BROKEN Before you go
1 heads-up note before you go
There is no WorkOne office inside White County. The State directs residents to the nearest WorkOne; see the Work section.
Start Here: Your First 72 Hours
Report as directed, get an ID, and apply for food and health coverage. Everything else gets easier after these.
Broken Champions · Dream Teams
Coming home to White County? Nobody should do it alone.
Twelve trained volunteers write, call and visit before release, then meet your person at the gate. Ask if a Dream Team can walk with yours.
White County Probation Department
If you are on probation, report as your officer directs. Tell your officer right away if you change jobs or addresses. (P.O. box: call first for the office location)
White County Community Corrections
Community-based supervision, work release, and home detention for people referred by the courts or coming home from IDOC.
IDOC Parole District South Bend (PD 8): serves White County
If you are on state parole, this is your district office. Ask about the district's HIRE coordinator for job placement help.
Indiana BMV: Monticello BMV Branch
A state ID is the first key to a job, an apartment, and benefits. Ask for the free ID card for voting purposes if you cannot pay.
FSSA Division of Family Resources: White County (SNAP, Medicaid, TANF)
Apply online for food assistance and health coverage; local staff will call you for an interview.
Work
Steady work is one of the strongest protections against going back. These offices help at no cost.
Fair-chance employers
Jobs in White County
50 employers reported to hire people with records, with proof, locations and an interview prep sheet for each.
WorkOne for White County residents
For White County residents, you may seek services from the WorkOne nearest you. Free job search help, resumes, and training money.
59 fair-chance employers in White County
Employers reported to hire people with records, with proof, locations, and how to apply.
Getting hired with a record: your tools
The free Federal Bonding Program, expungement, what employers can ask, and how to talk about your record.
Legal & Records
Expungement and sealing can open jobs and housing that are closed to you now.
White County Clerk of Courts
Court records, paying fines and costs, and where expungement petitions for convictions in this county are filed.
Indiana Legal Services - Lafayette (free civil legal help)
Free help with housing, benefits, family law, and consumer problems for people with low income. Expungement help line: 1-844-243-8570 (Mon–Thu, 9 AM–1 PM). They do not handle criminal cases.
Indiana Legal Help: free expungement forms
Step-by-step forms and a fee-waiver motion if you cannot pay the filing fee.
Recovery & Housing
Stable, sober housing is where everything else gets built.
Indiana Recovery Works: find a provider
State-funded treatment and recovery housing for people with a justice history. Providers in nearby counties can also serve you.
Food, Rides & Community
Nobody makes it alone. These are the people who show up.
White County Public Transit (public transit)
Rides for work, appointments, probation, and groceries. Call ahead to schedule.
All Indiana reentry programs
Statewide programs for job training, housing, and support after release, including IDOC's HIRE program.
Know Your Rights
Know your rights
Right 1
In Indiana, you can vote once you are released from incarceration, even while on probation or parole. Register at indianavoters.in.gov.
Know your rights
Right 2
After a record is expunged, an employer may only ask whether you have a conviction that has NOT been expunged. It is illegal for most employers to refuse to hire you because of an expunged record.
Know your rights
Right 3
You can ask an Indiana licensing board, before you train, whether your conviction would disqualify you. The fee is no more than $25 and the board must answer within 60 days.
Other counties in Parole District 8
Offices that serve this county are sometimes next door. Jump to a neighbor, or back to all 92 counties.
North · Parole District 8
St. Joseph County
217 fair-chance employers listed here.
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Fine Print
Disclosures & sources
Last verified: September 29, 2026. Listings marked Call to confirm had conflicting information in public sources.
Call ahead to confirm. Offices move and hours change. Broken Champions is not affiliated with the agencies, programs, or employers listed, and nothing on this page is legal advice.
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