About the Jefferson County Jail
The Jefferson County Jail in Madison, Indiana is operated by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. This page reflects the current inmate roster from the county's Zuercher Portal, including booking dates, charges, and bond amounts when published.
An arrest is not an indication of guilt. Confirm custody status and court details with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office or the Jefferson Circuit Court.
- Facility
- Jefferson County Jail
- Operated By
- Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
- County
- Jefferson County, Indiana (Madison)
- Roster Source
- Zuercher Portal inmate roster (live JSON API)
How the Jefferson County Inmate Search Works
Search this Jefferson County roster by name or by the words in a listed charge. Spellings vary; try a last name first. When the open feed is thin on charges, the official inmate search for Jefferson County Jail remains jefferson-911-in.zuercherportal.com/#/inmates.
A booking can lag the street arrest by hours, and a transfer out of Jefferson County will make this list the wrong door. Neighboring names on the Indiana map include Jay, Jennings, Jasper — those are other county jails, not extra floors of Jefferson County Jail. Many Indiana counties use vendor inmate lists.
This page is not a statewide Indiana inmate Google. State prison locators are a different agency. County sheriffs run jails.
Posting Bail at Jefferson County Jail
Indiana cash and surety bonds are common. A Lake County (Indiana) bondsman is not Cook County, Illinois. County jail windows follow local sheriff rules. A bondsman who works a neighboring county may not walk this window.
Roster bond figures can change after first appearance. Court paperwork often names Jefferson Circuit Court. CurrentPrisonList does not take bail payments and does not recommend a bondsman.
If the person has a hold for another county or another state, paying the Jefferson County bond may not produce a release. Ask the jail clerk or the lawyer which holds are live.
Sending Money to an Inmate
Deposits at Jefferson County Jail go through the jail’s commissary or money vendor — never a personal transfer to a cellmate or a social-media “officer.” Inmate phones and tablets follow this jail’s contracted vendor, which is not interchangeable with a neighboring county.
Use the inmate’s booking number from this roster when the vendor asks for it. The street address on file is 317 Walnut Street, Madison, IN 47250. A deposit sent to a similarly named jail in Jay will not land here.
Inmate Communication
Calls and video from Jefferson County Jail use the contracted provider for this jail. Inmate phones and tablets follow this jail’s contracted vendor, which is not interchangeable with a neighboring county. Numbers usually must be approved; a new phone will not ring the housing unit on the first try.
Mail rules (photos, books, legal mail) are Jefferson County’s, not a generic Indiana blog. If the person moved to a state prison, those accounts do not follow automatically.
Jefferson County Court Information
Court paperwork often names Jefferson Circuit Court. Circuit and superior courts sit in the county. Marion’s City-County Building is not Hamilton County’s Noblesville courts. Town courts exist in some places for ordinances.
First appearance, plea settings and trial dates are court business. The roster tells you who is in custody at Jefferson County Jail; the clerk tells you when the case is called. A municipal court in Madison may not be the felony court for this county.
- Court
- Jefferson Circuit Court