Knox County Jail, IN Inmate Search, Mugshots, Prison Roster

Inmate Search

The Knox County Sheriff’s Department manages and operates the Knox County Jail. Keeping and maintaining an up to date database of all current inmates is a big responsibility. That is what the Knox County Sheriff's Department does.

The Knox County Jail has its jail roster with their current arrests available to the general public by the Knox County Sheriff's Department. The database can be found on the Knox County Sheriff’s Department official website.

You can do an inmate search on the roster by the inmate's name. When doing a successful inmate search, you will see the inmates information below:

• Mugshots
• Weight
• Height
• Inmates Name
• Address
• Hair Color
• Eye Color
• DLM
• Arrest Information
• Charges

Sending a Mail

Knox County Jail inmates are allowed to get written letters from their family and friends in the mail. For safety reasons, all letters get inspected by the Knox County Jail employees. The letters will get passed out to the correct inmates after the employees check all the mail. 

When you send items to the jail along with your letters, there are a number of things you are not allowed to send. Here is a list of items you are not allowed to send below: 

• Gang Related Items
• Music Cards
• Metal
• Plastic
• Confetti
• Glitter
• Ribbons
• String
• Polaroids
• Lipstick/Lip Gloss/Chapstick
• Perfume
• Writing Paper
• Envelopes
• Pens
• Pencils
• Stamps
• No photographs larger than 5x7”

Knox County Jail inmates can get books, newspaper, and magazines. The books, Newspaper, and magazines will need to be delivered directly from the bookstore or publisher to the jail. All books being sent to the Knox County Jail must be new and paperback. All used and hardcover books are not allowed, Books will be sent back to sender If a hardcover book is sent, it will be sent back to the sender if they are used or hardcovered

Sending Money

Knox County Jail inmates will need funds to purchase items from the commissary. If you would like to fund an inmate’s account, you can send a cashier’s check or a money order to directly to the Knox County Jail. You will need to make the money payable to the inmate. 

You can drop the money orders or cashier’s checks off at the jail or you can mail them to the jail at the address below: 

Knox County Jail
135 North 8th Street, Vincennes, IN, 47591

If you want to mail the money order or checks, you will need to make sure you have a return address on the envelope. And it will take several days for the money orders to be put into the inmate’s bank account. 

Phone Calls

Knox County Jail inmates are not allowed to get phone calls from their family or friends. During phone time inmates are allowed to call their family and friends. Inmates are limited to15-minute calls. The call will be terminated when the 15 minutes is up.   

Calling features such as three-way calling and call forwarding are forbidden for the inmates to use. The call will be immediately disconnected if an inmate is caught using any of these features. Disciplinary action will be taken up against the inmate.

Knox County Jail inmates are only allowed to make collect calls. Only those who have a landline phone will be able to get collect calls. If you only have a cell phone you will not be able to take any collect calls. The individual receiving the collect call is the one responsible for any and all charges from this phone call. Knox County Jail is not responsible for any charges from the collect calls.

Visiting Rules

Knox County Jail inmates are allowed to have visitors. All visitors under the age of 18 will are allowed to visit, however, they will need to be with by their legal guardian. Before you are allowed to visit you will need to show your driver’s license, state identification card, or their United States Passport. 

Make sure you keep all your personal belongings in your car. Personal belongings are not allowed in the visitation area.

Knox County Jail inmates are allowed one 15-minute visit each week. These visits are video visits. The software that is used is from Homewav. Times of visitations vary from on-site and off-site. 

Knox County Jail inmates are allowed one 15-minute visit for each calendar week. All visitation is a privilege and not a right.

Knox County Prison Statistics

Knox County Jail Held Inmates

Jail Population Held for State Prison	13
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Prison	2
Jail Population Held for State Jail	2
Jail Population Held for Federal Agencies	8
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Jail	2
Jail Population Held for ICE	-

Knox County Jail Admissions By Race

Black Jail Population	23
Asian Jail Population	-
White Jail Population	180
Native Jail Population	-
Latino Jail Population	11

Knox County Prison Population By Race

Native Prison Population	-
Other Prison Population	1
Latino Prison Population	-
Asian Prison Population	-
White Prison Population	60
Black Prison Population	4

Knox County Jail Admissions

Total Jail Admissions	1,948
Male Jail Population	180
Total Jail Population	185
Female Jail Population	35

Knox County Pretrial Jail Population

Pretrial Jail Population	130
Female Pretrial Jail Population	6
Male Pretrial Jail Population	64

Knox County Prison Admissions

Total Prison Admissions	75
Black Prison Admissions	4
Other Prison Admissions	-
Native Prison Admissions	-
Latino Prison Admissions	-
White Prison Admissions	71
Male Prison Admissions	64
Asian Prison Admissions	-
Female Prison Admissions	11

Knox County Prison Population

Female Prison Population	6
Total Prison Population	65
Male Prison Population	59

Knox County, Indiana Warrants, Arrests

Knox County Arrest Warrants

Knox County Arrest Warrants
Knox County Child Support Warrants

Knox County Arrest Records

Vincennes Police Department Press Releases

Knox County Most Wanted

Knox County Most Wanted
Knox County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Sales
Knox County Pistol Permits & Gun Licenses
Vincennes Police Department Press Releases

Knox County Sex Offender Registry

Knox County Sex Offender Registry

Directions

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