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 1, 2026.
Parke County, Indiana, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Parke County is held at the county jail, run by the Parke 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: Parke County public records, Parke County arrest records, Parke County warrants, Parke County criminal records, Parke County court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Parke County
The county jail, run by the Parke County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Parke County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Parke County Sheriff's Office at parkecountysheriff.net (page title: Parke County Sheriff's Office), phone 765-569-5413, 458 W. Strawberry Road, Rockville, IN 47872, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 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 765-569-5413.
The Parke County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 66 people, down from about 77 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 83 beds, and it ran at 93 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Parke County has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 40 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Parke County Jail
The Parke County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Parke County.
The Parke County Sheriff's Office reported 1,152 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Parke 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 Parke County?
Ask the Parke County Sheriff's Office at 765-569-5413; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at parkecountysheriff.net.
How many people are in the Parke County jail?
About 66 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 83 beds.
What is the phone number for the Parke County jail?
765-569-5413, the number on the page of the Parke County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Parke County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Parke 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.