This is a private reference site, not a Wayne County government office. It cannot confirm custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or obtain official booking records. Use the official office that controls the record or custody decision.
Wayne County Record Contacts
For a current county jail lookup, start with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office and the Adult Detention Facility at the Criminal Justice Center. For details that the roster does not show, the Sheriff's FOIA coordinator and county public-records portal are the documented request path.
Wayne County Sheriff's Office
5301 Russell Street
Detroit, MI 48211
313-833-0864 administration
Inmate information: 313-224-0797
Adult Detention Center
Wayne County Criminal Justice Center, Suite 500
5301 Russell Street, Detroit, MI 48211
313-202-7155
Visitor and custody questions should be confirmed before travel.
Sheriff FOIA Coordinator
Cynthia Golson
5301 Russell Street, Detroit, MI 48211
313-833-0562
cgolson@waynecountymi.gov
Use these channels based on the record type:
- For someone in the county jail, use jail inmate records and the Sheriff inmate information line.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and the Sheriff FOIA process when no official photo appears online.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, the 36th District Court, Third Circuit Court, or the Wayne County Clerk.
- For a specific jail or city detention path, use the facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Michigan prisoner, use MDOC OTIS.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE detainee locator.