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 October 9, 2026.
Clinton County, Indiana, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clinton County is held at the county jail, run by the Clinton 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.
Related guides: Clinton County public records, Clinton County arrest records, Clinton County warrants, Clinton County criminal records, Clinton County court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Clinton County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Clinton County is held at the county jail, run by the Clinton County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Clinton County Sheriff's Office at clintoncountysheriff.com/inmateSearch (page title: Clinton County Sheriff’s Office IN), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Clinton County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 200 people, up from about 190 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 222 beds, and it ran at 85 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Clinton County has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 60 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Clinton County Jail
The Clinton County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Frankfort make the arrests that end in a booking in Clinton County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Frankfort's 591 for 2025 and the Clinton County Sheriff's Office's 126 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Clinton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 717 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 Clinton County 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County?
Look on the custody page of the Clinton County Sheriff's Office at clintoncountysheriff.com/inmateSearch. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Clinton County jail?
About 200 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 222 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Clinton County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Clinton County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.