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 30, 2026.
Martin County, Indiana, has about 9,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Martin County is held at the county jail, run by the Martin 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: Martin County public records, Martin County arrest records, Martin County warrants, Martin County criminal records, Martin County court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Martin County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Martin County is held at the county jail, run by the Martin County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Martin County Sheriff's Office at in.gov/counties/martin/government/sheriff (page title: Martin County: Sheriff), phone 812-247-3726, 318 Capital Avenue P.O. Box 180 Shoals, IN 47581, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 812-247-3726.
The Martin County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 75 people, down from about 80 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 84 beds, and it ran at 95 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Martin County has about 9,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 76 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Martin County Jail
The Martin County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Loogootee make the arrests that end in a booking in Martin County.
Loogootee reported 35 arrests to the FBI for 2020. 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 Martin County 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 Martin County?
Ask the Martin County Sheriff's Office at 812-247-3726; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at in.gov/counties/martin/government/sheriff.
How many people are in the Martin County jail?
About 75 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 84 beds.
What is the phone number for the Martin County jail?
812-247-3726, the number on the page of the Martin County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Martin County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Martin 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.