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Wisconsin Jails & Prisons
Every jail, prison and detention facility in Wisconsin — addresses, phone numbers, visiting rules, and the official inmate search for each one.
Wisconsin has 20 correctional institutions operated by Wisconsin Department of Corrections, plus 74 county and local jails. This directory lists 41 because it still carries institutions the agency is closing. How we count.
- ArrestedTaken to the county jail for the county where the arrest happened — not where they live.
- County jailHeld here while the case runs. 74 local jail facilities in Wisconsin. Bail is set and posted here.
- Court and sentencingMost people leave from here. Only a sentence to state time moves someone into the prison system.
- Released, fined, or a county sentence — the path ends here for most people
- Reception centreWeeks, not days. They are scored, assessed and assigned. Expect little contact during this stage — this is the part families are least warned about.
- InstitutionPlaced at one of 20 institutions, at a security level set by their score — not by the worst thing the prison is allowed to hold.
- Release and supervisionThey report to a parole or probation office, which is rarely the city they were held in.
Browse Wisconsin records by system.
Jails, state prisons, federal facilities, and ICE detention are run by different agencies under different rules. These groups are how we file the records — not official counts of what the state operates.
What do you need to do in Wisconsin?
Each link goes to the agency that actually handles it. Individual facilities can still add their own rules, so confirm with the one holding the person.
All Wisconsin facility records.
Open a group to see its records. Type in the box to narrow the list by facility, city, or county.
State prisons in Wisconsin41 records
Federal facilities in Wisconsin1 records
| Facility | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| FCI Oxford | Oxford | Adams |
County and city jails in Wisconsin74 records
Juvenile facilities in Wisconsin13 records
| Facility | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| La Crosse County Juvenile Detention Facility | La Crosse | La Crosse |
| Manitowoc County Jail / Juvenile Detention Center | Manitowoc | Manitowoc |
| Marathon County Juvenile Facility | Wausau | Marathon |
| Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center | Madison | Dane |
| Northwest Regional Juvenile Detention Center | Eau Claire | Eau Claire |
| Portage County Jail / Juvenile Detention Center | Stevens Point | Portage |
| Racine County Secure Juvenile Detention Center | Racine | Racine |
| Racine Youthful Offender Correctional Facility | Racine | Racine |
| Rock County Juvenile Detention Center | Janesville | Rock |
| Sheboygan County Juvenile Detention Center | Sheboygan | Sheboygan |
| Southern Oaks Girls School | Union Grove | Racine |
| Washington County Jail / Juvenile Detention | West Bend | Washington |
| Waukesha County Jail / Juvenile Detention Center | Waukesha | Waukesha |
Community corrections and work release in Wisconsin4 records
| Facility | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| Brown County Work Release Center | Green Bay | Brown |
| Shawano County Work Release Center | Shawano | Shawano |
| Winnebago County Work Release Center | Oshkosh | Winnebago |
| Work Release Center (Huber Center) | Wautoma | Waushara |
Other facilities in Wisconsin1 records
| Facility | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| Menominee Tribal Jail | Keshena | Menominee |
Where in Wisconsin?
Most people know the county or the city, not the name of the facility. Start there. Bail is set and posted at the county jail, so the county page is also where the sheriff, the custody search and the court contacts live.
72 counties in Wisconsin with facility records
- Dane County 8
- Milwaukee County 7
- Racine County 6
- Dodge County 5
- Winnebago County 5
- Adams County 3
- Brown County 3
- Chippewa County 3
- Fond Du Lac County 3
- Jackson County 3
- Juneau County 3
- Kenosha County 3
- Lincoln County 3
- Sheboygan County 3
- Waushara County 3
- Columbia County 2
- Crawford County 2
- Douglas County 2
- Eau Claire County 2
- Grant County 2
- La Crosse County 2
- Marathon County 2
- Oneida County 2
- Outagamie County 2
- Rock County 2
- Sawyer County 2
- Shawano County 2
- St. Croix County 2
- Waukesha County 2
- Ashland County 1
- Barron County 1
- Bayfield County 1
- Buffalo County 1
- Burnett County 1
- Calumet County 1
- Clark County 1
- Door County 1
- Dunn County 1
- Florence County 1
- Forest County 1
- Green County 1
- Green Lake County 1
- Iowa County 1
- Iron County 1
- Jefferson County 1
- Kewaunee County 1
- Lafayette County 1
- Langlade County 1
- Manitowoc County 1
- Marinette County 1
- Marquette County 1
- Menominee County 1
- Monroe County 1
- Oconto County 1
- Ozaukee County 1
- Pepin County 1
- Pierce County 1
- Polk County 1
- Portage County 1
- Price County 1
- Richland County 1
- Rusk County 1
- Sauk County 1
- Taylor County 1
- Trempealeau County 1
- Vernon County 1
- Vilas County 1
- Walworth County 1
- Washburn County 1
- Washington County 1
- Waupaca County 1
- Wood County 1
94 cities in Wisconsin with facility records
- Milwaukee 5
- Madison 4
- Black River Falls 3
- Fond Du Lac 3
- Green Bay 3
- Kenosha 3
- Oregon 3
- Oshkosh 3
- Racine 3
- Waupun 3
- Winnebago 3
- Chippewa Falls 2
- Eau Claire 2
- Irma 2
- Janesville 2
- La Crosse 2
- Mauston 2
- Oxford 2
- Portage 2
- Prairie Du Chien 2
- Shawano 2
- Sheboygan 2
- Sturtevant 2
- Union Grove 2
- Waukesha 2
- Wausau 2
- Wautoma 2
- Alma 1
- Antigo 1
- Appleton 1
- Ashland 1
- Balsam Lake 1
- Baraboo 1
- Barron 1
- Boscobel 1
- Chilton 1
- Crandon 1
- Darlington 1
- Deerfield 1
- Dodgeville 1
- Durand 1
- Eagle River 1
- Elkhorn 1
- Ellsworth 1
- Florence 1
- Fox Lake 1
- Franklin 1
- Friendship 1
- Gordon 1
- Green Lake 1
- Hawkins 1
- Hayward 1
- Hudson 1
- Hurley 1
- Jefferson 1
- Juneau 1
- Keshena 1
- Kewaunee 1
- Ladysmith 1
- Lake Tomahawk 1
- Lancaster 1
- Manitowoc 1
- Marinette 1
- Medford 1
- Menomonie 1
- Merrill 1
- Monroe 1
- Montello 1
- Neillsville 1
- New Lisbon 1
- New Richmond 1
- Oconto 1
- Oneida 1
- Phillips 1
- Plymouth 1
- Port Washington 1
- Redgranite 1
- Rhinelander 1
- Richland Center 1
- Shell Lake 1
- Siren 1
- Sparta 1
- Stanley 1
- Stevens Point 1
- Sturgeon Bay 1
- Superior 1
- Viroqua 1
- Wales 1
- Washburn 1
- Waupaca 1
- Wauwatosa 1
- West Bend 1
- Whitehall 1
- Wisconsin Rapids 1
3 closed facilities in Wisconsin
These have shut. Nobody is held at any of them. They are listed because the names stay in people’s records, letters and memories long after the doors close, and because a directory that simply omits them looks broken to the person searching.
3 more, closing date not yet confirmed
- ETHAN ALLEN SCHOOL Wales
- SOUTHERN OAKS GIRLS SCHOOL Union Grove
- WINNEBAGO COUNTY WORK RELEASE CENTER Oshkosh
Parole and probation
Wisconsin parole offices — where someone reports after release, which is rarely the city they were held in.