outside published service.
Sources: Cardinal Services — Kosciusko Area Bus Service · KABS — Passenger Guide
Use nearby verified options without assuming delivery
Downtown Eatery & Spirits is listed at 205 W Center St., close to the Sheriff complex; verify current hours and family access before walking. Combined Community Services’ Dane’s Family Food Pantry is at 1195 Mariners Dr., with published Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. hours. These are visitor/community contacts, not jail meal delivery or approved package vendors.
Sources: Main Street Warsaw — Downtown Eatery & Spirits · Combined Community Services · Downtown Warsaw — visitor guide and map
Book only after confirming transport and access needs
Fairfield Inn & Suites is at 54 Petro Drive; Best Western Plus Warsaw is at 3825 Lake City Highway; Tru by Hilton is another Warsaw option. Confirm live rate, accessibility, cancellation and the ride to 221 W Main directly with the property. No reviewed source establishes walking access from these hotels to the jail.
Sources: Fairfield Inn & Suites Warsaw · Best Western Plus Warsaw · Tru by Hilton Warsaw · Cardinal Services — Kosciusko Area Bus Service
Separate systems and prepare
Boundaries, safety, programs and first day
Keep jail, court, work release and prisons separate
The adult Sheriff jail is 221 W Main. Community Corrections/work release at 121 N Lake is a separate court-supervision program. The courthouse, Clerk and courts decide cases; municipal police arrest but do not set jail family rules. Youth, IDOC, BOP and ICE systems use their own rules. The historic Kosciusko County Jail is closed and is not the active destination.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · Kosciusko County — Community Corrections · Kosciusko County — Courts · Kosciusko County — Probation · Indiana DOC — Offender Search · Federal Bureau of Prisons — Inmate Locator · ICE — Online Detainee Locator
Apply special status only when verified for the person
People may be held pretrial, serving a county sentence, awaiting transport, on another-agency hold or in a work-release relationship. Those labels affect court, release and services, but they do not make Community Corrections, IDOC, BOP or ICE rules applicable to everyone at 221 W Main. Verify housing and legal status in the roster/case and ask the jail about the exact person.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Inmate Information · Indiana Judicial Branch — MyCase help · Kosciusko County — Community Corrections · Indiana DOC — Offender Search · ICE — Online Detainee Locator
Use SAVIN and local Victim Assistance together
Register with Indiana SAVIN/VINE for custody-status notifications, then contact the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Victim Assistance Program at 574-372-2419 for case support. If a protection order or immediate danger exists, use 911. Do not share protected locations through inmate messaging.
Sources: Indiana SAVIN/VINE · Kosciusko County — Victim Assistance · Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council — Kosciusko County prosecutor · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Home
Confirm which jail programs are active in the person’s unit
The reviewed current Sheriff pages do not publish a jail program catalog, eligibility, JCAP enrollment, religious services, education, work crew, certificates or waitlists. Ask classification or the Jail Commander which programs operate in the person’s housing unit and whether transfer/release interrupts participation. Do not present Community Corrections or Drug Court as jail programs.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Confinement · Kosciusko County — Community Corrections · Kosciusko County — Courts
Build a pickup plan that can absorb delay
Confirm the case order, every hold, expected discharge window, exit location and whether property, medication and JPay funds travel with the person. Arrange KABS only when a release time can be coordinated; on-demand space is not guaranteed. Keep Fellowship Missions, CCS and recovery contacts ready, and never promise a precise release time from a docket entry alone.
Sources: Indiana Judicial Branch — MyCase help · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · Cardinal Services — Kosciusko Area Bus Service · Fellowship Missions — Emergency Shelter · Combined Community Services · LITE Recovery
A practical first-day order
- Search the Sheriff-linked roster and save the booked name/ID.
- Call AIS if the result is missing or ambiguous.
- Check MyCase for court, counsel and bond.
- Create Securus only for the service shown live.
- Call before sending mail, books, packages or money.
- Relay urgent health/safety facts directly.
- Confirm parking/KABS and the public entrance before travel.
Sources: Kosciusko County Sheriff — Inmate Information · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Home · Indiana Judicial Branch — MyCase help · JPay — Kosciusko County Jail facility page · Kosciusko County Sheriff — Contact Us · Cardinal Services — Kosciusko Area Bus Service · City of Warsaw — Downtown Parking Map
Original directory record & nearby facilities Open preserved information
This section preserves the earlier Jail411 directory information, including historical figures and contacts. Use the dated, sourced family guide above for the instructions covered there. Other local facilities have their own rules.
Facility record / Indiana
Kosciusko County Jail is a county or city jail in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana. It has a rated capacity of 294. By capacity it is the 10th-largest of the 49 county or city jail records listed for Indiana with a published capacity. It is one of 2 correctional facilities in Kosciusko County.
Jail411 does not hold custody records. A listing here does not mean anyone is held at this address. Confirm the person’s location with the responsible agency before you travel, send money, or pay for a service.
Where this record came from. The contact, status and security fields, with capacity and population, come from the HIFLD and Federal Bureau of Prisons directory release refreshed February 2026. They describe the record, not today’s population. Check the facility’s current official website.
Contact this facility
- Phone
- (866) 322-5857
- Address
- 221 W Main St.
Warsaw, IN 46580Open in maps - Official page
- Official page at kosciuskosheriff.org
- County
- Kosciusko County
Facility details
Listed as open in the February 2026 directory release.
Finding someone held here
Use the county system for a recent arrest. A state corrections search covers people in state custody. It generally will not list someone booked into a county jail this week. Bookings, bail, release, and visiting are all handled by Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office.
Official site for this facility →
Call this facility directly: (866) 322-5857
Before you travel, pay, or mail anything
Get two things first: which facility the person is actually in, and their booking or ID number. Almost nothing works without them. Then check this facility’s current instructions — rules and service providers change.
Other facilities in Kosciusko County
| Facility | City | Type | Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierceton Woods Academy Detention Center | Pierceton | State prison | Juvenile |
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Does posting bond mean the person comes home?
Not always. A probation or parole hold, another county's warrant or an immigration detainer can keep someone in custody after bond is posted. Ask the jail what holds are on the booking before you pay.
What should I confirm before visiting?
The person's current facility, the visiting schedule, approval requirements, accepted identification and arrival instructions. Check the facility page and its official sources before you travel.
What if I find something that needs correcting?
Send us the page and the detail that needs attention. Include the official source when you have one. Do not send private booking documents or other sensitive personal information.
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