Alpena County Jail

You can support your loved ones at Alpena Co Jail on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 989-354-9830.

When someone you care about gets locked up, it's tough to figure out all the ins and outs of jail life. From sending mail to visiting, there are a lot of things to sort out. And getting info about the arrest? Not always easy. That's where this webpage comes in handy. It's here to help you get a handle on how things work at Alpena County Jail so you can stay connected and support your loved one behind bars.

The Alpena Co Jail is a detention center located at 320 Johnson St Alpena, MI which is operated locally by the Alpena County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Alpena County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Alpena Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.

New detainees arrive at the jail regularly, with some being released on bail, placed under pretrial services caseloads, supervised by probation agencies, or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who are not released await their court appearances at the jail, receiving accommodations including bedding and meals. You can see all the arrest records for Michigan here.

Inmate Phone Accounts

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Inmate Commissary Accounts

All booking and warrant fees must be paid in full before money can be used for commissary items

A jail commissary is provided for inmates to order personal supplies, foodstuffs, and other items. Money may be drawn from the inmate’s personal account to purchase commissary items. A list of items available for purchase and ordering instructions may be requested from Corrections Staff.

After all booking and warrant fees are paid in full the jail will draw 25% from the account to reimburse the County for housing, medical, dental or other fees incurred during incarceration.

There is a $100 per day limit on commissary purchases

Money orders are accepted via mail to the inmate. There is a kiosk machine in our lobby that can be used for bond or to put money on the inmates account with credit/debit card or cash. There is a $2.00 transaction fee to use this machine with cash and a $2.50 or 10% charge to use credit/debit. www.jailatm.com may also be used to put money on an inmates account or post bond.

The inmate trust fund is a repository for inmate money. There is no limit to the amount of money that an inmate may receive into their commissary account. At no time will money in an inmate’s account be transferred to another inmate’s account

Money orders may also be mailed to the inmate.

Mail

Personal mail is any and all mail to an inmate not from inmate’s attorney of record. Inmates have no expectation of privacy for any personal mail.

All inmate mail will be sent through the United States Postal Service.

No mail from another inmate or another correctional facility will be accepted.

All incoming mail will be opened and inspected for items that are not allowed into the jail. Mail containing threats, plans for escape, or advocating violence or otherwise violating jail policy will be censored and may be turned over to a Deputy/Sheriff for evaluation and potential prosecution.

Letters may be sent to inmates daily, addressing it to the inmate with the Alpena County Sheriff’s Office address. No inmate number is needed

Letters cannot contain Glitter, stickers, unknown odor, unknown substance on letter or envelope, must be written in pen (black or blue ink only), pencil or typed, no correspondence to a victim of a crime, stamps, envelopes, and extra paper.

Any mail containing these things will be denied and sent back.