Mishawaka Booking Releases and Jail Records
Mishawaka booking releases go to the St. Joseph County Jail, which serves all of St. Joseph County including South Bend and Mishawaka. When Mishawaka police or county deputies make an arrest, the person is transported to the county jail in South Bend for booking. St. Joseph County provides an online inmate search so residents can find current booking records without calling the jail directly.
Mishawaka Quick Facts
St. Joseph County Jail and Mishawaka Bookings
The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office is at 401 W. Sample St., South Bend, IN. Sheriff William Redman oversees the department, and the general phone number is 574.235.9611. The jail booking desk can be reached at 574-245-6518. All Mishawaka adult arrests go to this facility, which is in South Bend rather than Mishawaka itself. Mishawaka does not operate a separate city jail.
The St. Joseph County Police Department inmate search at sjcpd.org/inmate-search is the main online tool for finding people currently in custody at the county jail. This search covers everyone booked at the facility, including Mishawaka arrests. The search is available 24 hours a day and does not require an account or fee to use.
Booking records are created when jail staff process an incoming arrest. Staff record the charges, take a photo, log the booking date and time, and assign a booking number. This data is then available as a public record. Most records appear in the system within a few hours of booking.
The Indiana county jail portal below shows the statewide tool used to search booking releases across Indiana counties including St. Joseph County.
The statewide portal is an alternative if the county-level inmate search does not return the record you need.
How to Find Mishawaka Inmate Records
The primary tool is the St. Joseph County inmate search at sjcpd.org/inmate-search. Search by name to check current custody status at the county jail. This covers all Mishawaka arrests booked at the St. Joseph County facility.
The Indiana county jail portal at public.indianajail.gov is a statewide aggregator. Use it as a backup if the county tool does not show a result, or if you are not sure which county someone is held in.
The IDOC Offender Locator at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov covers people in Indiana state prison after sentencing. Local jail records from St. Joseph County do not appear on this tool. Use it only for DOC placements following a felony sentence.
SAVIN at indianasavin.in.gov lets you look up custody status and register for notifications. This is useful if you want alerts when someone is released from St. Joseph County Jail after a Mishawaka arrest.
Court records for St. Joseph County are available at public.courts.in.gov. Search by name for case filings, hearings, and outcomes in St. Joseph County Superior and Circuit Courts.
For written record requests, Indiana's Access to Public Records Act applies. See Indiana Code Section 5-14-3-3 for your rights under that law.
St. Joseph County Sheriff Contact Details
| Facility | St. Joseph County Jail |
|---|---|
| Address | 401 W. Sample St., South Bend, IN |
| Sheriff Phone | 574.235.9611 |
| Jail Booking Desk | 574-245-6518 |
| Sheriff | William Redman |
| Inmate Search | sjcpd.org/inmate-search |
| Statewide Portal | public.indianajail.gov |
Nearby Indiana Cities
These nearby north Indiana cities also route arrests through county jails and share similar inmate search tools.
St. Joseph County Booking Releases
All Mishawaka arrests are processed through St. Joseph County. The county page has full details on the jail, courthouse, and local resources.