Pendleton Correctional Facility Inmate Search

Pendleton Correctional Facility Overview

Pendleton Correctional Facility is operated by the Indiana Department of Correction, not the Madison County Sheriff's Department. The official IDOC facility page places it at 4490 W. Reformatory Rd. in Pendleton and describes it as a level three maximum-security adult male facility with a minimum-security dormitory adjacent to the main prison. That distinction matters for inmate records: the Madison County Jail roster is for local jail custody, while a person assigned to Pendleton Correctional Facility is searched through IDOC systems.

Madison County is unusual because it contains the local county jail, a local correctional/work-release layer, and three state IDOC facilities in Pendleton. The Madison County Prosecutor's Office notes that crimes committed by offenders at the Pendleton state facilities are prosecuted locally, but facility custody, visitation approval, mail handling, phone support, and money accounts remain IDOC matters. A person may be physically in Madison County because he is at Pendleton Correctional Facility without appearing on the county jail's public inmate inquiry.

The official IDOC Pendleton Correctional Facility page is the source for the facility-specific page image below.

The facility page is useful because it combines the public address, phone number, mail format, visitation direction, program list, and history in one IDOC source rather than mixing county-jail information with state-prison information.

Pendleton Correctional Facility Capacity and Population

The sourced population figure for this facility comes from the IDOC June 2025 Total Population Summary Report. Research for Madison County recorded Pendleton Correctional Facility at 1,647 people in custody against an operational bed capacity of 1,801, or 91.45 percent occupied. The official facility page also describes the prison as a maximum-security adult male institution with an adjacent minimum-security dormitory. Do not blend these numbers with Madison County Jail capacity; the county jail is a separate local facility with a separate roster and a separate bed count.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Pendleton Correctional Facility

Use the IDOC incarcerated locator for Pendleton Correctional Facility. The locator is the correct public lookup for sentenced Indiana state prisoners and is different from the Madison County Jail Inmate Inquiry. The county roster can show people held pretrial, serving local jail time, awaiting transfer, or held under county authority. IDOC records focus on the Department of Correction number, name, facility assignment, and state custody status.

1. Open the IDOC incarcerated locator rather than the Madison County Jail roster.
2. Search by DOC number when available, or search by last name and first name.
3. Review the result carefully and confirm the facility field shows Pendleton Correctional Facility.
4. Use the IDOC profile and facility contact information for custody, visitation, mail, and support questions.

If the person does not appear, consider timing and custody type. A recent arrestee may still be in Madison County Jail, a sentenced person may be in IDOC intake or transfer, and a released person may no longer show the same active facility assignment. Indiana SAVIN and VINELink can also be useful for notification, but they do not replace IDOC's own locator for a state-prison facility assignment.

Pendleton Correctional Facility Address and Contact

Use the prison's direct contact information for facility-specific questions. For county arrest records, local booking photos, or Madison County Jail custody, use the sheriff's records and jail channels instead. For court records after an arrest, Indiana MyCase or the maintaining court is the better path.

Visiting Someone at Pendleton Correctional Facility

IDOC prison visitation is not walk-in county-jail visitation. Research for this facility says visitors must register for a ViaPath account, submit supplemental documentation, receive approval, and then schedule. All visitors must be on the approved list. Pendleton Correctional Facility also limits regular visiting so a visitor may visit the same offender once every 14 days. Attorney visits are handled through the Facility Litigation Liaison and do not count as regular visitation.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Pendleton Correctional Facility

IDOC mail rules require the incarcerated person's full legal name and DOC number. The facility page's mail format is: Offender Full Legal Name, DOC #; Pendleton Correctional Facility; 4490 W. Reformatory Rd.; Pendleton, IN 46064. IDOC reminds senders to address both the envelope and the letter. Research also notes that incoming and outgoing mail is opened, examined, and read by designated facility staff.

Money and phone services are handled through IDOC support channels rather than a Madison County commissary kiosk. The IDOC support hub covers money accounts, phone calls, and video visits, and facility pages link the applicable send-money task. Verify the DOC number and facility assignment before sending funds, because Madison County Jail deposits and county work-release deposit listings do not apply to this state prison.

State Prison Intake and Facility Assignment

Pendleton Correctional Facility does not perform the same public booking function as the Madison County Jail. A person normally reaches IDOC custody after conviction, sentencing, and transfer from local custody. Research for Madison County notes that a sentenced person can remain in county jail while awaiting transport, and the Madison County roster includes Department of Corrections and transfer-related housing values. Once IDOC has custody and classification is complete, the IDOC locator becomes the better tool for confirming assignment.

For records users, this means the record path changes over time. Local arrest, booking, bond, and court references may remain with Madison County systems, while prison assignment, visitation approval, mail, phone, and money questions move to IDOC. A person can have both kinds of records, but the county roster and the state locator answer different questions.

About Pendleton Correctional Facility

Pendleton Correctional Facility has a long official history. IDOC traces the current institution to Indiana's early state-prison system, the Indiana Reformatory designation in 1897, a 1918 fire, relocation to the current site in 1921, and construction during 1922 and 1923. Later facility changes included five new housing units completed in 1985, a new infirmary in 1988, cellhouse renovations in 2002, 2005, and 2009, and the 1996 rename to Pendleton Correctional Facility.

The program list is broader than a generic prison summary. Research identifies A.A./N.A., American Legion, barber shop, Changing Lives Through Literature, ECHO, GED and college education, F.O.R.W.A.R.D., ICAN, law library, recovery programming, reentry, religious service center, Shakespeare, Thinking for a Change, Toastmasters, and other rehabilitative activities. Those offerings are part of why this page should be treated as a facility-specific IDOC resource, not as another version of a county jail roster page.