Gibson County Jail Overview
Gibson County Jail is operated by the Gibson County Sheriff's Office. Official sources also show the facility as Gibson County Detention Center in the Tiger Commissary vendor system. The jail is the verified local detention facility in the county facility map. No separate official state prison, federal prison, ICE detention center, public regional jail, or standalone work-release facility page was located inside Gibson County from the source review.
The jail holds people booked after local arrest, people held on Gibson Circuit Court or Gibson Superior Court warrants, pretrial detainees awaiting bond or court action, people serving local jail sentences, and local holds accepted by the sheriff. The public online roster should be described carefully. It is the official Gibson County Recent Booking Records portal, not a confirmed full real-time custody census.
Gibson County Jail Capacity
The current facility capacity figure located in the research is 210 beds, sourced to Gibson County Council minutes from June 11, 2024, and supported by jail project materials. The Garmong Construction project page describes a 42,000-square-foot detention project with a booking area, the sheriff's office, administrative and training areas, and a central command center. The sheriff jail page itself does not publish a bed count.
Historic Vera data is useful background but not a current head count. Vera listed a 2024 jail population figure of 92 and a 2019 figure of 134 during the old jail era. Current ADP, current demographic makeup, and current pretrial or sentenced split were not located in official county materials.
Search Gibson County Jail Records
The correct public lookup channel for this county jail is the sheriff's Inmate Lookup page or the direct Gibson County Recent Booking Records portal. The page displays recent booking cards with a mugshot, name, residence, age, booked date and time, and an expandable charges panel. It did not show release status, housing unit, booking number, court date, case number, or statutory charge code in the inspected public render.
- Open the sheriff inmate lookup page or direct booking portal.
- Use the general Search field for the person's name.
- Try the A through Z filters if a broad search is needed.
- Expand the Charges panel to review charge text and bond amounts.
- Call the jail at 812-385-2018 if current custody, release, or bond status is unclear.
- Use MyCase for filed court charges and IDOC for sentenced state custody after transfer.
The sheriff's embedded lookup page is visible on the Gibson County Sheriff's Inmate Lookup page.
The wrapper matters because it confirms that the Recent Booking Records portal is the sheriff-linked lookup channel for local Gibson County Jail bookings.
Gibson County Jail Contact
The jail information line is the practical fallback when a roster card is missing, a bond field is unclear, or a family member needs to confirm whether a person is still held. Sheriff administration and public-records requests use the same East Brumfield Avenue campus address.
Gibson County Jail
119 E Brumfield Ave
Princeton, IN 47670
812-385-2018
Jail administration and custody questions
Gibson County Sheriff's Office
119 E Brumfield Ave
Princeton, IN 47670
812-385-3496
Fax: 812-385-2814
Visit Gibson County Jail Inmates
Friends and family visits are handled by video. The sheriff jail page says all visits are done by video chat through a third-party provider. For onsite public visits, the inmate uses a terminal in the housing area and the visitor uses a terminal in the public visitation room in the sheriff office lobby. Remote visits use Inmate Sales with a computer or device that has a camera, speaker, and high-speed internet.
| Visit Type | Schedule | Cost / Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Onsite public video | Wednesday 6-8pm; Saturday 8-11am and 1-4pm; Sunday 8-11am and 1-4pm | One free 15-minute onsite visit per inmate weekly; schedule 24 hours ahead. |
| Remote video | Every day 8am-9pm except meal times | $0.40 per minute through Inmate Sales. |
| Attorney visit | 8am-4pm Monday-Friday | After-hours attorney visits require arrangements by 2pm that day. |
Adult visitors need photo ID. Visitors age 15 and under must be with a parent or legal guardian. Children who are not allowed to visit may not be left unattended. Improper attire can suspend visiting privileges, and onsite visitors should arrive 10 minutes early.
Gibson County Jail Bond
Bond can be handled 24/7 by going to the jail lobby and pressing the silver intercom box to speak with a jailer. The sheriff page says cash must be exact change. Credit cards are accepted with surcharges, and GovPayNow can be used for online credit-card bond payments. Gibson County lists Bond/Bail location code 1020 and Tax Warrants location code 1332. Online bond payments are set to a maximum of $2,500.
| Charge Level | Bail Bond Amount | 10% Cash Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Class D felony | $7,500.00 | $750.00 |
| Class A misdemeanor | $6,500.00 | $650.00 |
| Class B misdemeanor | $5,500.00 | $550.00 |
| Class C misdemeanor | $4,500.00 | $450.00 |
The schedule is based on each charge when there is no arrest warrant. Warrants can set their own bond. Class A, B, and C felony bonds are set by a judge. A signed promise to appear must be filled out by the clerk or sheriff before release, and out-of-state license or address status doubles the calculated bond under the local jail page.
Gibson County Jail Money
Official inmate mail rules and a mail address format were not located in the sheriff materials reviewed. Money, commissary, phone, and text services are documented. Tiger Commissary handles web deposits and commissary orders for Gibson County Detention Center in Princeton. Inmate Sales handles video visits, phone cards, and inmate texting or chirping. These are separate services and should not be treated as one vendor.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Web deposits | Tiger Commissary, select Indiana, Gibson IN, Gibson County Detention Center. |
| Commissary order | Tiger Commissary order service after selecting the inmate. |
| Lobby cash deposit | $200 cash transaction limit. |
| Lobby debit/credit deposit | $150 debit or credit transaction limit. |
| Phone and video | Inmate Sales, select Gibson County Jail Indiana. |
| Texting/chirping | $4 monthly device rental and $0.10 per incoming or outgoing text; no pictures or emojis. |
Booking at Gibson County Jail
Gibson County official sources do not publish a full intake manual, but the public record trail shows the main steps. A person arrested in Gibson County may be transported to the jail, booked into the facility, photographed, and listed later in the Recent Booking Records portal. The public card can show booking date and time, mugshot, name, residence, age, charge text, per-charge bond, and total bond.
The new jail project includes a booking area and central command center. The sheriff jail page also notes medical providers, NCCHC accreditation, more than 100 cameras monitoring jail and work-release areas, doors and lights controlled from the Communications Center, and backup power systems. Those details support the facility description, but they do not provide a roster refresh rate or a public release-retention period.
Gibson County Jail Records
When the online portal does not show the needed booking card, booking photo, jail log entry, or custody-history detail, the sheriff's public-records form is the local fallback. The form is made under Indiana APRA, IC 5-14-3. It lets the requester choose inspection or copies, asks for a detailed description, says copying fees may apply, and can be submitted in person, by mail, or by email to info@gibsoncountysheriff.com.
Indiana public-records law generally opens public records, but law-enforcement investigatory records may be withheld at agency discretion. Court filings should be requested from the Gibson County Clerk rather than the jail. Sentenced state-prison records are IDOC records, and federal or immigration custody records belong to federal agencies.
About Gibson County Jail
The sheriff jail page says Gibson County Jail is one of only 10 jails in Indiana accredited by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. It also states the jail has been tobacco-product-free since October 1997. The page names jail commanders Amanda Loesch and Andrea Shell, physician Dr. Quentin Emerson, nurse provider Quality Correctional Care, dentist Dr. John Lawlor, and jail secretary Audrey Morrison.
Recent construction is part of the facility story. The sheriff homepage described the new building as including the County Jail, Sheriff's Office, and 911 Dispatch Center along East Brumfield Avenue. Local news reported that the new jail project responded to prior overcrowding and understaffing concerns and included video arraignment rooms and treatment-center space. Use the county and project sources for the bed count, and treat news reports as background context.
Note: Confirm custody, bond, and visit scheduling with Gibson County Jail before traveling or sending funds.