Jay County Security Center Overview
The Jay County Security Center is operated by the Jay County Sheriff's Office at 224 W Water St in Portland. It is the county jail for Jay County and the facility tied to the sheriff's Corrections Division. The division processes people arrested by local, state, and federal agencies, supervises inmates housed in the Security Center, transports adult and juvenile offenders held or picked up by other agencies, and supervises the inmate work crew.
The current sheriff is Larry "Ray" Newton Jr., and the official site places the Sheriff's Office and Security Center at the same Water Street address. The jail holds pretrial detainees, people serving county sentences, women, work release, trustees, work crew participants, people in isolation cells, and people waiting on transfer or court. No separate Jay County state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention facility was located in official research.
The official Corrections page shows the facility capacity, staffing, Security Center phone, VINE information, and visitation schedule.
The Corrections page is the best official source for current facility role and capacity language.
Jay County Security Center Capacity
The current Corrections page says the Jay County Security Center is capable of housing 144 inmates. The official history page gives a 152-inmate full-capacity figure after the expansion. Both are official, but the Corrections page is the current operations page, so 144 is the safer current capacity figure. The older 152 figure remains useful when describing the facility's post-expansion history.
Current average daily population was not located in official web text. For a current daily count, use the app for active custody, call the Security Center, or request annual jail report records from the Sheriff's Office under Indiana public-records law.
Look Up Jay County Security Center Inmates
Current inmate lookup for the Jay County Security Center is routed through the sheriff's app. The official app page lists Current Inmates and Recent Bookings. The public web pages do not expose a browser roster or the app's internal search fields, so the lookup process is app-first with a phone fallback.
- Open the Jay County Sheriff's App page or the sheriff homepage.
- Install the Jay County Sheriff's Office IN app using the official app links.
- Use Current Inmates for people now held at the Security Center or Recent Bookings for new intake events.
- Call (260) 726-7541 if the app does not show the person, if booking is recent, or if release status is urgent.
- Use IDOC, BOP, or ICE search tools if the person has moved to state, federal, or immigration custody.
A custody result is only one part of the record. Filed charges, court dates, and orders appear in MyCase after the prosecutor files a case in Jay Circuit Court or Jay Superior Court.
Jay County Security Center Contact
Use the Water Street facility for jail custody questions, visitation, deposits, and Security Center records. The county courthouse address is separate and should be used for court, clerk, or prosecutor business.
Jay County Security Center
224 W Water St
Portland, IN 47371
(260) 726-7541
Sheriff non-emergency: (260) 726-8188
The sheriff email listed in the research is jaysheriff@jaycounty.in.gov. For written public-records requests, include the person's name, approximate booking date, case number if known, and the specific booking, jail, or custody record requested.
Visit Jay County Security Center Inmates
Jay County's official visitation pages conflict on hours. The Jail Information page lists onsite visitation from 8:00 A.M. to 7:30 P.M., while the Corrections page lists Sunday through Saturday from 12:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Because both sources are official, schedule ahead and call the Security Center before traveling. The Jail Information page says each inmate receives two 15-minute onsite visits per week.
| Visit Item | Jay County Rule | Source Note |
|---|---|---|
| Onsite hours | 8:00 A.M. to 7:30 P.M. | Jail Information page |
| Daily hours | 12:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. | Corrections page, conflicting official schedule |
| Onsite limit | Two 15-minute visits per week | Jail Information page |
| Visitor limit | Two adults and one minor child per visit | More minor children may be allowed with proof when the inmate is the legal parent |
| Scheduling | 24 hours in advance | Use InmateSales or 1-866-340-7879 |
Jay County Security Center Mail and Money
Jay County-specific mail format and mail restrictions were not located in the official web pages inspected. Use the facility address and call before sending letters, books, packages, or legal mail. Do not apply IDOC prison mail rules to the county jail unless the person has already transferred to state prison.
| Service | Provider or Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail address | Jay County Security Center, 224 W Water St, Portland, IN 47371; call for required inmate format |
| Video visits | InmateSales.com or 1-866-340-7879 |
| Phone and chirping | Combined Public Communications and InmateSales |
| Commissary | Stellar Services, JailATM.com, and facility lobby kiosk |
| Deposit phones | InmateDeposits (866) 345-1884 and CPC deposits (877) 998-5678 listed by the Corrections page |
The official jail information page shows the local commissary, phone, and visitation service setup.
The page supports the practical family-service details used after a Jay County inmate lookup.
Booking at Jay County Security Center
The Security Center's booking area was expanded with a holding cell, large drunk tank, padded cell, and six receiving cells with capacity for ten people. It also has a medical office, exam room, and medical isolation cell with capacity for two. These details come from the official jail history page and help explain why a new arrest may take time before appearing in the app.
Intake can include transport from the arresting agency, receiving or holding, identification, record entry, property handling, medical screening, classification, and housing assignment. The official pages do not publish a fixed booking timeline. If a person was just arrested, call the Security Center before assuming the app is complete.
Jay County Security Center Programs
The Corrections Division has a work crew supervisor for inmates assigned to the inmate work crew. The history page also says renovated old cellblocks house women, work release, trustees, and isolation cells. Other local program details, such as medical request forms, grievance rules, education, substance-use programming, or religious services, were not located in the official web sources inspected.
- Work release
- A custody status that can allow approved work outside the facility while the person remains under jail control.
- Trustee
- An inmate worker assignment under jail supervision.
- Medical isolation
- A separate space used when health needs require separation from general housing.
- Video arraignment
- A court appearance by video from the jail for Jay Circuit and Superior courts.
About Jay County Security Center
Jay County's jail history is unusually detailed. The county formed in 1835, the first appointed sheriff served in 1836, and the first jail was a poorly built log structure on the present courthouse lot. Later jails followed in 1840, 1862, 1900, and 1984. The 1984 jail was built for 27 inmates and later became crowded enough that double-bunking raised capacity before the county approved expansion.
The 2008 to 2011 expansion reshaped the modern Security Center. It added a north-end pod system, central control tower, five cellblocks, two dormitory cellblocks, indoor/outdoor recreation, secure booking spaces, medical areas, kitchen and laundry improvements, video visitation, and video arraignment. A later phase renovated older cellblocks for women, work release, trustees, and isolation housing.
Note: Confirm custody, visitation, and deposit rules with the Security Center before traveling or sending funds.
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