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Adams County Jail — Decatur, Indiana
A source-bounded family guide using current county, court, provider and transit evidence. The county-linked jail sheet is useful but age-uncertain; unresolved rules stay explicit.
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One Sheriff-operated adult secure county jail at 911 W. Peacekeepers Way. Work Release is a bounded but separate Sheriff program. Excludes Community Corrections, probation/pretrial, youth, municipal police, courts, IDOC, BOP, ICE, hospitals and shelters.
- Confirm custody
Use VINE/MyCase, retain the case and call 260-724-5345.
- Match the owner
CPC for communications, JailATM for commissary, court/Clerk/Sheriff for bond.
- Confirm the last mile
Reserve Adams County Transit both directions and verify the public jail door.
Confirm the adult Sheriff system
Separate the secure jail, Work Release and every outside system
Use the active adult Sheriff detention center at 911 West Peacekeepers Way
Adams County Sheriff’s Office & Detention Center is the adult county jail at 911 W. Peacekeepers Way, Decatur, IN 46733-0608. The Sheriff operates the jail; the main number is 260-724-5345. Current staff directory names Alex Will as Jail Commander and Cami Schultz as Matron.
The Sheriff also operates a Work Release building, but work release is a separate program and housing status. Community Corrections at 149 N. 1st Street, probation, courts, youth custody, municipal police, IDOC, BOP and ICE are not this adult jail.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff’s Office · Adams County Sheriff staff directory · Indiana State Police — Adams County agency listing · Adams County Community Corrections
Search VINE and the court case, then call when custody is unclear
Use Indiana VINE/VINELink for custody status and notification; use MyCase for the criminal case. Retain the exact name, booking/custody location, charge, court, case number, bond and any hold. VINE is the Sheriff’s published family lookup route, not proof that a person remains in the same bed minute by minute.
If no result appears, retry legal and prior names, spelling, hyphens and a shorter first name; allow for booking, release or transfer lag. Then call 260-724-5345. Use IDOC, BOP or ICE locators only after a transfer is indicated. Do not send money or mail from a third-party listing alone.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff’s Office · Indiana VINE · VINELink search · Indiana MyCase · Indiana DOC offender search · Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator · ICE Online Detainee Locator
Send each question to the office that owns it
| Jail, custody, welfare, property, release | 260-724-5345; sheriff@co.adams.in.us. |
|---|---|
| Jail Commander / Matron | Alex Will / Cami Schultz, 260-724-5345. |
| CPC phone/video/chirping | 866-340-7879; current InmateSales customer service also publishes 702-829-3001. |
| JailATM deposit | 877-810-0914; support@jailatm.com. |
| Clerk / court records | 260-724-5309. |
| Public Defender | 260-724-5365. |
| Adams County Transit | 260-724-5316. |
Sources: Adams County Sheriff’s Office · Adams County Sheriff staff directory · Adams County Sheriff — General Public Jail Information · InmateSales / Combined Public Communications · JailATM terms and support contact · Adams County Clerk · Adams County Drug Court handbook / public defender contact · Adams County Transit service and rider rules
Prepare for the county-linked CPC visit
Verify the age-uncertain schedule and unpublished exceptions
Treat the pod schedule as current-linked but confirm it before travel
The county’s live Sheriff page still links a public jail sheet that directs eligible family/friends to register through Combined Public Communications / InmateSales. It prints onsite hours of 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.: A-Pod and Work Release women Monday; C Tuesday; D Wednesday; E Thursday; F and Work Release men Friday; G Saturday; J/H Sunday; B-Pod no visitation.
The PDF identifies a former jail commander and does not state an issue/revision date. Call 260-724-5345 and confirm the person’s pod, eligibility, exact appointment process, duration and check-in cutoff before relying on the schedule.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff’s Office · Adams County Sheriff — General Public Jail Information · Adams County Sheriff staff directory · InmateSales / Combined Public Communications
Confirm ID, minors, dress, belongings and special visits directly
The reviewed county material does not publish acceptable IDs, minimum age, guardian documents, participant cap, dress, belongings, infant supplies, prior-incarceration restrictions, professional/long-distance visits or disability exceptions. Do not assume another Indiana jail’s rules.
Before registering, ask the jail for each participant’s requirements and whether an interpreter or disability modification is needed. Keep the name exactly as on the ID and do not bring unapproved property to the lobby.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff — General Public Jail Information · Adams County Sheriff staff directory · U.S. DOJ — ADA Title II
Create the InmateSales account carefully and preserve failure evidence
Select the Adams County, Indiana facility and the correct person in InmateSales. Before a paid or scheduled session, test camera, microphone, speaker, browser permissions, connection, notifications and power. A displayed slot does not override jail eligibility, movement or lockdown.
If a session fails, save the account email/phone, resident name/ID, confirmation, date/time, device, browser and error screenshot. Contact InmateSales/CPC at 866-340-7879 or the current site’s 702-829-3001. The county does not publish local cancellation, no-show, credit or refund rules.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff — General Public Jail Information · InmateSales / Combined Public Communications · Combined Public Communications support
Keep phone, mail and money separate
Match account, address, identifier and failure owner
Fund the right CPC ledger and troubleshoot blocks before paying again
The county sheet assigns CPC/InmateSales to phone time and Chirping and prints 866-340-7879. It distinguishes lobby kiosk colors: black for commissary funds, blue for phone time. Confirm the live account type and rate before funding.
For a failed call, check account balance, blocked/unknown calls, carrier spam controls, payment rejection, number changes, three-way/call-forwarding restrictions and facility availability. Keep the transaction and call time. Do not duplicate a payment while a first transaction is pending.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff — General Public Jail Information · InmateSales / Combined Public Communications · Combined Public Communications support
Call for the current personal-mail address before sending anything
No reviewed current official source publishes a personal-mail format, resident identifier, envelope/paper/card limits, scanning vendor, rejection notice or returned-original policy. The street address is not automatically a mailing address.
Call 260-724-5345 and obtain the exact recipient line and mailing destination. Confirm whether the sender needs a full return address and whether physical originals are returned, copied or destroyed. Never include money, medication or legal originals in unverified personal mail.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff’s Office · Adams County Sheriff staff directory
Keep privileged legal mail separate from personal mail
The county does not publish a legal-mail address, required attorney markings, log/signature process, certified-mail rule or privileged electronic channel. Counsel should call 260-724-5345 for the current format and professional access route.
Write the person’s legal name and jail identifier exactly as instructed. Do not use InmateSales messaging for confidential strategy unless counsel confirms a privileged channel; ordinary electronic communication should be treated as monitored.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff’s Office · Adams County Superior Court · Adams County Drug Court handbook / public defender contact
Do not mail books, photos or packages without local approval
The reviewed sources do not establish photo dimensions/count, publisher-only books, subscription rules, package vendors, greeting cards, photocopies or disposition of rejected items. Call the jail with the exact item, sender and vendor before purchase.
For a time-sensitive legal or medical document, use the responsible professional route. A retailer accepting an order does not prove the jail will accept delivery.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff’s Office · Adams County Sheriff — General Public Jail Information
Separate commissary, phone and bond payments
The county sheet assigns JailATM to commissary, CPC/InmateSales to phone/Chirping, and cash/credit card or GovPayNet to bond. At the lobby kiosk, black is commissary and blue is phone. Verify the person and target ledger before submitting.
JailATM says use at least four letters of the last name; if missing, get the resident ID from the jail. Keep the confirmation. JailATM publishes transaction history and says sales are generally final; contact 877-810-0914 or support@jailatm.com before duplicating a failed deposit.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff — General Public Jail Information · JailATM deposit portal · JailATM support center · JailATM terms and support contact · InmateSales / Combined Public Communications · GovPayNet / AllPaid payment portal
Protect health, safety and access
Relay urgent facts and preserve local gaps
Relay urgent health facts to the jail, not through monitored messaging
For an immediate threat, call 911; for a person already in custody, call 260-724-5345 and ask staff to relay an urgent factual message to medical. Provide name, date of birth, allergy, diagnosis, medication/dose, last dose, symptoms, prescriber/pharmacy and callback.
The county does not publish its medical contractor, sick-call process, copay, family clinical line, consent form or outside-care process. Jail staff may accept information without being able to disclose protected health information.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff’s Office · Adams County Sheriff staff directory · Adams County Health Department · Adams Memorial Hospital
Use a direct safety escalation for suicide, withdrawal or crisis
For suicidal statements, acute psychosis, dangerous withdrawal or a credible threat, call the jail immediately at 260-724-5345; use 911 for an active outside emergency. Quote the words/behavior, timing, substances, last use, prior attempts and known treatment.
Bowen Health publishes a 24-hour crisis service line and local community care, but it is not proven to be the jail contractor. Ask custody staff to document the report and route it to clinical personnel; request a welfare follow-up time without expecting private diagnoses.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff’s Office · Bowen Health · Adams Memorial Hospital
Use the limited county drop-off exceptions exactly as written—and reconfirm
The linked jail sheet permits exceptions to ordinary property hours for prescribed medications and jury-trial clothing up to three days before trial. It lists prescription contacts/glasses in soft cases, dentures, medically required prostheses and a wedding band with no stones as items not requiring prior approval; engagement rings are prohibited.
Because the sheet is age-uncertain, call before traveling. Ask what container, label, quantity, door and receiving hours apply. Do not put medication in mail or leave unaccepted items; the sheet says the jail assumes no responsibility for items left but not accepted.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff — General Public Jail Information · Adams County Sheriff staff directory
Ask for the incarcerated grievance route and preserve every response
No public local source describes how an incarcerated person files, appeals or exhausts a grievance, available forms/kiosk access, emergency treatment, response deadlines or retaliation reporting. The person should request the current grievance procedure inside and retain dates, issue, people notified, receipt/number and response.
Family may send factual information to the Jail Commander, but a family call may not replace internal exhaustion. Ask 260-724-5345 who owns an overdue or inaccessible grievance and how accessibility/language barriers are documented.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff staff directory · Adams County Sheriff’s Office
Request jail access modifications separately from court or transit accommodations
Call the jail for a sign-language interpreter, communication aid, mobility access, accessible visit technology or other reasonable modification; document the request, need and response. The county does not publish a jail ADA coordinator or complaint route.
Courts use a separate language-access plan. Adams County Transit accepts reasonable-modification requests at 260-724-5316 and publishes wheelchair/ramp/lift-equipped vehicles. A transit accommodation does not create a jail-lobby accommodation.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff’s Office · Adams County Superior Court Language Access Plan · Adams County Transit ADA page · Adams County Transit service and rider rules · U.S. DOJ — ADA Title II
Report sexual abuse or retaliation immediately and ask how to report outside the chain
For immediate danger, contact jail staff/260-724-5345 or 911. Preserve the person’s exact words, date/time, location, alleged actor, witnesses, injury and retaliation concern; do not investigate or confront anyone yourself.
No reviewed local source publishes the PREA coordinator, anonymous/external reporting channel, third-party reporting procedure or investigation-status route. Ask the Jail Commander for those exact channels. Medical safety comes first; ordinary InmateSales messages are not a confidential PREA route.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff staff directory · Adams County Sheriff’s Office · U.S. DOJ — Prison Rape Elimination Act
Coordinate case, counsel, bond and release
Court orders and holds control
Use MyCase and the correct Adams County court—not the jail—for the case
Search MyCase by legal name or case number and retain the court, cause number, charge, hearing and order. The Clerk at 112 S. 2nd St., 260-724-5309, keeps court records; Superior Court is at 122 S. 3rd St., 260-724-5347. Court hours are Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.; Superior Court closes noon–1 p.m.
The jail cannot change a hearing, bond order or counsel appointment. Court assignments can change; use the cause number and current docket rather than guessing from charge level.
Sources: Indiana MyCase · Adams County Clerk · Adams County Superior Court · Adams County Local Court Rules
Confirm appointed counsel through the court and protect strategy
The public defender contact published in county material is 260-724-5365. If appointment is unclear, check MyCase and call the assigned court. Provide the person’s legal name, date of birth, cause number, next hearing and safe callback; family generally cannot direct strategy or receive confidential details without permission.
Ask counsel for the current legal-mail and professional-visit route. Do not discuss defenses, witnesses or admissions in ordinary calls or electronic messages that may be monitored.
Sources: Adams County Drug Court handbook / public defender contact · Adams County Superior Court · Indiana MyCase · Adams County Presumptive Bail Schedule effective April 29, 2026
Follow the 2026 court schedule and verify the exact payment path
The April 29, 2026 presumptive bail schedule says cash bonds may be posted with the Clerk or Sheriff. The linked jail sheet says cash bond can be cash or credit card (service fee applies), lists GovPayNet / 877-392-2455, and says surety bond requires a bondsman or full cash amount at the jail. Verify the live amount, cause number, payer identity, card/cash acceptance and fee before paying.
Holds or another pending case can require no bond until initial hearing; some domestic-violence arrests carry a 24-hour minimum hold. The schedule says released cash goes to the person who posted unless the court orders otherwise and may be retained for authorized obligations. Obtain a receipt.
Sources: Adams County Presumptive Bail Schedule effective April 29, 2026 · Adams County Sheriff — General Public Jail Information · Adams County Clerk · GovPayNet / AllPaid payment portal · Indiana MyCase
Use the published property windows only after same-day confirmation
The linked jail sheet publishes drop-off/pickup windows Wednesday 6–9 p.m., Saturday noon–4 p.m. and Sunday noon–4 p.m. It says an unsentenced person cannot release clothing, subject to the stated prescription-medication and jury-clothing exceptions.
Because the sheet names a former commander and has no revision date, call 260-724-5345 on the day. Confirm authorization, item list, recipient, public door and photo ID. Do not leave rejected items; the jail disclaims responsibility for items left but not accepted.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff — General Public Jail Information · Adams County Sheriff staff directory
Plan around the signed order, processing and every separate hold
A posted bond does not guarantee immediate exit. Court paperwork, identity checks, jail processing, another jurisdiction, ICE review, probation/community-corrections action, intoxication or domestic-violence timing may delay release. Confirm custody directly before dispatching a ride.
Ask the jail whether release is approved, whether any hold remains, which public door is used and whether property/medication will be returned. Ask the court or counsel to correct orders; the jail cannot alter them.
Sources: Adams County Presumptive Bail Schedule effective April 29, 2026 · Adams County Sheriff — General Public Jail Information · Adams County Pretrial Services · Adams County Probation · Adams County Community Corrections
Build a first-day plan without confusing supervision with custody
Before release, confirm safe pickup, clothing, medication continuity, ID, phone/charging, food, housing, court date and supervision/reporting duties. Indiana 211 and United Way of Adams County can route local food, housing and other help; the Veteran Service Office assists eligible veterans and dependents.
Pretrial Services (260-724-5336), Probation (260-724-5336) and Community Corrections (260-724-5380) are separate offices. Ask which one is ordered and where/when to report; do not report to Work Release or the jail without instructions.
Sources: Adams County Pretrial Services · Adams County Probation · Adams County Community Corrections · United Way of Adams County · Indiana 211 · Adams County Veteran Service Office
Plan the demand-response last mile
Reserve both legs and confirm the public door
Use 911 West Peacekeepers Way and confirm the public door
Navigate to 911 W. Peacekeepers Way, Decatur, IN 46733-0608, not the courthouse, Community Corrections or a police office. The county publishes administrative hours Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.; it does not publish a visitor entrance name, security screening, lobby hours by task, parking lot, accessible parking or after-hours door.
Before driving, call 260-724-5345 for the correct public entrance and task-specific hours. Do not infer 24/7 visitor access from the jail sheet’s 24/7 kiosk statement.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff’s Office · Adams County Sheriff — General Public Jail Information · Adams County Sheriff staff directory
Reserve Adams County Transit; there is no fixed jail stop
Adams County Transit is countywide demand-response service for Adams County residents, not a fixed-route bus. Call 260-724-5316 Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m.; transportation operates Monday–Friday 6 a.m.–6 p.m. Request at least 24 hours ahead. Availability is first-come, first-served and not guaranteed.
Ask for 911 W. Peacekeepers Way, reserve both legs, list every passenger/stop and request mobility modifications. Vehicles have wheelchair/ramp/lift access and door-to-door service; the driver does not stay. The pickup window is 15 minutes before through 15 minutes after the time.
Sources: Adams County Council on Aging / Transit · Adams County Transit service and rider rules · Adams County Transit ADA page
Use seven planning dates as service-pattern checks, not reservations
The reviewed weekday pattern covers Wednesday September 30; Thursday October 1; Friday October 2; Monday October 5; Tuesday October 6; Wednesday October 7; and Thursday October 8, 2026. None is booked or guaranteed.
Confirm service, weather, fare, 30-minute pickup window, exact jail door and return pickup. The operator requires 24-hour advance notice when possible and recommends earlier notice; leaving without a booked return can strand a visitor.
Use verified community contacts; confirm live hours and availability
| United Way of Adams County | 218 E. Monroe St.; 260-728-2056; posted Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m., closed Thursday. |
|---|---|
| Indiana 211 | Dial 211 or use the statewide directory for food, shelter and crisis referrals. |
| Adams County Health Clinic | 313 W. Jefferson St.; 260-724-5327. |
| Adams Memorial Hospital | Use the official hospital site for current emergency/visitor information. |
| Bowen Health | 800-342-5653 for behavioral-health and substance-use access/crisis routing. |
No hotel rate, room availability, restaurant hours or walking route was assumed. Confirm before relying on any private business.
Sources: United Way of Adams County · Indiana 211 · Adams County Health Department · Adams Memorial Hospital · Bowen Health
Keep related systems distinct
Work Release, supervision, youth, state and federal rules are separate
Keep Work Release rules separate from secure-jail rules
The Sheriff says it houses people in both the county jail and the Sheriff’s Work Release building. The linked sheet includes Work Release women with A-Pod Monday and Work Release men with F-Pod Friday for onsite video, but that does not establish identical intake, mail, money, property, release or movement rules.
Confirm whether the person is in secure detention or Work Release before applying any procedure. Community Corrections is separately located at 149 N. 1st Street and should not be treated as the Work Release building.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff’s Office · Adams County Sheriff — General Public Jail Information · Adams County Community Corrections
Keep Community Corrections, probation and pretrial offices out of the jail identity
Community Corrections at 149 N. 1st St. operates local alternatives to incarceration; Probation/Pretrial at 122 S. 3rd St. performs assessment and supervision. These offices may control conditions or reporting but are not the secure jail bed.
Use the exact court order to determine which office owns the next step. A person can have a jail record and a supervision obligation at the same time.
Sources: Adams County Community Corrections · Adams County Probation · Adams County Pretrial Services
Do not attach adult-jail rules to youth, state or federal custody
The reviewed sources do not establish a juvenile detention facility at Peacekeepers Way. Youth processes, IDOC prisons, federal prisons and ICE detention use separate locators and rules. Municipal police make arrests but do not become the county jail operator.
Confirm physical custody before visiting, paying or mailing. A federal or immigration hold may delay county release without converting the Adams County jail into a BOP or ICE facility.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff’s Office · Indiana DOC offender search · Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator · ICE Online Detainee Locator · City of Decatur · Adams County Presumptive Bail Schedule effective April 29, 2026
Use VINE and Victim Assistance without exposing a survivor’s location
Register through Indiana VINE or call 866-959-8463 for custody notifications. The Adams County Prosecutor’s Victim Assistance Division is 260-724-5339. VINE is a notification tool, not an emergency warning system; call 911 for immediate danger.
Do not give an incarcerated person a survivor’s address, shelter, transit booking or phone. Confirm protection/no-contact orders in MyCase or with the court and keep notification records.
Sources: Adams County Sheriff’s Office · Indiana VINE · VINELink search · Adams County Prosecutor · Indiana MyCase
Original directory record & nearby facilities Open preserved information
This section preserves the earlier Jail411 directory information, including historical figures and contacts. Use the dated, sourced family guide above for the instructions covered there. Other local facilities have their own rules.
Facility record / Indiana
Adams County Jail is a county or city jail in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana.
Jail411 does not hold custody records. A listing here does not mean anyone is held at this address. Confirm the person’s location with the responsible agency before you travel, send money, or pay for a service.
Where this record came from. The contact, status and security fields, with capacity and population, come from the HIFLD and Federal Bureau of Prisons directory release refreshed February 2026. They describe the record, not today’s population. Check the facility’s current official website.
Contact this facility
- Phone
- (260) 724-5345
- Address
- 911 W Peacekeepers Way
Decatur, IN 46733Open in maps - Official page
- Official page at co.adams.in.us
- County
- Adams County
Facility details
Listed as open in the February 2026 directory release.
Finding someone held here
Use the county system for a recent arrest. A state corrections search covers people in state custody. It generally will not list someone booked into a county jail this week. Bookings, bail, release, and visiting are all handled by Adams County Sheriff’s Office.
Official site for this facility →
Call this facility directly: (260) 724-5345
Before you travel, pay, or mail anything
Get two things first: which facility the person is actually in, and their booking or ID number. Almost nothing works without them. Then check this facility’s current instructions — rules and service providers change.
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