DeKalb County Jail Roster
The official DeKalb County inmate roster is maintained by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Brady Thomas is listed as the 44th sheriff of DeKalb County, with a term that began January 1, 2023. The Sheriff's Office and jail are at 215 E 8th Street in Auburn. The public inmate search page loads roster data from a sheriff website API, so the roster can show current jail entries without sending users to a third-party booking site.
The roster is for county jail custody. It is most useful for recent arrests, pretrial detention, local sentences served in the jail, and people awaiting transfer or court action. It is not the right tool for sentenced Indiana prison custody, federal custody, or victim notification enrollment. For those channels, use the Indiana Department of Correction incarcerated search, Indiana SAVIN, or the federal Bureau of Prisons locator as the case requires.
The official sheriff inmate search page loads the DeKalb County jail roster through the sheriff site. It is the county source for current inmate lookup.
The sheriff roster is important because it separates DeKalb County current custody from court records, state prison records, and older booking records.
Use the DeKalb County Inmate Roster
The DeKalb County jail roster search is simple on the public page, but the underlying roster fields are detailed. A blank search can return current population entries through the API, while a text query narrows by matching the roster data. The API also supports a limit value and pagination. If a result is missing charges or shows a bond value that seems inconsistent with the charge, call the jail before relying on the online profile.
- Open the sheriff inmate search page from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office website.
- Enter a name or partial name, or use the current roster view if available.
- Review the result list for name, booking number, and basic custody data.
- Open the profile to compare demographic, booking, charge, bond, and housing details.
- Call 260-925-3365 when release, bond, court transport, or identity must be verified.
Note: Some roster entries can have an empty charges array, so a missing charge field does not prove no court case exists.
DeKalb County Inmate Search Fields
The sheriff site exposes a compact roster search, but the inspected API shows the real search controls. The public endpoint uses a query parameter for text search, a limit parameter for result count, and a page parameter for pagination. Those controls are not the same as a court case search. They are designed for current jail roster entries, not certified criminal court files.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| q | URL query parameter/text | No | Search query; a blank query can return current population entries. |
| limit | URL query parameter/number | No | Observed examples include limit=5 and site search references using limit=3. |
| page | URL query parameter/number | No | Pagination returns page, limit, total, and totalPages. |
DeKalb County Inmate Profile Fields
A DeKalb County inmate profile can show more than a name and booking date. The inspected roster data included booking numbers such as "25-0470" and "26-0483," inmate ID values, names, demographic details, booking status, facility, housing unit, arresting agency, charge arrays, statute numbers, charge levels, counts, bonds, mugshot image paths, and pagination data. Some entries listed DeKalb County Sheriff's Office as the arresting agency, while others listed the Indiana State Police Department.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| bookingNumber | The jail booking identifier for the inmate entry. |
| inmateId and name | Numeric inmate ID plus first, middle, last, and suffix fields. |
| personalInfo | Date of birth, age, sex, race, height, and weight when public. |
| bookingInfo | Booking date, status, facility, and housing unit such as a block or cell location. |
| arrestingAgency | The agency listed for the arrest or booking event. |
| charges | Description, statute, level, count, and bond per charge when populated. |
| mugshot | Public image URL stored by the sheriff roster system when present. |
Bond shown online may not be the final release amount. The research found that the API can display bond as 0 even for serious charges. Bond should be checked with the jail or court, especially after a first appearance or new court order.
DeKalb County Jail Contact
The DeKalb County Jail is part of the Sheriff's Office complex in Auburn. The jail page says confinement officers make sure inmates are treated respectfully, get to court on time, and have visits with loved ones and counsel. Inmates are fed three times per day and have access to medical care, educational programs, and religious services. The sheriff site live status showed a jail population figure when reviewed, but that number is a moment-in-time website display.
DeKalb County Jail
215 E. 8th Street
Auburn, IN 46706
260-925-3365
Administrative hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
The DeKalb County Jail information page identifies the jail facility and inmate service context for people checking custody or jail procedures.
The jail page supports the contact card details and helps confirm that jail operations are separate from the courthouse at 100 S Main Street.
Booking and Bond Records
Arrested suspects are transported to the DeKalb County Jail for booking. Booking creates the jail record, while filed charges and court events belong to the court case. The jail record may show charge descriptions, statutes, levels, and bond by charge. A criminal court record may later show the formal charge, amendments, plea, disposition, sentence, or dismissal. For that reason, a jail booking should not be read as the final court outcome.
Bail is authorized by the court and is meant to secure appearance. The DeKalb bail page says judges set amount based on factors such as criminal history, severity, and flight risk. Local rules say the bail schedule is advisory and judges retain discretion to deviate. Murder, Level 1 through Level 5 felony charges, and any battery charge are listed as held without bail until court appearance. Cash bail requires the full bail amount plus a bond fee and service fees. Own recognizance release is a written promise to appear.
If an inmate profile connects to an arrest warrant, court charge, or pending criminal case, the related filed case may appear through MyCase. A person comparing booking charges to filed charges can use the court-charge page for the arrest-to-court path.
DeKalb County Inmate Visitation
DeKalb County Jail uses video visitation through IC Solutions. Visits must be scheduled at least 12 hours before the appointment and up to two weeks in advance. Lobby terminals in the sheriff's office lobby allow two free visits per week, while remote visits can be made from Android, iOS, or a Windows computer. Remote visits cost $7.50 for 30 minutes. Visitors should check in 10 minutes before the scheduled visit.
| Visitation Topic | Schedule or Rule | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Standard scheduling | At least 12 hours before visit and up to 2 weeks ahead | Video |
| Maximum security | 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. daily, except privileged visits | Video |
| Lobby terminals | Two free visits per week | On-site video |
| Remote visits | $7.50 per 30 minutes | Off-site video |
| Check-in | 10 minutes before scheduled visit | Visitor rule |
| Late/no-show | Late visitors may be denied; no refund for no-show remote sessions | Visitor rule |
The sheriff's jail visitation page gives the IC Solutions rules, scheduling window, free lobby visit limit, and remote visit fee.
The visitation source is useful because jail visits can be denied, changed, or canceled when the inmate has court, attorney visits, classes, work assignments, or other program conflicts.
DeKalb County Inmate Funds
Each inmate has a trust account for money collected at book-in and deposits made after booking. The commissary schedule is tied to housing blocks. C, D, E, and F blocks receive regular commissary on Thursdays, while A, B, G, and H blocks receive it on Fridays. Inmates must place the order by noon Wednesday for that week. Inmates in disciplinary housing are not permitted commissary food items.
Family and friends can use Access Securepak for additional items and Access Corrections for deposits. Secure Pak orders placed by midnight Thursday are delivered the following Wednesday. Access Securepak is available online and by phone at 1-800-546-6283. Access Corrections accepts online deposits and phone deposits at 636-888-7004. The lobby kiosk at the DeKalb County Jail is open 24 hours for deposits.
The sheriff commissary information page provides the housing-block delivery schedule, deposit channels, and Securepak details.
The commissary source keeps money and care-package rules separate from court bond rules, which are set by the court.
County Jail vs Indiana DOC
DeKalb County inmate records cover local jail custody, not every custody status in Indiana. A person sentenced to state prison may appear in the Indiana Department of Correction incarcerated search rather than the sheriff roster. A person whose status matters to a victim or protected party may be tracked through Indiana SAVIN. A person in federal custody should be searched through the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator. These systems answer different questions and should not be treated as duplicates.
The Indiana Department of Correction offender locator is the state channel for sentenced DOC custody, while the sheriff roster remains the DeKalb County jail channel.
The DOC source helps explain why a person can leave the county roster after transfer while still being in government custody.
Request DeKalb County Booking Records
Records that are not visible through the inmate roster may require a sheriff records request. The sheriff records division takes questions by email at sheriff@co.dekalb.in.us or by phone at 260-925-3365 ext. 4410. The sheriff records page says in-person public-record requests are answered within 24 hours and mail requests within 7 days of receipt. Crash reports may not be available for 3 to 5 days after a crash while completed and reviewed.
Some records are restricted. Juvenile records, sealed or expunged cases, medical details, mental-health data, and certain personal identifiers may not be released through an ordinary public request. Limited criminal history checks at the sheriff are accepted only in person with state-approved identification and produce DeKalb County criminal convictions only. Juvenile background checks are routed to DeKalb County Probation.
DeKalb County Registry Records
Sex offender registry information is a separate public safety system, not the jail roster. The DeKalb sheriff registry page points to the Indiana Sex and Violent Offender Registry and describes real-time updates, email alerts, and a local SVOR coordinator. It should be used for registry status, not for current jail housing or bond information.
The sheriff sex offender registry page gives the local entry point for registry searches and alert information.
The registry source belongs near inmate records because people often confuse jail custody, criminal case status, and registry status.