Sources · Public records only

Every number on this dashboard, traceable

Each section below lists the primary public source, what data it provides, and which schema column(s) it fills. If you find a broken link or a more authoritative source, submit a tip at the IBE companion site.

Demographics & population

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts — County profiles

Population estimates per county per year. Fills population_estimate.

STATS Indiana — County profiles

Indiana-specific population, demographics, and labor data. Fills population_estimate, region.

Indiana DOC (state prisons & releases)

IDOC Annual Reports (yearly PDFs)

Facility population, programs, incidents, releases. Fills Schema 6 (Facility×Year) population/program/incident columns.

IDOC — Adult Releases tables (annual)

Releases by county of admission. Fills Schema 2 idoc_releases_from_county.

IDOC — Total Population Summary Reports

Statewide DOC operational and contracted population. ~25,500–26,000 in 2025.

Arrests & law enforcement

Police Scorecard — Indiana county pages

Arrest counts, low-level/drug/violent breakdown 2013–2023. Fills Schema 3 (Arrest types).

Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI)

State-level UCR-style reporting and grant-funded program tracking.

County jails & sheriff data

Jackson County, IN — Sheriff inmate roster & 48-hour release page

Daily roster + booking/release counts. Aggregate by year for Schema 2 jail columns.

Scott County, IN — Jail page & 2022 jail study

85% substance-use prevalence; 58% mental-health prevalence; recidivism context. Fills Schema 6 prevalence columns and serves as proxy anchor for surrounding rural jails.

IDOC — County-jail population statistics

Where IDOC reports jail-of-admission data alongside facility data.

Each southern-Indiana county sheriff has a similar inmate-roster URL pattern (e.g., jenningscountysheriffin.gov, browncountysheriffin.org). Replicate the Jackson approach across all counties.

Overdose, EMS, & naloxone

Indiana Drug Overdose Dashboard (Indiana Dept. of Health)

Annual overdose deaths, ED overdose visits, EMS overdose incidents, naloxone administrations — by county. Fills Schema 4.

Indiana 2024 Overdose & Suicide Report

2153 OD deaths, 1187 suicides, 957 alcohol-induced deaths (2023 statewide); 51% fentanyl-involved.

CDC NCHS — County-level overdose visualizations

Federal cross-check on Indiana state numbers.

911 / emergency dispatch

Jackson County 911 / Emergency Dispatch budget documents

Total dispatched calls per year (police, fire, rescue) 2018–2025. Fills Schema 4 911_calls_total.

Indiana State 911 Board

Statewide 911 statistics; cross-walk for OD-related call estimation.

Reentry, rehab, MAT, outreach programs

Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA)

IRACS pilot funding, MAT clinic registry, treatment-capacity reports. Fills Schema 5 program columns.

HIRE — Hoosier Initiative for Re-Entry

Statewide job-placement program; 3,000+ business partners; 15,000+ placements; 14% recidivism among completers.

Goodwill Central & Southern Indiana — New Beginnings

Justice-involved Career Day model; retail/warehouse/light-industrial placement.

River Valley Resources — Rural Works

Rural-county reentry workforce reintegration; mentoring, placement, stabilization.

IDOC — Programs & Vocational Training

In-prison welding, automotive, computer-coding, manufacturing pipelines.

Homelessness

Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority — Heading Home

Annual Point-in-Time (PIT) counts by region. Region 10 covers most southern-Indiana non-metro counties.

HUD CoC dashboard

Federal continuum-of-care PIT data; cross-check with state-level numbers.

News & investigative coverage (facility incidents)

WTHR-13 (Indianapolis) / 13 Investigates

Indiana State Prison cell-fire investigative series 2023–2025. Fills Schema 7 fire incident events.

WAVE-3 (Louisville)

Coverage of Clark / Floyd / Scott County incidents.

WDRB (Louisville)

Southern Indiana sheriff and IDOC incident coverage.

WSBT (South Bend)

Coverage of LaPorte County (Indiana State Prison, Westville).

The Republic (Columbus, IN)

Bartholomew / Jackson / Decatur county coverage.

The Tribune (Seymour, IN)

Local Jackson County news + sheriff press releases.

Companion archive (long-form)

Indiana Businesses Exposed (IBE)

Long-form investigations: Reentry in Southern Indiana, Power, Money, and Politics 2026, Political Scandals 2022-2026, Seymour Bottom 10, Anonymous, Epstein Files.

That Computer Guy 26 / TCG Solutions

The technical operator behind this dashboard. Free guides on backup verification, basement waterproofing, scam-link checks, ransomware response.

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