This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that holds the person or created the record.
Official Lake County Contacts
Use the office whose system covers the event. The jail can answer a current physical-custody question, while the county FOIA coordinator handles a historical booking or release request.
Lake County Jail1153 Michigan Avenue, Baldwin, MI 49304
Jail: (231) 745-6201
Fax: (231) 745-4136 Lake County Sheriff's Office
1153 Michigan Avenue, Baldwin, MI 49304
Phone: (231) 745-2712
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lake County FOIA Coordinator
800 Tenth Street, Suite 100, Baldwin, MI 49304
Phone: (231) 745-6231
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Michigan Department of Corrections
General: (517) 335-1426, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern
MDOC FOIA: (517) 335-4194
Lake County Parole/Probation Office: (231) 745-0290
The fastest path depends on the question:
- For a released person or release sheet, begin with the home page search and records steps, then contact the jail or FOIA coordinator.
- For community supervision, use the Lake County parole and probation contacts.
- For a same-day claim, follow the 24-hour release verification path; Lake County publishes no official feed.
- For a date or notice, compare the projected release date source with the VINELink check.
- For a named facility, use the Lake County Jail or North Lake Processing Center page listed below.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, search MDOC OTIS and contact MDOC records when the public profile has expired.
- For federal prison or immigration detention, use the BOP locator or ICE ODLS and the responsible federal office.