Menominee County Inmate Population
The Menominee County inmate population is centered on one local detention facility, the Menominee County Jail. The jail is operated by the Menominee County Sheriff's Office and holds adults arrested locally, people waiting for arraignment or court events, misdemeanor-sentence inmates, and people held under court or agency orders. Official county sources reviewed for this build did not publish a live population dashboard, a rated bed count, annual booking totals, or a public roster feed. That gap matters. A search for a current Menominee County inmate must start with custody confirmation rather than a roster link that the county has not published.
Local custody can change fast. Arrests, arraignment schedules, bond decisions, medical holds, warrants from other courts, probation or parole holds, and transfers all affect the Menominee County inmate population on a given day. A person booked at the county jail may later appear in MiCOURT after the prosecutor files a complaint, in VINELink for custody notice, or in MDOC OTIS after a state prison sentence. If federal or immigration custody applies, BOP and ICE systems take over. Each system answers a different question, so the first task is to identify which agency controls the record.
Menominee County Jail Population Data
Menominee County publishes operational facts about jail access, but not the core population figures many readers expect. The official jail page gives the jail address, phone number, administrative hours, and 24-hour phone availability for correctional staff. The county FOIA page gives the response window for public-record requests. The research did not locate a county jail annual report or official table with current count, average daily population, rated capacity, annual bookings, or demographic split.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Local detention facilities | 1 county jail | Facility map from official county sources, reviewed June 17, 2026 |
| Current jail population | Not published online | Official jail and sheriff pages reviewed June 17, 2026 |
| Rated capacity | Not published online | Official jail and sheriff pages reviewed June 17, 2026 |
| Annual bookings | Not published online | No official county annual booking table located |
| Correctional staff phone access | 24 hours per day | Official jail page, reviewed June 17, 2026 |
Menominee County Inmate Trends
Because Menominee County did not publish official local trend tables in the sources reviewed, the county trend should be described as an access gap, not as a guessed rise or drop. The official record supports a procedural conclusion: current local custody must be checked with the jail, and older booking or jail records must be requested through Menominee County FOIA when they are not found in court or corrections portals. State and national figures can give context, but they do not replace a county count.
| Year | Menominee County ADP or Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Not published | No official live dashboard or annual jail count located. |
| 2025 | Not published | Jail rules were posted as revised March 2025, but no count was extracted. |
| 2024 | Not published | No county annual jail report located in official web sources. |
| 2023 | Not published | Use BJS national context only, not a county estimate. |
The Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that local jails nationally held 664,200 people at midyear 2023 and recorded 7.6 million admissions from July 2022 through June 2023. Those figures help frame jail use across the country, but they do not state the Menominee County inmate population. The research also notes Michigan statewide jail context from Vera and Prison Policy Initiative, with the same limit: statewide information cannot be used as a Menominee County count.
Who Menominee County Holds
The Menominee County Jail population includes local adults in several stages of a criminal case. Some people are held before arraignment. Others wait for a District Court event, a Circuit Court event, transport, or release paperwork. Some serve short local sentences, and some remain in custody because another agency hold or warrant prevents release. The official county pages did not publish a male/female breakdown, race or ethnicity table, felony/misdemeanor split, pretrial percentage, or medical and mental-health count.
| Category | What the research supports |
|---|---|
| Pretrial custody | People arrested locally and awaiting arraignment, bond, hearings, or case movement. |
| Sentenced local custody | Misdemeanor or other local jail sentences under sheriff and court authority. |
| Agency holds | Possible holds from courts, probation, parole, federal agencies, or other jurisdictions. |
| Medical and mental-health care | On-site medical care through Around The Clock Healthcare Services and telehealth mental-health services. |
Local geography can also affect a search. Menominee County sits on the Michigan-Wisconsin border across from Marinette, Wisconsin. The prosecutor page lists the Menominee County Sheriff's Department, City of Menominee Police Department, Hannahville Tribal Police Department, Michigan State Police Eighth District, and Department of Natural Resources as agencies whose matters may feed into county prosecution. If a person is not found through Menominee County, the arresting agency, case number, and state line may be clues.
Menominee County Jail Records Law
Michigan law and county policy shape access to Menominee County jail and inmate population records. The county FOIA page states that public records include recorded information prepared, owned, used, possessed, or retained by the county while performing an official function. It also states that any person except an individual incarcerated in a state or local correctional facility may submit a written request. Requests may be filed online, in person, or by mail to Menominee County Courthouse, Attn: Administration.
Key Statutes:
MCL 15.231 states Michigan's broad public policy for access to information about government affairs, subject to exemptions.
MCL 15.235 sets public-body response duties after a written FOIA request, reflected in the county's five-business-day response statement.
MCL 791.262 requires MDOC rules and standards for proper, efficient, and humane jail and lockup administration.
MCL 801.51-801.64 provides Michigan's county jail overcrowding emergency framework.
Menominee County may charge labor, copying, mailing, and digital media costs, and the county may require a 50 percent good-faith deposit if an estimate exceeds $50. A requester should identify the person, date of birth if known, arrest or booking date, case or report number, arresting agency, and the exact record sought. That level of detail helps separate booking records from court files, jail custody status, bond records, and incident reports.
Search Menominee County Custody
No official Menominee County public online jail roster, recent-booking page, inmate-search form, or mugshot gallery was located on the sheriff or county site during the research pass. The practical Menominee County inmate search therefore starts with direct custody confirmation. The jail page says correctional staff are available by phone 24 hours per day. That is the most direct channel for current custody, recent booking, visitation eligibility, CIDNET communication questions, and whether a bond or hold may affect release.
- Call the Menominee County Jail at 906-863-4441 for a current local custody question.
- Use the county FOIA form for non-urgent booking, jail, mugshot, or law-enforcement records.
- Register through VINELink Michigan or call 800-770-7657 for custody-status notifications.
- Search MiCOURT Case Search for court charges, hearing dates, and case status.
- Use MDOC OTIS, BOP, or ICE ODLS only when the person may be outside county jail custody.
Menominee County Roster Fields
The county did not expose a roster search form to inspect. That means no official web fields can be promised for Menominee County Jail. The county FOIA request form is the documented form for records that are not posted online. Its fields are useful because they show how the county accepts record details, delivery choices, and request types. For inmate and booking records, the description box should be clear and narrow.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| County jail roster | Not available | Not available | No official Menominee County online roster form was located. |
| First and last name | Text | Unspecified | Requester identity fields on the FOIA form. |
| Request for | Choice | Unspecified | Copy of public records or in-person inspection. |
| Delivery method | Choice | Unspecified | Pickup, self-copying, mail, email, or county-provided digital media. |
| Record description | Text area | Unspecified | Describe the booking record, mugshot, dates, names, and case or report numbers. |
The county FOIA request form shows these request and delivery options in one place. That form is not a live inmate roster, but it is the documented county route for public records not otherwise available on the sheriff site.
The form's description field is where a requester can name a booking photo, jail record, arrest report, or custody document with enough detail for county staff to search.
Menominee County Inmate Records
A Menominee County booking or jail record should be requested with caution because the county has not published an official sample online profile. Research supports asking for the categories that commonly exist in jail records, but the page should not claim the county displays those fields on the web. Court charges should be verified through MiCOURT or the clerk because a booking reason may differ from the prosecutor's final complaint, amended charge, plea, dismissal, or conviction.
| Record item | How to treat it |
|---|---|
| Name and booking date | Ask for the full name, date of birth if known, and approximate arrest or booking date. |
| Charges or arrest reason | Use jail records for intake context and court records for the filed charge. |
| Bond or release status | Confirm with the jail or 95A District Court because holds can block release. |
| Booking photograph | Ask the jail or request through FOIA; no public online gallery was located. |
| Arresting agency | May include sheriff, city police, tribal police, MSP, DNR, or another agency. |
County Jail Versus State Prison
Menominee County jail custody and Michigan prison custody use different systems. The county jail covers local arrest, booking, arraignment, short jail sentences, and local court holds. MDOC OTIS covers people under MDOC jurisdiction or supervision, including prison, parole, probation, absconders, escape status, Interstate Compact cases, and certain discharged offenders within the searchable retention period. OTIS is not a Menominee County jail roster.
| Question | County Jail | State Prison or Supervision |
|---|---|---|
| Who runs it | Menominee County Sheriff's Office | Michigan Department of Corrections |
| Who appears | Local detainees, short sentences, local holds | Prisoners, parolees, probationers, absconders, eligible discharged offenders |
| Where to search | Jail phone, FOIA, VINE, court records | MDOC OTIS offender search |
| What not to assume | A person is not in state prison just because charges are serious | A person in OTIS may not be in the county jail |
The MDOC prison list does not list a state prison in Menominee County. A person sentenced from Menominee County to prison will be searched in the statewide MDOC system after transfer, not through county jail rules for CIDNET, JailATM, or lobby video visits.
State and Federal Inmate Search
The state and federal fallback channels are important when a Menominee County custody search reaches a dead end. MDOC OTIS allows name and offender-number searches and filters for sex, race, age, status, and marks, scars, or tattoos. The BOP Inmate Locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present and supports number or name searches. ICE ODLS is the immigration detainee locator and requires JavaScript. None of these portals is a county jail roster.
The BOP lists FCI Milan as Michigan's federal prison facility, far from Menominee County. ICE identifies North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin as a Michigan detention facility, also outside Menominee County. A local arrest can still connect to federal custody through a warrant, federal charge, supervised-release issue, or immigration matter. Use the system tied to the holding agency, and verify release dates or transfers with the agency that controls custody.
The MDOC OTIS search page shows the statewide offender fields used after a case leaves the county jail stage.
OTIS can help find prison and supervision records, while the Menominee County Jail remains the first source for current local custody.
Menominee County Detention Facility
The facility map resolved one local detention facility for Menominee County. No separate sheriff annex, work-release building, regional jail, state prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention center was located in official sources inside the county. That simple map makes the first local lookup clear, but it also means a failed county search should move to court, state, federal, immigration, or neighboring jurisdiction channels instead of a second local jail page.
- Menominee County Jail holds adult county-jail detainees, people awaiting court, misdemeanor-sentence inmates, and local holds under sheriff or court authority.
The official jail page shows the jail's service details, including commissary, JailATM deposits, CIDNET communications, mail handling, medical care, bond-payment links, visitation, VINE, and jail contact information.
Menominee County Inmate FAQ
Is there a Menominee County online jail roster? No official public roster URL was located on the county or sheriff website during the research pass. Call the jail for current custody and use FOIA for records.
How can a booking photo be found? The county did not publish an online mugshot gallery. Ask the jail whether a booking photo is releasable or submit a FOIA request that names the person, date, agency, and record sought.
When should MiCOURT be used? Use MiCOURT for court charges, hearing dates, and case status after the prosecutor files a complaint. Booking information and court charges may differ.
When does OTIS matter? OTIS matters when the person may be in state prison, on MDOC parole or probation, listed as an absconder, or recently discharged from MDOC supervision.