Get in Touch

Clay County custody, court, and detention questions need to be sent to the office or locator that controls the record. This private site can receive general site-related messages, but it cannot confirm custody, change records, post bond, schedule visits, or retrieve official documents for a visitor.

This is not a Clay County government office. Do not rely on this site for emergency help, active custody confirmation, bond payment, release approval, court filing, visitation scheduling, or an official record copy.


Clay County Jail Contacts

Local jail custody questions start with the Clay County Sheriff's Office and Clay County Jail. The same Brazil facility is also listed by ICE, so immigration-detainee questions use the separate ICE detainee information line.

Clay County Jail / Clay County Sheriff's Office
611 East Jackson Street
Brazil, IN 47834
Non-emergency phone: 812-446-2535

ICE detainee information at Clay County Jail: 812-448-9051 ext. 131, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.


Where to Send Record Questions

Use the route that matches the record type. A jail booking, a court case, a state prison record, a federal prisoner record, and an immigration detainee record are not maintained by one office.


Clay County Court and Prosecutor

The county courthouse and prosecutor office are separate from the jail. Court-copy questions, hearing dates, and public case access should be handled through the court or MyCase. Prosecutor contact information is useful when a criminal case has been filed, but the prosecutor is not the jail records custodian.

Clay County Court House
609 E. National Avenue
Brazil, IN 47834
Clay County Prosecutor Emily Bookwalter Clarke
609 E. National Avenue, Room 326
Brazil, IN 47834
Phone: 812-448-9028

Sheriff App and Site Messages

The official Clay County page points residents to the Clay County Sheriff's Office (IN) app for more sheriff information. Use only the Indiana app source when checking sheriff communications, because many other states also have a Clay County.

Messages about this private website may relate to broken links, display problems, or general page content. They do not create an official records request, court filing, custody inquiry, or bond transaction.