Wayne County jail inmate search

To find someone in custody, open the Wayne County Sheriff's Office inmate inquiry page. Enter a booking number, a range of booking dates, and the housing facility filter when searching.

Without the booking number, use dates near the day of arrest. When a new arrival doesn't show up yet, phone the jail.

Everyone transferred by a court or a different police agency enters through the Jail Registry Unit initially. According to the Sheriff Connect bond details, this unit must finish intake before release.

Because intake takes time, recent arrivals may not appear online yet. Call (313) 224-0797 to check on a fresh arrest.

Use the Sheriff Connect contact list to call the right desk:

• Inmate information: (313) 224-0797 for custody questions.
• Main line: (313) 833-0864 for the Wayne County Sheriff's Office switchboard.
• Sheriff Administration: (313) 224-8426 for administrative offices, not custody checks.

The Wayne County Criminal Justice Center holds adults in custody at 5301 Russell Street, Detroit, MI 48211. The Sheriff Connect visitation page has information for this Adult Detention Facility.

Per the Wayne County Criminal Justice Center page, the Juvenile Detention Facility sits on the same campus at 5301 Russell Street, Detroit.

The Wayne County Sheriff's Office manages the online search and runs custody operations at the Adult Detention Facility. The Sheriff Connect homepage has the lookup link and custody rules. For other counties, use the Michigan inmate lookup directory.

Social visits are video only, not face to face. The Video Visit sign up guide shows how to book; find it on the Sheriff Connect visit page. A separate link serves professionals, who can also email attorneyvisits@waynecountymi.gov.

• You must be 17 or older and carry an acceptable ID to visit.
• Your weekly limit is 1 video visit, up to 30 minutes total.
• Connect at the ADF Visitation Center or from your own device.

The Sheriff Connect visit page says you can deposit funds online, by phone, or at the Criminal Justice Center lobby kiosk. Commissary is what the jail's snack and supply store is called. The Jail Commissary link found on the Sheriff Connect website lets you buy items or add funds.

You need a telephone account before someone in custody can call you. Set up and add money to your account via the Inmate Telephones link found on the Sheriff Connect website.

County Jail Lookup never shows names, photos, or arrest records. See what the county posts online at the Wayne County Sheriff's Office inmate inquiry page.

Money or a pledge handed to the court so a person can get out of custody before trial is called a bond. At the jail, bonds are accepted 24 hours a day, on all 365 days of the year. The court takes cash bonds and fines instead on weekdays, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Check the Sheriff Connect bond page for details, or read about bailing someone out of jail.

• Anyone paying must be 18 or older, and Michigan also lets a bail agent post surety bonds.
• Accepted payment is cash, a credit card carrying an 8% fee, or a cashier's check or certified check made to the Sheriff of Wayne County.
• You can't use personal checks or money orders, and a $10 bond fee applies, along with any unpaid $12 booking fee.

Inmate property is handed back on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., according to the Sheriff Connect visit page. A released person must have their ADF ID armband; anyone else must bring a signed release form along with valid ID. Call (313) 224-0797 with release questions.