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Updated on: January 30, 2024

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1615 West Western Avenue, Bluffton, IN, 46714

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https://www.wellscounty.org/sheriff-jail-information/

Wells County County can be found in the Indiana area. Bluffton – is the county seat. Wells County has a total population of 27984 and was formed in 1835.

Wells County County has a total area of 368 square miles. The zip codes in Wells County County are 46714, 46731, 46759, 46766, 46777, 46778, 46781, 46791.

Wells County Sheriff’s Office:

The Wells County Sheriff, Scott Holliday, is the head law enforcement officer in the Wells County county. You can reach him by calling 260-824-3426.

Address: 1615 Western Avenue, Bluffton, Indiana, 46714, 46714, 46731, 46759, 46766, 46777, 46778, 46781, 46791.

Fax: 260-824-6424

Phone: 260-824-3426

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Wells County Sex Offender Registry

The Wells County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Wells County County, operates the Wells County Jail in Bluffton, Bluffton, Indiana. Wells County Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 9,000 inmates daily and admitting up 113,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Wells County Jail sits on a 85-acre land with 8 divisions, 3 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 4 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Wells County Jail commissary. The Wells County Jail’s physical address is 1615 West Western Avenue, Bluffton, IN, 46714.

Wells County Jail was constructed in 1889. By then, the Wells County Jail served less than 70 residents. Later in 1926, the population in Wells County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1953s, 54 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 5 years at the Wells County Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Wells County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2015, the Wells County Jail could house up to 6,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

Wells County Jail serves as a central location where inmates undergo screening and classification before proceeding to Indiana state prison. While Wells County Jail, they undertake various Wells County Jail inmate programs and services to facilitate their stay in Wells County Jail and incorporation back into their communities upon release:

Individual in Custody Services at the Wells County Jail

All inmates at the Wells County Jail have access to legal services, supplies for ongoing needs, and literacy advancement.

The Wells County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

The Wells County County Sheriff’s Office runs inmate rehabilitation programs like Wells County Jail mental health transition, substance abuse control, religious and educational programs, Wells County Jail personal wellbeing enrichment programs, veteran services, and community support.

Complying with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

Due to the high inmate capacity, families and friends of inmates at the Wells County Jail raise concerns about the safety of their loved ones while serving their sentences. In turn, Wells County Jail adheres to the PREA, a federal law with zero tolerance for sexual harassment or abuse of persons in locked-up facilities like city and county jails. The Wells County Jail works with the Rape Victim Advocates to provide discrete medical and legal assistance to any Wells County Jail inmate who is a victim of sexual abuse.