Jay County Jail

Jay 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: 260-726-8188

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Jay County Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 224 W Water St Portland, IN which is operated locally by the Jay 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. Jay County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Portland Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

The Corrections Division is responsible for the security and supervision of inmates housed at the Security Center. The Security Center is capable of housing 144 inmates. The staff of the Corrections Division consists of a Jail Commander, 2 Sergeants, as well as 12 Corrections Officers. Corrections Officers are responsible for supervising inmates and all the responsibilities associated with processing persons arrested by Local, State, and Federal agencies.

In addition to the above staff, we also have a transport officer and an inmate work crew supervisor. The transport officer is responsible for picking up and taking adult and juvenile offenders that have been housed or picked up by other agencies. The work crew supervisor is responsible for supervising the inmates that make up the inmate work crew.

visitation Info

Jay County Jail – Visitation

Visitation Hours:
Sunday: 12:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Monday: 12:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Tuesday: 12:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Wednesday: 12:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Thursday: 12:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Friday: 12:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Saturday: 12:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.