Search Evansville Jail Mugshots

Evansville jail mugshots are managed by the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office, which publishes both a live inmate lookup and a recent bookings list on its website. Evansville is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the largest city in southwestern Indiana. When Evansville Police officers arrest someone, the person goes to the Vanderburgh County Jail for booking and photographing. Indiana Code 36-2-13-5 requires the sheriff to photograph all arrested persons, and those records are public under IC 5-14-3-5. The sheriff makes it easy to find these records online, which is relatively rare among Indiana counties.

Vanderburgh County Sheriff Inmate Lookup

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff posts two key online resources for finding Evansville jail mugshots. The inmate lookup at vanderburghsheriff.org/jail/inmate-lookup lets you search by name for current detainees. The recent bookings page at vanderburghsheriff.org/jail/recent-bookings shows people booked within the last few days, often with booking photos, charges, and bond information.

The recent bookings page is updated frequently, making it useful for finding someone arrested in the last few days in Evansville or anywhere in Vanderburgh County. For older records, use the inmate lookup tool or submit a records request to the sheriff's office directly.

For full information on the Vanderburgh County Jail, including contact details and policies, see the Vanderburgh County page on this site.

Evansville Police Central Records

The Evansville Police Department's Central Records Unit handles city-level records requests. The unit is at 15 N.W. MLK Jr. BLVD, Room 126, Evansville, IN 47708. Their direct line is (812) 436-7956, and the unit is open Monday through Friday, 7am to 5pm.

The Central Records Unit handles incident report copies, arrest log requests, and other city police records. Booking photos and jail records are a function of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff, not the city police. But if you need documentation that someone was arrested by Evansville officers specifically, the records unit is the right starting point.

Indiana law at IC 5-14-3-5 makes arrest records public. The city must respond to written requests within seven days. For arrests handled at the county jail, direct your request to the sheriff's records office instead.

Indiana INjail and Statewide Search

In addition to the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's own tools, you can use Indiana's statewide INjail portal at public.indianajail.gov to search for current inmates. The portal pulls from multiple county jails, so it is a single place to check even if you are unsure which county is holding someone.

The IDOC Offender Locator at offenderlocator.idoc.in.gov covers people in state prison. Once someone leaves county jail for a state facility, they appear in IDOC's system rather than the sheriff's inmate search.

VINE Notifications

Indiana VINE lets family members and others track when a Vanderburgh County inmate is released, transferred, or escapes. Register at VINELink.com or call 1-866-959-VINE (8463). You can set up notifications by phone, email, or text. The service is free and available 24 hours a day.

Indiana SAVIN at indianasavin.in.gov gives custody status information across Indiana's county and state systems. If you are not sure whether someone is still at the Vanderburgh County Jail or has been moved, SAVIN can help locate them.

Court Records in Vanderburgh County

Evansville arrests go through Vanderburgh Circuit Court or Vanderburgh Superior Courts. Indiana's court records tool, MyCase, lets you search cases by name or case number. You can see what charges were filed, when hearings are set, and how cases ended. It won't show booking photos but links the jail booking to the formal case file.

MyCase is regularly updated and covers both active and closed cases. If the sheriff's inmate search no longer shows someone because they were released, a MyCase search can still find the case record and its status.

Records Law and Expungement

Arrest records in Indiana are public under IC 5-14-3-5. The Vanderburgh County Sheriff and Evansville Police must honor public records requests for arrest data, including booking photos. Exceptions under IC 5-14-3-4 apply to active investigations and other protected categories.

Under IC 35-38-5-5, Indiana courts can grant expungement that removes past arrest and conviction records from public access. Once expunged, those records won't appear in the sheriff's inmate search or other routine public tools. IC 10-13-3-27 covers limited criminal history dissemination, which is a separate process through Indiana State Police.

The Indiana Public Access Counselor at in.gov/pac handles complaints about records access. Their opinion on warrants and mugshots explains what agencies must disclose and what they may withhold.

Nearby Cities

Evansville is the primary city in Vanderburgh County. Other qualifying Indiana cities with pages on this site include the following.