Tippecanoe County's seat is Lafayette. Below are the offices and programs people coming home most often need, from reporting to probation or parole to getting an ID, food benefits, a job, and recovery support. Some state offices that serve this county, like the parole district or WorkOne, are in neighboring counties, so plan your rides.
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.
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Paul's Plan Ministries (peer recovery and reentry)
Lafayette, IN
Call for walk-in and intake times
Peer-run, faith-based. Peer recovery coaching, reentry planning that starts inside the Tippecanoe County jail, a warm handoff on release, rides, help with Medicaid, housing referrals, and job support. Runs the Lighthouse Recovery Residence and the First Day Out program (a backpack and clothes on the day you walk out). Ask for Jake Mahlke.
Treatment provider approved for Indiana Recovery Works, which can pay for treatment and recovery housing for people with felony-level justice involvement.
Volunteers (churches like Harvest Chapel, NAMI) work with people in jail on exit plans, job interviews, recovery and links to mental-health care and jobs. Serves: People in Tippecanoe County Jail.
Tippecanoe County Community Corrections – Life Skills & Education Coordinators
Staff help people get Social Security cards and birth certificates, find jobs and housing, and connect to Purdue, Ivy Tech and adult-education classes. Serves: People in Tippecanoe County Community Corrections and the community.
Indiana 211
Phone Mon–Fri 7 AM–7 PM; in211.org anytime
Free and confidential. One call finds local food, shelter, utility help, and more. You can also text your ZIP code to 898-211.
In Indiana, you can vote once you are released from incarceration, even while on probation or parole. Register at indianavoters.in.gov.
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.
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.
Last verified: September 29, 2026. Listings marked Call to confirm had conflicting information in public sources.
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