Midland County Inmate Population Overview
The official Midland County detention map has one local jail: Midland County Jail, operated by the Midland County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Scott Holzinger's office runs local jail custody, jail records, work release, visitation administration, and the public roster channel. The jail is the first place to check for a person arrested by a Midland County law-enforcement agency or committed by a local court. It is not a Michigan Department of Corrections prison, and it is not a federal prison or ICE facility.
The Midland County inmate population changes as people are booked, bonded out, sentenced, moved to another jurisdiction, or transferred to MDOC after a state-prison sentence. The local count is also affected by the jail's classification system. The county jail page describes open intake, trustee housing, work release, female housing, maximum security, medium security, and direct supervision pods. The county facilities history page adds that the current jail was built to relieve chronic overcrowding in the former downtown lockup and to handle future jail population growth.
Local custody rule: Search the county roster for current jail custody. Search MDOC OTIS only after a person moves into state supervision.
Midland County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest current official number is jail capacity, not a daily inmate count. The county jail page lists the current Midland County Jail capacity as 274 beds. The county facilities history page describes the 2009 jail as a 250-bed facility at opening, built after the Board of Commissioners authorized a 25 million dollar project to replace a former 100-bed downtown jail. That official-source difference should be kept intact because one figure describes the opening design and the other describes the current jail page.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Current official jail capacity | 274 beds | Midland County Jail page, accessed 2026 |
| Facility at opening | 250-bed jail | County facilities history, opened 2009 |
| Former downtown jail | 100-bed lockup | County facilities history |
| Local facility count | One county jail | Facility map from official county sources |
| Published local annual bookings | Not located | County pages reviewed did not publish an annual booking table |
The Prison Policy Initiative phone-rate appendix identifies Midland County Jail with a 310 average daily population figure, but the research notes that the methodology year should be checked before treating it as a current official count. For a public-facing Midland County inmate population page, the safer local statement is that the county publishes capacity and jail history, while daily population and demographic detail may need a records request.
Midland County Inmate Population Trends
Midland County's best-supported trend line is a facility-capacity story. The county describes chronic overcrowding at the old 100-bed downtown jail, followed by a new jail that opened in 2009 with direct and indirect supervision, dedicated medical space, educational space, and room for population growth. That history matters because local jail population pressure led to the current Fast Ice Drive facility.
| Year / Date | Population or Capacity | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Former downtown era | 100-bed lockup | County says the new jail addressed chronic overcrowding |
| 2009 opening | 250-bed facility | New jail opened with direct and indirect supervision models |
| 12/31/2013 | 265 local jail population | Prisoners of the Census correctional population listing |
| Current county page | 274 beds | Capacity figure, not a daily inmate count |
Current daily population, average length of stay, annual admissions, and demographic tables were not published on the official public pages reviewed. The sheriff records page states that Jail Records keeps statistics on inmate numbers, jurisdictions, inmate debt, and jail revenue. Existing statistical records can be requested through the county's FOIA process when they are not posted online.
Midland County Jail Capacity
Capacity is more than a bed count. Midland County Jail is described as a podular jail with separate areas for trustees, work release, women, maximum security, medium security, and direct supervision. Each pod is described as having a classroom, a video visitation station, and an indoor/outdoor recreation room. The facility history page says the building also included dedicated medical and educational space and was sized for 20 years of inmate population increases.
Michigan jail overcrowding law gives capacity figures legal importance. MCL 801.51a creates a process when a county jail exceeds 95 percent of rated design capacity, and MCL 801.56 addresses classification when smaller jails reach specified capacity thresholds. No active Midland County overcrowding emergency order was found in the official pages reviewed.
Laws for Midland County Jail Data
Midland County jail data sits at the intersection of county-jail law, public-records law, court records, and custody notification systems. Michigan FOIA provides the public-records baseline, while county-jail statutes identify the sheriff's role in holding and maintaining prisoners. Court files after an arrest are separate from sheriff booking records and are searched through MiCOURT or the clerk's office.
Key Statutes:
MCL 15.231 states Michigan's public policy for access to government records, subject to the act.
MCL 15.243 lists exemptions that may protect some law-enforcement, privacy, security, or confidential material.
MCL 801.1 places county jails in charge of county sheriffs for lawful custody categories.
MCL 801.4 covers the sheriff's safekeeping and maintenance duties for prisoners.
For records not posted online, Midland County routes public-records requests through its FOIA page and NextRequest portal. Requests must describe existing records with enough detail for the county to find them. FOIA does not require the county to create a new record or answer a general question.
Search Midland County Inmates
The official online path begins on the county jail page or inmate roster landing page and then opens the Public Safety Cloud JailTracker roster. The roster shell is titled "Roster" and the county does not publish a fee or login requirement for the current inmate roster link. The roster may need a modern browser, and the research found that it can fail in a text browser while still showing client fields for names, current-inmate filters, released-since values, captcha, profile keys, charges, bonds, holds, court dates, and booking images.
- Open the county's jail page or the roster landing page and choose the current inmate roster link.
- Search by last name first. Add first name only after checking spelling, hyphenation, suffixes, and middle-name variants.
- If the roster lists current inmates with a blank search, scan the active custody list before using a narrow filter.
- Open the profile to confirm booking date, custody status, charges, bond, court data, holds, and release status.
- If the person is sentenced to state prison, switch to MDOC OTIS instead of the county roster.
The Midland County Sheriff's Office mobile app is another official access channel. The OCV app landing page, Google Play listing, and Apple App Store listing advertise current inmate information, visitation scheduling, deposits, alerts, tips, and sheriff service links.
Midland County Roster Search Fields
The JailTracker client model gives a useful inventory of what the roster can ask for or display, even when the public roster interface requires a modern browser to fully load. The fields below should be read as the public client inventory found during research, not as a promise that every field is visible in every Midland County search result.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgencyName | Route parameter | Yes | Midland_County_MI appears in the official roster URL |
| Last Name | Text | Unspecified | Best first search field for a name lookup |
| First Name | Text | Unspecified | Useful after spelling is confirmed |
| Released Since | Option/value | Unspecified | May help when a recent release no longer appears in current custody |
| Current inmates only | Toggle/option | Unspecified | Separates active custody from release-window searches if enabled |
| Captcha | Captcha | Conditional | The client model includes captcha validation fields |
The county roster is the right channel for pretrial detainees, county-jail sentences, work release, trustees, and other local jail classifications. Booking charges on the roster are not the same as final court convictions. After a prosecutor files or changes charges, the court record may look different from the initial booking entry.
Midland County Inmate Record Fields
A current jail profile may combine identity, booking, court, bond, hold, and custody information. The JailTracker model also supports image fields, but Midland County has not published a separate public mugshot policy page. Booking-photo display should be verified on the live profile in a modern browser.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | First and last name, with middle-name fields in the model |
| Booking / original book date | When the jail booking was created |
| Release status/date | Final release date and time if released |
| Charges | Description, crime type, level, status, counts, modifier, and related case fields |
| Bond | Bond type, amount, fine amount, and display flags |
| Holds | Hold type, reason, date, and expiration fields |
| Court data | Court type, court date, court time, case number, and warrant number where present |
Midland County Jail vs MDOC
County jail and state prison records answer different questions. Midland County Jail covers local arrests, pretrial custody, county jail sentences, work release, trustees, and some federal-court jurisdiction inmates when residual space is rented. MDOC OTIS covers people under Michigan Department of Corrections supervision, including prison, parole, probation, some compact cases, escape or abscond status, and recent discharges within the MDOC retention window.
| Custody Type | Where to Search | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Current county jail custody | Midland County JailTracker roster | Pretrial detainees, county sentences, work release, and local jail classifications |
| State prison or supervision | MDOC OTIS | Prisoners, parolees, probationers, and eligible recent discharges |
| Federal sentenced custody | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | Adult ICE detainees and certain recent CBP-to-ICE contexts |
Michigan VINE and VINELink add custody and court notification. They do not replace the roster or the court case search, but they are useful when a victim, family member, or member of the public needs status alerts.
Midland County Detention Facility
Official source material found one detention facility physically serving Midland County local custody. No MDOC prison, BOP institution, or ICE detention facility was found inside Midland County in the official lists checked. Sentenced state prisoners from Midland County should be searched through OTIS after transfer, and federal or immigration custody uses federal locators.
- Midland County Jail holds pretrial detainees, county-jail sentences, work release, trustees, women, maximum and medium security housing, direct-supervision classifications, and some federal-court jurisdiction inmates when space is rented.
The jail location page gives the public jail location as 101 Fast Ice Drive in Midland, near US-10 and the Bay City Road exit. The sheriff administrative contact block lists 2727 Rodd Street, while legal mail uses 105 Fast Ice Drive. Those address differences are intentional and should not be merged.
Midland County Jail Source Page
The official Midland County Jail page is the main county source for capacity, pod design, roster, deposits, location, visitation, and jail phone information.
The page is useful because it keeps the local jail roster, deposits, jail location, and visitation links near the county's own 274-bed capacity statement.
Midland County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Midland County inmate population?
The county publishes a 274-bed current jail capacity, but the public county pages reviewed did not publish a current daily jail population table. The facilities history page also describes the 2009 jail as a 250-bed facility at opening and the former downtown jail as a 100-bed lockup.
How do I search the Midland County inmate population?
Use the county's JailTracker roster for current local jail custody. If the roster does not load, call Midland County Jail at (989) 832-6612 ext. 0 or visit 101 Fast Ice Drive, as the Central Dispatch FAQ directs.
Where are sentenced state prisoners listed?
MDOC OTIS lists eligible Michigan prisoners, parolees, probationers, and recent discharges. It does not list county jail inmates, city lockup inmates, people convicted but not yet sentenced, or people sentenced only to jail.
Can older Midland County jail records be requested?
Yes, if the record exists and is sufficiently described. Use Midland County's FOIA page and NextRequest portal for existing booking, jail, or sheriff records that are not posted online.
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