Martin County Jail Mugshots and Inmate Records

Martin County jail mugshots and inmate records are maintained by the Martin County Sheriff's Office at 318 Capital Avenue in Shoals, Indiana. Martin County is one of Indiana's smaller, more rural counties, and the sheriff does not currently operate an online inmate roster, so the main options for finding booking records are calling the sheriff's office directly or using statewide tools such as VINE. This page covers all your options and explains what state law says about access to Martin County arrest records.

Martin County Sheriff and Jail Records

The Martin County Sheriff's Office is at 318 Capital Avenue, PO Box 180, Shoals, IN 47581. The main number is 812-247-3726. You can reach the sheriff's office by phone during business hours to ask about current inmates or recent bookings. Staff can confirm whether someone is in custody and provide basic information about charges and booking dates.

Martin County does not currently post an online inmate roster or mugshot database. For a county this size, direct contact with the jail is often the fastest route. Calling 812-247-3726 and asking specifically about the jail line gets you to someone who can confirm custody status. You can also use VINE as a 24/7 alternative.

The VINE system, shown below, covers Martin County and provides around-the-clock access to custody status and release notifications.

VINE covers Martin County inmates and lets you search by name or register for release alerts at any hour.

If VINE does not return a result for the person you are looking for, they may have been released or may not yet have been processed into the system.

Indiana Code IC 36-2-13-5 requires the Martin County Sheriff to photograph and fingerprint any person booked into the jail on a felony or misdemeanor charge. That requirement is why booking photos exist as public records. Indiana Code IC 5-14-3-5 confirms that basic arrest information must be publicly available upon request.

VINE and Indiana SAVIN for Martin County

VINE is the most practical tool for Martin County inmate searches when you can't reach the jail by phone. Go to VINELink or call 1-866-959-VINE. Search by name to check current custody status. Sign up for notifications and VINE will alert you by phone, email, or text when someone is released or transferred from the Martin County Jail.

Indiana SAVIN at indianasavin.in.gov is a parallel tool for victim notification. It covers both county jails and state prisons in Indiana. If you need automated alerts tied to a specific Martin County inmate, SAVIN is built for that. Both tools are free and require no account creation.

For court records linked to Martin County arrests, the Indiana Courts MyCase portal covers Martin Circuit Court and lets you search by name or case number to see case filings and outcomes. Searches are free.

Martin County Jail Mugshots and Arrest Records

In Martin County, as everywhere in Indiana, a jail mugshot is a booking photo taken when a person is processed into the jail. It documents the arrest, not a conviction. Someone whose photo appears in a booking record may have charges that are later dropped, reduced, or dismissed at trial.

Booking records typically include name, date of birth, the charges filed against the person, bond amount, and booking date. Release date information may or may not be included depending on whether a judge has set a date. For outcome information, court records through MyCase are more useful than the booking record alone.

Indiana Code IC 5-14-3-4 carves out some exceptions. Records tied to active investigations, juvenile cases, and court-sealed documents are not public. For standard adult arrests in Martin County, IC 5-14-3-5 requires that basic information be made available. If you believe records have been wrongly withheld, the Indiana Public Access Counselor handles those disputes.

Martin County Court Records

Cases from Martin County arrests go through Martin Circuit Court in Shoals. MyCase covers Martin Circuit Court and lets you look up the full case history for any case by name or case number. This is where you find out what happened after the booking: whether charges were filed, how hearings went, and what the final outcome was.

For physical copies or certified records, contact the Martin County Clerk of Courts. Fees apply for certified documents. Free basic case lookups are available through MyCase. The clerk handles filings and records access for cases heard in Martin County courts.

Indiana Code IC 35-38-5-5 governs expungement. If someone in Martin County successfully petitions for expungement, official court systems restrict access to those records. Third-party sites that recorded the data before the order may still display it. Expungement changes what official agencies share; it does not erase all records everywhere.

IDOC and State Prison Transfers

When a Martin County inmate is sentenced to state prison, they transfer out of the county jail system. The IDOC Offender Locator tracks people in Indiana DOC custody by name, showing their facility, sentence, and projected release date. County jail records and IDOC are separate systems. If someone is no longer in the Martin County Jail, IDOC is the next place to check.

Indiana Code IC 10-13-3-27 sets the framework for how criminal history data is shared at the state level. A formal background check through Indiana State Police requires a fee and covers a broader range of records than a jail lookup or VINE search. For a comprehensive picture of someone's Indiana criminal history, that is the right process. For a quick custody check, VINE and direct contact with the Martin County Sheriff's Office are faster and free.

Cities in Martin County

Shoals is the county seat of Martin County. No cities in Martin County meet the population threshold for a dedicated city records page on this site.

Nearby Counties

Martin County is in southwestern Indiana and borders several other counties with their own jail records and inmate search tools.