Daviess County IN Jail

You can support your loved ones at Daviess County IN Jail on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 812-254-1060.

When someone you care about gets locked up, it's tough to figure out all the ins and outs of jail life. From sending mail to visiting, there are a lot of things to sort out. And getting info about the arrest? Not always easy. That's where this webpage comes in handy. It's here to help you get a handle on how things work at Daviess County IN Jail so you can stay connected and support your loved one behind bars.

The Daviess County IN Jail is a detention center located at 101 NE 4th St Washington, IN which is operated locally by the Daviess County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Daviess County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Washington Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.

New detainees arrive at the jail regularly, with some being released on bail, placed under pretrial services caseloads, supervised by probation agencies, or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who are not released await their court appearances at the jail, receiving accommodations including bedding and meals. You can see all the arrest records for Indiana here.

The current jail has 260 beds, 6 holding cells, 2 drunk tanks, and a padded cell. The work release center houses an additional 52 beds. The jail is located at 101 NE 4th Street, Washington, IN 47501.

The mission of the Daviess County Security Center is to provide secure incarceration for those that are detained in protective custody. The jail shall further strive to provide an atmosphere, which is safe where the rights of inmates are protected, as well as to promote the humane care of inmates. It is the goal of the Daviess County jail to establish an environment of respect and dignity toward prisoners and to strive for staff sensitivity toward persons under their care.

Communicating with Inmates

Inmate Mail

Inmates may send and receive letters from outside the jail. All inmate mail is required to be sent using the US Postal Service. You can’t use any other form of mail or package delivery. To send mail to an inmate, address the envelope to:

(INMATE’S FULL NAME)
(INMATE’S ID#)
DAVIESS COUNTY SECURITY CENTER
101 NE 4th Street
Washington, IN 47501

1. The jail reserves the right to inspect all mail, incoming and outgoing. Mail considered as privileged correspondence will be inspected in the presence of the inmate. Privileged correspondence to or from:
   • Attorneys
   • Courts
   • Government Officials
2. All incoming and outgoing mail may be opened and inspected for contraband and prohibited property prior to the inmate receiving the mail or prior to the mail being sent from this facility. Exception: privileged correspondence shall be opened and inspected in the presence of the inmate. Any article or mail item found to be in the violation may be placed in the inmate’s property or passed on to investigators for possible criminal action.
3. Inmates may not be allowed to read or look at incoming mail that contains any prohibited items. These items will be returned to sender or may be placed into the inmate’s personal property. Prohibited items in incoming mail may include, but are not limited to: Polaroid photographs, photographs containing nudity and/or suggestive clothing, alcohol, drugs or gang indicators, material containing gang indicators, obscene photographs, obscene pictures, copies of obscene pictures/photographs, obscene graphics, photographs exceeding a 4 x 6 inch dimension, greeting cards with sound-making devices, greeting cards with glitter/glue, envelopes, stamps, copies from magazines, newspaper articles, copies of newspaper articles, internet pages, copies of internet pages, copies of books, stickers, glitter, glue, perfumed letters or letters with a foreign odor, legal discoveries not provided by the inmate’s attorney on record, boxes, parcels, packages, some commercial mail, lipstick on letters, games, copies of games out of a book, off of the internet or from a newspaper, and letters written in colored ink, colored pencil, marker, paint or crayon.
4. Incoming mail must be written in ink or pencil only. (No marker, colored pens, colored pencils, crayons or other writing material are accepted).
5. All incoming mail without a return address will be placed in the inmate’s property. Incoming mail that does not contain a name in the return address may be “returned to sender.”
6. All names and address information on incoming and outgoing mail must be legible.
7. Mail is processed as soon as possible at this facility. Mail should be distributed daily. There will be no mail distributed on weekends or legal holidays.
8. Money orders arriving in the mail will be deposited onto the inmate’s cash account with a copy of the transaction receipt being provided to the inmate. (Cash, personal checks, or traveler’s checks will not be accepted.)
9. Envelopes with colors, drawings or excessive writing may not be mailed out and may be placed in the inmate’s property.
10. Packages: No packages of any kind will be accepted for the inmate unless preapproved by the Jail Administrator. All packages will be inspected for contraband.

Phone Accounts

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from jail are through a pre-paid phone account. Inmate phone cards may be purchased by the public from the vending machine located in the lobby or purchased by the inmate through the jail’s commissary. Only phone cards purchased at the Sheriff’s Office will be accepted.

Personal Property of Inmates

An arrestee's clothes, shoes, hats, coats, etc. are stored in a numbered property tote. This property will not be signed out unless the arrestee is awaiting transport to the Department of Corrections.

An arrestee's valuable personal property, like cell phones, wallets, credit or ID cards, jewelry, etc are sealed in a separate bag in front of the arrestee at the time of booking. This property is referred to as "Lock-up" property because it is "locked-up" securely for the entirety of an arrestee's stay at the Daviess County Sheriff's Department.

Inmate Medical

Health care is provided by the Daviess County Security Center Medical Staff. Emergency medical care is available 24 hours per day, seven days a week. No inmate will be denied medical treatment, regardless of his or her ability to pay.

Every visit for health care will require medical co-payment.

Any inmate requiring continuous medical care is under a medical watch (per medical staff), or is infectious will be in Isolation.

Medical Staff will determine if and when the inmate can return to general population.

An arrestee's "Lock-up" property may be signed out to a friend or family member at the request of the arrestee. The "Lock-up" property will not be opened or separated, all contents must be signed out. The receiving party must produce a valid picture ID before the property will be released.

Out Dates

Inmate out dates or release dates are calculated using information from court documents. If an inmate or the inmate’s family has questions about a particular sentencing, they should direct their questions to the inmate’s attorney or the court hearing the case. If an inmate is sentenced to the Department of Corrections, their ultimate release dates are figured by the Indiana Department of Corrections. To find a release date for an inmate who is sentenced to the Indiana Department of Corrections, wait for them to be transferred and check the state website at http://www.in.gov/apps/indcorrection/ofs/ofs.

If an inmate is sentenced to the Daviess County Jail, you can find out their release date by calling 812-254-1060. Inmates will have an opportunity to make a phone call prior to release.

Inmate Education

Education Classes provided for our inmates:

• 12 Step, AA/NA, and Celebrate Recovery classes are offered to our inmates through qualified volunteers. These classes are strictly confidential and conducted in small groups on a volunteer basis only.

• Education for Battered Women, Nutrition, Anger Management, and Parenting are provided through the Purdue Extension Services as the funding and need are available.