Madison County Jail Roster
The official law-enforcement source is the Madison County Sheriff's Department. Sheriff John Beeman is identified in official county criminal-justice materials, and the Sheriff's site separates current inmates, warrants, records, jail division, visitation, communication, commissary, and inmate mail into different service pages. The current-inmate route links to the Madison County Jail inmate inquiry portal, which is the local roster path for people held at the county jail.
The roster is a custody tool. It should not be read as the full court file or as a final conviction record. A person can appear in jail because of a new arrest, warrant, failure to appear, probation matter, hold, transfer, or sentence. To understand the filed charge and case outcome, check the criminal case in MyCase. To understand the police report, use the Sheriff's Records Division. To understand prison custody after sentencing, use the Indiana Department of Correction path.
The manifest source for the Madison County Jail inmate inquiry shows the county's inmate lookup portal.
That jail inquiry source is the best online start for current local custody, while court and prison systems answer different record questions.
Use Madison County Inmate Roster
The roster workflow is name based. Search carefully, because spelling, middle initials, and booking-time delays can affect results. If the person was just arrested, the public profile may not be complete. If the person was moved to state prison, released, or transferred to federal custody, the county roster may no longer be the right source.
- Open the Madison County Jail inmate inquiry from the Sheriff's current-inmates page.
- Enter a last name first, then add first name or middle initial if the portal returns too many matches.
- Review the result list for booking date, name, and custody clues before opening a profile.
- Open the inmate profile and compare charges, bond, court, warrant number, and release fields where shown.
- Check MyCase for filed charges and the Sheriff's Department by phone when online custody data seems delayed.
The Sheriff's site did not document an official Madison County, Indiana Sheriff mobile app during the research pass. Do not rely on an app-only inmate lookup unless the Sheriff's official pages later publish one.
Madison County Roster Fields
The jail inquiry field table captured in the research file lists optional name and booking-date fields. A blank or broad search can be noisy. A last-name search with a first-name filter is usually cleaner, but the portal may still require follow-up when names are common or recently booked records are not yet fully indexed.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Optional | Search current inmates by surname. |
| First Name | Text | Optional | Narrows the name search. |
| Middle Name / Initial | Text | Optional | Use when the portal displays or accepts it. |
| Booking Date / Date Range | Date | Optional | Useful if the portal exposes booking-date filters. |
| Search | Button | n/a | Runs the jail roster inquiry. |
| Clear / Reset | Button | n/a | Clears the current criteria. |
Madison County Inmate Profile
A Madison County inmate profile can include booking and custody details, but the depth depends on the public record. Some fields may be missing, limited, or withheld for security. Medical, suicide-watch, protective-custody, victim, and confidential information should not be expected in a public roster display.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Full public inmate name as listed in the jail inquiry. |
| Booking number / inmate number | Custody identifier when the profile includes it. |
| Booking date and time | Current intake date and time for the jail booking. |
| Age or date of birth | Age or DOB details where public display allows. |
| Physical descriptors | Sex, race, height, weight, hair, and eye fields when exposed. |
| Arresting agency | Agency that booked or brought the person to jail. |
| Charges | Charge text, count, statute or code, and level if included. |
| Bond | Bond amount and type by charge if set and public. |
| Court or warrant number | Issuing court, next court, or warrant identifier where listed. |
| Housing or release field | Facility, housing, release date, or scheduled release when public and available. |
Madison County Jail Contacts
The official jail pages identify the Madison County Sheriff's Department and Madison County Jail at 720 Central Avenue in Anderson. The research did not locate a verified public capacity count, tower map, medical program inventory, or separate annex list from official sources. Use the named jail and sheriff contact block rather than unofficial facility lists.
Madison County Sheriff's Department
720 Central Avenue
Anderson, IN 46016
Dispatch: 765-642-0221
Records: 765-646-9290
Madison County Jail
720 Central Avenue
Anderson, IN 46016
Jail: 765-646-9285
Call or use the official visitation page for current visit rules.
Sheriff Civil Office
16 East 9th Street, Suite 305
Anderson, IN 46016
Civil Office: 765-641-9620
Handles civil papers and court-order service.
The manifest source for the Madison County Jail page provides the local jail contact context.
The jail contact page supports the local facility block and avoids unverified capacity or annex claims.
Madison County Booking Process
Booking starts when an arresting officer transports a person to the county jail. Intake staff identify and search the person, inventory property, take the booking photo and fingerprints, enter charges and warrants, screen for medical and classification needs, and place the person into custody status. The person then waits for bond decision, initial hearing, release, transfer, or continued detention.
The jail record and court record then split. The jail record shows custody status, booking details, bond, housing, and possible release information. The court record shows filed charges, hearings, bond orders, pleas, dispositions, sentence, and later case events. For the charge and outcome side, use Madison County criminal court records after checking the roster.
Madison County Custody Channels
Not every inmate record is local jail custody. The Madison County Jail inquiry is for current county jail custody. The Indiana Department of Correction covers sentenced prisoners in state custody. Indiana SAVIN/VINELink provides custody-status notification. The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator applies to federal custody. A person may move from county jail to state or federal custody after sentencing or transfer.
- County jail roster is for current local custody at the Madison County Jail.
- Indiana DOC offender search is for state prison and IDOC-supervised custody.
- Indiana SAVIN/VINELink is for notification and custody-status alerts.
- Federal BOP locator is for federal custody, not local Madison County jail custody.
- MyCase is for filed court charges, hearings, bond orders, and dispositions.
The manifest source for Indiana SAVIN/VINELink is approved for Madison County jail services.
SAVIN is useful when the goal is notification, while the jail inquiry remains the direct roster search for county custody.
The manifest source for the Indiana Department of Correction helps separate Madison County jail custody from state prison custody.
IDOC is the better source after a sentenced person leaves the county jail and enters state custody.
The manifest source for the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator applies when a Madison County resident or arrestee is in federal custody.
The federal locator does not replace the Madison County jail roster, but it closes the custody gap when a person is no longer held locally.
Madison County Inmate Visitation
The Sheriff's site divides family-contact information into visitation, communication, mail, and commissary pages. Because vendors, rates, rules, and schedules can change, the official Sheriff's pages should be checked before a visit is planned. The research file confirms the official channel but did not extract exact visit durations, vendor fee schedules, holiday exceptions, or a fixed weekly time grid from official text.
| Topic | Official-source status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| On-site visitation | Sheriff's inmate visitation page | Use the live page for current days, times, approvals, and rules. |
| Remote or video visitation | Visitation and communication pages | Confirm vendor, account setup, device rules, and rates before scheduling. |
| Attorney visitation | Jail or visitation guidance | Professional visits generally use separate procedures and should be confirmed with the jail. |
| Child visitors | Visitation rules | Check age, guardian, and ID rules before arrival. |
| ID requirements | Visitation page | Government photo ID rules should be verified from the current page. |
| Dress code | Visitation page | Use exact jail wording from the live Sheriff's page. |
The manifest source for Madison County inmate visitation provides the official visitation channel.
The visitation page is the source to check before travel because jail visit rules can change faster than roster data.
Contact Madison County Inmates
Phone, video, and messaging access are handled through the Sheriff's inmate communication channel and any vendor linked there. Families should confirm account setup, rates, refund rules, device needs, and blocked-number policies directly through the current Sheriff's page or vendor. These communication accounts are separate from bond, fines, restitution, and court costs.
Mail rules are also separate. The Sheriff's inmate mail page is the source for the current address format and restrictions. Include the inmate's full name and booking or inmate number if the jail requires it. Expect limits on contraband, cash, personal checks, explicit content, threats, coded messages, and items that create safety risks. Legal mail may be handled differently from personal mail under jail policy.
The manifest source for Madison County inmate communication documents the official phone, video, and messaging channel.
That communication source helps keep phone and video account details tied to the Sheriff's current vendor instructions.
Madison County Commissary Funds
Commissary money is for inmate purchases, not for bond. The Sheriff's commissary page is the official source for deposit options and any approved vendor. Deposit channels may include online, kiosk, phone, or other jail-approved methods, but the exact vendor, limits, and fees should be verified from the current page before sending funds.
Bond is handled through the court and jail bond process. Court fines, costs, and restitution are handled through court payment channels. Mixing those payment types can delay release or fail to credit the correct account. When the goal is release, ask the jail or court about bond. When the goal is store purchases, use the commissary route.
Madison County Jail Records Requests
The Sheriff's Records Division is separate from the roster. A person looking for current custody uses the inmate inquiry, while a person looking for the incident report behind an arrest or crash uses Records. The Records Division is at 720 Central Avenue, Anderson, IN 46016, phone 765-646-9290, fax 765-646-9296. Crash reports completed by the Sheriff's Department cost $8.00 from Records or $12.00 online.
Adult background checks are completed in person during approved office hours, require photo identification such as a state ID or driver's license, cost $3.00, and are not available for third-party requesters. This matters because a roster result may tell whether a person is held now, but the report path may be needed to understand the underlying incident. The court path is still needed for charges and final disposition.