Search the Ozaukee County Inmate Population

Ozaukee County Inmate Population Snapshot

The Ozaukee County inmate population is not spread across several local detention centers. Research found one detention facility in the county that needs a facility page: the Ozaukee County Jail, operated by the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office. It holds people arrested by sheriff's deputies, municipal police departments, and other agencies in the county. The jail also handles sentenced county jail terms, Huber and work-release reporting, warrants, probation or agency holds, and federal prisoners when the county accepts them under contract.

No official local dashboard with a current average daily population was located on the county site. That gap matters. The best local count in the research is a 2020 correctional-population point of 159 for Ozaukee Co. Jail, while a 2025 Ozaukee Press report cited Sheriff's Office data for a 236-bed capacity. Those figures should be read as sourced context, not a live population meter. The live custody answer still comes from the public jail locator or the jail phone line.

Ozaukee County Inmate Population Statistics

The most reliable way to describe the Ozaukee County inmate population is to separate local jail facts from broader Wisconsin jail data. The county's pages identify the jail, the roster, Huber reporting, visitation, PREA, open-records channels, and jail phone lines. They do not publish a current online count by sex, charge level, pretrial status, or hold type. Statewide jail figures from the Wisconsin DOC Office of Detention Facilities give useful context, but they do not replace an Ozaukee County roster search.

The statewide numbers help explain the larger jail setting in Wisconsin. They should not be used to decide whether one Ozaukee County inmate is in custody today. For that, use the county roster, call the Ozaukee County Jail at 262-284-8446, or use the Sheriff's Open Records Unit when the question involves a past booking file rather than current custody.

Ozaukee County Jail Population Trends

Ozaukee County's general population has grown slowly, while public jail-population data is thinner. Census and FRED estimates show county growth from 2021 through 2025. Jail-specific trend material is more limited: older Sheriff's Office annual report material described an average of 38 Huber prisoners per day in 2008, the 2020 local facility listing gives a 159 correctional-population point, and 2025 reporting described renewed state and federal prisoner boarding at the jail.

The statewide jail trend also changed sharply. Wisconsin county jail average daily population dropped from 13,434 in 2018 to 9,612 in 2020, then rose to 11,718 in 2025. Ozaukee County pages did not publish a matching local annual series, so the page treats Wisconsin trend figures as background and keeps the Ozaukee County inmate population claims tied to sourced local facts.

Who Counts in Ozaukee County Custody

Several custody groups can appear in the Ozaukee County inmate population. A newly arrested person may be held before the first court appearance. A sentenced person may serve a county jail term. A Huber inmate may report to the jail lobby under a court order for work, school, child care, family care, or elder-care release. The roster can also show holds, warrants, bail or fine amounts, court dates, and branch information when those fields are populated.

• Pretrial detainees are held while charges, bond, and court dates are pending.
• Sentenced county inmates serve local jail time rather than a state prison term.
• Huber inmates have a Wisconsin work-release style status and separate reporting rules.
• Agency holds can include warrants, probation matters, federal authority, or other hold reasons.
• State prisoners are generally searched through the Wisconsin DOC locator after transfer.

No official Ozaukee County aggregate table by race, sex, age, felony or misdemeanor level, or hold type was located. Individual public roster profiles may show sex, age, race, physical descriptors, charges, bail type, hold reason, hold agency, facility, and cell location, but those fields depend on the selected profile.

Ozaukee County Jail Capacity

The county pages reviewed did not publish a single official capacity fact on a current jail-capacity page. A 2025 Ozaukee Press article, citing Sheriff's Office data, reported a 236-inmate total capacity and described state and federal prisoner boarding as part of the jail's current use. That report should be cited as news context, not as a county-published capacity table. It does show why the Ozaukee County Jail can matter beyond ordinary local arrests.

The Wisconsin DOC Office of Detention Facilities provides a second layer of context. Its detention-facility program sets minimum jail standards, conducts annual inspections, offers technical help, and works with sheriffs and jail administrators. Those state standards affect how the Ozaukee County Jail is operated, even though the county sheriff runs the facility and the public uses the county inmate locator for current local custody.

Laws Governing Ozaukee County Jail Records

Wisconsin law treats jail and law-enforcement records as public records unless a specific law, confidentiality rule, juvenile protection, investigation concern, or balancing test supports withholding or redaction. That does not mean each field, image, or document is always online. It means a reader should start with the jail locator and then use the Sheriff's Open Records Unit when a booking record, photo, incident record, or digital item is not published.

Search the Ozaukee County Jail Roster

The public Ozaukee County Inmate Locator is the first search path for current jail custody. It is a ProPhoenix-hosted portal with a Search Tools area, Search Results area, and Inmate Details panel. The visible search fields are simple: last name, first name, gender, and birth year. No login or payment was observed in the research. The portal warns that the Sheriff's Office cannot guarantee accuracy and that a booking is not a conviction.

The roster search page from the Ozaukee County Inmate Locator shows the local search controls used for a current jail lookup.

The screenshot matches the research finding that the county roster is a name-based custody search, not a broad criminal-history product.

Lookup Steps for Ozaukee County Inmates

A good Ozaukee County inmate search starts narrow, then backs out if the roster does not return a match. The jail locator does not publish a refresh interval, so a very recent arrest may take time to appear. Released people may also fall off the current roster. If the custody question is urgent, the jail phone line and open-records route matter as much as the online form.

1. Open the county inmate locator and search by last name first.
2. Add a first name when the result list is too broad.
3. Leave gender as Unknown unless the search returns too many possible matches.
4. Use the birth year only when it is known, since a wrong year can hide the record.
5. Select a result to open the Inmate Details panel, including charges, holds, court date, bail or fine fields, and facility data when populated.
6. Call the Ozaukee County Jail or use the Sheriff's Open Records Unit if the person is not found and the custody or booking record still needs verification.

For a deeper field-by-field walkthrough, the Ozaukee County jail inmate records page separates roster fields from court, DOC, federal, and records-request channels.

What Ozaukee County Inmate Records Show

Ozaukee County inmate records can show a mix of identity, custody, court, and hold data. The portal source and visible labels include Booking #, SPN #, name, DOB, age, sex, race, height, weight, hair, eye color, booking image, custody date, booking status, facility or cell location, eligible release date, bail or fine amount, court date, court branch information, charges, and holds. Some fields remain hidden until a profile has data.

When Ozaukee County Search Fails

A missing roster result does not prove that no custody record exists. The person may have been released, transferred, not yet booked, booked under a different spelling, held in another county, sentenced to DOC custody, held under federal authority, or searched with too many filters. The county also does not publish how long released people remain visible in the locator.

The fallback chain is direct: search by last name only, remove birth year, call the jail at 262-284-8446, call the Sheriff's Office at 262-284-7172, use the Open Records Unit for booking records not online, search WCCA for court activity, use Wisconsin VINE for notifications, and use Wisconsin DOC, BOP, or ICE tools when the custody type has moved beyond the county jail.

The Sheriff's Open Records page documents the request channels, fees, and timing used when a booking record or related file is not online.

The open-records route is especially useful for past bookings, booking photos not visible in the current profile, incident reports, and digital media.

County Jail, DOC, Federal, and ICE

Ozaukee County custody searches often fail when the wrong system is used. The county jail roster covers current local jail custody. Wisconsin DOC covers people sentenced to state prison or otherwise in DOC custody or supervision. BOP covers sentenced federal prisoners. ICE ODLS covers immigration detainee location searches. Wisconsin VINE is a notification system, not a booking roster.

DOC public guidance states that city and county jails are administered separately from DOC facilities. That warning fits Ozaukee County well because the local jail can hold county inmates and boarded prisoners, while DOC, BOP, and ICE searches still answer different legal custody questions.

Ozaukee County Court Dates and Warrants

The Ozaukee County inmate population connects quickly to court records. A jail profile may show a court date, court branch, case number, charges, and bail or fine fields, but the formal case record is searched in WCCA/CCAP. The Ozaukee County District Attorney, Benjamin Lindsay, is the charging authority after arrest. Booking charges can change when the prosecutor files, amends, dismisses, or adds counts in court.

Warrants also route through the court-search system. The county warrants page instructs users to search WCCA, open the case number, view case details, and check Case Summary for active warrants. It also says warrants must be verified through the Sheriff's Office before apprehension. A person turning in at the Ozaukee County Jail before 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday may possibly be heard the same day at 1:00 p.m. for bail or bond, while later surrender may wait until the next weekday.

Huber and Ozaukee County Jail Programs

Huber is a Wisconsin jail work-release term. In Ozaukee County, sentenced people ordered to report for Huber must report to the Ozaukee County Jail lobby at the date and time set by the court. The Huber packet says an employed reporting person brings a $200 initial board deposit, while a person using Huber only for child, family, elder care, or school brings $100. Prescription medication must be in blister packs, and extra funds may be brought for commissary, phone, or tablet use.

Huber

Wisconsin work-release or approved-activity status for some sentenced jail inmates.

Detainer or hold

An agency request or legal authority that can keep a person in custody even when local bond is addressed.

SPN

A person-number identifier used by the jail or roster system.

WCCA/CCAP

Wisconsin's public circuit court case search system for charges, hearings, warrants, and dispositions.

Ozaukee County Detention Facilities

Only one detention facility was identified inside Ozaukee County for this build. The jail's role is broad because it is the local booking center, county jail, Huber reporting site, warrant turn-in location, and possible holding site for state or federal boarded prisoners when accepted under contract. No Wisconsin DOC adult prison, BOP prison, standalone ICE detention center, municipal jail, or regional jail was located inside the county in the official lists reviewed.

• Ozaukee County Jail holds pretrial detainees, sentenced county jail inmates, Huber/work-release inmates, people held on warrants or agency holds, and federal/USMS prisoners when accepted by contract.

FCI Oxford is the federal prison in Wisconsin, but it is outside Ozaukee County. State prison custody after sentencing belongs in the Wisconsin DOC locator, not the county jail roster.

Ozaukee County Inmate Population FAQ

How big is the Ozaukee County inmate population?

No official current county dashboard was located. Research found a 2020 local correctional-population point of 159 for Ozaukee Co. Jail and a 2025 news report citing Sheriff's Office data for a 236-bed jail capacity. Use the jail roster or jail phone line for current custody.

How do I search the Ozaukee County inmate population?

Start with the Ozaukee County Inmate Locator. Search by last name, add first name when needed, and use the birth year only when it is reliable. If there is no match, call the jail or use court, DOC, federal, ICE, and records-request channels based on the custody type.

Does the Ozaukee County roster show mugshots?

The roster is designed with an Inmate Image area and a Click To View link when a profile includes a booking photo. The county did not publish a retention period or a separate public mugshot gallery in the pages reviewed. Booking photos not visible online can be requested through open records.

Where are court charges after an arrest?

Formal charges are searched in WCCA/CCAP after the prosecutor files them in Ozaukee County Circuit Court. The jail roster can show booking charges and court fields, but it is not the final court record.