Perry County Inmate Population Overview
Perry County has two custody systems that should not be merged into one count. The Perry County Detention Center is the local jail operated by the Perry County Sheriff's Office. It holds people after arrest, people waiting for bond or court action, locally sentenced jail inmates, weekenders, and people held until transfer when a court or another agency orders it. The sheriff's site links jail users to the inmate list, bond posting, video visits, commissary deposits, phone time, mail rules, and weekender instructions.
Branchville Correctional Facility is different. It is an Indiana Department of Correction medium-security state prison for sentenced adult men. It is physically in Perry County, but its population is not searched through the Perry County jail roster. A person arrested in Tell City, Troy, Cannelton, or elsewhere in the county may appear first in the local jail population, then move into IDOC custody after sentencing. The lookup source changes at that point.
Perry County Inmate Population Statistics
The most useful recent county-jail figures in the research come from the Vera Institute's Incarceration Trends data. Vera lists Perry County's jail population as 84 in 2024 and gives a jail population rate of 687.9 per 100,000 residents age 15 to 64. The same dataset lists a 2019 rated capacity field of 132. The research did not locate a current sheriff or county page that publishes today's official rated bed count or a live headcount, so live roster results should be treated as current custody entries rather than a verified daily population report.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Perry County jail population | 84 | Vera Incarceration Trends, 2024 |
| Jail population rate | 687.9 per 100,000 age 15-64 | Vera Incarceration Trends, 2024 |
| Rated capacity field | 132 | Vera county dataset, 2019 |
| Branchville state-prison population | 1,502 | IDOC population report, May 2026 |
| Branchville beds | 1,533 | IDOC population report, May 2026 |
Perry County Inmate Population Trends
Perry County's recent Vera trend shows a low point in 2021 followed by a return to the mid-80s by 2022 through 2024. The research did not find a local official explanation for that drop, so the count should be described as a measured data change, not assigned to a cause without support. Older inspection-derived data from an IndyStar database lists different historical bed counts than Vera, which is why the table below keeps the source and year attached to each figure.
| Year | Jail Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 84 | Vera dataset; rate 687.9 |
| 2023 | 84 | Vera dataset; same reported rate |
| 2022 | 86.25 | Vera dataset; rate 704.2 |
| 2021 | 47 | Vera dataset low in recent series |
| 2020 | 59.875 | Vera dataset; rate 491.58 |
Perry County Inmate Population Makeup
The jail population is mixed by custody stage. Current Perry County jail entries may include new arrests, people waiting on first appearance or bond, probation or parole holds, locally sentenced inmates, weekenders, and people held for another agency. The public roster can show a class field, intake date, city, arresting department, charges, and bond, but the research did not find a public housing-unit field or a complete current demographic dashboard from the sheriff.
Vera's older 2019 demographic fields list a total jail population of 80, with 49 male and 25 female entries, and 21 people in sentenced custody. Race fields in that same source list 68 White, 4 Black, 1 Native, 1 AAPI, and 0 Latinx entries. Because those demographic fields are older, they are useful trend context only. They should not be read as the current Perry County inmate population makeup on the live roster.
Perry County Jail Capacity
No current sheriff or county page located in the research publishes an official rated capacity for the Perry County Detention Center. Vera's 2019 field lists 132, while an inspection-derived media database lists 143 beds for 2014 through 2020 and 46 beds for 2010 through 2013. Those figures are source-specific historical data. They support a capacity discussion, but they do not replace a current official sheriff or IDOC inspection statement.
Current overcrowding litigation, a recent consent decree, or a new county jail construction plan was not located in official or high-authority current sources. Indiana jail standards still require annual sheriff jail reports with beds, bookings, average daily population, deaths, escapes, juvenile bookings, services, and staffing adequacy. That rule matters because it explains why bed and population data should exist even when it is not easy to find online.
Perry County Inmate Record Laws
Indiana public-record rules make basic arrest and jail information available, but they do not turn every custody detail into an online record. The strongest local custody citation is IC 5-14-3-5, which requires public access to certain arrest and jail intake details, including identifying information, charges or reason for custody, receive and discharge or transfer times, and bond amount if fixed. Indiana jail standards also require jail records and daily population-movement data.
Key records rules:
IC 5-14-3 is Indiana's Access to Public Records Act, the baseline law for requesting public agency records.
210 IAC 3-1-2 requires annual jail reports covering beds, bookings, deaths, escapes, services, and staffing adequacy.
210 IAC 3-1-6 requires inmate records, booking numbers, intake dates, and daily movement data for admissions, transfers, and releases.
Search the Perry County Inmate Population
The first county-jail search path is the sheriff's inmate-list link or the visible ISOMS Current Inmates endpoint. The sheriff-linked Public Safety Cloud roster can load as a JavaScript app and showed an error in text inspection, so the fallback chain matters. Use the visible current-inmates list, call the sheriff or detention center, or make a specific APRA request when the online roster does not answer the question.
- Open the sheriff inmate-list link or the ISOMS Current Inmates page.
- Use the alphabet filters by surname initial, then compare the visible entries.
- Check age, race/sex, intake date, city, arresting department, charges, and bond to avoid matching the wrong person.
- Call the Perry County Sheriff's Office at 812-547-2441 if the roster fails, the name is common, or a booking number is needed for bond.
- Search IDOC, BOP, ICE, or Indiana SAVIN when the person is not in the current county jail list.
Perry County Roster Fields
The ISOMS current-inmates list is list based rather than a single search form. It displays alphabet filters, page controls, and public entry fields. A blank release date means no release date is displayed, not that the person has a future release date. A bond amount of zero should not be treated as free release because it may reflect a hold, no-bond situation, probation matter, or data convention.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Uppercase roster identity, usually surname first. |
| Age and race/sex | Basic public identifying fields. |
| Intake date | Date and time received into custody. |
| Arresting department/officer | Agency and officer field if entered. |
| Charges | Booking or hold descriptions, not final court charges. |
| Bond | Amount shown beside a charge or hold, subject to court confirmation. |
Perry County Custody Search Channels
Every lookup source covers a different slice of the Perry County inmate population. The county roster is best for current local jail custody. Indiana MyCase answers court-charge questions after a prosecutor files a case. The IDOC offender locator is for sentenced state prisoners. Indiana SAVIN and VINELink are notification tools, not a replacement for the originating jail or court record.
| Question | Best Starting Point | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Recent Perry County arrest | County jail roster | Shows current jail custody and booking fields. |
| Formal charges after arrest | Indiana MyCase | Shows prosecutor-filed court cases and case status. |
| Sentenced prison custody | IDOC offender locator | Shows state facility and sentence fields. |
| Federal custody | BOP locator | Covers federal inmates since 1982, not county jail inmates. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | Requires A-number/country or exact biographical details. |
Perry County Detention Facilities
Two facilities define custody searches in Perry County. The local jail handles arrest-stage and short-sentence custody. Branchville handles sentenced IDOC custody. No separate municipal jail, BOP prison, ICE detention center, or U.S. Marshals contract facility was located in Perry County during the research, though federal and immigration lookup tools remain useful after transfer.
- Perry County Detention Center - county jail for pretrial detainees, local sentences, weekenders, bond holds, and local arrest custody.
- Branchville Correctional Facility - IDOC medium-security state prison for sentenced adult men assigned by the state.
Perry County Booking and Bond
A Perry County jail record starts with intake after arrest, warrant service, court order, or sentence. Indiana jail standards require booking numbers, intake dates and times, names and aliases, address information, commitment authority, and daily movement records. The local roster then shows a shorter public set of fields. That public entry may appear before formal court charges match the booking wording.
For bond, the sheriff's official posting bond page says the court sets the schedule and the detention center cannot change bond unless a judge directs it. Perry accepts cash or card at the jail or clerk's office and uses GovPayNow online or by phone with PLC 6903 or 6904. GovPay adds a 9 percent service fee. Property bonds are not handled at the Detention Center.
Perry County Jail Programs
Local reporting in July 2025 described Perry County Sheriff's Office counseling and training for inmates with substance-use and mental-health challenges. Reported services included counseling, life-skills training, peer support, and case management, with skills topics such as parenting, managing money, anger control, and work readiness. That report is not a full jail program manual, but it is a current local detail about the Perry County jail population and reentry needs.
Branchville has a much broader state-prison program list on the IDOC facility page, including substance abuse, Thinking for a Change, PLUS Program, AA/NA, GED, literacy, Adult Basic Education, Indiana Correctional Industries, pre-release, Therapeutic Community, culinary arts, and Department of Labor apprenticeships. Program eligibility depends on IDOC classification and case management.
Perry County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Perry County inmate population?
Vera lists the Perry County jail population as 84 in 2024. Branchville Correctional Facility, a separate state prison in the county, had 1,502 people and 1,533 beds in the May 2026 IDOC report.
Where should a recent arrest be searched?
Start with the Perry County current-inmates roster. If it is down, call the sheriff and detention center at 812-547-2441, then use APRA for older or specific booking records.
Does the roster prove the final court charge?
No. The jail roster shows booking or hold descriptions. Court charges are filed by the prosecutor and searched in MyCase after the case is opened.
What if the person moved to state prison?
Use IDOC's offender locator. Branchville is in Perry County, but it is searched through IDOC because it is a state prison, not the county jail.