Allen County Jail Inmate Search

Perform a free Indiana inmate records search. Learn about visitation hours, inmate commissary, find persons in custody, recent arrests, mugshots, and requesting court records.

Allen County Jail Information and Inmate Search

The Allen County Confinement Facility is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It houses pre-trial detainees and sentenced offenders.

417 S. Calhoun Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802

The jail roster may be searched or browsed online and includes inmates’ names, birth dates, descriptions, demographic information, details about booking, bond, and charges, and mugshots.

How to Send Mail or Package

Personal mail to inmates is copied and delivered between 2pm and 10pm Monday through Saturday. All mail should be sent through the US Postal Service and requires a complete and legible return address. Photographs, greeting cards, postcards, mail decorated with stickers, glitter or perfume, books and magazines, and packages are not accepted. Mail should be addressed to:

417 S. Calhoun St.
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802

Money may be added to an inmate’s account in several ways. A kiosk in the jail lobby accepts credit/debit cards and cash. Funds may be added using a credit/debit card online at TouchPayDirect. Cash may also be deposited with Green Dot MoneyPak. The following information is needed to fund an account:

Allen County, IN
Facility Locator: 246801
Inmate Name
Inmate ID#

Visitation Hours

Visit the Visitation column K. Answer. What are the visiting hours? List the hours, do not use a chart.

Additional Jail Information

Allen County’s Warrants & Fugitive Division provides a warrants search online. Warrants may be browsed by name or sorted by date. The page also provides featured warrants, which show Allen County’s most wanted offenders. Information available includes mugshot, date of birth, demographic information, physical description, and warrant information.

Allen County Sheriff Information

The Allen County Sheriff’s Office operates the jail. The current Sheriff is Troy Hershberger. The department has over 350 employees, including 141 police officers. Their website includes an online contact form. The office is open from 8am-4:30pm Monday through Friday and can be contacted at the following:

715 South Calhoun Street
Room 101 Courthouse
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802-1805

Office :(260) 449-7535
Non-Emergency: (260) 449-3000

Allen County is located in northeastern Indiana and has an area of 660.02 square miles. According to the 2020 Census, the population is 385,410. Allen is the third-most populous county in the state. Fort Wayne is the county seat and largest city, and is also the second largest city in Indiana.

Crime Statistics
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Allen County violent crime is 17.0. (The US average is 22.7)
Allen County property crime is 41.8. (The US average is 35.4)

Allen County Public Records Information

Under the Indiana Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the public may request records from any government office, including the Sheriff’s Office. Requests should be made in writing and Allen County provides a request form at the website linked below. Request forms are also available at the offices of the Board of Commissioners and its departments Fees for records are a copying cost of $.10 per page. If the copy is oversized, a color photograph, a tape recording, or otherwise electronic, the cost of materials will be included in the fee.

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