Pike County Inmate Population Overview
The Pike County inmate population is centered on one local adult facility, the Pike County Jail in Petersburg. The jail is run by the Pike County Sheriff's Office and holds people after local arrest, people waiting for court action, local sentenced inmates, probation violation detainees, warrant detainees, and people waiting for transfer after a court disposition. No separate Pike County work release annex, city jail, state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention site was found in the official research sources.
The public count changes when arrests, releases, bond decisions, court orders, and transfers occur. A person can appear in the sheriff roster while held pretrial, then leave the county roster after release or transfer. Sentenced state prisoners move to the Indiana Department of Correction incarcerated locator. Federal and immigration custody use separate public tools, so the county jail count should not be read as the full Pike County criminal justice population.
Pike County Inmate Population Statistics
The most current Pike County inmate population number located in official online material was the sheriff's public OCV inmate feed count at inspection. That feed showed 34 public entries on June 12, 2026, with booking dates ranging from August 12, 2025 through June 11, 2026. That is a public roster count at one point in time. It is not an official average daily population, rated capacity, or annual booking total.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Current public roster entries | 34 | Pike County Sheriff OCV feed, inspected June 12, 2026 |
| Male entries in feed | 24 | Pike County Sheriff OCV feed, inspected June 12, 2026 |
| Female entries in feed | 10 | Pike County Sheriff OCV feed, inspected June 12, 2026 |
| White entries in feed | 30 | Pike County Sheriff OCV feed, inspected June 12, 2026 |
| Black or African American entries | 1 | Pike County Sheriff OCV feed, inspected June 12, 2026 |
| Not Specified / Unknown race entries | 3 | Pike County Sheriff OCV feed, inspected June 12, 2026 |
| Historical local jail ADP / prisoners | 35 | Prison Policy Initiative table using BJS Census of Jail Facilities, 2013 |
| Current rated capacity | Not published in reviewed Pike official sources | Sheriff and jail pages reviewed June 12, 2026 |
Pike County Inmate Population Trends
Historical Vera Institute county data shows that Pike County's jail population moved up and down sharply in older years. Small rural jail counts can shift a lot with only a few arrests, releases, or court holds. The older dataset also shows several years near or above the listed capacity, but those figures should not be treated as the current bed rating for the Pike County Jail.
| Year | Total Jail Pop | Rated Capacity | Pretrial Custody | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 73 | 72 | 29 | Vera county dataset |
| 2006 | 68 | 72 | 32 | Vera county dataset |
| 2005 | 80 | 72 | 45 | Over listed capacity in the historical row |
| 2004 | 69 | 68.5 | 37.41 | Fractional estimates in source data |
| 2003 | 68 | 65 | 36.87 | Vera county dataset |
| 2000 | 43 | 54.5 | 23.31 | Vera county dataset |
| 1983 | 3 | 34 | 3 | Oldest Pike row noted in research |
These figures use different definitions from the live sheriff roster. The June 2026 OCV roster count was close to the 2013 BJS-derived figure, but two different sources do not prove a stable long-term trend. Current ADP, annual admissions, average length of stay, and current rated capacity were not published in the Pike official pages reviewed.
Pike County Inmate Population Makeup
The public feed inspected for Pike County included basic demographics for each visible roster entry. It did not show date of birth, ethnicity, address, arrest location, housing unit, bond, or release date. Race values such as Not Specified and Unknown should be left as the sheriff feed publishes them, because the source did not explain how those values are collected.
| Category | Count | Share of 34-entry public feed |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 24 | 70.6% |
| Female | 10 | 29.4% |
| White | 30 | 88.2% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 2.9% |
| Not Specified | 2 | 5.9% |
| Unknown | 1 | 2.9% |
Charge text in the inspected Pike roster included drug, alcohol or traffic, probation, theft, domestic, weapons, and child-related examples. Those examples are only public roster observations from one inspection date. They are not a crime-rate report and should not be used to draw broad conclusions about Pike County arrests.
Pike County Inmate Population Laws
Indiana law sets the public-records frame for jail records, but not every jail detail has to appear on a public web roster. Pike County publishes booking dates, arrest numbers, demographics, charges, and booking photos in the sheriff feed. More detailed records can require a public-records request, and law-enforcement recordings use a separate request process.
Key Statutes:
Indiana Code 5-14-3 creates Indiana's Access to Public Records Act framework for public agencies.
Indiana Code 5-14-3-4 covers confidential and discretionary records, including investigatory law-enforcement records.
210 IAC 3 sets Indiana county jail standards for local detention facilities.
Indiana Code Title 11 governs corrections and the state prison system.
Search Pike County Inmate Population
The main Pike County inmate population lookup channel is the Pike County Sheriff's Office inmate search. The web page is an OCV route backed by a public real-time jail booking feed. It is free to view and no login was observed. The feed is closer to a current or recent booking list than a traditional search form with name fields.
The raw OCV roster feed showed booking entries, charge lines, and booking photos during research. The sheriff manifest disabled public search and sort controls in the web feature, so a blank or slow page can be a JavaScript issue rather than proof that no person is listed.
- Open the sheriff inmate search route or use the official Pike County Sheriff's Office mobile app.
- Scan the feed for the name as published. Names may appear in all caps or inconsistent spacing.
- Copy the booking date, arrest number, age, race, gender, and charge lines before calling or filing a records request.
- Use the jail phone line if a recent arrest does not appear, because posting can lag or the person may have been released.
- Use IDOC, BOP, ICE ODLS, or Indiana SAVIN when the person is outside Pike County Jail custody.
Pike County Roster Fields
The Pike OCV roster did not expose a normal last-name search form in static HTML. It publishes entries with the fields below. The arrest number is especially useful because it can narrow a phone call, public-records request, or booking-photo request.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inmate Search | Feed list / rendered route | No user field exposed | Manifest config says showSearch:false and showSort:false. |
| Entry title | Text result | n/a | Name appears as LAST, FIRST MIDDLE or descriptor. |
| Booking Date | Record field | n/a | Displayed in MM/DD/YY format. |
| Arrest Number | Record field | n/a | Local numeric booking or arrest identifier. |
| Charge(s) | Record field | n/a | Indiana Code, class, and offense text per line. |
| Images | Booking-photo array | n/a | Small and large JPEG URLs were present in inspected entries. |
The official roster page at Pike County Sheriff's Office inmate search is shown in the screenshot below.
The rendered page is the public-facing route, while the underlying OCV feed supplies the current booking entries that users see.
Pike County Inmate Record Details
A Pike County inmate record is a public booking summary, not a complete court docket. Charge lines can include terms such as Guilty or Dismissed, but court records must be checked for filed counts, hearing dates, final disposition, and certified status. The roster does not show bond, housing, court date, arresting officer, release date, address, or date of birth in the inspected feed.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Published name, usually last name first. |
| Booking Date | Date booked into Pike County Jail in MM/DD/YY format. |
| Arrest Number | Local identifier used in roster entries and often in photo filenames. |
| Age, Race, Gender | Basic demographics as published by the sheriff feed. |
| Charges | Statute or code, offense class, and description for each line. |
| Booking Photo | Small and large JPEG image links attached to the entry. |
Pike County Jail vs State Prison
Pike County Jail handles local detention. IDOC handles sentenced state prison custody. BOP handles federal custody, and ICE ODLS handles immigration detention. A person arrested in Pike County may move through more than one system, so the first search depends on the custody stage.
| Custody Situation | First Lookup | Backup / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arrested today or recently | Pike Sheriff inmate search or jail phone | Roster may lag after booking. |
| Awaiting bond in county jail | Pike roster and jail phone | Bond can be posted in person or online when eligible. |
| Charges filed after arrest | Pike County Court or Indiana MyCase | Court posting may lag at least 24 hours or longer. |
| Sentenced to state prison | IDOC locator | Search by name or DOC number. |
| Federal sentenced prisoner | BOP inmate locator | Search by number or name. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | No Pike County, Indiana ICE facility was found. |
Note: A Pike County arrest number is local to the jail and is not the same as an IDOC number, BOP register number, or ICE identifier.
Pike County Detention Facilities
The facility map for Pike County identified one local adult detention facility. That makes facility routing simpler than in counties with annexes or regional jails, but state and federal lookup paths still matter after transfer.
- Pike County Jail - county jail and local detention point for pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, warrants, probation-violation holds, and people awaiting transfer.
Pike County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Pike County inmate population? The sheriff OCV feed showed 34 public roster entries on June 12, 2026. That is a public roster count, not a certified ADP or capacity report. The BJS-derived 2013 local jail figure republished by Prison Policy Initiative was 35.
Where does a Pike County inmate search start? Start with the sheriff inmate search route for local jail custody. If the person has been sentenced to state prison, use IDOC. If the matter is federal or immigration-related, use BOP or ICE ODLS instead.
Can a released person be found online? The Pike feed should not be treated as a complete archive. For older booking records, use the sheriff public-records request process, then check court records for filed charges and dispositions.
Does the Pike roster show mugshots? Yes. Inspected entries had booking-photo URLs, but no separate historical mugshot gallery was located. Booking-photo details are covered on the Pike County jail mugshots page.
Which Pike County facility should be checked first? Pike County Jail is the only local detention facility identified in the facility map. State prison, federal, and immigration systems are fallback searches, not separate Pike County jail pages.