Wexford County Jail

You can support your loved ones at Wexford Co Jail on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 231-779-9217.

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 Wexford County Jail so you can stay connected and support your loved one behind bars.

The Wexford Co Jail is a detention center located at 1015 Lincoln St Cadillac, MI which is operated locally by the Wexford 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. Wexford County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Cadillac 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.

Inmates of the Wexford County Jail are allowed to send and receive mail. This will include publications and packaged mail, to and/or from any person, organization or agency, providing it meets with the policy and procedures and correctional security guidelines.

Inmate phone service through Securus. FIfteen-minute calls are $22.80. With an InmateAid number, we can get the same 15-minute call for $3.15 (save $19.65 per call). Click here to check it out.

Legal correspondence from attorneys and courts addressed to Inmates will be accepted.

The administration has the right to accept, reject, or modify any or all parts of this memorandum of policy

State Booking Fee - Effective August 1, 2003, each person booked into jail is required to pay a $12.00 State Booking Fee to the County Sheriff prior to release. Failure to pay the state booking fee as prescribed may result in a Civil Infraction citation (ticket) issued at release. Failure to pay the $12.00 within 48 hours of release may result in the issuance of a Warrant and/or a $100-plus fine, plus costs. Booking Fee payment may be paid in exact cash at the Wexford County Sheriff's Office & Jail, 24-hours a day. Also, if an inmate receives a deposit into his/her account and the Booking Fee is outstanding, the Booking Fee will be the first transaction withdrawn from this deposit.

If an inmate who has paid the State Booking Fee is later found Not Guilty on all charges or charges were dropped, they may petition for a refund of the $12.00 fee paid upon following the proper procedure. The required form is available at the Sheriff's Office and Jail. Once all requirements are met, a check will be issued within the next week, approximately, and mailed to the inmate.

Housing/Medical Fees - Michigan Public Act 118 of 1984 allows that County Jails may seek reimbursement for housing and expenses (including any period of pretrial detention) from sentenced inmates. This Act also allows that "Good Time" may be withheld from inmates who do not cooperate in reimbursement of housing fees and that the County may utilize the Court System or a Collection Agency to seek payment of past due fees. An adverse effect may result on an inmate's credit reference for as long as seven years. The terms of Public Act 118, 1984, have been adopted by the Wexford County Sheriff's office; therefore, the County of Wexford, through a Resolution passed by the Wexford County Board of Commissioners shall collect housing fees as determined.

The County Jail reserves the right to withdraw at least half of the amount deposited into an inmate's account if housing and/or medical fees are owed; occasionally, all but $2.00 may be withdrawn in the instance where an inmate returns to jail who made no payments on his/her Outstanding Balance since prior release.

If money is owed upon release from jail, the inmate is strongly advised to contact the Inmate Account department and make agreed upon payment arrangements by calling (231) 779-9223, Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, excluding holidays.

Commissary Information (Inmate Store) - Commissary is offered to the inmate population on a daily basis, based on each inmate's current account balance. All monetary deposits for commissary must be made NO LATER than SUNDAY 6:00 pm. The Commissary Order Forms are fulfilled and processed, depicting available funds. Inmate Commissary Orders are filled by a vendor (STELLAR) - Once an order is placed, it can not be cancelled.

Items available for purchase on the Commissary Order Form vary from shampoo and deodorant to envelopes, candy bars, and oatmeal. The inmates choose the items they wish to purchase with Available Funds and the following day, the order is processed, deducting the cost of the order from their Available Funds. Typically, the Commissary Order is delivered on Thursday. Days of service may vary based on Holidays and Staff Availability.

If an inmate places an order and is then released or transferred and the order HAS NOT been processed, the Order Form may be cancelled; however, if the Order HAS already been processed, the items will be held for up to 3 days for inmate or designee pick-up.

There are two types of Orders: Regular and Indigent. Most inmates with available funds qualify for the Regular Form, however, if there is ANY restriction on diet, they cannot order ANY food or beverage. In order for an inmate to be considered Indigent, they must miss two Store Order Forms / Purchase of Snak Paks before being eligible on the 3rd Store Order Form. Qualified Indigent Inmates may request to receive an Indigent Kit. The cost of these items will be deducted from their accounts, even if it creates a negative balance.

Inmates are informed per the Rules & Regulations that sharing of items is a Major Misconduct, such as having money deposited into a cellmate's account for another's purchase and/or use, to avoid correct processing of deposit.

Admission Kits & Supplemental Kits - Upon being booked into the jail and arraigned, an inmate may receive an Admission Kit and is eligible to request additional items from a Supplemental Kit, which includes one envelope. The cost of these items will be deducted from their accounts, even if it creates a negative balance. Each inmate may receive up to one of each kit per booking.