Departmental History

In 1849, the first jail built in Noble County was constructed of logs..

It was from this first jail that the notorious blackleg William D. Hill and John Wilson escaped in March of 1859.

 

The second jail, pictured to the right, was built in 1876 at a cost of $25,002.00 by George Harvey of Albion and was wired for electricity in 1908. This jail is on Indiana's Historical Registry, and is open to the public with scheduled hours.

 

In November of 1967, the third jail was opened on the east side of Albion. This facility was 13,000 square feet, constructed at a cost of $386,000.00 and held 22 inmates. Two small additions were later added for an additional 18 inmates and a dispatch room.

 

In 1999, the construction of the current 73, 187 square foot jail was completed at a cost of approximately 8.4 million dollars. The construction process consisted of removing part of the existing (1967) jail area, remodeling other portions, and the construction of the new jail complex which now houses up to 263 inmates.

 

 

 

 

 

Noble County Sheriff Listing

1836:	James Hosteter	1840:	John Humphreys Mason M. Meriam Harrison Wood William E. Bowen Isaac Swarthout	1857:	David S. Simons Solomon Crossley Robison Ramsby Moses Kiser	1873:	David Hough
1874:	Nathaniel Eagles	1878:	Richard Williams	1880:	William E. Riddle	1882:	Samuel Braden Jr.
1886:	Richard Williams	1888:	George McClean	1890:	Jacob H. Shauck	1894:	Christopher Simon
1898:	Harry Bell	1902:	William F. Metz	1906:	Perry J. Stanley	1910:	John C. Cleland
1914:	Albert D. Sawyer	1918:	Charles Black	1922:	William Hoffman	1924:	John V. Signleton
1928:	William Hoffman	1932:	Ivan Cazier	1936:	Roscoe Rimmell	1938:	Marion Galloway
1942:	John V. Singleton	1946:	Charles Haas	1958:	Russell Lindsey	1966:	Roy Sayles Jr.
1974:	John Stoner	1982:	Don Leitch	1986:	Gary Dial	1994:	Douglas K. Dukes
2002:	Gary D. Leatherman