Vanderburgh County Detention Facility — Evansville, Indiana

The active adult Sheriff jail is the Vanderburgh County Jail / Detention Center at 3500 N. Harlan Avenue, Evansville, IN 47711, with jail reception at 812-421-6200. The current Sheriff page says the facility can house up to 600 inmates; that is a physical maximum, not a promise that 600 beds are operational or available.

Sources: Sheriff: About the Jail · Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office

Search the official inmate lookup by the booked last name or full name. Save the displayed booked name and any booking, charge, bond, court and release fields before paying or traveling; then call 812-421-6200 if a critical field is absent or unclear.

Sources: Sheriff: Inmate Lookup · Sheriff: Recent Booking Records · Indiana county jail roster directory

A missing result can reflect spelling, booking delay, release, hospital care, youth placement, transfer or another custodian. Check recent bookings and MyCase, register with VINE or SAVIN, and call the jail. Use IDOC, BOP or ICE only for the separate custody system each agency controls.

Sources: Sheriff: Inmate Lookup · Sheriff: Recent Booking Records · Indiana MyCase · Sheriff: VINE Victim Notifications · Indiana SAVIN · Indiana DOC offender information · Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator · ICE Online Detainee Locator

Use 812-421-6200 for jail reception and custody operations; 812-421-6203 is Sheriff headquarters and general information. Use CPC at 1-877-998-5678 for confirmed phone-account billing, the court or lawyer for case orders, and 911 for immediate danger.

Sources: Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office · Sheriff: Phone Accounts for Inmates · Vanderburgh County Courts

Remote video is offered 8:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m. seven days a week, except 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 5:00–6:30 p.m. meal blocks. Each inmate receives 10 free remote minutes per week beginning Sunday. Local lobby video runs on normal Monday–Friday business days excluding county holidays.

Sources: Sheriff: Visitation

Create a CPC/InmateSales account online or at the lobby kiosk. Local visits are free, must be scheduled at least 24 hours ahead and are limited to three visits per week. The Sheriff page does not publish a universal session length or local check-in cutoff; confirm those details before travel.

Sources: Sheriff: Visitation · InmateSales / Combined Public Communications

A visitor younger than 18 must be an immediate family member of the inmate and be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. The page does not list proof-of-relationship, custody-order or alternate-ID documents, so confirm documents with 812-421-6200 before bringing a child.

Sources: Sheriff: Visitation

Proper clothing is required. Nudity, sexual activity, visible drug use or paraphernalia, criminal activity, outside live-streaming and three-way video are prohibited. Nonprofessional visits may be monitored. The page does not publish a detailed dress list, belongings rule, infant-supply exception or disability check-in path.

Sources: Sheriff: Visitation · ADA information and assistance

Clergy must arrange one-on-one access with the jail chaplain before visiting. Attorney and professional visits are excluded from the ordinary monitoring statement, but the Sheriff page does not publish the professional booking, long-distance or emergency-visit process. Confirm through jail reception.

Sources: Sheriff: Visitation · Sheriff: Good News Global

For a failed or cancelled session, keep the participant, scheduled time, device, error screen and receipt. Send account, hardware, price or payment problems to InmateSales/CPC and housing, approval or discipline questions to 812-421-6200. No current jail refund or replacement-session rule is published.

Sources: Sheriff: Visitation · InmateSales / Combined Public Communications

CPC is the current telephone contractor. Buy time at the entrance kiosk, online through InmateSales or by calling 1-877-998-5678. Pin Debit lets the inmate call permitted numbers; Prepaid ties purchased talk time to the number funded. Calls are monitored and recorded.

Sources: Sheriff: Phone Accounts for Inmates · InmateSales / Combined Public Communications

Save the called number, date, time, account type, charge and error. CPC handles current phone-time inquiries at 1-877-998-5678. The Sheriff separately links former GTL/Telmate customers to GettingOut; do not send a current CPC issue to the former vendor or assume balances transfer.

Sources: Sheriff: Phone Accounts for Inmates · GettingOut Vanderburgh legacy account help

The Sheriff directs video visits and electronic messages to InmateSales. It does not publish current message price, approval time, photo rules, tablet access, refunds or delivery guarantees. Keep receipts and never use a paid message for urgent medical, safety or court-deadline facts.

Sources: Sheriff: Communicating with Inmates · InmateSales / Combined Public Communications

Address personal mail exactly: Vanderburgh County Detention Center, C/O [Inmate Name], PO Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076. Confirm the booked name before mailing. Do not send personal mail to 3500 N. Harlan merely because that is the physical jail.

Sources: Sheriff: Communicating with Inmates · Sheriff FAQ: send inmate mail

Attorneys must email the address published on the Sheriff communication page to establish an account for legal mail. The page does not publish a family legal-mail street format or explain privileged marking, originals or delivery timing; counsel should confirm the exact protected path before sending.

Sources: Sheriff: Communicating with Inmates · Vanderburgh County Public Defender Agency

Homemade cards, crayon, marker, glitter, electronic inserts, newspaper or magazine clippings and self-addressed envelopes are prohibited. Store-bought cards without those features and most envelopes up to 8½ by 11 inches are accepted. Rejected items go to the inmate property rack and the inmate receives notice.

Sources: Sheriff: Communicating with Inmates

Photos no larger than 5 by 7 inches are accepted if they contain no nudity. Care packages are not accepted through personal mail. The jail does not accept donated books at the facility; library donations must use preapproved volunteer groups. Confirm any publisher-direct book rule before ordering.

Sources: Sheriff: Communicating with Inmates · Sheriff: Inmate Library Services

Cash or card deposits are accepted at the kiosk inside the main jail entrance 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Sheriff page labels its online path JailFunds, while its link may route to CorrectPay. Start from the Sheriff page and verify the inmate before submitting; do not mail cash, checks or money orders.

Sources: Sheriff: Commissary · Sheriff: Communicating with Inmates · CorrectPay

Deposited trust funds may be used for commissary. The Sheriff separately links iCare for Fresh Favorites meals and Care Packs. Treat a package order and a trust deposit as different transactions; confirm eligibility, item limits, delivery schedule and refunds before paying.

Sources: Sheriff: Commissary · iCare Gifts

Save the inmate identity used, confirmation, amount, method, timestamp and error. Send kiosk or online-processing problems to the payment channel shown on the receipt and an identity or housing mismatch to 812-421-6200. The county does not publish deposit fees, limits, chargeback or post-release balance rules on these pages.

Sources: Sheriff: Commissary · CorrectPay

Medical staff are onsite 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Inmates request nonemergency care by written sick-call slip from the housing officer station; slips are collected daily and a clinic visit is scheduled within 48 hours. Emergency treatment is available 24 hours a day.

Sources: Sheriff: Inmate Medical · Sheriff: About the Jail

The current Sheriff page lists $15.00 for sick call, doctor call, dentist and each prescription-handling fee. Charges accrue when service is provided and again on the first day of each month after a prescription begins. The page does not say inability to pay bars care; confirm billing or indigence questions with medical staff through the jail.

Sources: Sheriff: Inmate Medical

The property page allows glasses or contacts, worker shoes and other supervisor-approved items to be dropped at the detention center Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m. It does not authorize family medication drop-off. Ask 812-421-6200 how medical staff verify prescriptions and handle continuity before bringing medication.

Sources: Sheriff: Inmate Personal Property · Sheriff: Inmate Medical

For an immediate life-threatening concern call 911 and jail reception. For nonemergency information, give the inmate's booked name, condition, medication and prescriber, but expect privacy limits: the Sheriff page does not publish a family medical line, authorization form, clinical contractor or response deadline.

Sources: Sheriff: Inmate Medical · Deaconess Hospital

Report an immediate suicide, withdrawal or mental-health danger to 911 and 812-421-6200 with specific behavior and timing. The county confirms 24/7 medical staff but does not publish a family mental-health escalation line, screening method, contractor or outside referral workflow.

Sources: Sheriff: Inmate Medical · Sheriff: About the Jail

Ask 812-421-6200 how an inmate obtains and appeals the current grievance form, and preserve dates, names, requests and responses. The public jail pages do not publish grievance deadlines, appeal levels or an independent jail-oversight body. Professional Standards is separate from medical or court relief.

Sources: Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office · Sheriff: About the Jail

Ask jail reception for the current disability accommodation coordinator, accessible visit method and effective-communication process. Report immediate sexual abuse danger to staff and 911. The county pages reviewed do not publish a facility-specific external PREA reporting channel or audit, so do not replace an urgent report with a web form.

Sources: ADA information and assistance · DOJ PREA overview · Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office

New-charge detainees appear or are seen by a judge within 72 hours. The Sheriff posts approximate video-court times of 8:30 a.m. for misdemeanor, 9:30 a.m. for Superior Court felony and 1:30 p.m. for Circuit Court felony matters. Times are general and can change; use MyCase and counsel for the actual case.

Sources: Sheriff: Court Times · Indiana MyCase · Vanderburgh County Courts

Direct case-specific questions to the attorney or court. If counsel is unknown, check MyCase and contact the Public Defender Agency or court assignment office; do not assume the jail can appoint counsel or change a hearing. Attorneys should confirm legal mail and professional visit access directly.

Sources: Indiana MyCase · Vanderburgh County Public Defender Agency · Vanderburgh County Courts · Sheriff: Communicating with Inmates

Use the live inmate record, MyCase, the Clerk and the court to confirm the exact bond order, amount, conditions, case number and accepted posting method before paying. The jail pages reviewed do not publish a universal cash, card, surety, fee or after-hours procedure, and no generic amount overrides the signed case order.

Sources: Sheriff: Inmate Lookup · Indiana MyCase · Vanderburgh County Clerk · Vanderburgh County Courts

Keys and money may be released at any hour Monday–Sunday, generally once per incarceration, with inmate authorization. General property may be picked up by the designated person Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; identification and one clothing set are ordinarily retained. Confirm photo ID and authorization before travel.

Sources: Sheriff: Inmate Personal Property

For IDOC transfers the inmate designates a recipient; unclaimed excess property is destroyed after 30 days. The official page prints the pickup range as “8:00 pm – 4:00 pm,” which is internally impossible and conflicts with its general-property 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. range. Call 812-421-6200 before travel.

Sources: Sheriff: Inmate Personal Property · Indiana DOC offender information

For a person sentenced to the county jail, call 812-421-6200 for the calculated out date. The Sheriff says scheduled release occurs at 5:30 a.m. from the main entrance and the inmate can make a call first. Court changes, holds or processing can alter timing, so arrange flexible pickup rather than an exact curb promise.

Sources: Sheriff: Out Dates (Release Dates) · Sheriff: VINE Victim Notifications

If sentenced to IDOC, wait for actual transfer and then use the state offender search; the county cannot calculate the ultimate IDOC release date. A disappearance from the county roster alone does not prove freedom. Recheck VINE, MyCase and the receiving system.

Sources: Sheriff: Out Dates (Release Dates) · Indiana DOC offender information · Sheriff: VINE Victim Notifications · Indiana MyCase

The jail and 24-hour deposit kiosk are at 3500 N. Harlan Avenue, and scheduled releases use the main entrance. The public pages reviewed do not identify a named visitor lot, accessible spaces, overflow rules, towing limits or overnight waiting. Confirm the correct entrance and parking with 812-421-6200.

Sources: Sheriff: Commissary · Sheriff: Out Dates (Release Dates) · Sheriff: About the Jail

METS operates Evansville fixed-route and mobility services, but the official material reviewed did not establish a named stop at 3500 N. Harlan Avenue, a safe final pedestrian path or an early-morning trip matching 5:30 a.m. release. Call fixed-route service at 812-435-6166 or Mobility at 812-435-6188 with the exact address.

Sources: Metropolitan Evansville Transit System · METS fixed-route information · METS official FAQ · METS Mobility / paratransit · INDOT public transit systems

The general METS calendar was checked for October 1–7, 2026: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Systemwide service-day evidence does not prove a jail stop, first/last trip, fare, transfer, accessibility or final walk on any date; obtain trip-specific confirmation.

Sources: Metropolitan Evansville Transit System · METS fixed-route information · METS official FAQ

Evansville has extensive food and lodging inventory. Use Explore Evansville to identify options, then confirm address, hours, accessibility, price and same-day availability directly. Do not assume a business near Highway 41 is walkable from the jail or open at a 5:30 a.m. release.

Sources: Explore Evansville visitor information · Indiana county maps and data

Indiana 211 can screen for shelter, food, transportation, treatment and benefits. Evansville Rescue Mission and United Caring Services provide separate community programs; ECHO Community Healthcare provides community care. Confirm eligibility and hours—none controls jail custody or guarantees a bed, ride or medication handoff.

Sources: Indiana 211 · Evansville Rescue Mission · United Caring Services · ECHO Community Healthcare

Before release, confirm identity documents, property, medication continuity, housing, phone access, transportation and supervision reporting. Use 211 and direct community providers for practical support; use Community Corrections or probation only when the court has placed the person there. The jail does not publish a universal reentry handoff.

Sources: Sheriff: Out Dates (Release Dates) · Vanderburgh County Community Corrections · Indiana 211 · ECHO Community Healthcare

The jail offers library access and links to Good News Global. Work Release and Community Corrections may use adjacent or related Sheriff resources, but participation rules are not adult-jail visit, mail, money or release rules. Confirm program eligibility with the sentencing court and program office.

Sources: Sheriff: Inmate Library Services · Sheriff: Good News Global · Vanderburgh County Community Corrections · Vanderburgh County Courts

Community Corrections at 3540 N. Harlan Avenue, juvenile detention, courts, prosecutor, municipal police, IDOC prisons, federal custody and immigration detention are separate. An arresting agency or case office does not establish current housing at the 3500 N. Harlan adult jail.

Sources: Vanderburgh County Community Corrections · Vanderburgh County Courts · Vanderburgh County Prosecutor · Indiana DOC offender information · Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator · ICE Online Detainee Locator

Keep booking identifiers, receipts, screenshots, call notes and court orders in a secure family record. VINE notifications can arrive overnight and should not be the only safety plan. Never post an inmate identifier, medical detail, minor's record or legal strategy in public comments or social media.

Sources: Sheriff: VINE Victim Notifications · Sheriff: Inmate Lookup · Indiana MyCase

Immediately before travel, payment, mailing, a child visit, medication delivery, property pickup or release pickup, recheck the live roster and the task-specific official instruction. Record the date, staff or vendor, confirmation and exception; an old screenshot does not override a current housing move or court order.

Sources: Sheriff: Inmate Lookup · Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office · Indiana MyCase