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 4, 2026.
Pulaski County, Indiana, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Pulaski County is held at the county jail, run by the Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
The county jail, run by the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Pulaski County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office at pulaskionline.org/department/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Pulaski County), phone 574.946.6655, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 574.946.6655.
The Pulaski County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 83 people, down from about 110 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 128 beds, and it ran at 86 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Pulaski County has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 67 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Pulaski County Jail
The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Pulaski County.
The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office reported 327 arrests to the FBI for 2023. 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County?
Ask the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office at 574.946.6655; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at pulaskionline.org/department/sheriffs-office.
How many people are in the Pulaski County jail?
About 83 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 128 beds.
What is the phone number for the Pulaski County jail?
574.946.6655, the number on the page of the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Pulaski County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Pulaski 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.