Search Dubois County Recent Arrests
Dubois County recent arrests are processed through the Sheriff's Office in Jasper, Indiana. This page explains how to search Dubois County jail records, view booking data, and find related court case information using Indiana's public records tools.
Dubois County Recent Arrests Quick Facts
Dubois County Sheriff Jail Bookings
The Dubois County Sheriff's Office is located at 1011 E 5th St, Jasper, IN 47546. Call them at 812-482-5221. People arrested in Dubois County, whether by the sheriff's deputies, Jasper city police, or other local agencies, are booked at this facility. The booking process documents who was arrested, the charge, and the circumstances of the arrest. That data becomes a public record under Indiana's Access to Public Records Act.
Under Indiana Code 5-14-3-5, the following arrest details must be publicly disclosed: the person's name, age, and address; the charge; the date, time, and location of the arrest; the name of the arresting officer; and the investigating agency. These rules apply across all Indiana counties, Dubois included. IC 36-2-13-5 further requires the sheriff to collect fingerprints, photographs, and identifying data from everyone in custody.
For real-time jail roster data, use the INjail statewide portal. You can also call the Dubois County jail at the number above to ask about current inmates if online tools don't give you what you need.
Note: Under IC 5-14-3-4, records related to active criminal investigations may be temporarily withheld. Once an investigation closes, those records typically become available.
Dubois County Arrests on INjail
The INjail portal is a free statewide tool that pulls real-time data from participating Indiana county jails. Dubois County is in the system. You search by name and get current custody status, booking date, and charges. It's fast and requires no account. If you need to quickly check whether someone is currently held in Dubois County, INjail is a good first stop.
If you're not certain which county made the arrest, INjail lets you search across multiple jails at once. That saves time. The tool shows only current inmates. If someone has been released, they won't appear. For historical data, move to MyCase or the ISP criminal history system.
Dubois County Court Records
After an arrest in Dubois County, the county prosecutor reviews the case and decides whether to file formal charges. If charges are filed, the case goes to the Dubois Circuit Court or Dubois Superior Court in Jasper. You can search all of these cases for free at public.courts.in.gov/mycase. The MyCase portal lets you search by name, date of birth, or case number, with Soundex and wildcard options available.
Results show the charges as filed by the prosecutor (not just the booking charge), case status, upcoming hearings, attorney names, and the full case history. If a booking charge is later reduced or modified when the prosecutor files, MyCase will show the formal charge. This distinction matters because the charge at booking is what law enforcement alleged, while the charge in the court record is what the prosecutor formally pursued.
The MyCase portal is the main source for Dubois County criminal court records. Search public.courts.in.gov/mycase to find case filings, status updates, and charge details for Dubois County cases.
Dubois County court filings, including cases that started as recent arrests in Jasper, are indexed in the MyCase public portal at no cost.
IDOC Offender Search
The Indiana Department of Correction maintains an offender locator at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov that tracks people who are serving time in Indiana state prisons. This is separate from the county jail roster. If someone from Dubois County was convicted of a serious felony and sentenced to state prison, they may no longer appear in the county jail roster but would appear in the IDOC system.
The IDOC locator is free and searchable by name. It shows the inmate's facility, sentence information, and expected release date. It does not cover county jail inmates, only those in state correctional facilities.
The IDOC offender locator covers Indiana state prison inmates. Visit offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov to search for Dubois County residents who may be serving time in state custody.
The IDOC offender search is a separate tool from county jail rosters and shows Dubois County offenders held in Indiana state prisons.
Indiana State Police Criminal History
The Indiana State Police Limited Criminal History database at in.gov/ai/appfiles/isp-lch2 covers felonies and Class A misdemeanors statewide, including those from Dubois County. There is a fee for certified results. For formal records requests to the state police, use the ISP APRA online form. This covers incident reports, crash data, and other ISP records.
VINE at vinelink.com or by calling 1-866-959-8463 provides free custody alerts when a Dubois County inmate's status changes. Register once and you get automatic notifications by phone, email, or text.
Dubois County Expungement
Indiana's expungement law at IC 35-38-8 lets people petition to seal certain arrest and conviction records. If you were arrested in Dubois County but not prosecuted, had charges dismissed, or were acquitted, you may qualify. Some misdemeanor convictions can be expunged after eight years. The petition goes to the Dubois County court that handled the original case. The clerk's office in Jasper can advise on the local process and paperwork.
Note: Expungement seals court records but private data websites may not update for some time after the court order. Eligibility depends on charge type, outcome, and how much time has passed since the arrest or conviction.
Nearby Counties
Dubois County is in southwestern Indiana and borders a number of other counties, each with their own arrest records and jail rosters.