Reviewed and updated October 9, 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 September 28, 2026.
Linton, Indiana, in Greene County, has about 5,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Linton is held at the county jail, run by the Greene 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 Linton
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Linton is held at the county jail, run by the Greene County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Greene County Sheriff's Office at co.greene.in.us/department/index.php?structureid=16 (page title: Sheriff's Department | Greene County, Indiana), phone (812) 384-4411, 204 County Road 70 E PO Box 267 Bloomfield, IN 47424, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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) 384-4411.
The Greene County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 120 people, up from about 81 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 86 beds, and it ran at 94 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Greene County has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 37 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Greene County Jail
The Greene County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Linton (filed by the FBI as Linton Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Linton.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Greene County: Linton-Stockton School Corporation (other agency).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Worthington's 1,152 for 2025, the Greene County Sheriff's Office's 181 for 2025 and Linton's 64 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Greene County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,397 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 Linton arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Greene County serves the sentence in a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction, whose inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov/idoc-ofs-1.0.2/ofs.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Linton?
Ask the Greene County Sheriff's Office at (812) 384-4411; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.greene.in.us.
How many people are in the Greene County jail?
About 120 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 86 beds.
What is the phone number for the Greene County jail?
(812) 384-4411, the number on the page of the Greene County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Greene County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Linton 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.