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The Jay County Jail is a medium-security facility located on eight parcels of land in metropolitan Portland. It was built in 1942 and is located at 224 West Water Street, Portland, IN 47371. Here is the official Jail website:

The 152-bed facility houses pre-trial inmates. In addition to its prison capacity, the Jay County Jail offers reintegration programming for male convicted offenders.

The Jay County Jail has a medium level of security and is located in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.

Monthly average bookings at the Jay County Jail are 389. The facility is supervised by forty members of staff.

In an average year, the Jay County Jail employs over 76 inmates in its in-office work lines to assist with its kitchen, clothing, and various activities.

The staff of the Jay County Jail also supervises and operates the Jay County Work Leave Center (WFC), which is located a traffic light away from the jail.

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Jay County Sheriff’s Office

Dwane Ford, Sheriff
Address: 224 West Water Street, Portland, Indiana, 47371
Phone: 260-726-8188
Fax: 260-726-8103

Visitation Hours:

Sunday: 12:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Monday: 12:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Tuesday: 12:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Wednesday: 12:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Thursday: 12:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Friday: 12:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Saturday: 12:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.

During a typical year, the rate of crime in Jay County is 28.10 per 1,000 residents. Residents of Jay County consider the southern portion of the county to be the safest.

The likelihood of becoming a victim of a crime in Jay County ranges from 1 in 20 in the northern neighborhoods to 1 in 51 in the southern part of the county. See the section on interpreting the crime map, as comparing crime and other crime rates is not as straightforward as it may seem.

Fact
A crime occurs every 14 hours 42 minutes (on average) in Jay County.

300%
Your home is 300% more likely to be robbed with no home security system.

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