Franklin County Inmate Roster and 24 Hour Booking

Franklin County 24 hour booking records are accessible through the Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Brookville, Indiana, which publishes an online inmate roster on its website. This page covers how to use that roster, what details each booking record contains, and how to reach the sheriff's office when you need current information that is not yet reflected in the online tool.

Franklin County Sheriff 24 Hour Booking Roster

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is located at 371 Main Street in Brookville and can be reached at 765-647-4138. The office handles all arrests and bookings in the county and operates the county jail. Staff are available to assist with booking inquiries during regular business hours, and dispatch can respond to after-hours requests for current custody status.

The sheriff's office provides an online inmate roster at franklincountysheriff.org/inmate-roster. This roster lists people currently held at the Franklin County Jail. You can view the full roster or search by name to find a specific person. Each entry shows the booking date, charges, and current custody status. It is a straightforward public-facing tool that requires no account or fee to use.

The main website at franklincountysheriff.org has general department information, news, and links to the inmate roster and other public services maintained by the sheriff's office.

The Franklin County Sheriff's website below provides access to the inmate roster and the contact information needed for booking and jail inquiries in Brookville.

The sheriff's site is maintained by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and reflects current staff, tools, and contact information for the Brookville-based department.

Franklin County 24 Hour Booking Roster Details

The inmate roster published by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office is a direct look at who is currently in custody at the county jail. The roster lists each person by name, along with the charges they face and when they were booked. It is updated as bookings are processed, so the most recent arrests will generally appear within a reasonable time after intake. This kind of public roster is common at county sheriffs in Indiana and reflects the state's commitment to open access to booking data.

The Franklin County inmate roster database is shown below, where you can view current bookings at the Franklin County Jail in Brookville.

The roster page is publicly accessible and provides a current snapshot of who is in Franklin County custody, making it the most useful starting point for a local booking search.

If you are looking for someone and they do not show up in the roster, it may mean they were recently released, transferred, or are still being processed. Calling the jail at 765-647-4138 will give you a real-time answer that the online roster may not yet reflect.

Note: The inmate roster covers current detainees only. People who were previously held but have been released are not shown. Written records requests are needed for historical booking data.

Statewide Search Tools and Franklin County

The VINE system covers Franklin County and provides custody notifications and status lookups. Visit vinelink.com or call 1-866-959-VINE at any hour to check status or register for release alerts. VINE is free and works for both county jail and state prison inmates. If someone in Franklin County custody is released or transferred, VINE can notify you by phone or email if you register in advance.

The Indiana Department of Correction Offender Locator at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov tracks inmates who have been moved from a county jail to the state prison system. If someone was booked in Franklin County, convicted, and transferred to IDOC, the county inmate roster will no longer show them. The IDOC locator is updated regularly and free to search.

Indiana's MyCase portal at public.courts.in.gov/mycase covers court filings in Franklin County. Once charges from a booking are filed in Franklin Circuit Court or Superior Court, the case becomes visible in MyCase with hearing dates and case status. You can search by the person's name to find the relevant case.

Indiana Public Records Law and Franklin County Booking Access

Indiana Code § 5-14-3 is the state law that gives residents the right to inspect and copy government records, including arrest and booking data held by county agencies. Under this law, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office must allow in-person review within 24 hours of a request and must respond to written requests within 7 days. Copy fees cannot exceed $0.10 per page, and no labor fees can be charged for locating records. The Indiana Public Access Counselor at in.gov/pac handles complaints and provides advisory opinions when requests are improperly denied.

Most adult arrest and booking records in Franklin County are public. Exceptions include active investigations and juvenile records. If the sheriff's office denies a request you believe is valid, the Public Access Counselor is a free resource that can help you understand your options and, in some cases, require the agency to produce the records.

Cities in Franklin County

Brookville is the county seat of Franklin County. No cities in Franklin County meet the population threshold for a dedicated city page on this site. Other communities in the county include Batesville (which is partly in Ripley County), Oldenburg, and Metamora. All bookings in Franklin County are processed at the county jail in Brookville by the sheriff's office.

Nearby Indiana Counties

Franklin County is in southeastern Indiana and borders several other counties. Each has its own sheriff's office and jail. Use the links below to find booking records for counties near Franklin County.