Harrison County IN Jail

Harrison County IN 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: 812-738-2195

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Harrison County IN Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 1445 Gardner Ln NW #1000 Corydon, IN which is operated locally by the Harrison 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. Harrison County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Corydon Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

Due to our inmate population increasing and the need to keep security a top priority, additional bunks were added in 2013. The facility was able to add 1 additional bunk to each of our 5 intake holding cells in booking and 2 additional bunks in each dorm area. Based on the addition of the new beds, our rated capacity increased from 160 to 175.

The facility now has 159 general population beds (some of which can be used for special housing such as administrative/disciplinary segregation or Protective Custody), 13 fixed beds in intake holding, 1 padded cell, 1 medical isolation cell, and 1 large intake holding cell for intoxicated or overflow inmates. Of the 175 bed capacity, 28 of these beds may be used by the female population.

Inmates have access to a phone from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. each day. Calling cards may be purchased by the inmate thru commissary or a may be purchased by family or friends at the kiosk located between the double doors of the Justice Center.

Clothing and Bedding Issues – All inmates are issued jail clothing and bedding and a mattress. Clothing and bedding are washed six days a week.

Sending Mail – Inmates within the Harrison County Correctional Facility can receive mail during the time in which they are incarcerated. Mail is distributed Monday through Saturday. All mail, with the exception of “legal mail”, is opened and inspected for contraband and security breaches according to federal guidelines. Mail that is pertaining to a legal matter is opened in the presence of the inmate whom it is addressed. All books and magazines have to be mailed from a publishing company, not from individuals.

Mail Service:

• Jail officials may open and inspect mail received at the jail or sent from the jail by an inmate if they have reasonable suspicion or reliable information to believe it contains contraband or information in the correspondence may pose a serious threat to the staff, facility, inmate, or member of the community.
• If the mail is from a government official, courts, attorney, or representatives of the public news media and it is clearly marked as privileged, it must opened in the presence of the inmates.
• NO mail from another detention center may be received without prior approval of the Sheriff or Jail Commander.
• NO books or magazines will be accepted through the mail from an individual. They must come through the mail and mailed directly from the publisher.
• NO packages allowed. No items can be delivered into the facility unless approved by the Jail Commander.
• NO stickers, stains, tape, glue, staples, lipstick, perfume, paint can be affixed to the letter.
• Third-party mail will be returned to the sender.

Request System – Inmates make requests for various reasons. They may wish to communicate with an attorney, Chaplin, have medical issues, request a special visit, have something the wish to put into their property bag, request special phone calls, and a variety of other reasons. A time-stamped request system has been established to address these issues.

Inmate Commissary Account – Money can be sent in by family and friends so an inmate may purchase certain food and clothing items as well as a battery-operated radio. Each inmate has their own numbered cash account that they can use to order items available for purchase from the commissary.

Money can be placed on the inmate's commissary account through the following methods:

• • Pay Online by visiting smartdeposit.com
  • Calling Ph#866-394-0490. The Inmate ID# will be required.

Food/Meals – The inmates are provided three meals a day. Each meal served to the inmates is approved by a dietician in accordance with the Indiana Nutritional Standards. The food preparation is overseen by the Kitchen Staff.

Transport – If an inmate is scheduled to make a hospital visit, or see a doctor in the doctor's office, transportation is provided. This also includes transport to courts located outside of the Harrison County Justice Center. These transports are provided at no cost to the Harrison County Indiana Jail inmate.

Property – As of February 19, 2018 the Harrison County Jail will no longer be accepting socks, t-shirts or any other clothing items for an inmate. All clothing must be purchased from careacell.com

Sending Money – Inmate commissary deposits can be made 24 hours a day 7 days a week through smartdeposit.com, or by calling phone# 1-866-394-0490. You will need a credit or debit card, the inmate's name and Inmate #. Inmate phone cards can be purchased within our facilities’ front lobby, at the Combined Public Communications kiosk.

visitation Info

The Schedule for inmate visitation is listed below.

Sunday
8:00am – 10:00am – Trustee Visitation
1:00pm – 3:00pm – Trustee Visitation

Monday
8:00am – 11:00am  – 1407 visitation

Wednesday
6:30pm – 8:00pm – 1425, 1421, 1410, 2108 visitation

Thursday
6:30pm – 8:00pm – 1418, 2131, 2121, 2120 visitation

Saturday
1:00pm – 3:00pm  – 1402 and 2105 visitation 

Visitation Rules:

• Each visitor must have a valid photo I.D. and be at least 18 years of age. Anyone under the age of eighteen shall be accompanied by a legal guardian.
• Only three visitors and a child are allowed in the visitation room at any given time for a particular inmate.
• NO unattended child will be allowed in the building at any time during the visit. 
• NO former inmates will be allowed to visit until they have been out of jail for at least one year or until approved by the Sheriff or Jail Commander.
• Harrison County Sheriff’s Department reserves the right to refuse anyone the right to visitation or stop visitation at any time. 
• Any visitor who becomes disruptive, disorderly, unruly, or abusive will be removed from the facility immediately. If a violation of Indiana Law has occurred, criminal charges or arrest may occur. The person may also be prevented from further visitation at the Harrison County Justice Center. 
• Visitations for all inmates are 30 minutes only, with the exception of trustees whose visits are 1 hour.
• Contact visits are for 30 minutes. Contact visits are available once every three months depending on behavior. All contact visits must be approved by the Sheriff or Jail Commander.

Chaplain Visitation

Inmates are allowed to have minister visitation within our facility. A minister has to be pre-approved through our Senior Chaplain Richard Goodwin and the Harrison County Sheriff.