Lake 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.

Lake County Jail Information and Inmate Search

The Lake County Jail is located in Crown Point, Indiana. The facility can hold 1,085 inmates. The Sheriff’s Work Release Center can house another 100 male and female inmates. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Division employs 170 merit correction officers who manage the jail. The Work Release Center employs 25 Custody Officers. The Warden is Todd Wasmer.

2293 N. Main Street
Crown Point, IN 46307-1854

Sheriff Administration (219) 755-3400
Jail Booking Information (219) 648-6300
Jail Records & Pretrial (219) 755-3421

The rosters of Indiana jails can be searched online by inmates’ names or ID numbers at VineLink. Information provided includes inmates’ demographic and identifying details, arrest, booking, bond, and charge information, arresting agency and location, and mugshots.

How to Send Mail or Package

Books may be sent to inmates directly from Amazon. They must be softcover. Newspapers and magazines must be sent directly through the publisher.

Money may be added to inmates’ commissary accounts through a kiosk in the jail lobby. The kiosk accepts cash and credit cards and is available 24 hours a day. The Sheriff’s Office also accepts money orders for commissary from Monday through Friday from 8am to 9pm and on Saturdays during visitation.

Visitation Hours

Visitors must have a valid photo ID and be on the inmate’s visitor list. Visitors must be checked in 30 minutes before the end of visiting. Visiting hours reflect normal hours of operation. Visits should be scheduled and booked online at gettingout.com.

Additional Jail Information

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office shares information about the county’s Most Wanted on its website. These posts include mugshots, charges, and descriptions of these offenders. Warrants are also searchable on the website.

Lake County Sheriff Information

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office operates the county jail and work release facility. The current Sheriff is Oscar Martinez Jr. The Office employs over 500 workers and includes Corrections, Court Security, County Police, and Animal Control Divisions.

2293 N. Main Street
Crown Point, IN 46307-1854

Sheriff Administration (219)755-3400

Lake County is Indiana’s second-most populous county. At the 2020 Census, the population was 498,700. It is located in northwestern Indiana and is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The county seat is Crown Point. The largest city by population is Hammond and the largest city by area is Gary.

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

Lake County violent crime is 17.8. (The US average is 22.7)
Lake County property crime is 45.8. (The US average is 35.4)

Lake County Public Records Information

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

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