Scott County Jail Roster
The local jail source is the Scott County Detention Center roster, with a current inmate view at the sheriff roster page. The roster is maintained by the Scott County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Jerry Goodin. It is the best starting point for people held in the Scott County Security Center or Detention Center, not for people already sentenced to an Indiana prison.
The roster has two important entry paths: Current Inmates and 48 Hour Release. Current Inmates lists persons presently at the jail. The 48 Hour Release option is useful when a person was recently released and no longer appears in the active custody view. The roster also has sorting controls for name and booking date, a Search By Name field, pagination, and View Profile links for individual records.
Jail roster records can change quickly. The sheriff's inmate profile warning says charges and bail amounts may change after court appearances and may not be current. Bond companies and persons wishing to post bail are told to contact Detention Center staff at 812-752-8400 for correct bail amount, charges, and case numbers.
The roster should be read as a custody snapshot, not a final court outcome. A booking charge can be replaced by a prosecutor's filed charge, amended after an initial hearing, or resolved later in the criminal case. If the concern is whether a person has a conviction, sentence, probation order, or active court date, the Scott County jail profile should be checked against the court case record and, when needed, the Clerk or assigned court.
Use Scott County Inmate Search
The official roster is a public sheriff tool. It does not require a login. For a name search, start broad if the spelling is uncertain, then use the profile link to confirm booking details and charges. If the person does not appear, check the release roster and state custody tools before assuming the record is wrong.
- Open the Scott County roster choose page and select Current Inmates for active custody or 48 Hour Release for recent releases.
- Use Search By Name when a last name or full name is known, or use the roster sort links to browse by name or booking date.
- Review the result row for mugshot, name, booking number, booking date, charges, and View Profile link.
- Open the profile for more detail, including agency, demographic fields, address city, booking time, and listed charge.
- Call the sheriff or jail at 812-752-8400 before posting bond, relying on a charge, or planning pickup after release.
For charge history after a court case opens, the related case may also appear in Indiana MyCase. Jail records and court records serve different purposes.
Scott County Roster Fields
The Scott County inmate roster uses link filters, sort controls, a name search, and profile links rather than a long form. The field table below reflects the researched roster controls and result paths.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Inmates | Link or filter | No | Shows persons currently at the Scott County Detention Center. |
| 48 Hour Release | Link or filter | No | Shows persons released within the last 48 hours. |
| Options: Name | Sort link | No | Sorts roster records by name. |
| Options: Date | Sort link | No | Sorts roster records by booking date. |
| Current | Filter link | No | Returns to the current-inmate view. |
| Released | Filter link | No | Shows the released-inmate view. |
| Sort Newest to Oldest | Sort link | No | Orders bookings by most recent date first. |
| Sort Oldest to Newest | Sort link | No | Orders bookings by oldest date first. |
| Search By Name | Text | No | Searches the roster by inmate name. |
| Search | Button | Not applicable | Runs the name search. |
| Show All | Link or button | Not applicable | Clears the name search and shows all visible records. |
| Pagination | Links | Not applicable | Moves through page numbers, next, and last controls. |
Scott County Inmate Profile
A sample profile inspected on July 3, 2026 was booking SCJAIL:2026-000398. The sample should be used as a field inventory, not as a current custody claim. It showed how the roster labels the person, booking number, agency, booking date, and charge, and it also showed several fields that were not present on that profile.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name header | The inmate name shown at the top of the profile. |
| Mugshot | Whether the jail profile displays a booking image. |
| Booking number | The sheriff jail identifier, such as an SCJAIL booking number. |
| Age, gender, race | Basic demographic fields displayed by the roster. |
| Address | The listed city and state or address information when public. |
| Arresting agency | The law-enforcement agency associated with the arrest. |
| Booking date | The booking date and time recorded by the jail. |
| Charges | The listed Indiana Code charge or offense text. |
| Bond amount | May be blank or unavailable; call 812-752-8400 for the current bond amount. |
| Court date | Not shown on the inspected sample profile. |
| Housing location | Not shown on the inspected sample profile. |
| Release date | Not shown on a current-custody profile. |
Scott County Jail Contact
The jail is associated with the Scott County Sheriff's Office and Security Center. Official county sources did not publish a capacity figure, so capacity should not be stated as a fact. The sheriff phone line is the required fallback for bond, charge, and case-number confirmation.
The same phone line is also the practical route for time-sensitive custody questions that a public roster cannot answer well. That includes whether a bond amount has changed after court, whether a person has been transported, whether property release paperwork has been completed, or whether a listed charge has been corrected. Emergency issues still use 911, while public tips use the Sheriff's Office crime tip hotline documented in the research.
Scott County Security Center / Detention Center
111 South First Street
Scottsburg, IN 47170
812-752-8400
Administrative office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Sheriff phone listed 24 hours.
Note: Official county sources did not publish a Scott County jail capacity figure or an attorney-specific visitation policy.
Scott County Jail Visitation
The official Scott County jail information page routes visitation scheduling through InmateSales or by phone at 877-998-5678. Same-day appointments are not handled by the scheduling company. Each inmate is allowed one 20-minute visit per seven-day period, and visitors should arrive no earlier than 10 minutes before the scheduled visit to sign in.
The InmateSales source shows the service used for Scott County inmate visitation, phone, and related account access.
Visitors not on the inmate's list must wait outside. Children under 18 may visit without being on the list only if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian who is on the list, and the adult must present birth certificate, Social Security card, or court legal papers. Food, drinks, smoking, and pets are not allowed in the visitation area.
| Item | Schedule or Rule | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Days | Monday-Saturday | Scheduled visit |
| Hours | 10:00 am to 8:00 pm | Scheduled visit window |
| Length | One 20-minute visit per seven-day period | Inmate allowance |
| Scheduling | InmateSales or 877-998-5678 | Appointment required |
| Arrival | No earlier than 10 minutes before scheduled time | Sign-in rule |
| Housing units | Schedule depends on assigned housing unit or cell block | Jail schedule rule |
Scott County Inmate Contact
Phone service is through Combined Public Communications. Calls are subject to monitoring and recording, and calls must be collect unless the inmate bought phone time from commissary. Family and friends may set up prepaid accounts or accounts allowing cell-phone calls by calling 877-998-5678, using InmateSales, or using the kiosk in the sheriff lobby. Inmate phones are shut off from 11:00 pm to 7:00 am, and jail staff cannot pass phone numbers or messages to inmates.
Commissary lets inmates buy underwear, t-shirts, socks, food items, personal hygiene items, and phone time. Money can be placed on inmate accounts through the touch-screen kiosk in the Security Center lobby, by mailed money order, or by online deposit through InmateSales or JailATM. The jail information page lists a $3.25 cash transaction fee and a 10% charge for credit and debit transactions. Personal checks are not accepted.
Property release requires a completed and signed form, and release must generally include all property rather than selected items. Exceptions may include house keys, car keys, or a credit or bank card used for bond. Property left after release is kept for 30 days and then disposed of. The jail accepts no dropped-off items except prescription medication, prescription eyeglasses, or necessary medical equipment.
These jail rules affect record searches because a family member may see a person on the roster before bond, property, phone, or visitation details are stable. The public roster answers who is listed and what booking information is displayed. The jail information page answers how contact, money, visits, and property work. The court record answers what happens to the filed case after the arrest.
Scott County Custody Channels
Scott County inmate records are local jail records. A person sentenced to state prison should be searched through the Indiana Department of Correction offender locator or the IDOC offender-locator help page. IDOC is not the same source as the Scott County roster, and a prison result does not replace the local court case file.
The Indiana VINE source shows the statewide custody notification channel for people who need status updates.
VINE is useful for notification and custody status. It should be paired with the sheriff phone line when the question is immediate bond, release pickup, or current local jail housing.
Scott County Sheriff App
The official Scott County Sheriff's Office app release says the app is available free by searching "Scott County Sheriff's Office" in the App Store or Google Play. The listed features include Inmate Lookup, Jail Info, Sex Offenders, Submit A Tip, News & Events, Community Feedback, and more. Direct store URLs were not verified in official sources, so the official release and search phrase are the documented path.
The app is best treated as another official sheriff access channel, not as a separate record system with different legal effect. If the app, website roster, and jail phone line appear to conflict, the time-sensitive custody question should be confirmed by phone with the Scott County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff website also links a local sex-offender registry page, while Indiana maintains a statewide Sex and Violent Offender Registry. Those registry tools are separate from the inmate roster. A registry result shows registration information, not present jail custody.
The Indiana Sex and Violent Offender Registry source marks the statewide registry channel related to custody and public-safety records.
