Reviewed and updated October 11, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Charlestown, Indiana, in Clark County, has about 8,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Charlestown is held at the county jail, run by the Clark County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Charlestown
The county jail, run by the Clark County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Charlestown, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Clark County Sheriff's Office at clarkcounty.in.gov/index.php/clark-county-indiana-government/clark-... (page title: Clark County Indiana Community Corrections), phone 812.258.2569, 501 E Court Ave., Room 131 Jeffersonville, IN 47130, Monday-Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 812.258.2569.
The Clark County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 440 people, down from about 620 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023, the last year with a capacity figure, was 694 beds, and it ran at 69 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clark County has about 127,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 34 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clark County Jail
The Clark County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Charlestown (filed by the FBI as Charlestown Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Charlestown.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Clarksville's 1,392 for 2025, Jeffersonville's 968 for 2024 and the Clark County Sheriff's Office's 567 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Clark County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 1,752 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Charlestown arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Indiana Department of Correction lists its inmates at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov/idoc-ofs-1.0.2/ofs.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Charlestown?
Ask the Clark County Sheriff's Office at 812.258.2569; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at clarkcounty.in.gov.
How many people are in the Clark County jail?
About 440 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 694 beds.
What is the phone number for the Clark County jail?
812.258.2569, the number on the page of the Clark County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Clark County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Charlestown website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.