Sullivan County Booking Releases

Sullivan County booking releases are public records maintained by the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office in Sullivan, Indiana. When a person is arrested and booked into the Sullivan County Jail, Indiana law makes that record available to the public. This page explains how to find Sullivan County booking records online, what information they contain, and how to contact the sheriff's office directly for current inmate information.

Sullivan County Booking Records and the Law

Sullivan County is NIBRS compliant. The sheriff's office reports crime incident data to the National Incident-Based Reporting System. This reflects strong records organization and generally supports better online data access through statewide systems like the Indiana County Jail Portal.

Indiana's Access to Public Records Act covers Sullivan County booking releases. Under IC 5-14-3-3, jail intake records are among the types of public records that government agencies must make available. The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office is required to respond to records requests and cannot charge more than the cost of copying. If a request is denied, you can appeal to the Indiana Office of the Public Access Counselor for free guidance.

A Sullivan County booking record shows the person's full name, date of birth, charges at intake, booking date and time, a booking number, and physical details. Some records include a mugshot. These are intake records -- they show what was charged at the time of arrest, not the final outcome of the case.

The Sullivan County government site at sullivancounty.in.gov provides county department information and contacts.

The county site can direct you to the sheriff's department and other county offices that handle public records requests in Sullivan County.

Sullivan County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Jason Bobbitt leads the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office. The office operates the county jail in Sullivan and handles all booking records for the county. All arrests in Sullivan County are processed through the county jail. The sheriff's office is the primary contact for current inmate information and booking releases.

Call the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office with a person's full name and date of birth to check current custody status. Jail staff can provide basic booking information by phone. For copies of records, a written public records request to the office is the standard approach under Indiana law.

Searching Sullivan County Booking Releases Online

The Indiana County Jail Portal at public.indianajail.gov is the main statewide tool for Sullivan County booking searches online.

Search by name on the portal to find current Sullivan County Jail inmates through the statewide system without calling the jail.

If a person was convicted after a Sullivan County arrest and transferred to state prison, the Indiana Department of Correction Offender Locator at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov covers those records. County and state databases are separate. If the county portal does not return results, try the IDOC system.

Indiana SAVIN at indianasavin.in.gov provides free custody alerts for Sullivan County. Register to receive a notification when a specific person's custody status changes -- release, transfer, or other event. SAVIN covers county jails and state facilities alike.

Court records from Sullivan County criminal cases are available on the Indiana MyCase portal. Cases filed in Sullivan County Circuit Court appear there by name and case number. These records give context on what happened after a booking in Sullivan County.

What Sullivan County Booking Records Include

A Sullivan County booking release is an intake record. It captures what was known at the time of arrest. The record shows the person's name, the charges they faced at booking, the date and time of intake, and identifying details. The outcome of the case -- whether charges were filed, dropped, or resulted in conviction -- is tracked in court records, not in the booking system.

This distinction matters. Someone can have a Sullivan County booking record and have their case dismissed. The record stays in the public system. Looking at both booking records and the MyCase court portal gives you a more complete picture of what happened in any given case.

Juvenile records are not available through the public booking releases system. Some adult records may have details withheld during active investigations. The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office handles these decisions under Indiana law. General rule: booking records are public, and those exceptions are narrow.

Cities in Sullivan County

Sullivan County includes Sullivan as its county seat and smaller communities such as Farmersburg and Hymera. None of the cities in Sullivan County meet the 25,000 population threshold for a dedicated city page on this site. All bookings in the county go through the Sullivan County Jail in Sullivan.

Nearby Counties

Sullivan County is in west-central Indiana. Use the links below to search booking releases in neighboring counties.