No Official Newton County Online Jail Roster Was Found
The most important local finding is negative but useful: official Newton County, Indiana sources reviewed during research did not show a public online inmate roster, booking report, recent-bookings list, or searchable Newton County Jail profile page. The official Newton County Jail page gives jail phone, fax, visitation, bond, clothing, and commissary rules, but it does not link to a current roster. The Newton County Sheriff's Department page links jail and public-records services, not a confirmed roster.
That does not mean Newton County keeps no booking records. The sheriff corrections job description says jail staff photograph or videotape detainees, take fingerprints, enter required information into the Jail Records Management System, receipt money and property, start classification, start medical screening, process bonding, maintain logs, and answer certain detainee-status questions. The difference is that these are jail records and internal operating records, not a published online county roster with confirmed public fields.
Practical starting point: for current custody, call Newton County Jail at (219) 474-3999. For copies of jail, booking, or police records, use the sheriff APRA form.
Step-by-Step Lookup and Fallback Chain
Use the channel that matches the situation. Same-day custody is different from a filed court case, a state-prison sentence, a federal hold, or an immigration detention question.
- Call Newton County Jail at (219) 474-3999 for immediate custody, visiting, bond, and jail-lobby questions.
- Call the sheriff department at (219) 474-3331 during Monday-Friday office hours for records routing or APRA questions.
- Use Newton County Communications Center non-emergency administration at 219-474-5661 for non-emergency routing to a department employee. Call 911 only for emergencies.
- Go in person to the sheriff and jail facility at 304 E Seymour St, Kentland, IN 47951 when a lobby or records request needs local handling.
- Submit the Newton County Sheriff's Office public-records request when the question is about copies of booking, corrections, police report, photo CD, audio, or related records.
- Search the Indiana Department of Correction incarcerated search if the person has been sentenced and moved into IDOC custody.
- Use Indiana VINELink for custody or case notification when notification is the goal.
- Search Indiana MyCase for court records after charges are filed. MyCase is not the jail roster.
- Use the BOP inmate locator for sentenced federal prisoners, and contact the U.S. Marshals Service Northern District of Indiana for federal pretrial routing when appropriate.
- Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System for immigration custody searches by A-number and country of birth or biographical details.
Newton County Jail Contact Card
Newton County Jail
304 E Seymour St
Kentland, IN 47951
(219) 474-3999
Jail fax: (219) 474-5666
Newton County Sheriff's Office Records
ATTN: Records, 304 E Seymour Street
Kentland, IN 47951
(219) 474-3331
Records fax: (219) 474-3333
Email route listed by county: scothran@newtoncounty.in.gov
The sheriff staff directory lists Sheriff Shannon Cothran as the current sheriff contact. The county pages use both "Sheriff's Department" and "Sheriff's Office" for the operator, and the jail page places Newton County Jail under that sheriff department structure.
Portal and Search-Field Inventory
The public portal situation is mixed. INjail Public Access is an Indiana county jail portal, but Newton County participation was not confirmed in the research. IDOC, by contrast, was inspected as the official sentenced-state-prison locator. Use INjail only as a possible future portal reference unless a Newton County result is confirmed. Use IDOC when the person is in state correctional custody.
| System | Confirmed for Newton County Jail? | Search Fields Found | Best Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton County Jail official website | No online roster found | No public roster fields published | Use jail phone, in person contact, or APRA request |
| INjail Public Access | Not Newton-confirmed | Last Name, First Name, Birth Date, County from portal snippet/app shell | Possible Indiana county jail portal only after Newton availability is verified |
| IDOC Incarcerated Search | Not a county jail roster | Last Name, First Name, DOC Number, Search, Reset | Sentenced state-prison custody and IDOC records |
| MyCase | Not a jail roster | Name/party, case number, attorney, county or court filters where available | Court cases after filing |
| BOP Inmate Locator | Federal only | BOP, DCDC, FBI, INS number or name with race, age, sex | Federal prisoners from 1982 to present |
| ICE ODLS | Immigration only | A-number plus country of birth, or biographical search | ICE detainees and some CBP custody over 48 hours |
The IDOC search results observed during research showed Name, DOC Number, Date of Birth, Race, Sex, and Facility/Location, with DOC Number linking to a detail page. The database note visible during research said it was last updated 06/12/2026. A Newton County Jail public profile could not be inventoried because no official Newton County roster profile was located.
APRA Request Route for Booking and Jail Records
Newton County Sheriff's Office says public-records requests must use the sheriff APRA form and that no other forms will be accepted. The county cites Indiana APRA, IC 5-14-3, and warns that requests must identify the record with particularity. Broad wording such as "any and all" or attempts to vacuum data may be denied or delayed.
For jail records, choose the Corrections department checkbox when the requested material concerns booking, detainee, jail, or inmate records. Choose Investigations when the request is for police investigative or incident material. If the request does not fit the listed incident checkboxes, use the Other line to describe the specific record, such as "booking record for the full name on or about the approximate date."
| APRA Form Field | Type | Use for Jail Records |
|---|---|---|
| Department requested from | Checkbox | Corrections for jail or booking records; Investigations for police files |
| Type of incident | Checkbox or Other line | Use Assault, Burglary, Theft, Robbery, Accident, or Other with a precise description |
| Person(s) Involved | Text line | Full name and identifiers known to the requester |
| Date, Time, Location | Text lines | Approximate booking, incident, or arrest details |
| Case Number | Text line | Use if known from court, bond, police, or jail paperwork |
| Name of Requestor | Required text | Requester identity, marked required on the form |
| Address, City, State, ZIP | Text lines | Mailing contact for response or copies |
| Phone No. and Email Address | Text lines | Contact information for processing questions |
| Date Requested | Text line | Requested timing, though delivery dates are not guaranteed |
| Records Available, Copies Made, Copying Fee, Custodian Signature, Comments | Office-use fields | Completed by the sheriff records office |
Submission channels include in person, mail, and email as listed on the county records page. The scanned form also lists fax at (219) 474-3333. Fees include $8.00 for each police report, photo CD, or audio recording requested for non-law-enforcement or non-governmental use, plus standard copy charges of $0.10 per page or direct cost for other reproductions. Payment for records fees is by money order, certified check, or exact cash; credit cards are not accepted for records-copy fees.
Sample Internal Booking Field Inventory
Because Newton County did not publish a roster profile, no public county sample record can be described as confirmed. The official corrections job description still confirms categories of information and workflow records that are created or maintained inside the jail. Treat these as internal or requestable record categories subject to APRA limits, not as fields guaranteed to appear on a public web profile.
| Record Area | Confirmed Local Detail |
|---|---|
| Identity and booking | Photographing or videotaping, fingerprinting, and required data entry into the Jail Records Management System |
| Money and property | Receiving and receipting money and personal property during intake, with property returned during release procedures |
| Search and clothing | Detainees are searched for weapons and contraband, showered, and changed into jail clothing |
| Classification | Initial inmate classification starts during intake, but categories and public housing labels are not published |
| Medical screening | Initial medical screening starts during intake; prescribed medications are monitored according to jail medical staff orders |
| Bond and release | Bonding forms, bond receipts, wanted-warrant checks, property return, and release processing are staff duties |
| Logs | Medication, visits, religious and rehabilitative programs, work release, court appearances, laundry, and cell checks are logged |
| Mail and personal items | Incoming and outgoing mail and personal items are received, distributed, examined, and logged |
| Grievances | Detainee grievances are routed through chain-of-command procedures |
County Jail vs. DOC, Federal, and ICE Custody
Newton County Jail is the local detention facility for people arrested by the sheriff's office and local agencies, people awaiting court action, people serving local jail sentences, and people awaiting transfer when applicable. IDOC is the state sentenced-prison system. BOP is federal prison custody. ICE ODLS is immigration detention lookup. A person may move among systems, so a failed search in one database does not prove the person was never arrested or never held.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Can Show |
|---|---|---|
| Current Newton County jail custody | Newton County Jail phone, in person, APRA for records | Custody, visiting, bond, and requestable jail records when releasable |
| Sentenced Indiana prison custody | IDOC locator | DOC number, facility or location, sentence details, release-date fields |
| Court case after arrest | MyCase and Newton County courts | Filed charges, hearings, cause number, orders, disposition |
| Federal sentenced custody | BOP locator | Register number, age, race, sex, release date, location |
| Federal pretrial custody | U.S. Marshals Northern District of Indiana or court counsel | Routing to a contract detention facility, not always a BOP result |
| Immigration custody | ICE ODLS | Current ICE or qualifying CBP custody lookup |
| Notification need | Indiana VINELink | Custody or case notification, not a replacement for jail confirmation |
Newton County Jail Visitation Schedule
The jail uses HomeWAV for phone and online visitation. The official jail page says visitors for phone and online visits must register at least 24 hours in advance, visits are limited to 30 minutes, identification is required, onsite visits remain limited to one per week, and visitors under 18 must have a parent or guardian present. No weekend visitation schedule was published in the official jail page reviewed during research.
| Pod | Day | Published Hours | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pods | Monday | 8:30 AM-11:00 AM; 12:00 PM-3:30 PM | HomeWAV registration, ID, 30-minute limit |
| All pods | Tuesday | 8:30 AM-11:00 AM; 12:00 PM-3:30 PM | HomeWAV registration, ID, 30-minute limit |
| All pods | Wednesday | 8:30 AM-11:00 AM; 12:00 PM-3:30 PM | HomeWAV registration, ID, 30-minute limit |
| All pods | Thursday | 8:30 AM-11:00 AM; 12:00 PM-3:30 PM | HomeWAV registration, ID, 30-minute limit |
| All pods | Friday | 8:30 AM-11:00 AM; 12:00 PM-3:30 PM | HomeWAV registration, ID, 30-minute limit |
Official Source Screenshots
The Newton County Sheriff's Office public-records request page is the source for the required APRA path when a jail record is not online.
That source is central to inmate-record access because it explains the required form, request particularity, fees, and submission channels.
The Indiana Department of Correction incarcerated search is the statewide locator for sentenced prisoners after county jail custody no longer controls the record.
Use the IDOC source only for state correctional custody. It should not be treated as a current Newton County Jail roster.
Sheriff App, Tips, and Final Lookup Cautions
The Newton County Sheriff Indiana app exists in the Apple App Store and Google Play. Store listings describe public safety news, communication with residents, crime reporting, tips, and other interactive features. The listings reviewed did not advertise a confirmed jail roster or inmate lookup feature, so the app should be treated as a news and tip tool unless the sheriff later publishes a roster feature.
A newly arrested person may not appear in MyCase right away because court filing follows arrest and booking. A person who was in Newton County Jail and is no longer there may have bonded out, been released, transferred to IDOC, moved to another county, moved into federal custody, or become subject to immigration custody. The correct record source changes with that movement. For same-day status, the jail phone line remains the most direct local route.
Confirm before acting: verify custody, bond, visiting, and money rules with Newton County Jail before traveling, sending funds, or assuming a database result is current.