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 on September 23, 2026.
Vermillion County, Indiana, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Vermillion County is held at the county jail, run by the Vermillion 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 Vermillion County
The county jail, run by the Vermillion County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Vermillion County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Vermillion County Sheriff's Office at vermilliongov.us/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Vermillion County), phone (765) 492-3838, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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) 492-3838.
The Vermillion County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 69 people, down from about 77 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 72 beds, and it ran at 107 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Vermillion County has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 44 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Vermillion County Jail
The Vermillion County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Clinton make the arrests that end in a booking in Vermillion County.
Clinton reported 370 arrests to the FBI for 2019. 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 Vermillion 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 Vermillion 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 Vermillion County?
Ask the Vermillion County Sheriff's Office at (765) 492-3838; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at vermilliongov.us/sheriff.
How many people are in the Vermillion County jail?
About 69 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 72 beds.
What is the phone number for the Vermillion County jail?
(765) 492-3838, the number on the page of the Vermillion County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Vermillion County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Vermillion 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.