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Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center — Lawrenceburg, Indiana
The official roster and task pages are current, while several rule pages are image-based and the detailed handbook has no visible effective date. This guide labels retained rules, live-provider handoffs, conflicts and contact-owned gaps instead of inventing current terms.
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One Sheriff-operated adult county jail at 301 W. High Street. Excludes the juvenile detention center, municipal police, Indiana DOC, BOP, ICE, courts, supervision/community corrections, historic/closed, transitional and shelter identities.
- Confirm custody
Use the Sheriff roster, then call 812-537-3431.
- Use the task owner
InmateSales handles communications; D&D handles commissary; the court controls orders.
- Confirm the last mile
Catch-A-Ride is demand response and no fixed jail stop is published.
Confirm the adult Sheriff system
Verify the person, facility name and holding authority before any payment or trip.
One adult Sheriff jail at 301 W. High Street
Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center and Dearborn County Jail refer to the same Sheriff-operated adult system at 301 W. High Street, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025. The current public Sheriff number is 812-537-3431. Do not use the courthouse at 165 Mary Street as a jail entrance.
Keep the juvenile detention center, municipal police, Indiana prisons, BOP, ICE, courts, probation/community corrections, historic identities and shelters separate. A person awaiting Indiana DOC transfer remains physically in county custody until the jail confirms movement.
Sources: Dearborn County Sheriff home · Dearborn County Sheriff county page · Dearborn County jail information · Retained Dearborn Sheriff directory PDF
Use the Sheriff roster first, then match the custody system
Search the official Sheriff roster with the full legal name. Open the individual record and retain the inmate ID, booking date, charge, bond and court exactly as shown. A roster result is a lead, not proof the person is still in that building.
If no result appears, try spelling variants and allow for a new-booking delay, transfer or release. Call 812-537-3431. Use Indiana DOC for state custody, BOP for federal prison and ICE for immigration custody; use MyCase for the case, not physical location.
Sources: Dearborn County Sheriff inmate search · Indiana MyCase · Indiana DOC offender search · Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator · ICE detainee locator
Ask the office that owns the task
| Custody, booking, visit, release | Sheriff/Jail, 812-537-3431. |
|---|---|
| Commissary | D&D Vending, 812-537-0335. |
| Case/order | Circuit Clerk division, 812-537-8867. |
| Transit | Catch-A-Ride, 800-330-7603. |
The retained 812-537-8700 jail number conflicts with current Sheriff pages. Start with 812-537-3431 and ask whether a direct booking extension should be used.
Sources: Dearborn County Sheriff home · Dearborn County commissary · Dearborn County Clerk · Catch-A-Ride · Retained Dearborn Sheriff directory PDF
Set up contact without guessing
Use the current Sheriff and live InmateSales flow, then confirm every local exception.
Use the live local schedule, not the retained handbook alone
The Sheriff maintains a current Public Visitations page, and InmateSales is the local communications handoff. The retained handbook lists daily windows and says classification levels 1-2 do not receive ordinary visits, but the page body and live facility menu must control current availability.
Confirm facility selection, approval, remote versus onsite option, time zone, price, duration, frequency, arrival/check-in, cancellation and failed-session credit before paying. Security, classification and discipline can suspend contact. Professional attorney/clergy visits follow a separate staff-arranged path.
Sources: Dearborn County public visitations · Dearborn County inmate handbook · InmateSales · InmateSales View app
Resolve ID, minors and special conditions before travel
No inspectable current page supplied a complete ID list, minor/guardian rule, dress code, infant supplies, accessibility process or special-visit exception. The retained handbook says probation/parole status requires approval for regular visits, former inmates generally wait 30 days after release absent Jail Commander approval, visitors and property may be searched, and nothing may be passed directly.
Call the jail with the visitor name, age, relationship, supervision/former-custody status and accommodation need. Record the approving staff member and date; do not bring property or assume a child may attend.
Sources: Dearborn County public visitations · Dearborn County inmate handbook · ADA and criminal justice
Test InmateSales before the appointment
Create the account only through InmateSales, choose Dearborn County and the correct person, complete any approval, and test camera, microphone, browser/app, connection and payment card before booking. Keep the confirmation, charge, session ID and screenshots.
If the visit fails, do not repurchase repeatedly. Save the exact error and contact live InmateSales support, currently 702-829-3001, plus the jail. The Sheriff phone-card page retains 877-998-5678; keep it labeled as the locally published legacy/support number.
Sources: Dearborn County public visitations · Dearborn County inmate phone cards · InmateSales · InmateSales View app
Separate calls, mail and money
Each channel has a different operator, address and failure path.
Use the locally enabled phone account and protect legal calls
The handbook describes collect, prepaid-card and outside-funded calls, 15 minute sessions, no incoming calls or staff messages, kiosk voicemail, and recording except approved attorney contact. The live InmateSales menu determines what is enabled now.
For no-call problems, confirm the person, number, account balance, blocks, carrier, country code and facility selection. Ask the provider who owns the blocked-number fix and the jail how counsel registers confidential contact. Do not discuss case strategy on an ordinary recorded line.
Sources: Dearborn County inmate phone cards · Dearborn County inmate handbook · InmateSales
Treat messaging and video as conditional provider products
InmateSales offers communications products generally, but a provider home page does not prove every product is active at Dearborn. Use only services that appear after selecting the correct facility and person.
Before funding, confirm product, recipient, fee, attachment/photo rules, rejection notice, refund/transfer policy and whether unused funds follow a transfer. For missing messages or charges, keep the transaction ID and screenshot, contact provider support, then ask the jail whether the account or classification is restricted.
Sources: InmateSales · InmateSales View app · Dearborn County jail information
Confirm the current scan route before mailing originals
The retained handbook says incoming personal mail is opened and scanned to a kiosk; money orders are credited, cash is prohibited, and no mail is delivered on weekends/holidays. It requires a return address and lists the facility at 301 W. High Street. Because the current Sheriff mail-page body was not inspectable and the handbook has no visible effective date, call before using that address for personal mail.
Use full legal name and inmate ID, keep a copy, never send cash, and ask whether originals are destroyed, returned or stored.
Sources: Dearborn County inmate mail guidelines · Dearborn County inmate handbook
Keep privileged mail separate from ordinary scanned mail
The retained handbook treats government, court and attorney mail as privileged and says it is not scanned. It does not establish the current witnessing, verification, page, envelope or original-document procedure.
Counsel or a court sender should confirm the exact legal-mail address and labeling with the jail before sending. Families should not mark personal correspondence “legal.” Use tracking only if accepted and keep a copy. Do not place money, personal photos or unrelated enclosures in a legal-mail packet.
Sources: Dearborn County inmate mail guidelines · Dearborn County inmate handbook · Dearborn County Clerk
Use publisher-direct books and narrow photo rules only after confirmation
The retained handbook permits regular photos but not Polaroids or computer-generated photos, requires people to be fully clothed, and bars homemade cards/construction paper. Books must come directly from a publisher; unapproved books may become property or be returned, and books generally become jail property unless a supervisor approves otherwise.
Before ordering, confirm quantity, format, vendor, invoice/gift note, subscription and rejection/appeal rules. No current care-package authorization was verified. Never infer a package service from the commissary provider.
Sources: Dearborn County inmate mail guidelines · Dearborn County inmate handbook · Dearborn County commissary
Separate D&D commissary from InmateSales communications
D&D Vending handles commissary; InmateSales handles communications. D&D accepts supported major cards online, says Dearborn accepts mailed money orders, and says Tuesday-evening orders are delivered Thursday, subject to holidays and security. The Sheriff gives D&D at 812-537-0335.
Confirm inmate ID, current deposit channel, name/payee, address, fees, limits, deductions and release balance before paying. The handbook indigency threshold and biweekly supplies may be dated. Keep receipts and never mail cash.
Sources: Dearborn County commissary · Dearborn County inmate handbook · D&D Vending FAQ · InmateSales
Protect health, safety and access
Relay urgent facts promptly and document the unpublished local procedures.
Send urgent facts to staff; use the kiosk for routine requests
The retained handbook directs routine medical requests through the kiosk and emergencies to the control-room officer. Family should call 812-537-3431 for a serious new risk and give the person’s legal name, ID, housing if known, condition, last medication/dose, allergies, symptoms, date/time and callback number.
Ask staff to read back the concern, route it to medical, and provide a welfare-check reference. Privacy law may prevent a clinical update, but staff can receive information. Call 911 for an immediate emergency outside the facility.
Sources: Dearborn County Medical Division · Dearborn County inmate handbook · Dearborn County Health Department
Name suicide, withdrawal or victimization risk plainly
For suicide statements, psychosis, dangerous withdrawal, assault or credible threats, call the jail immediately and say the exact risk; ask for the shift supervisor and medical/mental-health review. Record the time, name and response. The handbook says counseling can be requested through medical and safety threats should be reported to staff.
Dearborn CARE offers community recovery/crisis navigation at 812-932-1026; 988 is the crisis line. Community providers do not replace jail emergency response.
Sources: Dearborn County Medical Division · Dearborn County inmate handbook · Dearborn CARE · Indiana 211
Get approval before bringing medicine, glasses or devices
The retained handbook allows only approved/prescribed medicines and devices, but no current family delivery, pharmacy verification, glasses/hearing-aid or medical-record request form was verified. Call the jail before bringing anything; ask what packaging, prescriber/pharmacy confirmation and drop-off time are required.
The handbook’s listed copays have no visible effective date, includes indigency and emergency exceptions, and says care is not refused for inability to pay. Do not publish those amounts as current; ask Medical Division directly.
Sources: Dearborn County Medical Division · Dearborn County inmate handbook
Use the internal grievance path and preserve deadlines
The retained handbook says a grievance is filed through the kiosk within 72 hours and a sergeant response may be appealed to the Jail Commander. Current form access, emergency handling, response time and appeal deadline were not published.
The resident should state one issue, dates, staff/locations, requested remedy and immediate safety need; keep the kiosk confirmation. Family can call the jail to relay facts but cannot file in the resident’s place unless staff authorizes it. Escalate urgent safety separately.
Sources: Dearborn County inmate handbook · Dearborn County jail information
Request effective access from the jail, not the courthouse
Ask the jail for wheelchair access, sign/language interpretation, communication aids, medication/device accommodation, accessible video or another effective method. Provide the functional need and deadline without unnecessary diagnosis. Ask for the local ADA decision-maker and appeal path; neither was published.
Transit reasonable modification is separate: request it when reserving Catch-A-Ride, and use Indiana Relay 800-743-3333 if needed. Federal ADA guidance is a baseline, not a local approval.
Sources: Catch-A-Ride · Catch-A-Ride service brochure · ADA and criminal justice
Report sexual abuse or harassment immediately and ask for an outside route
For immediate danger, contact 911 or any jail staff member. The resident should say “PREA” or “sexual abuse/harassment,” request separation, medical care, evidence preservation and protection from retaliation. Family should preserve the exact words, time, names and response without confronting an alleged perpetrator.
No Dearborn public source supplied a local PREA coordinator, anonymous third-party line or outside recipient. Ask the jail for those channels. The federal outside-reporting rule is not a substitute for the local recipient.
Sources: Dearborn County inmate handbook · Federal PREA outside-reporting standard
Coordinate the case and release
Follow the filed order and every holding authority, not a promise or directory listing.
Use MyCase and the specific court for orders
Dearborn criminal courts are at 165 Mary Street, separate from the jail. Circuit Court: 812-537-8865; Superior I: 812-537-8874; Superior II: 812-537-8800. Published hours are Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Use MyCase to identify the cause number, charging court, dates and filed orders. A docket does not prove physical custody or release time. Confirm the court-specific ZIP before mailing because official pages conflict.
Sources: Dearborn County Circuit Court · Dearborn Superior Court I · Dearborn Superior Court II · Dearborn County Clerk · Indiana Judicial Branch: Dearborn County · Indiana MyCase
Ask the charging court how appointment and contact work
The court decides public-defender eligibility. If counsel is unknown, use MyCase and call the clerk/charging court for the appointment process and attorney contact; privacy may limit what staff tells a family member. The prosecutor at 165 Mary Street is not the person’s lawyer.
Do not discuss facts or strategy over ordinary recorded calls, video, messaging or scanned personal mail. Ask counsel and the jail how confidential calls or visits are registered and what legal-mail label/address is current.
Sources: Indiana MyCase · Obtaining a public defender · Indiana public defender links · Find your prosecutor · Dearborn County inmate handbook
Follow the filed order and verify tender before payment
Open the Sheriff cash/credit bail and bond pages, then verify the amount, type, conditions, payee, accepted tender, fees, receipt and after-hours process with the charging court and jail. Do not rely on a roster amount alone; a later order controls.
Before paying, ask whether warrants, probation/parole, another county, Indiana DOC, federal or immigration authority can continue custody. Payment does not guarantee immediate release. Never send funds to a caller who will not provide the cause number and official payment channel.
Sources: Dearborn County Sheriff inmate search · Dearborn County cash and credit bail payments · Dearborn County bail bond information · Dearborn County Clerk · Indiana MyCase
Use written authorization and confirm pickup details
The retained handbook says a person may release property through a kiosk form; sentenced people transferring to Indiana DOC should release most property because DOC accepts only court papers and photo ID. Pretrial/misdemeanor residents may release property but should keep release clothing.
Call for current recipient ID, approval, business hours, pickup door and supervisor exception. The handbook says unclaimed property may be discarded 30 days after release and emergency money release needs commander approval/proof; confirm before relying on those rules.
Sources: Dearborn County inmate handbook · Dearborn County Sheriff home
Confirm every authority, pickup door and medication handoff
Ask booking to identify each hold and who controls transport or release. Confirm the signed order, sentence credit, destination, expected sequence and whether the person remains physically at 301 W. High Street. Court information is not a release estimate.
Before pickup, confirm date/window, door, required ID, clothing, property, phone, prescription/medication, funds and transport plan. None is publicly complete. Keep travel flexible until the jail says the person is release-ready.
Sources: Dearborn County Sheriff home · Dearborn County Sheriff inmate search · Dearborn County inmate handbook · Indiana MyCase
Connect verified peer and community help before release
Ask whether JCAP, 1Voice or IRACS is active for the person, what eligibility applies and whether a referral can begin before release. The county JCAP contact is 812-532-3255; published weekday office hours do not prove jail enrollment.
Dearborn CARE offers recovery/job-resource navigation at 812-932-1026. Southeast Regional Community Corrections is court/supervision service, not housing. Indiana 211 can screen current food, shelter, health and transport options.
Sources: Dearborn County JCAP · Dearborn County JCAP county page · Southeast Regional Community Corrections · 1Voice peer support · Indiana Forensic Services / IRACS · Dearborn CARE · Indiana 211
Send each request to its record custodian
Case/order records: the clerk and MyCase. Sheriff incident/booking records: Sheriff. Medical records: ask Medical Division for the current authorization/vendor. Prosecutor records and advocacy are not defense representation.
State the person, date range, record type and requested format, and keep the request/response. Do not combine court, police, custody and health records in one request. Ask about ID, notarization, fees, privacy authority and appeal before sending sensitive documents.
Sources: Dearborn County Sheriff home · Dearborn County Medical Division · Dearborn County Clerk · Indiana MyCase · Find your prosecutor
Plan the last mile
Reserve demand-response transportation and verify the exact jail door, parking and return.
Use 301 W. High Street only after confirming the task door
Use 301 W. High Street for the adult Sheriff system, but call 812-537-3431 for the visitor, property, bond or release entrance. No current official source verified the lot, street-parking rule, drop-off, waiting area or final accessible path.
The courthouse at 165 Mary Street and city/municipal offices are different destinations. Do not infer a jail entrance or parking permission from a map pin. Ask whether the driver may wait and where a mobility-accessible curb is accepted.
Sources: Dearborn County Sheriff home · Dearborn County Sheriff county page · Dearborn County Circuit Court · Catch-A-Ride
Reserve Catch-A-Ride; no fixed jail stop was found
Catch-A-Ride provides demand-response/origin-to-destination service for anyone in Dearborn County. Call 800-330-7603, up to 30 days ahead and first-come, during the published 7 a.m.-5 p.m. call-center window. Service is Monday-Friday 6 a.m.-6 p.m.; wheelchair-accessible service and reasonable modification are published.
Give 301 W. High Street, appointment/release window, mobility needs, companion and return plan. Confirm fare, pickup window, curb/door, return, holiday status and cancellation. No fixed stop or live arrival was verified.
Sources: Catch-A-Ride · Catch-A-Ride service brochure
Use seven published weekday service dates only for planning
| Tue Sep 29, 2026 | Published weekday service; reserve and confirm. |
|---|---|
| Wed Sep 30 | Published weekday service; reserve and confirm. |
| Thu Oct 1 | Published weekday service; reserve and confirm. |
| Fri Oct 2 | Published weekday service; reserve and confirm. |
| Mon Oct 5 | Published weekday service; reserve and confirm. |
| Tue Oct 6 | Published weekday service; reserve and confirm. |
| Wed Oct 7 | Published weekday service; reserve and confirm. |
These dates are not reservations, live arrivals or guaranteed jail curb service. No listed Catch-A-Ride holiday falls on them, but dispatch must confirm capacity and the jail door.
Sources: Catch-A-Ride · Catch-A-Ride service brochure
Use verified contacts as options, not promises
| Shelter | Heart House, 6815 U.S. 50, Aurora, 812-926-4890; application, background and capacity rules apply. |
|---|---|
| Food/household | North Dearborn Pantry, 2517 N. Dearborn Road, West Harrison; township/residency rules apply. |
| Recovery/jobs | Dearborn CARE, 132 Industrial Drive, 812-932-1026. |
| Lodging/food | DoubleTree, 51 Walnut Street, 812-539-8888; confirm room, rate and restaurant hours. |
Indiana 211 provides current screening. None of these contacts guarantees eligibility, vacancy, food, a room or transportation.
Sources: Dearborn CARE · Indiana 211 · Heart House need help · North Dearborn Pantry · DoubleTree Lawrenceburg · Dearborn County Convention and Visitors Bureau
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
Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center is a county or city jail in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana. It has a rated capacity of 200 and a reported population of 333 — about 167% occupancy, as recorded in the February 2026 federal dataset. By capacity it is the 23rd-largest of the 49 county or city jail records listed for Indiana with a published capacity. It is one of 2 correctional facilities in Dearborn County.
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
- (812) 537-8700
- Address
- 301 W High St.
Lawrenceburg, IN 47025Open in maps - Official page
- Official page at dearborncountysheriff.org
- County
- Dearborn County
Facility details
Capacity
333 people in a facility designed for 200
As of the February 2026 federal dataset.
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 Dearborn County Sheriff’s Office.
Official site for this facility →
Call this facility directly: (812) 537-8700
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.
Other facilities in Dearborn County
| Facility | City | Type | Security |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dearborn County Juvenile Detention Center | Lawrenceburg | Juvenile facility | Juvenile |
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