Updated on: May 14, 2024
812-379-1650
543 2nd Street, Columbus, IN, 47201
Bartholomew County Jail offender locator: Type, Address, Booking Date, Sentence Information, Bond, Type, Arrests, Amount, Mugshots, Warrant #, Charges, Release Date, Description, Bookings, Court Date, Who's in jail, Commitment Date, Inmate List.
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The Bartholomew County Jail serves the city of Columbus and other surrounding areas. Bartholomew County Jail in Indiana is a medium security facility.
The Bartholomew County Criminal Justice Center houses the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, Columbus Police Department, and the 80,000-square foot correctional facility.
A matron and kitchen staff of three, with the help of inmate trustees, serves nearly 600 meals daily. Two full-time maintenance staff and one custodian maintain and clean the facility daily.
The mailing address for the Bartholomew County Jail is:
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Bartholomew County Jail Prison Information
Jail Name | Bartholomew County Jail |
Jail Type | County Jail |
Location | 543 2nd Street, Columbus, IN, 47201 |
Contact Numbers | 812-379-1650 |
City | Columbus |
Postal Code | 47201 |
State | Indiana |
County | Bartholomew County |
Jail Webpage | website |
Bartholomew County Sheriff Office
Sheriff | Matthew A. Myers |
Address | 543 2nd Street, Columbus, Indiana, 47201 |
Phone | 812-379-1650 |
Fax | 812-379-1739 |
Website | website |
Inmate Resources for Family and Friends
Public Records Online Search
Criminal Records and Contact Info aggregated from real law enforcement agencies and government court houses.
Inmate Search
To find out if someone you know is in Bartholomew County Jail, do an inmate search on this jail tracker.
Here you will find the following information on each inmate:
Their name
Their mugshot
Their age
Their booking date
Their height/weight
Their hair/eye color
Their race
Their sex
The arresting officer
Their arrest date
Their address
Their inmate classification
Sending a Mail
Inmates may receive letters, legal mail, and publications from publishers only, which are reviewed to determine whether they are obscene or constitute a danger to safety and security.
To write to an inmate, you need the inmate’s name and DOC number and the name and address. You can look up an offender's DOC number and location on the DOC website.
Address both the letter and envelope as follows:
Offender name, DOC#
543 2nd Street, Columbus, IN, 47201
All incoming and outgoing mail is opened, examined, and read by designated facility staff.
Offenders are allowed unrestricted access to legal representatives and courts through the mail. Only that mail to or from an offender which is clearly identified as legal mail is treated as such. It is the responsibility of the sender to indicate that the correspondence is legal mail.
Sending Money
You may only submit money orders, cashier’s checks, and tax returns made out in the name of the inmate who is to receive the funds. The jail will not accept cash, personal checks, or payroll checks.
Friends and Family of IDOC can also send money electronically without the use of money orders through JPay.com. Visit JPay.com for your free account and get your loved one the money they need in as little as 24 hours.
Inmates may only receive money from people on their approved visitor list. If you are a friend or family member of an inmate and do not know if you are on their visitor list, please call 812-379-1650 to see if you are. If you are not, you will need to ask the inmate to put you on the list.
Phone Calls
Inmates at Bartholomew County Jail can talk to friends and family at the local rate no matter where they might live. You can set this up with Securtel at inmate calls.
When you sign-up, you will be assigned either a local or long distance phone number to the Securus jail facility. When the inmate calls your new number, the call is redirected to your cell phone and charged at the lowest possible rate charges by Securustech.net.
Securus provides unlimited minutes per month and unlimited calls per month. There are no restrictions other than a three hour per call limitation.
Visiting Rules
To visit an inmate, you must find out from the inmate when their visitation is. The jail staff will not release the visitation schedule of an inmate, so you will need to obtain this information from the inmate.
The public may visit no more than one time per week, Monday through Saturday at this location: 543 2nd Street, Columbus, IN, 47201.
Visitors must sign in at least 15 minutes before their scheduled visits.
Inmates are allowed no more than one visit per day. Visitors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian, unless they are visiting a parent.
All visitors must have acceptable identification. This includes a driver’s license with picture identification, military ID, or another verifiable picture ID.
Any visitor who appears to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs will not be permitted to visit. Inappropriate behavior, including the use of profanity will not be permitted. No weapons will be permitted.
Violation of the above restrictions may cause the visit to be canceled or terminated, and visiting privileges may be suspended by the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department.
Visitation Hours
Sunday | 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM |
Monday | 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM |
Tuesday | 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM |
Wednesday | 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM |
Thursday | 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM |
Friday | 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM |
Saturday | 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM |
Holiday | – |
Directions
Refer the map below to find the driving directions.
Bartholomew County Prison Statistics
Bartholomew County Jail Held Inmates
Jail Population Held for State Prison | 2 |
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Prison | - |
Jail Population Held for State Jail | 2 |
Jail Population Held for Federal Agencies | 4 |
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Jail | 1 |
Jail Population Held for ICE | - |
Bartholomew County Jail Admissions By Race
Black Jail Population | 20 |
Asian Jail Population | - |
White Jail Population | 143 |
Native Jail Population | - |
Latino Jail Population | 4 |
Bartholomew County Prison Population By Race
Native Prison Population | - |
Other Prison Population | 5 |
Latino Prison Population | 18 |
Asian Prison Population | - |
White Prison Population | 245 |
Black Prison Population | 41 |
Bartholomew County Jail Admissions
Total Jail Admissions | 3,650 |
Male Jail Population | 128 |
Total Jail Population | 167 |
Female Jail Population | 40 |
Bartholomew County Pretrial Jail Population
Pretrial Jail Population | 166 |
Female Pretrial Jail Population | 32 |
Male Pretrial Jail Population | 126 |
Bartholomew County Prison Admissions
Total Prison Admissions | 203 |
Black Prison Admissions | 14 |
Other Prison Admissions | 4 |
Native Prison Admissions | - |
Latino Prison Admissions | 6 |
White Prison Admissions | 179 |
Male Prison Admissions | 178 |
Asian Prison Admissions | - |
Female Prison Admissions | 25 |
Bartholomew County Prison Population
Female Prison Population | 32 |
Total Prison Population | 309 |
Male Prison Population | 277 |
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