The Indiana Department of Correction runs the search for people in Indiana state prisons. Here is how to use it, what it covers, and where to look if the person is not there.
- Agency
- Indiana Department of Correction
- Official search
- Incarcerated Search
- ID number
- DOC number
How to search the IDOC inmate list
The Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) runs a public search called Incarcerated Search. You can search by last name, first and last name, or DOC number.
- The search page shows the date the database was last updated.
The number to write down is the DOC number. You will need it to send money or mail, to set up calls and visits, and to find the same person again.
Indiana state prisons we list
We do not copy the Indiana prison inmate list yet. These are the state prisons in our Indiana directory, with address, phone and visiting basics. Use the department's search above to find a person.
- Branchville Correctional Facility State prison in Branchville
- Chain O'Lakes Correctional Facility State prison in Albion
- Correctional Industrial Facility State prison in Pendleton
- Craine House State prison in Indianapolis
- Duvall Center State prison in Indianapolis
- Edinburgh Correctional Facility State prison in Edinburgh
- Heritage Trail Correctional Facility State prison in Plainfield
- Hope Hall State prison in Evansville
- Indiana State Prison State prison in Michigan City
- Indiana Women's Prison State prison in Indianapolis
- Madison Correctional Facility State prison in Madison
- Miami Correctional Facility State prison in Bunker Hill
- New Castle Correctional Facility State prison in New Castle
- Pendleton Correctional Facility State prison in Pendleton
- Pierceton Woods Academy Detention Center State prison in Pierceton
- Plainfield Correctional Facility State prison in Plainfield
- Putnamville Correctional Facility State prison in Greencastle
- Reception Diagnostic Center State prison in Plainfield
- Rockville Correctional Facility State prison in Rockville
- South Bend Community Re Entry Center State prison in South Bend
- Wabash Valley Correctional Facility State prison in Carlisle
- Westville Correctional Facility State prison in Westville
Which IDOC do you need?
"IDOC" is short for more than one state's corrections department, and each one searches only its own state. This page is about the Indiana Department of Correction. If the person was sentenced in another state, use that state's page:
- Idaho: Idaho Department of Correction. Search tool: Resident/Client Search. Search by last name or IDOC number (at least the first two letters of the last name, or the first three digits of the number).
- Illinois: Illinois Department of Corrections. Search tool: Individual in Custody Search. Search by name.
- Iowa: Iowa Department of Corrections. Search tool: Iowa Offender Search. Search by first, middle and last name, offender number, sex, location, offense or county of commitment.
State prison, county jail or federal prison?
The Indiana Department of Correction holds people serving state prison sentences. Someone arrested in the last few days is almost always in a county jail instead, and will not show up in the state prison search yet. For a recent arrest, start with the county: open our Indiana page and pick the county where the arrest happened.
People sentenced for federal crimes are held by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which has its own search. See federal inmate search (BOP).
After you find them
- Visits: most prisons require you to be on the person's approved visitor list first. How visiting works.
- Money: how to send money and how commissary works.
- Mail and calls: sending mail, phone calls and video visits.
- Release and transfer alerts: VINE notifications.
Questions
What do I need to search the IDOC inmate list?
The Incarcerated Search lets you search by last name, first and last name, or DOC number. A full legal name or the ID number works best.
Someone was just arrested in Indiana. Will they be in the IDOC search?
Usually not. People who were just arrested are held in a county jail first. They are moved to a state prison only after a sentence to state prison. Check the county jail where the arrest happened.
What does IDOC stand for?
It depends on the state. The Idaho Department of Correction, the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Indiana Department of Correction all use IDOC on their own websites, and people also use it for the Iowa Department of Corrections.
Can one IDOC search find people in another state?
No. Each department only lists people in its own state system. Search the state where the person was sentenced.
Is searchinmates.org part of the Indiana Department of Correction?
No. searchinmates.org is a private website. It is not affiliated with the Indiana Department of Correction or any government agency. The department's own search is the source of record.
Sources
We opened each of these pages on October 14, 2026. Rules and numbers change, so check the source before you act.
- Indiana Incarcerated Database Search, Indiana Department of Correction. How the search works and what it covers.
- Correctional Institutions, Bureau of Justice Statistics. How jails (run locally) differ from prisons (run by a state or the federal government).
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