Search the Clay County Inmate Population

Clay County Inmate Population Overview

The Clay County inmate population is not a single list. Clay County Jail in Brazil is the only confirmed detention facility physically in the county, and it holds local pretrial detainees, local sentenced jail inmates, and people in immigration custody under the ICE facility listing. Once a Clay County defendant receives an Indiana Department of Correction sentence, the person leaves the county jail lookup path and belongs in the state prison locator. Federal sentenced inmates are searched through the Bureau of Prisons. Immigration detainees may be found through ICE's Online Detainee Locator System even when the physical jail is the Clay County Jail.

That split matters because the official county web presence is sparse. The Clay County Sheriff's Office page gives the sheriff's address, non-emergency phone, and app QR code, while the official ICE page gives a separate detainee information line for immigration custody. Research did not locate a Clay County, Indiana public web roster with inspectable search fields. The result is a custody search that uses several official channels instead of one complete roster.

Clay County Inmate Population Statistics

Clay County has useful historic jail figures, but the live local jail count and current post-expansion rated capacity were not published in the official county or ICE text reviewed. Indiana criminal-code reform evaluations reported a Clay jail population of 107 against a 170-bed capacity in 2017 and repeated the same population and capacity in the 2018 evaluation. A 2019 agency report search result showed the Clay jail population at 134 with the same 170-bed capacity, producing a higher occupancy figure. Those numbers should be read as dated jail-capacity records, not a live roster count.

The 2025 state data is a different measure. The Indiana DOC June 2025 total population summary counted Clay County by county of commitment, not by who was sleeping in Clay County Jail that night. It listed DOC, community corrections, jail DOC contract, and felony F6 diversion categories for Clay County. That county-of-commitment view is useful for scale, but it should not be treated as a current jail population.

Clay County Inmate Population Trends

The clearest trend in the official and high-authority material is that older Indiana criminal-code reform reports show Clay County below its historic 170-bed capacity, while later context shifts toward ICE detention, jail expansion, and federal inspection attention. The 2017 and 2018 figures held steady at 107. The 2019 value rose to 134. The 2025 IDOC county-of-commitment total then moved the discussion beyond local jail beds because it grouped DOC, community corrections, jail contract, and diversion counts under Clay County.

Vera's long-run county page can add trend charts for Clay County incarceration, but it should be cited as Vera rather than as the sheriff's live jail count. The county research also found ICE Office of Detention Oversight inspection records for 2023 and 2024 and federal litigation involving the jail's ICE role. Those sources explain why a Clay County custody search must ask which system is holding the person. Local jail crowding, state prison commitment, community corrections, federal detention, and immigration custody each use different records.

Who Makes Up Clay County Custody

Clay County Jail is a local jail, so part of the Clay County inmate population consists of people booked after arrest and held before court, people serving short local jail sentences, and people held on warrants, holds, or local court orders. The same facility is also listed by ICE as Clay County Jail, which means immigration detainees can be housed at the Brazil address under a different legal system. These detainees may need ICE locator and facility-line checks rather than only a county jail call.

No current official Clay County Jail demographic table by sex, race, pretrial status, charge level, or sentenced status was located in the reviewed sources. Safer public copy should not invent a demographic breakdown. The verified detail is operational: adults are held at the county jail, ICE detention is part of the facility's role, and state-prison commitments from Clay County move to the Indiana DOC count after sentencing.

Pretrial detainee

A person held after arrest while the case is pending and before final judgment.

Detainer

A hold or request from another agency that can block release even when one case changes.

DOC commitment

A state prison sentence or custody transfer handled by the Indiana Department of Correction.

ICE custody

Immigration detention, which uses ICE locator and facility channels instead of the county court docket alone.

Clay County Jail Capacity

Capacity must be worded with care. The research found historic Clay jail capacity figures in the 170 to 176 range and criminal-code reform reports using 170 as the capacity figure. It also found later expansion and addition context tied to ICE detention and jail crowding, but no accessible official county or ICE text gave one current post-expansion rated capacity. A reliable Clay County inmate population page should state the dated source and avoid turning an older capacity into a current bed count.

Indiana jail oversight sources make capacity important because county jail standards and IDOC Jail Services policy require inspection and reporting on items such as rated bed capacity, inmate counts, deaths, escapes, and services. If a current capacity is needed for court, bond, inspection, or public-record work, the better path is a direct request to the Clay County Sheriff's Office or the latest IDOC Jail Services annual county jail report.

Laws Governing Clay County Jail Records

Indiana public-record and jail-standard rules set the frame for Clay County inmate records, but they do not require every jail field or booking photo to appear on a public web page. Indiana's Access to Public Records Act favors access to public records and gives a right to inspect and copy public records unless an exception applies. Law-enforcement investigatory records can raise discretionary withholding issues, and agencies may charge copy fees allowed by statute.

These rules also explain why custody status and court status are separate. A jail booking record may show the arrest charge or hold, while Indiana court records show filed charges, hearings, and disposition when the case is public. The two records can differ because prosecutors can amend, dismiss, add, or reduce charges after booking.

Search Clay County Inmates

A Clay County inmate search should begin with the official Clay County Sheriff's Office page and the sheriff app route because the county page points users to the app for more sheriff information. The standalone sheriff domain found during research said a new website was coming and directed users to current inmates, but the destination and fields could not be inspected as a normal official HTML roster. That means users should confirm they are using the Clay County Sheriff's Office (IN) app and not a Clay County roster from another state.

The search path changes when local custody is not the right system. If the person may be an ICE detainee, use the ICE ODLS and the ICE facility line. If the person has been sentenced to an Indiana prison term, use the IDOC offender locator. If the person is a federal sentenced inmate, use BOP. If the person was booked and released, or if formal charges are needed, search MyCase and contact the court or sheriff for records.

1. Confirm the person was likely arrested or held in Clay County, Indiana, not another Clay County.
2. Check the official sheriff page and the Clay County Sheriff's Office (IN) app route.
3. Call the jail when app or web access does not answer a current custody question.
4. Search ICE ODLS for immigration custody and IDOC for state prison custody.
5. Use MyCase for filed charges, court dates, and case status after arrest.

Clay County Roster Search Fields

The Clay County sheriff channel did not expose a verified public web search form in the reviewed HTML. The available official path is a sheriff page with an app QR code, plus a sheriff domain message pointing to current inmates without a field list that could be inspected. The table below reflects the researched channel status, not a guessed roster screen.

The OCV app share page identifies the app as Clay County Sheriff's Office (IN). The app-store text describes public-safety communication, crime reports, tips, and news. It did not confirm an inmate roster in web-readable text, so current roster features should be verified inside the app or by calling the jail.

What Clay County Inmate Records Show

Because no official Clay County web roster profile was inspected, field descriptions should be phrased as possible booking-record categories and requestable jail-record information rather than guaranteed public web fields. Indiana jail standards and the 210 IAC 3-1-6 amendment material support the existence of internal inmate records such as booking number, intake date and time, name, aliases, address, and related jail-management information. Public release can still depend on the record, security needs, investigatory concerns, and the system being searched.

Clay County Jail vs State Prison

The Clay County inmate population in the local jail is not the same as the Clay County population in state prison data. Clay County Jail handles local arrest and short-term jail custody. The Indiana Department of Correction handles sentenced state prisoners after transfer. ICE handles immigration custody, even when the person is housed at Clay County Jail. BOP handles sentenced federal custody. Mixing these systems can hide a person who is in custody but no longer in the place first checked.

Clay County Detention Facilities

Clay County's facility map is simple locally. Official sources confirmed one detention facility in the county: Clay County Jail in Brazil. No separate city jail, work-release facility, regional jail, state prison, BOP prison, or standalone ICE detention center was confirmed inside Clay County. The jail's ICE role still makes the lookup map more complex than a routine local jail.

• Clay County Jail holds local pretrial detainees, local sentenced jail inmates, ICE detainees, and adults accepted by the sheriff under applicable agreements.

For court charges after booking, the public case path is MyCase and the Clay County courts rather than the jail alone. For booking-photo access, the Clay County jail mugshots page explains why no official public web gallery was confirmed and how APRA requests fit the process.

Clay County Inmate Population FAQ

How do I search the Clay County inmate population? Start with the official sheriff page and sheriff app route, then call the jail if the app or online path does not answer the custody question. Use ICE ODLS, IDOC, BOP, VINELink, and MyCase when the person's status points outside the local jail.

Can I find a released Clay County inmate? A released person may not stay visible through any current-inmate route. Search MyCase for the court case, use VINELink for notification options, and request booking records from the sheriff under Indiana APRA when a public copy is needed.