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.
Cumberland, Indiana, in Hancock County, has about 7,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Cumberland is held at the county jail, run by the Hancock 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 Cumberland
The county jail, run by the Hancock County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Cumberland, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hancock County Sheriff's Office at hancockin.gov/423/Hancock-County-Jail (page title: Hancock County Jail | Hancock County, IN), phone 317-477-1158, 398 Malcolm Grass Way Greenfield, IN 46140, 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 317-477-1158.
The Hancock County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 250 people, up from about 230 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 157 beds, and it ran at 147 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hancock County has about 89,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 28 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hancock County Jail
The Hancock County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Cumberland (filed by the FBI as Cumberland Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Cumberland.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Hancock County Sheriff's Office's 461 for 2024, McCordsville's 450 for 2025 and Greenfield's 348 for 2022.
Together, the four agencies in Hancock County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,006 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland?
Ask the Hancock County Sheriff's Office at 317-477-1158; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at hancockin.gov/423/Hancock-County-Jail.
How many people are in the Hancock County jail?
About 250 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 157 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hancock County jail?
317-477-1158, the number on the page of the Hancock County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hancock County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Cumberland 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.