Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. 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.
Orange County, Indiana, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Orange County is held at the county jail, run by the Orange 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: Orange County public records, Orange County arrest records, Orange County warrants, Orange County criminal records, Orange County court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Orange County
The county jail, run by the Orange County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Orange County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Orange County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.orangecounty59.us, 205 E Main St Paoli, IN 47454, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Orange County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 65 people, down from about 90 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 92 beds, and it ran at 98 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Orange County has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 33 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Orange County Jail
The Orange County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Orange County.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Orange 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 Orange County?
Ask the Orange County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sheriff.orangecounty59.us.
How many people are in the Orange County jail?
About 65 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 92 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Orange County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Orange 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.