This is a private reference site, not a Newton County government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a detainee, post bond, schedule a visit, or retrieve official booking records. For those actions, use the public office or locator that holds the record.
Where to Start for Jail and Records Questions
For current jail questions, begin with the Newton County Jail or the Newton County Sheriff's Department. For written records, the sheriff's public records page requires the official APRA form under Indiana Code 5-14-3.
Newton County Jail
304 E Seymour St, Kentland, IN 47951
Phone: (219) 474-3999
Fax: (219) 474-5666
Newton County Sheriff's Department
304 E Seymour St, Kentland, IN 47951
Phone: (219) 474-3331
Fax: (219) 474-3333
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8 AM-4 PM
Public Records Requests
Newton County Sheriff's Office, ATTN: Records, 304 E Seymour Street, Kentland, IN 47951
APRA email: scothran@newtoncounty.in.gov
Records fax: (219) 474-3333
Communications Center
For non-emergency records or to speak with a department employee, the county lists 219-474-5661. Call 911 for emergencies.
Newton County Prosecutor
Rebecca G. Goddard, Prosecuting Attorney
505 N Seventh St, Kentland, IN 47951
Phone: (219) 474-5777
Use the list below to choose the route that matches the record or custody question.
- For a person believed to be in the local jail, use the jail inmate records guide and the Newton County Jail phone number.
- For booking photo questions, start with jail roster mugshots and the sheriff APRA process if an official copy is needed.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and Indiana MyCase.
- For facility address, phone, visitation, and bond details, see the Newton County Jail page.
- For a sentenced Indiana prisoner, search the Indiana Department of Correction offender locator.
- For federal custody, use the BOP inmate locator or the U.S. Marshals route for federal pretrial custody. For immigration detention, use ICE's Online Detainee Locator System.
- For custody or case notifications in Indiana, use VINELink when notification service is available for the record.