Hendricks County Inmate Population Overview
The Hendricks County inmate population is not one single list. The local jail in Danville is operated by the Hendricks County Sheriff's Office and holds people legally detained while awaiting criminal proceedings, local sentenced inmates, and people held for transport or other agency action. Hendricks County Work Release is a separate Community Corrections facility for alternative sentences, sanctions, weekenders, and Community Transition Program placements. Plainfield Correctional Facility, Reception Diagnostic Center, and Heritage Trail Correctional Facility are Indiana Department of Correction facilities inside Hendricks County, but they are state prisons, not county jail units.
That split matters for every search. The county roster covers the jail population at Hendricks County Jail. Work Release has its own department records and annual report. Sentenced adult state prisoners are searched through the Indiana Department of Correction incarcerated search. Federal and immigration custody are separate fallback systems through the Bureau of Prisons and ICE. The best first step is to decide whether the person is in local pretrial custody, county community corrections, sentenced state custody, or a non-county agency's custody.
Hendricks County Inmate Population Statistics
Official Hendricks County pages reviewed for this build did not publish a county jail average daily population, annual booking count, or demographic dashboard. The strongest jail size figure is the HomeWAV Hendricks County Jail case study, which says the new jail has 599 beds and 168,000 square feet, with administrative move-in in October 2022 and full-service jail operations in February 2023. The Work Release annual report gives much deeper county-authored program numbers for 2024. IDOC monthly population summaries give state-prison counts for Plainfield and Heritage Trail.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Hendricks County Jail bed count | 599 beds | HomeWAV case study, 2023 |
| Hendricks County Jail size | 168,000 square feet | HomeWAV case study, 2023 |
| Jail deputy staffing | 57 jail deputies assigned | Hendricks County Jail Division, inspected 2026 |
| Work Release capacity | 200 beds, 160 male and 40 female | CY2024 Community Corrections Annual Report |
| Work Release residents | 516 total supervision-type residents | CY2024 Community Corrections Annual Report |
| County jail ADP | Not published in official county pages reviewed | Research gap, do not estimate |
Hendricks County Inmate Population Trends
The clearest local trend is the change in jail infrastructure. The county moved from an older linear jail into a new Danville facility that HomeWAV described as a full-service operation beginning in February 2023. That source connects the new 599-bed design to better communication technology, including kiosks and tablets. Work Release trend data is stronger than jail trend data because the annual report publishes residents, release outcomes, and program detail for calendar year 2024. For state prisons inside Hendricks County, IDOC monthly reports showed Plainfield and Heritage Trail below listed capacity in April and May 2025.
| Date | Measure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| October 2022 | New jail administrative move-in | HomeWAV says administrative staff moved into the new facility. |
| February 2023 | Full-service jail operations | HomeWAV says full-service operations began in the new jail. |
| CY2024 | 516 Work Release residents | 424 work release, 91 weekenders, and 1 CTP resident. |
| April 2025 | Plainfield 1,620 / 1,691 | IDOC monthly population summary listed 95.8% capacity. |
| May 2025 | Plainfield 1,598 / 1,692 | IDOC monthly population summary listed 94.44% capacity. |
| May 2025 | Heritage Trail 850 / 963 | IDOC monthly population summary listed 88.27% capacity. |
Where Hendricks County Inmates Are Held
Danville is the county custody hub. The Hendricks County Jail and the Work Release building sit on E Campus Boulevard, but they serve different legal roles. The jail is for booking, pretrial detention, local sentences, holds, and transports. Work Release is a residential community-corrections setting for people placed there by court order, probation sanction, direct commitment, or reentry placement. Plainfield adds a second layer because three IDOC facilities are physically in the county, yet those facilities are part of Indiana's state prison system.
The official Avon inmate lookup page says Avon arrestees are housed permanently at Hendricks County Jail, not at Avon Police Department. The Danville official page also directs inmate lookup users to the county jail and case lookup. No separate official Avon or Danville city jail roster was located in the research. That means a recent local arrest from Avon, Danville, Brownsburg, Plainfield, or another Hendricks County location normally starts with the county jail roster, not a municipal jail list.
- Hendricks County Jail - local jail custody, booking, pretrial detention, local sentences, holds, and transports.
- Hendricks County Work Release - residential community corrections, alternative sentences, weekenders, sanctions, and CTP placements.
- Plainfield Correctional Facility - medium-security state prison for sentenced adult males.
- Reception Diagnostic Center - maximum-security state intake and classification center for adult males sentenced to IDOC.
- Heritage Trail Correctional Facility - minimum-security state prison with dormitory housing and reentry focus.
Hendricks County Jail Record Laws
Indiana public-records law supports public access to many jail and arrest records, but it does not make every detail public in every case. The sheriff's own public-records form cites Indiana's Access to Public Records Act and says the office provides all information permitted under the Act. The same framework allows exemptions for confidential, sealed, juvenile, medical, investigatory, and security-sensitive records. Jail standards and inspection rules also matter because they define the minimum state oversight system for county jails.
Key Statutes and Rules:
IC 5-14-3-3 gives the public a right to inspect and copy public records unless a legal exception applies.
IC 5-14-3-5 requires law-enforcement agencies to make certain arrest and jailed-person information available.
IC 11-12-4-2 requires IDOC inspection of county jails for compliance with adopted standards.
210 IAC Article 3 sets Indiana county jail standards for supervision, records, inspection, and facility operation.
IC 35-38-9 governs expungement and restricted access for qualifying Indiana arrest and conviction records.
Hendricks County State Prison Population
Three state facilities in Plainfield are part of the Hendricks County detention landscape, but their counts belong to the Indiana Department of Correction. Plainfield Correctional Facility is a medium-security adult male prison. Reception Diagnostic Center is the state intake and classification point for adult males sentenced to IDOC. Heritage Trail Correctional Facility is a minimum-security prison with dormitory housing and a community-participation focus. Once a sentenced person transfers from Hendricks County Jail to state custody, the county roster is no longer the right search tool.
The IDOC May 2025 population summary listed Plainfield Correctional Facility at 1,598 people against 1,692 capacity and Heritage Trail at 850 people against 963 capacity. The research did not locate a current monthly Reception Diagnostic Center count in the sampled summary snippets, although IDOC describes the facility as holding more than 600 incarcerated individuals. These state-prison figures should not be used as Hendricks County Jail ADP.
Search the Hendricks County Jail Roster
The local jail search path starts at the Hendricks County Sheriff's Office page, the sheriff-linked JailTracker roster, or the statewide INjail Public Portal. INjail has a county-specific route labeled Current Hendricks County Inmates and a statewide search form. The county roster covers local jail custody. It is the right path for a recent arrest, pretrial detention, local sentence, or current hold at Hendricks County Jail.
The portal uses a validation rule: at least one search value must be entered on the statewide search form. A county route can be used for a broad current-custody check. Name searches work best when the last name is entered first, then the first name or date of birth is used to narrow common names. Booked-between dates help when the arrest was recent. Released-between dates help when the person may have left custody and still appears in a recent-release search window.
- Open the sheriff's inmate lookup link or go to the INjail Public Portal.
- Choose Hendricks County or use the current-inmates county route when searching local jail custody.
- Enter a last name, then add first name, birth date, booked-between dates, or released-between dates if needed.
- Review the table for name, age, race, sex, booked-on date, and released-on date if present.
- Open the detail view for booking number, mugshot area, arresting agency, holds, cases, and physical descriptors if published.
- If no county result appears, check IDOC, VINE/SAVIN, BOP, ICE, or contact the sheriff's office for the proper records path.
Hendricks County Inmate Search Fields
The INjail search form is more useful than a single name box. It supports identity fields, county filtering, and booking or release date ranges. That matters because users often know only the date of an arrest, the town involved, or a partial name. The county-specific Hendricks results route hides the statewide county column and focuses on current Hendricks County inmates.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Optional unless no other criteria entered | Max 50 characters; alpha-only entry directive. |
| First Name | Text | Optional | Helps narrow common names. |
| Birth Date | Date picker | Optional | Uses m/d/yyyy style placeholder and datepicker limits. |
| County | Dropdown | Optional | Select Hendricks for county-jail results within the statewide portal. |
| Booked Between | Date range | Optional | Quick ranges include Today, Last 7 Days, Last 30 Days, This Month, and Last Month. |
| Released Between | Date range | Optional | Useful when a recent custody record no longer appears as current. |
What Hendricks County Inmate Records Show
A Hendricks County jail profile can show more than a name and booking date. The public interface includes a detail modal with identity fields, physical descriptors, booking details, arresting agency data, holds, cases, and a mugshot component when a photo is available. The booking record is still a jail record. Formal prosecutor-filed charges are tracked in Indiana MyCase after the case is opened in court.
The Hendricks County current-inmates route is the best visual match for current local custody. The screenshot below comes from the official INjail public route and shows why the roster is a custody tool rather than a court docket.
The table view helps confirm whether a person appears in current county jail custody before switching to a profile, MyCase, or a records request.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name and INjail ID | Identity information used by the portal, separate from a court case number. |
| Mugshot | The detail view requests a public mugshot image if available for that record. |
| Booking number and booked-on date | County booking information tied to the jail intake event. |
| Arrest date and arresting agency | Law-enforcement details if populated in the public profile. |
| Holds and cases | Custody reasons or linked case references, if published. |
| Released on | Release date when present; current records may be blank or unknown. |
Hendricks County Jail Records Requests
When the roster does not show the needed record, the sheriff's public-records request form is the local fallback. The form cites IC 5-14-3 and provides checkboxes for dash camera footage, body camera footage, photos, case reports, and crash reports. Case and crash reports are listed at $5. Photos are listed at $25. Body and dash video are listed at $75 per video and are processed after payment. Individuals must use exact cash or money order, while checks are accepted from insurance and attorney offices.
Useful request details include the case or crash report number, date, time, location, and people involved. Completed forms can be emailed to tdouglas@co.hendricks.in.us or faxed to 317.745.9276. Pickup is at 189 E Campus Boulevard in Danville after notification, and records can also be mailed. Work Release has a separate Community Corrections records form with a 7 to 10 business-day completion window and $1 per page copying rule for mailed copies.
County Jail vs State Prison
The Hendricks County inmate population search should not mix jail, prison, and federal systems. A person booked into the local jail may appear on INjail. A sentenced adult male may later move to Reception Diagnostic Center for intake and then to Plainfield, Heritage Trail, or another IDOC facility. A federal or immigration transfer will not be tracked by the county jail roster in the same way.
| Custody Type | Who It Covers | Where to Search |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Recent arrests, pretrial detainees, local sentences, holds, transports | INjail or sheriff-linked JailTracker |
| Work release | Alternative sentences, sanctions, weekenders, CTP placements | Community Corrections and court records |
| State prison | Sentenced Indiana prisoners | IDOC incarcerated search |
| Federal custody | Federal prisoners and some releases | BOP inmate locator |
| Immigration custody | ICE detainees | ICE Online Detainee Locator |
Booking, Bond, and Court Records
Booking is the jail intake event. Court records begin when the prosecutor files charges in court. In Hendricks County, MyCase is the official public court case search path, and the clerk is the record keeper for county-level criminal, civil, probate, guardianship, juvenile, paternity, traffic, and other cases. Jail roster charges can differ from prosecutor-filed charges, so a roster record should not be treated as the final court record.
Local bond rules add county-specific nuance. Cash bonds must be posted with the Hendricks County Clerk or Hendricks County Sheriff after the defendant signs a personal appearance bond. The clerk retains an administrative fee of no more than 10% of the deposit or $50, whichever is less. The local rules also say a person who cannot be positively identified at book-in is held without bond until brought before the court for a bond hearing. Some listed driving while suspended or no-valid-license arrests can be released without bond after processing and a Promise to Appear form.
Hendricks County Jail Visits and Money
The Hendricks County Jail uses HomeWAV for video visitation, voice calls, messaging, kiosks, and tablets. Onsite video visitation is limited to three 30-minute visits per inmate per week and must be scheduled 24 hours in advance after visitor approval. Weekday onsite hours are 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., 1:00 to 5:30 p.m., and 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. Weekend onsite hours are 1:00 to 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. New visitor accounts are approved Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Hendricks County Jail Division page shows the HomeWAV visitation rules, phone and video rates, PREA notice, jail contact details, and limits on medical information. The screenshot below is used here because visitation and communication rules are part of the daily inmate population system, not just a visitor convenience.
Before sending money or scheduling a visit, confirm that the person is still in county jail custody and has not moved to Work Release, IDOC, federal custody, or another agency.
Hendricks County Custody Notifications
Indiana VINE and Indiana SAVIN are notification tools, not replacements for the source agency roster. They help users register for custody and case updates by name, offender identification number, or case number. The sheriff page also encourages residents to download the Hendricks County Sheriff app for anonymous crime tips, sex offender registry access, hiring-process updates, road-closure notices, and public-safety information. The research did not confirm an app-only inmate roster or warrant feature, so the app should be treated as an alert and communication channel.
- VINE / SAVIN
- Free custody and case notification layer for Indiana users who need release or transfer alerts.
- MyCase
- Indiana court case search for charges, hearings, bonds, events, and public documents after filing.
- INjail
- County jail roster path for current and some recent local custody records.
- IDOC
- State locator for sentenced prisoners after transfer from local custody.
Hendricks County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Hendricks County inmate population?
The official county pages reviewed did not publish a Hendricks County Jail ADP figure. Published figures include a 599-bed jail size from HomeWAV, a 200-bed Work Release capacity from the CY2024 annual report, and IDOC population counts for Plainfield and Heritage Trail in 2025.
Where should a recent arrest be searched first?
Search INjail or the sheriff-linked JailTracker roster first for local jail custody. Avon and Danville official pages direct inmate lookup users to Hendricks County Jail rather than separate city jail rosters.
Why did someone leave the county roster?
Possible reasons include release, transfer to IDOC, transfer to another agency, federal or ICE custody, a restricted public display, or search criteria that do not match the record. Check IDOC, VINE/SAVIN, BOP, ICE, MyCase, and the sheriff's records process as needed.
Are Work Release numbers the same as jail numbers?
No. Hendricks County Work Release is a separate Community Corrections facility. Its CY2024 resident counts, success rate, offense mix, and program data should not be reported as county jail population or jail ADP.
Do the Plainfield prison counts belong to the county jail?
No. Plainfield Correctional Facility, Reception Diagnostic Center, and Heritage Trail Correctional Facility are in Hendricks County, but they are IDOC state facilities. Their populations are state-prison figures.
How are booking photos found?
The INjail detail view has a mugshot component when a photo is available. If a photo is not visible online, the sheriff's public-records form includes a Photos option and the listed fee.