Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Wabash County, Indiana, has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wabash County is held at the county jail, run by the Wabash 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 Wabash County
The county jail, run by the Wabash County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Wabash County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Wabash County Sheriff's Office at sheriff.wabashcounty85.us (page title: Sheriff, Home), phone (260) 563-8891, 79 W Main St Wabash, IN 46992, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 (260) 563-8891.
The Wabash County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 72 people, down from about 92 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2018, the last year with a capacity figure, was 72 beds, and it ran at 125 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Wabash County has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Wabash County Jail
The Wabash County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Wabash and North Manchester make the arrests that end in a booking in Wabash County.
North Manchester reported 1,152 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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 Wabash 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 Wabash County?
Ask the Wabash County Sheriff's Office at (260) 563-8891; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at sheriff.wabashcounty85.us.
How many people are in the Wabash County jail?
About 72 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 Wabash County jail?
(260) 563-8891, the number on the page of the Wabash County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Wabash County go?
To a facility of the Indiana Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov.
Is this the official Wabash 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.