Orange County Contacts

This is a private reference site, not a government counter. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person, post bond, schedule a visit, or pull an official booking record. Use the official Orange County, Indiana, court, state, federal, or immigration office that controls the record you need.


Where to Route Jail and Court Questions

For current Orange County Jail custody questions, start with the sheriff's office and jail phone line. The county government site lists general county office hours as Monday through Friday, 8:00 to 4:00, but those hours should not be treated as jail intake, release, bond, or visitation hours. Call before visiting or mailing a request.

Orange County Sheriff's Office / Orange County Jail

205 E Main St
Paoli, IN 47454

Main sheriff and jail phone: 812-723-2417

Sheriff David Henderson: 812-723-2417 Ext. 152
Jail Commander Joe Gehl: 812-723-2417 Ext. 158

Orange County Clerk and Courts

Orange County Clerk Elizabeth Jones
1 Court Street, Paoli, IN 47454
Phone: 812-723-2649

Orange Circuit Court, Judge Steven L. Owen
1 Court Street, Paoli, IN 47454
Phone: 812-723-2411

Orange Superior Court, Judge Debra Sue Andry
205 East Main Street, Suite 16, Paoli, IN 47454
Phone: 812-723-2403

Orange County Prosecutor

Holly N. Hudelson, Orange County Prosecutor
205 E. Main Street, Suite 15, Paoli, IN 47454
Phone: 812-723-7103

Use these routing points by record type:

  • For a person who may be in the Orange County Jail now, call the sheriff/jail number and review the jail inmate records lookup guidance.
  • For a booking photo or photo-related public-record request, read the jail roster mugshots page and ask the sheriff how to submit an APRA request.
  • For charges, hearings, filings, warrants tied to a case, or official court copies after an arrest, use MyCase first and then the clerk or court listed on the court records after a jail arrest page.
  • For facility details, use the Orange County Jail page listed in the footer and confirm local visitation, mail, money, and property rules by phone because official jail rules were not posted online in the research reviewed.
  • For a sentenced state prisoner, search the Indiana Department of Correction offender locator instead of calling the county jail as if it still holds the person.
  • For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator, U.S. Marshals Southern District of Indiana routing, or ICE Online Detainee Locator System as the facts require.