Monroe County Jail Inmate Search

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Monroe County Jail Information and Inmate Search

The Monroe County Jail is located in Bloomington, Indiana and operated by the local Sheriff’s Office. The Monroe County Correctional Center is the Office’s largest division. The staff includes 69 full-time and 8 part-time employees, including the chaplain, kitchen staff, and administration. The Jail Commander is Kyle Gibbons, the Asst. Jail Commander is Matthew Demmings, and the Family & Inmate Liaison is Officer A. Hibbert. The staff also coordinates a large number of citizen volunteers who provide inmate services.

301 N. College Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47404
Phone: (812)-349-2750
Fax: (812)-349-2054
E-mail: sheriffsoffice@co.monroe.in.us

Family & Inmate Liaison, Officer A. Hibbert
Phone: (812) 349-2740
Email: ahibbert@co.monroe.in.us

The roster for the county jail is available online at VineLink. It is searchable by inmates’ full or partial names or ID numbers. Information provided includes inmates’ identifying and demographic details, arrest, booking, charge, bond, and release information, and mugshots, when available.

How to Send Mail or Package

Personal mail to inmates is scanned and then viewed electronically. All mail should include the sender’s name and return address on the envelope and be no larger than 8 ½ x 11 inches and no thicker than light card stock. Prohibited items include: any form of currency, stickers and address labels, homemade and/or musical cards, non-white envelopes or paper, paintings, drawings in colored ink, marker, crayon, or glitter, raised decorations, tracing paper, and pages from coloring books.

[Inmate Name – Inmate ID]
Monroe County Indiana Jail
PO Box 76550
Highland Heights, KY 41076

Magazines, newspapers, and periodicals should be sent directly to the facility from an approved publisher. Approved book publishers are: Harper Collins, Hamilton Books, Book Outlet.com, Simon and Schuester, Christian Book.com, Sureshot Books. Up to 5 books may be included in a single shipment. Address books and newspaper or magazine subscriptions to:
[Inmate Name – Inmate ID]
Monroe County Jail
301 North College Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47404

Money may be added to inmates’ accounts in several ways, including mailing a money order to the facility via USPS, using cash to deposit funds into the jail lobby kiosk, calling Inmate Sales at 877-998-5678 or by going to the Inmate Sales website.

Visitation Hours

All visits with Monroe County inmates are conducted by video and may be held onsite or remotely. Visits are unlimited. Up to three visitors, including children, may attend a single visit. Each child must present a valid birth certificate and social security card. Each adult must present 2 forms of ID, including one government-issued photo ID. Visitors should check in 15 minutes prior to the visit’s scheduled start time. The only items allowed in the onsite visitation area are: keys, wallets, and one baby blanket, bottle, and diaper per child. Visits may be scheduled through Inmate Sales’ website or by calling 866-340-7879.

Additional Jail Information

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office posts its Most Wanted posters on their X (formerly Twitter) page and, less frequently, on their Facebook page. These provide the public with the names, identifying details, charges, and mugshots of the county’s most wanted offenders.

Monroe County Sheriff Information

The Monroe County Correctional Center is operated by the Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff is Ruben Marté. The staff also includes Chief Deputy Phil Parker, Major Russell Brumett, and Captain of Operations Randy Jacobs. The administrative office is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm.

301 North College Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47404

PH: (812) 349-2780
FAX: (812) 349-2828

Bloomington, Indiana is the county seat and largest city in Monroe County. The county has an area of 411.32 square miles and the population was 139,718 at the 2020 United States Census.

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

Monroe County violent crime is 19.5. (The US average is 22.7)
Monroe County property crime is 40.2. (The US average is 35.4)

Monroe County Public Records Information

The public may obtain records kept by any government agency, such as police reports created by the Sheriff’s Office. Monroe County provides an Access to Public Records Act form online. The form requires the requestor’s name and contact information, a description of the records being requested, and a preferred delivery method (mail or pick-up). In-county residents must pick up their copies of the records. Requests may be submitted in person at the Sheriff’s Office lobby between 8am and 4pm Monday through Friday or by email or fax. Records may incur a printing fee, which can be paid with cash, money order, Visa, Mastercard, or debit card. Submit requests to:

Email: shrecords@co.monroe.in.us
Fax: 812-349-2828

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