LaPorte County Inmate Population is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule services, or obtain official booking records. Use the official office or locator that matches the record you need.
Where to Look for an Inmate or Record
For local custody questions in LaPorte County, Indiana, start with the La Porte County Jail or the La Porte County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Ron Heeg's office operates the jail and its records process.
La Porte County Jail
809 State Street, Suite 201A
La Porte, IN 46350
Main phone: 219-326-7700
Michigan City lines: 219-878-9132 or 219-879-3530
Toll-free: 800-548-5374
AIS jail information: 219-362-6548 or 219-878-9132
In-person office hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sheriff Administration
La Porte County Sheriff's Office
809 State Street, Suite 202A
La Porte, IN 46350
Sheriff: Ron Heeg
Main phone: 219-326-7700
Sheriff Records Division
809 State Street, Suite 201A
La Porte, IN 46350
Phone: 219-326-7700 ext. 2282
Fax: 219-324-6205
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Front-desk local criminal-history checks are available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. with valid photo ID.
LaPorte County Clerk
813 Lincolnway, Suite 105
La Porte, IN 46350
Phone: 219-326-6808 ext. 2471
The Sheriff's Records Division uses Indiana's Access to Public Records Act process for reports that are not available online. The official APRA request form and records fee schedule explain request details and copy costs.
- For a person currently held at La Porte County Jail, use jail inmate records, JailTracker, or the AIS phone line.
- For booking-photo context, roster availability, and records-request limits, use jail roster mugshots.
- For charges, hearings, and case filings after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and the LaPorte County Clerk.
- For a specific jail or prison in the county, use the detention-facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Indiana prisoner, search the Indiana Department of Correction offender locator.
- For a federal inmate, search the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
- For an immigration detainee, search the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.