Find Booking Releases in Union County

Union County booking releases are public records maintained by the Union County Sheriff's Office in Liberty, Indiana. Union County is one of Indiana's smallest counties, but the same public records rules apply. When someone is arrested and booked into the Union County Jail, a record is created that Indiana law makes available to the public. This page covers how to search Union County booking records, what information they contain, and which state tools can help.

Union County Booking Records

Indiana's Access to Public Records Act gives the public the right to access booking records held by county jails. Under IC 5-14-3-3, jail intake records are among the categories of public records that government agencies must make available. The Union County Sheriff's Office is required to respond to records requests and cannot charge more than the actual cost of copying records. Juvenile booking records are not public under this law.

Union County is not currently NIBRS compliant. The department does not yet report crime incident data to the national system. For booking searches, calling the jail directly or using the Indiana County Jail Portal are both reliable approaches. Online data may be less complete than in NIBRS-compliant counties.

A Union County booking record shows the person's full name, date of birth, the charges listed at intake, booking date and time, and physical details. The record is created when someone is processed into the jail. It does not update when charges change in court. A person can have a booking record in Union County and still have their charges dropped or be acquitted at trial.

The Union County government site at unioncounty.in.gov provides county department contacts and general county information.

The county site can help you find the sheriff's office contacts and other departments that handle public records requests in Union County.

Union County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Jeffrey Adams leads the Union County Sheriff's Office in Liberty. The office operates the county jail and handles all booking records for Union County. Because the county is small, the sheriff's office is both the law enforcement agency and the jail operator. All arrests in Union County go through this one facility.

The Union County Sheriff department page at unioncounty.in.gov/sheriff provides additional department information and contacts.

The sheriff's department page lists contacts and services available from the Union County Sheriff's Office, including how to reach the jail.

How to Search Union County Booking Releases

The Indiana County Jail Portal at public.indianajail.gov is the primary online tool for finding Union County booking releases.

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

For people convicted in Union County who were later sent to state prison, use the Indiana Department of Correction Offender Locator at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov. County jail and state prison are separate databases. If the county portal does not show the person you are looking for, try the IDOC locator.

Indiana SAVIN at indianasavin.in.gov provides free custody change notifications. Register to receive an alert when a specific person in Union County custody is released, transferred, or has a status change. The service works for county jails and state facilities and sends notifications by phone, text, or email.

Court records for Union County criminal cases are on the Indiana MyCase portal. Cases in Union County Circuit Court appear there by name and case number. Court records show what happened after a booking, including charges filed and case outcomes.

Small Counties and Booking Record Access

Union County's small size actually simplifies booking record searches in some ways. There is one jail and one agency responsible for all bookings. You never need to figure out which facility someone might be in -- it is always the Union County Jail in Liberty. Direct calls to the sheriff's office tend to get faster answers in small counties than in larger ones.

The Indiana County Jail Portal, IDOC Offender Locator, SAVIN, and MyCase portal are the same tools used across all Indiana counties, large and small. They all apply to Union County. The portal and locator cover custody status, SAVIN covers real-time notifications, and MyCase covers court outcomes.

If a records request is denied by the Union County Sheriff's Office, the Indiana Office of the Public Access Counselor can review the denial. They issue free advisory opinions and can help you obtain records you are entitled to under IC 5-14-3-3.

Cities in Union County

Union County includes Liberty as its county seat. It is one of Indiana's smallest and least populous counties. No communities in Union County meet the 25,000 population threshold for a dedicated city page on this site. All bookings in the county are processed at the Union County Jail in Liberty.

Nearby Counties

Union County is in eastern Indiana along the Ohio border. Use the links below to search booking releases in neighboring counties.