Tippecanoe County Jail — Lafayette, Indiana

The active adult Sheriff jail is Tippecanoe County Jail at 2640 Duncan Road, Lafayette, IN 47904; the public Corrections line is 765-423-9388. The Sheriff's current About page states capacity is 603 inmates. Keep Community Corrections and Work Release at 2800 N 9th Street Road, courts, youth, state, federal, immigration and contract facilities separate.

Sources: Tippecanoe County Corrections · Tippecanoe County Sheriff About Us · Tippecanoe County Community Corrections

Open the Sheriff-linked current inmate listing. Save the exact booked spelling, inmate ID, booking date, charges, court and bond fields shown, then call 765-423-9388 before travel, mail, payment or a visit because the county does not publish the roster refresh interval.

Sources: Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office · Tippecanoe County Corrections · Tippecanoe County official inmate listing

Retry the live roster and exact-name variants, then check MyCase and SAVIN. A missing result may reflect booking delay, release, hospital care, youth placement or transfer. Use IDOC only for state custody, BOP only for federal custody and ICE only when immigration custody is plausible; call 765-423-9388 for the local fallback.

Sources: Tippecanoe County official inmate listing · Indiana MyCase · Indiana SAVIN · Indiana DOC offender information · Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator · ICE Online Detainee Locator

Use 765-423-9388 for Corrections and Captain Donald Miller for nonurgent division questions. The staff directory also shows 765-423-9321 with limited administrative hours, while the bond page gives 765-423-1655 for a bond receipt. Treat those numbers as task-specific and use 911 for immediate danger.

Sources: Tippecanoe County Corrections · Tippecanoe County Sheriff staff directory · Tippecanoe County posting cash and surety bonds

Register accurately at the lobby kiosk or InmateSales, choose Tippecanoe County Jail and the booked person, and schedule at least 24 hours ahead. No more than 8 onsite or online visits are allowed Sunday through Saturday, and active protective orders bar visits between the protected parties.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate visitation policy · InmateSales

Onsite video lasts up to 20 minutes: Monday-Friday 8:30-11:00 a.m.; Wednesday-Thursday 7:00-9:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00-3:00 p.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m. Online video lasts up to 20 minutes on Saturday-Sunday 8:00-11:00 a.m., 12:30-4:00 p.m. and 7:00-10:00 p.m., at $0.20 per connected minute; housing-unit times may vary.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate visitation policy

Provide complete and accurate registration information; false names or identification may suspend privileges for up to 1 year. Visitors may be denied for prior convictions, parole or Community Corrections status. The county does not specify acceptable photo-ID documents or an alternate-ID process, so confirm with 765-423-9388 before travel.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate visitation policy · Tippecanoe County Corrections

A child may visit only on the first Sunday of the month, 1 child at a time, supervised by a registered adult who may not actively visit; it counts toward the 8-visit total. Children must remain supervised in the lobby and may approach monitors only during that first-Sunday child visit. Age, relationship and proof documents are not published.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate visitation policy

For onsite video, arrive 10 minutes before the appointment and log into an open kiosk. Do not bring food or drink, use another electronic device, obscure the face, leave a child unattended or use vulgar or sexual conduct. The county does not publish a complete dress code, infant-supply exception, belongings storage or long-distance exception.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate visitation policy

Create the InmateSales account through the official county link, match the facility and booked identity, save the confirmation, and test camera, microphone, speaker, browser permissions, lighting and connection. The online visitor must remain visible, must not drive and must not record, screenshot or use the phone for a second task during the session.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate visitation policy · InmateSales

Cancel online before the appointment. A no-show counts as a session; an emergency may be documented to the Jail Commander or designee for individual review. If lockdown, reclassification or an inmate class makes the kiosk unavailable, the session can end and must be rescheduled. Save the error and contact CPC at 1-877-998-5678; no general refund rule is published.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate visitation policy · Combined Public Communications

The official funds page says deposits may buy phone time, but the county does not name the current voice-call provider, account types, rates, hours or setup. InmateSales and CPC are verified for video support only. Call 765-423-9388 for the active voice product before opening or funding an account.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate funds and property release · Tippecanoe County inmate visitation policy · Tippecanoe County Corrections · Combined Public Communications

After the jail confirms the voice provider, save the called number, date, time, account name, receipt and error. Send billing or number-block problems to that provider and custody or housing problems to 765-423-9388. The county does not publish refunds, balance transfer after release or family-call escalation.

Sources: Tippecanoe County Corrections · Tippecanoe County inmate funds and property release · Combined Public Communications

No current county page identifies locally enabled electronic messages, tablets, voicemail or digital-photo products. Do not infer them from an InmateSales or JailATM menu. Confirm product, recipient and fee with 765-423-9388 before paying, and never use a consumer message for urgent safety or medical facts.

Sources: Tippecanoe County Corrections · InmateSales · JailATM

For standard nonlegal mail use: [Inmate Name - Inmate ID], Tippecanoe County Jail, PO Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076. The county says mail received at other addresses will be rejected. Include a return address and verify the exact inmate ID in the official roster before mailing.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate mail · Tippecanoe County updated inmate mail rules · Tippecanoe County official inmate listing

The current page directs lawyers' or other legal mail and money orders to Tippecanoe County Jail, 2640 Duncan Road, Lafayette, IN 47904. Put Attn: Commissary Officer only on money orders. Government, court and attorney mail is opened in the inmate's presence; call 765-423-9388 to confirm the exact legal-mail name line because the page heading is grammatically ambiguous.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate mail · Tippecanoe County Corrections

Address mail with inmate name and ID, add a return address, and use white paper and envelope no larger than 8.5 by 11 inches and no thicker than light card stock. Mail is inspected or read; prohibited contents may be destroyed rather than returned. Certified mail requiring inmate signature, postage-due mail and misdirected legal mail or money orders are returned.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate mail · Tippecanoe County updated inmate mail rules

Photos are the only permitted mailed enclosure: up to 10 per package, printed on photo paper. Internet printouts, colored pages and provocative material are prohibited and may be destroyed. Do not include stamps, blank envelopes, stationery, stickers, homemade or musical cards, colored ink, marker, crayon, glitter, paint, white-out or glue.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate mail

No packages are accepted except publisher-direct material. Only 2 printed items per package are accepted. Cell limits are 5 general-reading books and 3 religious books, pamphlets or Bible studies; excess goes to property. A resident may pay for 2 newspaper and 3 magazine subscriptions sent to 2640 Duncan Road, subject to content and retention limits.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate mail · Tippecanoe County updated inmate mail rules

The lobby Stellar Teller accepts cash, debit or credit and charges $3 per transaction plus about 10 percent for a card. JailATM accepts debit or credit online and charges 10 percent. Money orders of $50 or less may be mailed to the Commissary Officer at 2640 Duncan Road, payable to the inmate with every front field complete; larger or incomplete orders are returned.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate funds and property release · JailATM · Tippecanoe County inmate mail

Official deposits fund commissary items or phone time. Jail staff will discuss an inmate account only with that inmate. The county does not publish order days, spending limits, catalog, indigent-supply request or balance handling after release, so the resident should use the internal request process and preserve receipts.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate funds and property release · Tippecanoe County 2021 jail inspection

Before paying, match booked name, inmate ID and Tippecanoe County Jail. Save amount, method, fee and confirmation. Send payment-processing errors to the displayed Stellar Teller or JailATM support route and custody-account questions through the resident to 765-423-9388; the county publishes no family-access, reversal or refund process.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate funds and property release · JailATM · Tippecanoe County Corrections

Lobby drop-offs run Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., excluding holidays or closures, and must be signed into the log. Prescription glasses in good repair may use only a soft case; up to 2 new contact-lens pairs are accepted, but solution and cases come from commissary. Other necessary medical items require advance medical-staff or jail-commander approval.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate drop-off items

Plain qualifying religious necklaces and rosaries may be dropped off within the published size and safety rules. A plain wedding band is accepted only from the legal spouse and may require a marriage license. Appropriate court clothes are accepted only for jury trial or sentencing, during lobby hours within a few days of the event; all items require approval and may take several days.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate drop-off items

Current county pages do not name the 2026 clinical contractor, staffing hours or a family medical-information line. A current vendor job page names Quality Correctional Care at this jail, but that is a lead rather than county confirmation. For urgent facts call 765-423-9388 with booked identity, symptoms, timing and requested action; privacy may limit the reply.

Sources: Tippecanoe County Corrections · Quality Correctional Care Tippecanoe job page · HHS health-information privacy

Do not bring medication or equipment without advance approval. The jail expressly requires preapproval by medical staff or the jail commander for necessary medical items and publishes specific glasses and contact-lens limits. It does not publish prescription-bottle, pharmacy-verification, formulary, CPAP or rejection procedures; confirm each item at 765-423-9388.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate drop-off items · Tippecanoe County Corrections

The county does not publish a jail mental-health, suicide, withdrawal or family referral line. Report immediate danger to 911 and urgent custody facts to 765-423-9388; record date, time, recipient and requested action. Outside custody, 988 and Indiana FSSA are separate resources and are not proof the jail received a report.

Sources: Tippecanoe County Corrections · 988 Indiana · Indiana FSSA mental health and addiction

Family relationship alone does not authorize disclosure. The county does not publish a jail release-of-information form, medical-record address or response time. Ask 765-423-9388 what the patient must sign, who receives it and which identifiers counsel or family must include; send urgent facts even if staff cannot report back.

Sources: Tippecanoe County Corrections · HHS health-information privacy

A 2021 state inspection confirms a written grievance procedure was distributed to residents, but current public sources do not give the form, deadline, response time or appeal levels. Ask 765-423-9388 how the resident requests and preserves the current filing; a family complaint does not replace any required resident grievance.

Sources: Tippecanoe County 2021 jail inspection · Tippecanoe County Corrections · Indiana Jail Standards

Ask 765-423-9388 for the jail's accommodation, interpreter, auxiliary-aid and appeal process. County ADA Coordinator Paula Bennett is at 765-423-9215, but the general county grievance is not a substitute for an urgent jail request. Current public sources do not give a jail-specific PREA hotline or outside-reporting partner; use 911 for immediate danger and ask Corrections for both channels.

Sources: Tippecanoe County ADA and Title VI compliance · U.S. DOJ Title II primer · National PREA Resource Center reporting directory · Tippecanoe County Corrections

Use MyCase for filed events and orders, then the court named on the case. Tippecanoe courts and the Clerk are at 301 Main Street, Lafayette; the Clerk is 765-423-9326. Court-specific phone numbers differ by division. Jail staff are not the source of record for hearing changes, filed bond orders or counsel assignments.

Sources: Indiana MyCase · Indiana courts and clerks directory · Tippecanoe County Clerk

The Public Defender office represents eligible people only when appointed by a court; the county directory lists 765-423-9214. Use MyCase and the court to confirm assignment. Counsel should arrange confidential calls, visits and legal-mail handling directly with Corrections because family video and ordinary mail rules are not attorney procedures.

Sources: Tippecanoe County Public Defender · Indiana MyCase · Indiana Public Defender Council · Tippecanoe County Corrections

Read the filed order before paying. Cash bond may be paid at the Clerk or jail during regular hours and at the jail after hours or weekends. PayGOV uses location code 38034; online processing may take several days. Bring the receipt or call 765-423-1655 with its number. Some offenses require a judicial hearing, and the 2026 local rules control schedule and conditions.

Sources: Tippecanoe County posting cash and surety bonds · PayGOV bond payment · Tippecanoe County local rules effective January 1, 2026 · Indiana MyCase

For a currently jailed person, release pickup is Monday-Friday 8:30-11:15 a.m., after the resident submits a tablet request and tells the designee; allow 5 business days excluding holidays. The designee needs valid photo ID. Call the lobby Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. to ask whether the form is available; staff disclose account and release details only to the inmate.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate funds and property release

Property for people transferred to IDOC is released Monday and Friday 12:30-3:30 p.m. The resident signs a release when leaving or mails the Commissary Officer a notarized letter naming designees. Transferred property is stored 90 days and commissary orders 30 days, then disposed of; confirm holidays and readiness before travel.

Sources: Tippecanoe County inmate funds and property release · Indiana DOC offender information

The county does not publish a release-notice window, processing duration, final door, medication handoff, discharge clothing, transportation call or after-hours pickup procedure. Confirm roster and court status, then call 765-423-9388 before dispatching a ride. A paid bond, missing roster result or property form does not prove release processing is complete.

Sources: Tippecanoe County official inmate listing · Indiana MyCase · Tippecanoe County Corrections · Tippecanoe County posting cash and surety bonds

Travel to the adult jail only at 2640 Duncan Road, not Community Corrections or the courthouse. Current official pages do not name visitor parking, accessible-space location, overflow lot, screening entrance, rideshare point or release door. Call 765-423-9388 before travel and ask for the exact door and parking instruction for the task.

Sources: Tippecanoe County Corrections · Tippecanoe County Community Corrections · Tippecanoe County ADA and Title VI compliance

CityBus Route 14 uses Old US 231, 18th Street and Veterans Memorial Parkway, but the official route page and reviewed GTFS do not name Tippecanoe County Jail as a stop or establish a safe final path to 2640 Duncan Road. Use the CityBus planner and 765-742-7433 to confirm the current nearest stop and accessible connection before relying on fixed route.

Sources: CityBus Route 14 Brady Lane · CityBus GTFS/GIS data download · CityBus system map

CityBus's current calendar supports regular scheduled service Thursday October 1, Friday October 2, Saturday October 3, Sunday October 4, Monday October 5, Tuesday October 6 and Wednesday October 7, 2026; none is a listed no-service holiday. These 7 checks verify network service only, not a jail stop, final walk or release pickup. Check same-day alerts.

Sources: CityBus 2026 holiday service · CityBus route maps and schedules · CityBus August 24, 2026 service changes

CityBus ACCESS provides curb-to-curb service for certified riders with disabilities within the fixed-route service area and during fixed-route hours. Call 765-742-2121 about eligibility and whether 2640 Duncan Road is within the eligible trip boundary. The published ACCESS fare is $2.00; certification and reservation are not guaranteed release transportation.

Sources: CityBus ACCESS · CityBus ACCESS details and guidelines · CityBus fares

IHOP directly lists 4215 South Street, 765-446-0716 and 24-hour service. Hampton Inn directly lists 3941 South Street, 765-447-1600, check-in 3:00 p.m. and check-out 12:00 p.m. Confirm hours, rates, room availability and transportation before travel; neither business controls jail access or release timing.

Sources: IHOP Lafayette South Street · Hampton Inn Lafayette

Food Finders Fresh Market is at 2451 Greenbush Street with current posted hours and intake support; call 765-471-0062. Tippecanoe County Health Department currently lists 1950 S 18th Street, 765-423-9221. Lafayette Urban Ministry and the public library provide separate shelter, pantry, computer and document-access routes; confirm eligibility and hours.

Sources: Food Finders Fresh Market · Tippecanoe County Health Services · Lafayette Urban Ministry · Tippecanoe County Public Library locations

Before pickup, ask whether the person leaves with identification, property, medication, prescriptions and referral papers; no public discharge sequence is posted. Use Indiana BMV and Social Security for replacement documents, FSSA for behavioral-health continuity, Indiana 211 for immediate needs, DFR for benefits and Indiana Legal Services for civil issues.

Sources: Indiana BMV identification cards · Social Security replacement card · Indiana FSSA mental health and addiction · Indiana 211 · Indiana Division of Family Resources · Indiana Legal Services

Community Corrections, Work Release and Home Detention operate separately at 2800 N 9th Street Road, 765-742-1279. Court Services is at the courthouse. Their reporting, passes, fees, drug testing and PREA rules do not become jail rules. JRAC's resource guide and recidivism work may help reentry but do not prove individual eligibility or jail enrollment.

Sources: Tippecanoe County Community Corrections · Tippecanoe County Home Detention · Tippecanoe County Court Services · Tippecanoe County Justice Reinvestment Advisory Council

For immediate danger call 911. For urgent jail safety, medical or release facts call 765-423-9388, record date, time, recipient and requested action, and follow counsel for court deadlines. Do not rely on email, roster status, an InmateSales message, a PayGOV receipt, court calendar or transit plan as confirmation Corrections received or completed the action.

Sources: Tippecanoe County Corrections · Indiana MyCase · Tippecanoe County inmate visitation policy · Tippecanoe County posting cash and surety bonds · CityBus system map