Knox County Jail Inmate Search

Visitation Hours

Visitation at Knox County Jail is operated by Combined Public Communications (CPC). Onsite and remote video visits are available. These can be scheduled and purchased online. Details about scheduling and pricing are available at the CPC website, Inmate Sales. An account is required to view information about Knox County Jail visitation.

Additional Jail Information

There is a Knox County Most Wanted page online at the Sheriff’s Office website. It includes the name, charges, and mugshots of the Office’s most wanted offenders. The photos are marked “captured” as offenders are apprehended.

Knox County Sheriff Information

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office operates the county jail. Doug Vantlin has been the Sheriff since 2019. The office is open 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M Monday Through Friday.

2375 S. Old Decker Road
Vincennes, Indiana 47591

Phone: 812-882-7660
Email: dvantlin@knoxcounty.in.gov
Knox County is located in southwestern Indiana. It is the oldest county in the state, one of two created in the Northwest Territory in 1790. As of the 2020 Census, it had a total area of 524.04 square miles and a population of 36,282. The largest city and county seat is Vincennes.

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

Knox County violent crime is 13.5. (The US average is 22.7)
Knox County property crime is 54.2. (The US average is 35.4)

Knox County Public Records Information

In accordance with the Indiana Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the public may request records, such as police reports, from any government agency, including the Sheriff’s Office. Requests should be written, detail the records requested, and provide the requester’s name and contact information. A model Indiana FOIA request is available at the link provided below. Requests can be delivered by hand, mail, email, or fax. Copies of records may incur a fee of $.10 per printed page.