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.
Rush County, Indiana, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Rush County is held at the county jail, run by the Rush 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: Rush County public records, Rush County arrest records, Rush County warrants, Rush County criminal records, Rush County court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Rush County
The county jail, run by the Rush County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Rush County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Rush County Sheriff's Office at rushcounty.in.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Rush County Indiana Government), phone 765-932-2931, 101 E. 2nd St, Rushville, IN 46173, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, 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 765-932-2931.
The Rush County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 37 people, down from about 56 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 47 beds, and it ran at 119 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Rush County has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 22 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Rush County Jail
The Rush County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Rushville make the arrests that end in a booking in Rush County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Rushville's 190 for 2025 and the Rush County Sheriff's Office's 180 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Rush County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 370 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 Rush 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 Rush County?
Ask the Rush County Sheriff's Office at 765-932-2931; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at rushcounty.in.gov/sheriff.
How many people are in the Rush County jail?
About 37 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 47 beds.
What is the phone number for the Rush County jail?
765-932-2931, the number on the page of the Rush County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Rush County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Rush 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.