Dearborn County Juvenile Center Records

Dearborn County Juvenile Detention

The Dearborn County official facility location page identifies the Dearborn County Juvenile Center as a county facility. The Dearborn Circuit Court page states that the Juvenile Center is under Circuit Court jurisdiction. That court tie matters because youth detention records, placement decisions, hearings, and family access are not handled like an adult jail roster. The facility is a secure co-ed juvenile detention center, not a city jail and not the adult Law Enforcement Center roster.

The IDOC juvenile detention audit describes the facility mission as protecting and detaining youth in the least restrictive alternative of care while providing basic needs, legal-right protections, education, medical care, emotional support, religious and social needs, and a safe, secure, humane environment. That language is different from adult jail language. It reflects short-term youth custody, juvenile court oversight, and state juvenile detention standards under Indiana administrative rules.

Dearborn County Juvenile Center Stats

The strongest sourced figures come from the 2025 IDOC juvenile detention inspection and compliance report. The IDOC audit lists the facility capacity as 20 youth. It reports an average daily population of 10 for the prior 12 months and an average length of stay of 14.5 days. On the 2025 inspection dates, the population was 8 on April 28 and 10 on October 8. Those numbers describe the audited youth detention population; they are not a public daily roster.

The center averaged about half of its rated capacity in the 2025 audit period. The same audit states that chemical agents were not permitted at the facility. It also found compliance with 100% of mandatory standards and 90.22% of recommended standards.

Search Dearborn County Juvenile Records

A juvenile custody lookup does not follow the same path as an adult Dearborn County jail lookup. The adult sheriff inmate-search roster is for current public adult jail listings tied to the Law Enforcement Center. It should not be used to find youth detained at the Dearborn County Juvenile Center. Juvenile matters are more confidential, and access usually depends on a person's legal role, such as parent, guardian, attorney, court participant, probation contact, or other authorized party.

1. Confirm that the issue involves youth detention rather than adult jail custody at the Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center.
2. Use the Juvenile Center contact number or Circuit Court contact path for authorized questions about detention, hearings, and visitation.
3. Do not rely on the adult sheriff roster if the person is a juvenile or if the case is handled through juvenile court.
4. For public court access questions, check whether Indiana MyCase shows any public, non-confidential case information, then request official records from the court that maintains them.
5. If the person is an adult or has moved into another custody system, use the adult jail roster, IDOC locator, BOP locator, or ICE ODLS as appropriate.

Dearborn County Juvenile Contact

The Juvenile Center is listed in county and state sources at West High Street in Lawrenceburg. The research found one ZIP discrepancy: the county location page showed a conflicting ZIP, while the IDOC audit and IPDC listing used Lawrenceburg's 47025 ZIP. For facility details and routing, use 47025 unless quoting the county page exactly. Call first because youth detention access may require approval, identification, or court-related authorization.

The center is near other Dearborn County government locations in Lawrenceburg, but it serves a different role than the adult jail. Adult custody, bail, adult commissary, and adult booking photos route to the Law Enforcement Center. Juvenile detention questions route to the Juvenile Center, Circuit Court, probation or legal counsel, depending on the question and the person's relationship to the case.

Dearborn County Juvenile Visits

The 2025 IDOC audit reports that youth interviewed knew the visitation rules and were allowed physical contact with family during visits. The audit does not publish a public visiting schedule. Because juvenile visits involve youth privacy, family status, supervision needs, court orders, and facility rules, exact visiting permission should be confirmed directly with the Juvenile Center or the appropriate court or probation contact.

Do not assume adult jail visiting rules apply here. Youth detention rules are shaped by juvenile standards and court oversight, and a youth's case status or safety plan can affect visit access. A short call before travel can prevent a denied visit at the entrance.

Dearborn County Juvenile Services

The 2025 IDOC audit gives unusually specific service detail. Joshua Beshears was listed as administrator/director. Food service was provided by the Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center, with Kathy Prarat, Jail Matron, listed as food service supervisor. Medical services were listed through Daniel Barkdoll, M.D., for 2 hours per week by contract, and Ron Phillips, RN, for 3 hours per week by contract. Mental-health services were listed through Melissa Hughes, MSW, LCSW.

Education was also described in the audit. Residents receive work through their home school districts, and credit recovery is provided through Plato. Youth interviews reported participation in educational programming and said staff or a teacher would help with education. Youth also stated that they felt safe, that mental-health needs were addressed, and that health and mental-health intake questions were asked on entry.

Dearborn County Juvenile Standards

Indiana juvenile detention centers are audited against state standards, including the juvenile detention framework in 210 IAC Article 8. The IDOC audit list page is the public path for annual juvenile detention inspection reports, including Dearborn County reports. The 2025 audit reviewed 285 standards across administration, safety, security, justice and order, food service and hygiene, medical, mental health, programs and services, and education.

The 2025 conclusion found the Dearborn County Juvenile Center in compliance with 100% of mandatory standards and 90.22% of recommended standards. The audit also listed noncompliant recommended items across several categories, including safety, security, justice and order, medical, programs and services, and education. That combination is important. The facility passed mandatory compliance, but the audit still documented recommended-standard gaps that readers should not confuse with an unqualified perfect report.

The IDOC juvenile detention audit list is the source page for Dearborn County audit reports.

The audit index is useful because it shows Dearborn reports by year and separates juvenile detention oversight from adult jail roster access.

Dearborn County Juvenile Records

Juvenile detention records are not the same as adult jail records. Indiana public-record rules still matter, but juvenile confidentiality, court orders, and detention standards can restrict what is released. The adult sheriff roster may show names and mugshots for adults in the Law Enforcement Center, but it is not a juvenile detention roster. Families should avoid posting or sharing youth custody details from unofficial sources and should use the court or facility path when they have a valid role in the case.

For a court-record question, Indiana MyCase may show public, non-confidential case information in Odyssey courts, but confidential juvenile matters may be absent or limited. Official records must come from the court that maintains the record. For an adult who has moved from Dearborn County jail to state prison, the Indiana Department of Correction locator is the correct prison search path. For immigration or federal custody, ICE ODLS or the BOP locator may apply instead. Each system covers a different custody stage.

Juvenile detention

Secure custody for youth under juvenile court authority, with privacy and access rules that differ from adult jail custody.

Adult roster

The Dearborn sheriff public inmate-search list for adults held in the Law Enforcement Center.

MyCase

Indiana's public case-search portal for non-confidential court records, not a complete juvenile custody roster.

IDOC audit

State inspection and compliance review for juvenile detention standards and facility operations.

Juvenile Center vs Adult Jail

The two Dearborn County detention facilities are close in local government geography, but they serve different people and different legal systems. The Law Enforcement Center is the adult county jail and sheriff office contact point. The Juvenile Center is under Circuit Court jurisdiction and handles secure youth detention. A searcher should first decide whether the person is an adult in jail, a youth in juvenile detention, a sentenced state prisoner, or someone in federal or immigration custody.