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Fulton County Jail Information and Inmate Search

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Jail Division employs 17 full-time officers. The Jail Commander is Catherine L. Collins and the Assistant Jail Commander is Marty Lee Ehlinger. The current facility was opened in 2021. It has a rated capacity of 200 beds separated into different blocks. All persons arrested in Fulton County are brought to the Detention Center. Most inmates are short-term, but some are housed from arrest through sentencing and afterwards due to limited bed space at the Indiana Department of Correction. The average daily population ranges from 100 to110.

Fulton County Jail
2006 Sweetgum Road
Rochester, IN 46975

Phone: (574) 224-5630
Fax: (574) 224-8990
Other: (800) 419-2819

Jail Commander Phone: (574)-224-2428
Jail Commander Email jail.cdr@co.fulton.in.us.

Fulton County Sheriff’s Department currently has a webpage for their inmate roster, but no information is available. Rosters are periodically posted and can be found through the website’s Document Center page. The rosters of Indiana jails may also be searched through VineLink by an inmate’s name or ID number. Information includes demographic and identifying details about the inmate, booking, bond, and charge information, arresting agency and location, and mugshots, when available.

How to Send Mail or Package

All personal mail to inmates must be sent using the US Postal Service and contain the sender’s name and return address. Mail may not contain stickers, colored drawings or paintings, or glitter. No packages may be sent without prior written consent from the Jail Commander and all packages need to be under $1.50 in postage. Packages’ contents and the sender must be disclosed.Books and/or magazines may be sent directly from the respective publisher once consent is given by the Jail Commander. Items will not be accepted through the lobby unless the Jail Commander has given prior written approval.

Money can be added to inmates’ trust funds by sending money orders through the mail or depositing into the money deposit machine in the jail lobby. Funds can also be added to inmate accounts electronically by visiting www.jailatm.com

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Visitation Hours

Inmate visitation is held on Wednesdays and weekends. Visits are fifteen (15) minutes.On Wednesdays, inmates can have one visit for the day. Wednesday hours are from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. as well as 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The weekend schedule is organized by name, as follows: inmates with last names ranging from A to L have visitation Saturday 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and inmates with last names from M to Z have visitation Sunday from 1:00 p.m.to 3:30 p.m., unless other arrangements have been approved in advance.

Inmates may place three (3) people on their visitation list and the list can be changed at the beginning of the month. Visitors must have a valid form of ID and a parent or guardian on an inmate’s visitation list must escort visitors under the age of eighteen (18). An inmate’s children who are under the age of eighteen (18) do not need to be included on an inmate’s visitation list.

Fulton County Sheriff Information

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office operates the county jail. The current Sheriff is Chris Sailors and the department secretary is Amber Moolenaar. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm.

Fulton County Jail
2006 Sweetgum Road
Rochester, IN 46975

Phone: (574) 224-5630
Fax: (574) 224-8990
Other: (800) 419-2819

Fulton County is located in northern Indiana, just south of the Michigan border. It has a total area of 371.26 square miles. The county seat and largest city is Rochester. The county population was 20,480 at the 2020 US Census.

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

Fulton County violent crime is 15.0. (The US average is 22.7)
Fulton County property crime is 32.4. (The US average is 35.4)

Fulton County Public Records Information

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office website has a Document Center where records may be searched. Under the Indiana Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the public may request records from any government agency, including the Sheriff’s Office. A sample Indiana FOIA request is available at the link below. Written requests should describe the records requested in detail and include the requestor’s name and contact information. Copies of records cost $.10 per page.

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