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Ogemaw Facility Overview

The Ogemaw County Corrections page lists the public jail contact for the Ogemaw County Correctional Facility in West Branch. The facility is operated by the Ogemaw County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Brian D. Gilbert, and serves as the county jail or lockup for Ogemaw County arrests, court holds, local sentenced inmates, and approved work release or weekender status. Sheriff operations, corrections, and the county courts are all clustered near W. Houghton Avenue, but the jail, courthouse, and prosecutor remain separate offices with separate roles.

The official Ogemaw County Correctional Facility PDF gives the strongest facility detail. It says the jail began as a planning and feasibility project in late 2006, followed by purchase of the old Dean Arbor property in 2007, groundbreaking in January 2009, an open house in June 2010, and opening on September 26, 2010. The building uses a podular remote design, which means staff supervise housing areas from a controlled post instead of a traditional linear cellblock layout.

The same county material describes a mixed housing plan for different custody needs. Ogemaw County Correctional Facility has maximum-security single cells, medium-security two-person cells, and dormitory-style pod beds. That layout is important for an Ogemaw County inmate lookup because a bed count is not the same as an available bed count. Classification, sex separation, medical needs, protective custody, behavior, and court status can all affect where a person is placed.

Ogemaw Jail Capacity

The official county jail-operation narrative states that the Ogemaw County Correctional Facility was built with a rated design capacity of 124 beds. In 2017, MDOC recalculated the rated design capacity and added 20 beds, bringing the current total to 144 beds. The facility PDF breaks out the housing design as 8 single-person maximum-security cells, 28 two-person medium-security cells, and 88 dormitory-style beds. The county also notes that a jail can be considered full at about 80 percent of intended capacity because staff need room to manage classification changes.

Population figures are also sourced for this facility. Ogemaw County's September 2024 jail-operation narrative gives total average daily population of 76.1 in 2022, 74.6 in 2023, and 55.3 through August 2024. Ogemaw-only average daily population was 44.1 in 2022, 51.4 in 2023, and 35.8 through August 2024. Those figures show that the Ogemaw County inmate population was well below the physical bed count, but the county narrative still framed jail operations as a major budget issue because staffing, debt service, and fixed costs do not fall in direct proportion to the daily count.

Ogemaw Inmate Lookup

No official searchable Ogemaw County jail roster was located on the county, sheriff, corrections, court, or facility PDF pages inspected. That changes the lookup process. For a current local jail question, start with Ogemaw County Corrections rather than a third-party directory. The jail phone line is the direct source for current custody, booking status, bond logistics, mail rules, account questions, and whether the person remains at Ogemaw County Correctional Facility or has been moved.

1. Call Ogemaw County Corrections at 989-345-5908 with the person's full name and date of birth if known.
2. Ask whether the person is currently held at Ogemaw County Correctional Facility, has been released, or has been transferred.
3. For sheriff-held records or booking photos, use the Ogemaw County Sheriff's FOIA request form.
4. For notifications after custody is confirmed, use Michigan VINE, which is a notification tool rather than a full roster.
5. For state prisoners, search MDOC OTIS; for federal or immigration custody, use BOP or ICE instead of the county jail.

The county jail and the state prison system should not be mixed. Ogemaw County Correctional Facility covers local jail custody, and the broader Ogemaw County jail inmate records path explains records requests when no online roster is posted. MDOC OTIS covers sentenced state prisoners, parolees, probationers, escapees, absconders, and some recently discharged people. The BOP inmate locator covers federal inmates from 1982 forward, while ICE ODLS covers immigration detainees. A person arrested in Ogemaw County may pass through more than one system, so the right search tool depends on the present custody level.

Ogemaw Jail Contact

The corrections office publishes a separate administrative contact block from the broader Sheriff's Office. Ogemaw County Correctional Facility is staffed around the clock for custody operations, but routine public business follows posted administrative hours. Call before visiting for non-emergency records, bond, account, or visitation questions, especially because county sources discuss operational changes and possible contract housing for some inmates.

The official corrections contact page shows the jail address and phone used for routine correctional questions.

This contact image is useful because the same address and phone are the starting point for Ogemaw County Correctional Facility custody checks when no public jail roster is posted.

Ogemaw Jail Visits

Ogemaw County's facility PDF centers visitation and communication on CIDNET. To set up remote video visitation, messaging, or phone funding, users register through CIDNET Customer Portal and upload a valid photo ID before the contact request can be approved. The PDF says remote visitation is available seven days a week except lights-out, meals, and cleanup time. All video visits are monitored and recorded, and inappropriate conduct can end privileges.

Jail staff do not pass personal messages to inmates. If a person needs continuing status notices, Michigan VINE may help after the person has been identified in the correct custody system, but it is not a replacement for calling the jail about a current Ogemaw County booking.

Ogemaw Mail and Money

Ogemaw County Correctional Facility mail rules are specific. Incoming mail must be postcards except legal mail and money orders. Letters mailed in envelopes and regular cards are returned to sender unless they fall within those exceptions. Legal mail must be marked "Legal Mail" and is opened and inspected by staff in the inmate's presence. Money orders may be mailed or dropped off, but a mailed money order must include the inmate's first and last name and be the only item in the envelope.

Deposits, bond, and commissary use a mix of courthouse, kiosk, money order, and online channels. JailATM handles online inmate account deposits, direct commissary orders, and jail lobby or online bond payment options. The facility PDF says commissary is delivered once a week and orders must be placed and confirmed by the end of the day Monday for delivery later that week. Bond may be paid at the courthouse during normal business hours, or at the jail lobby kiosk or through JailATM after hours or by choice.

Ogemaw Booking Intake

A person arrested in Ogemaw County may be taken to Ogemaw County Correctional Facility unless medical care, another agency, or another facility is required. Intake usually includes identity checks, arrest paperwork, property handling, medical and safety screening, booking or custody record creation, and classification into the right housing level. Classification is a plain term for deciding the housing and security placement that best fits the person and the jail's safety needs.

The Sheriff's FOIA form provides the records fallback when a booking record, incident report, booking photo, or related sheriff-held material is not posted online. A useful request should include the person's full name, date of birth if known, approximate booking date, incident number if known, location, officer involved if known, and a clear description of the requested material. The form says the Sheriff's Office has five business days to reply and may charge reproduction costs.

Booking

The jail intake step that creates identity, arrest, property, photo, fingerprint, and custody records.

Classification

The jail decision about housing, security level, and special placement needs.

Detainer

A hold or notice from another agency that may prevent release even if local bond is posted.

Ogemaw Facility Changes

Recent Ogemaw County jail discussion is unusually tied to inmate population and cost. The county's September 2024 jail-operation narrative said the jail is a mandatory county function and described the legal option for a county to contract with another county for jail use while maintaining a compliant lockup. It also reported that jail-specific revenues covered only part of the FY2023 jail budget and that inmate populations had declined. The Ogemaw County inmate population overview places those figures beside the lookup channels. Ogemaw Herald reporting in August 2024 described commissioners pursuing a Roscommon County housing agreement and converting the Ogemaw jail toward a 72-hour lockup model, but the current practical rule is to verify custody with Ogemaw Corrections first.

Programs named in the official facility PDF include work release, weekenders, church services, Bible study, library, and related programming. Work release and weekender status require approval by the Jail Administrator. No official source inspected published GED, vocational training, medical provider, mental-health provider, or a full reentry schedule, so those details should be confirmed directly through the jail before relying on them.