This is a private reference site, not the Starke County Sheriff's Office, the jail, the clerk, the prosecutor, or a court. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, schedule visits, or retrieve official booking records. Use the official office listed below for those actions.
Official Offices for Jail and Court Questions
For current local custody or jail records, start with the Starke County Sheriff's Office and Starke County Justice Center. Sheriff Jack Rosa's office is listed as open 24 hours at 5435 E State Road 8, Knox, IN 46534. The main sheriff and jail phone is (574) 772-3771, and the public sheriff email is sheriff@starke.in.gov. The sheriff site also lists Main Fax (574) 772-7641, Jail Fax (574) 772-2443, and Anonymous Tip Line 574-772-5958.
For filed court records or certified copies, contact the Starke County Clerk, Bernadette Manuel, PO Box 395 / 53 East Washington, Knox, IN 46534. The clerk's main phone is (574) 772-9128, fax is (574) 772-9169, email is clerk75@starke.in.gov, and published hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST. For prosecutor contact, the Starke County Prosecutor is Leslie Baker at 53 E. Washington Street, Knox, IN 46534, (574) 772-6267, lbaker@starke.in.gov.
Use the path that matches the record or custody question:
- For someone currently held at the Starke County Justice Center, use the official roster guidance on jail inmate records or call (574) 772-3771.
- For booking-photo access and limits, review jail roster mugshots and verify any photo request with the sheriff under Indiana APRA.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest, Indiana MyCase, and the Starke County Clerk.
- For facility address, visitor parking, and visitation scheduling context, see the Starke County Justice Center page.
- For a sentenced Indiana prisoner, search the Indiana Department of Correction offender locator instead of the county jail roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the separate BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.