Porter County Jail

Porter County Jail basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 219-477-3050

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Porter County Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 2755 State Road 49 Valparaiso, IN which is operated locally by the Porter 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. Porter County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Valparaiso Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

The Porter County Jail, comprised of approximately 126,400 square feet, contains twenty-two (22) housing units and a total rated bunk capacity for 449 inmates. The jail facility consists of an Administration section, Main Control unit, Intake/Holding area, Medical Isolation Ward, law library, kitchen, laundry area, multipurpose rooms for inmate classes, and indoor/outdoor recreation areas.

The Jail Division is broken down into two detachments, each under the command of a Jail Captain. The first is Security/Operations which oversees both security and the general operations of the facility such as kitchen, laundry, and maintenance. The second is Support Services which is comprised of Classification, Inmate Trust Fund/Commissary, Visitation, Transportation, and Court Security.

The Porter County Jail Division will provide inmate services, education and self-help programs to any inmate that wishes to participate in an effort to improve the well-being of the inmate.

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visitation Info

Monday through Thursday 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM and 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM