La Porte County Jail Custody
La Porte County Jail is operated by the La Porte County Sheriff's Office. It is the primary local detention facility for people arrested by county deputies, La Porte police, Michigan City police, Indiana State Police, and other agencies that book through the county jail. The jail holds adults at the pretrial stage, people serving local jail sentences, court transports, and some other-agency holds when applicable. It should not be treated as the lookup point for every person in custody inside LaPorte County, because Westville Correctional Facility, Indiana State Prison, and LaPorte Juvenile Correctional Facility are separate Indiana Department of Correction facilities.
The local jail is a 24-hour operation, but public office business is more limited. Jail administration is led by Jail Commander Captain Andrew Hahn. The sheriff's jail pages and annual reports describe booking, classification, courts and transportation, medical care, inmate programs, community work, commissary, mail, and video visitation. That combination makes the jail roster useful for current custody, while the Records Division and court portal handle closed reports and formal case records.
The sheriff's jail contact page shows the public address and phone lines used for the jail. The facility can be reached at 809 State Street, Suite 201A, La Porte, IN 46350. The main La Porte line is 219-326-7700, and the Michigan City line on the jail contact page is 219-879-9132. The sheriff site also lists 219-878-9132 in some public jail information, so callers from Michigan City should verify the current line when calling.
La Porte County Jail Population
The most detailed recent public figures come from the sheriff's 2023 Annual Sheriff's Jail Report. It lists 368 rated beds and a 2023 average daily population of 347. That average was below the rated capacity, but the same report recorded a high one-day population of 383, a low of 308, and 30 days over rated capacity. That is more precise than saying the jail was simply full or empty, because daily booking and release volume moves the count throughout the year.
Admissions and releases were close in 2023, with 4,428 bookings and 4,416 releases. The jail also reported no escapes and no major disturbances that year, with one in-custody death investigated through the sheriff's detective process. Courts and Transportation moved inmates to court and other correctional destinations, including Indiana Department of Correction trips, which explains why a person may start on the LaPorte County roster and later appear in the state locator.
| Measure | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 368 beds | 2023 sheriff jail report |
| Average daily population | 347 | 2023 sheriff jail report |
| Highest one-day count | 383 | 2023 sheriff jail report |
| Lowest one-day count | 308 | 2023 sheriff jail report |
| Days over capacity | 30 | 2023 sheriff jail report |
La Porte County Jail Lookup
Current inmate information is searched through the sheriff's inmate information page and the official La Porte County JailTracker roster. JailTracker is the correct system for recent local arrests, people awaiting bond or court, and local jail custody. The Automated Information System is the fallback phone channel for charges, bonds, court dates, release dates, and court locations. The sheriff lists AIS access at 219-362-6548 or 219-878-9132, and the FAQ says to choose option 1.
- Open the sheriff inmate information page or the direct JailTracker roster for La Porte County Jail.
- Search by last name first. Add a first name when the roster returns several same-name results.
- Open the matching roster profile and compare booking date, charges, bond, court, holds, release status, and arresting agency.
- If a new arrest does not appear online, call AIS option 1 or the jail information line before assuming the person is not in custody.
- If the person has been sentenced to Indiana prison, switch to the IDOC locator. County JailTracker is not the sentenced-prisoner system.
The jail roster is a custody snapshot. It is useful, but it is not the final court record. Formal charges, amended counts, dismissed counts, hearings, and case outcomes are handled in Indiana MyCase and by the LaPorte County courts. For broader lookup routing, the LaPorte County inmate records page separates jail roster, court, IDOC, federal, and VINE channels.
La Porte County Jail Contact
The jail contact card below is for custody questions, public office routing, mail formatting, and visit planning. Records requests for closed arrest, incident, or case reports are handled by the Sheriff's Records Division rather than by the public JailTracker screen. Active investigation reports are not released through ordinary public request channels, and some records may require a subpoena.
La Porte County Jail
809 State Street, Suite 201A
La Porte, IN 46350
219-326-7700
24-hour facility; public office Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Automated Information System
Jail custody and case-status phone lookup
219-362-6548 or 219-878-9132
Use option 1 for inmate information.
The official jail administration page identifies Captain Andrew Hahn as Jail Commander, with assistant commanders and jail administrative staff also listed. Administrative names are useful for understanding command structure, but day-to-day lookup requests should still begin with JailTracker, AIS, or the front desk.
La Porte County Jail Visitation
La Porte County Jail visits use Securus video visitation, with both on-site and at-home options. Inmates receive one free on-site visit each week, and visits last 20 minutes. All visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours ahead of time, and the sheriff requires the inmate's legal name or Jail ID plus visitor address, phone, and email. Visits are recorded and monitored. Clothing and conduct rules can end a visit or restrict later visits.
| Visit Type | Days | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| On-site public video | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday | 8-11 a.m.; 12-1 p.m.; 3-4 p.m. Central Time |
| At-home public video | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday | 8-11 a.m.; 12-1 p.m.; 3-4 p.m. Central Time |
| Attorney at-home video | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday | 6-8 p.m. Central Time |
| Thursday visits | Thursday | No listed public visits |
| Weekend public visits | Saturday and Sunday | No listed public visits |
The official visitation-hours image is linked from the sheriff's visitation page. Check that source before travel because visit privileges, vendor access, discipline status, court movement, and emergency restrictions can change the practical schedule for one inmate.
La Porte County Jail Mail
The sheriff's mail page says the jail moved to digitally delivered mail on March 4, 2024. Mail that cannot be scanned is returned, placed in property, rejected, or confiscated depending on the item. Examples include packages, certified mail, cash, coins, personal checks, glitter, adhesive items, staples, clips, certain cards, and oversized items. Money orders are still accepted, and books must come directly from a publisher, Amazon, or a reputable bookstore.
| Service | Provider or Rule | Local Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Digital mail scanning | Use inmate name, c/o La Porte County Jail, 809 State Street, Suite 201A, La Porte, IN 46350. | |
| Phone, messaging, tablets | Securus | Phone calls, video calls, texting, email, picture grams, video grams, voicemail, and tablets. |
| Commissary deposits | Tigg's/Tiger and lobby kiosk | Kiosk takes cash and cards; online service uses the LaPorte County Jail selector. |
| Counter cash | Not accepted | The FAQ says the jail does not take cash at the counter for commissary. |
| Commissary order cutoff | Weekly web ordering | Orders must be placed by 12:00 a.m. Tuesday for the following week. |
The jail services page also identifies Quality Correctional Care for medical services and Tigg's/Tiger for commissary. Prescription medication questions route to Jail Medical at the extension listed by the sheriff FAQ, and narcotics or pain medicine are never accepted for drop-off.
La Porte County Jail Programs
The jail has more local program detail than many county facilities. The sheriff's classes and counseling page lists substance-abuse treatment, AA/NA, counseling, Foundations of Successful Living, juvenile education coordination for eligible students, literacy materials, Moral Recognition Therapy, spiritual consultation, and women's character studies. The annual report also lists Inside Out Dads, a fatherhood program, and notes that programs resumed in May 2022 after pandemic suspension.
Operations data adds useful context. Quality Correctional Care has provided 24-hour nursing coverage since the May 2019 contract. In 2023, medical costs reached $1,100,370, Tiger kitchen prepared 382,136 jail meals plus 31,550 Community Corrections meals, and the Community Work Program restarted with one or two inmate workers used on many days. Work sites named in the report include county parks, highway, offices, fair, food pantry, Michigan City park work, Salvation Army, and other local groups.
The sheriff's jail history page traces local detention from the 1833 log jail through the 1977 Annex and Security Complex and the five-story Security Complex addition opened in 2002. The current jail inherited a large, older county-government complex, and the 2023 report noted ongoing HVAC, plumbing, electrical, elevator, and electronic communication repair burdens.
The sheriff's jail contact screenshot in the image manifest matches this facility page. The source is the official jail contact page, which publishes the address, lobby hours, phone, and fax contacts.
The screenshot reinforces that facility contact information comes from the sheriff's office rather than a third-party roster or commercial directory.
Note: Confirm custody and visit eligibility with JailTracker, AIS, or the jail before sending money or traveling.