Find an Inmate in Indiana

This page helps users complete an inmate search in Indiana by using official tools for locating incarcerated individuals, checking offender status, and requesting related records.

The Indiana Department of Correction Incarcerated Search is the main statewide lookup for facility assignment and DOC number details. Indiana SAVIN also supports offender searches and status notifications.

Indiana Department of Correction Incarcerated Search

Use the search incarcerated individuals through IDOC tool when you need to locate someone in Indiana Department of Correction custody or confirm a DOC number.

Have as much identifying information ready as possible before searching.

• Last name
• First name, when known
• DOC number, when available

A DOC number search can reduce extra steps. Name searches may be done by last name only, but adding a first name helps narrow results.

• Open the Indiana Incarcerated Database Search.
• Choose name search or DOC number search.
• Enter the available details in the search fields.
• Review the matching record for the facility assignment and DOC number.

The database showed an update date of 05/11/2026, so users should still verify important details before relying on a record for time-sensitive decisions.

Indiana SAVIN offender search and notifications

Indiana SAVIN is the Statewide Automated Victim Information & Notification service. It lets users search by offender name, offender identification number, or court case number.

Use the search Indiana SAVIN offender records page when you want offender status information or a path to notification registration.

• Offender last name, with first name optional
• Offender identification number
• Case or cause number assigned by the court

When searching by name, only the last name is required. A partial or complete last name may be used, and adding a first name can make results easier to review.

Offender records requests

For records beyond the locator result, the Indiana Department of Correction provides an offender records request process. Requests may require an Authorization of Release Form, and incomplete forms or requests without that form may not be processed.

After completing the release form, a request may be submitted by mail or email. The email subject line should include the name and DOC number.

For broader public records requests, the IDOC APRA Portal lets users submit a request form, save progress, view request status, and receive email updates.

Facility location and support options

The IDOC locator can help users find the incarcerated individual’s facility assignment and DOC number. Those details are also useful for mail, visitation, phone, and money account tasks.

To write to an incarcerated individual, users need the person’s name, DOC number, and the name and address of the correctional facility where the person is housed. IDOC facility pages provide facility-specific information.

For visitation, IDOC states that visitors must register for a ViaPath account and be approved before scheduling in-person or online visits. Scheduling on ViaPath’s platform observes Eastern Time.

Indiana inmate search contacts

Use these contacts for accuracy concerns, offender records requests, APRA questions, and SAVIN notification support.

• Indiana Department of Correction, 302 West Washington Street IGCS, Room E334 Indianapolis, IN 46204
• IDOC Offender Records Request, 302 W. Washington Street, Room E-334 Indianapolis, IN 46204
  Email: coaoffenderrecordrequest@idoc.in.gov
• IDOC APRA requests
  Email: DOCPublicRecords@idoc.in.gov
• Indiana SAVIN and ALERT Notification Service
  Phone: (866) 891-0330