Detroit Detention Center Overview
Detroit Detention Center, often called DDC, is located at 17601 Mound Road in Detroit. Research sources describe it as a short-term detention center for Detroit Police Department arrestees before arraignment. That role makes it different from Wayne County Criminal Justice Center - Adult Detention Facility, which is the main county jail destination. DDC is also different from MDOC prison custody. MDOC's 2020 release described DDC detainees as Detroit arrestees age 17 or older held before arraignment and made clear that those detainees were not MDOC prisoners.
DDC has a recent operations change that affects custody searches. Governor Whitmer's official June 27, 2025 release said House Bill 4090 transferred ownership of the Detroit Detention Center to the City of Detroit. City documents state that Detroit Police resumed operations at 17601 Mound Road effective August 1, 2025 after MDOC withdrew from the 2013 agreement. Current pages should therefore treat DDC as a City of Detroit Police Department operation, while noting the former DPD and MDOC interagency history only for context.
Detroit Detention Center Capacity
Official sources reviewed did not locate a current post-transfer DDC phone number or capacity figure. The safest wording is that Detroit Detention Center is a short-term pre-arraignment facility, not a published county jail roster facility with a known current public bed count. MDOC previously described the detention path as Detroit arrestees age 17 or older held before arraignment, generally up to 72 hours. That time frame should not be read as a promise that every person stays for the same length of time.
Capacity and population work differently at DDC than at the Wayne County jail. The sheriff's dashboard and roster publish county custody information and county supervision categories. DDC handles a narrower, earlier point in the arrest path. A person may be booked by Detroit Police, held before arraignment, released if no warrant or charge is issued, or moved into the Wayne County jail and court track after warrant authorization. If release occurs before county booking, a Wayne County jail profile may never appear.
Search Detroit Detention Custody
No official public Detroit Detention Center roster field table was located in the sources reviewed. That means the lookup path is a sequence rather than one public DDC search screen. For a very recent Detroit arrest, immediate Detroit Police or DDC channels matter first. After arraignment or warrant authorization, the person may appear in 36th District Court records or the Wayne County Sheriff Inmate Inquiry if transferred or bound over into county custody. A person sentenced to state prison should be searched in MDOC OTIS, not through DDC.
- Start with Detroit Police or DDC contact channels if the arrest is very recent and the person is still before arraignment.
- Search the 36th District Court Case Inquiry for Detroit public cases once a case or schedule may exist.
- Search the Wayne County Sheriff Inmate Inquiry if the person may have moved into county custody.
- Use ICE ODLS, BOP, or MDOC OTIS only when the facts point to immigration, federal, or sentenced state custody.
| Stage | Likely Channel | What It Can Show |
|---|---|---|
| Recent Detroit arrest | Detroit Police or DDC contact path | Immediate pre-arraignment custody status when no public DDC roster exists |
| Detroit arraignment or misdemeanor case | 36th District Court | Public case information, schedules, and records request path |
| County jail transfer | Wayne County Sheriff Inmate Inquiry | Booking, charges, bond rows, court dates, and custody status |
| Immigration transfer | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Adult ICE custody when locator rules are met |
Detroit Detention Center Contact
The official address for Detroit Detention Center is 17601 Mound Road, Detroit, MI 48212. A current official public phone number was not located in the sources reviewed after the 2025 city transfer. Because the facility is now treated as a City of Detroit Police Department operation, immediate custody questions should be routed through official Detroit Police Department channels or the detention center contact process available from the city at the time of need. Do not rely on old MDOC contact assumptions without checking the current city source.
Detroit Detention Center
17601 Mound Road
Detroit, MI 48212
Official public phone not located in reviewed sources
City short-term detention for Detroit Police Department arrestees before arraignment
If the person has already moved to county custody, the Wayne County inmate information line is 313-224-0797 and the Adult Detention Center at the CJC is listed by the county at 313-202-7155. For court records after a Detroit arrest, the 36th District Court criminal division is the local court channel for misdemeanor cases and felony first appearances.
Detroit Detention Visits
Official public visitation and commissary rules for Detroit Detention Center were not located in the sources reviewed. That gap should shape the page instead of being filled with county jail rules. DDC is short-term pre-arraignment detention, so visits, calls, property, and release questions may be handled differently from Wayne County's video visit system at the CJC. Confirm directly through current Detroit Police or DDC channels before traveling to Mound Road.
For comparison, the Wayne County CJC has published video visit hours, public visit suite rules, and prohibited item lists. Those rules should not be copied onto DDC as if they were Detroit Detention Center rules. If a person is moved from DDC to the Wayne County Criminal Justice Center - Adult Detention Facility, then the county's SheriffConnect visitation rules become the relevant visit source.
| Topic | DDC Status From Research | Practical Next Step |
|---|---|---|
| Public visitation schedule | Not located in official reviewed sources | Confirm with DPD/DDC before travel |
| Commissary | No official public DDC commissary rule located | Do not send money until the facility confirms a method |
| Short-term calls or contact | Facility is pre-arraignment and short-term | Use current Detroit Police or DDC contact path |
| After county transfer | Wayne County rules may apply | Use SheriffConnect visitation and commissary pages |
Detroit Detention Money
Published Wayne County jail money rules do not automatically apply to DDC. SheriffConnect's TouchPay facility number and JailATM care package details are for the Wayne County jail system, not a confirmed Detroit Detention Center deposit rule. Because DDC is short-term and pre-arraignment, many people may be released, arraigned, or transferred before a standard commissary process would matter.
If a person moves from DDC into Wayne County jail custody, then county commissary rules become relevant. At that point, TouchPay deposits for Wayne County require the county facility number and the inmate's 10-digit booking number. If the person remains only in DDC, confirm the current city process directly rather than assuming a county vendor, state prison vendor, or MDOC deposit system applies.
| Service | DDC Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | 17601 Mound Road, Detroit, MI 48212, but inmate mail format was not found in official reviewed sources |
| Phone or Video | No official public DDC schedule or provider located in reviewed sources |
| Money Deposit | No official public DDC deposit provider or fee schedule located in reviewed sources |
| County transfer | Use Wayne County Sheriff rules only after transfer into county custody |
Detroit Booking and Arraignment
Detroit Detention Center sits at the front end of the arrest path. Wayne County research describes the common route as arrest, transport to the appropriate booking or intake point, jail registration, creation of a booking record, arraignment, bond decision, and then placement or release. For Detroit Police arrests, DDC may come before a Wayne County jail profile. The Michigan court rule cited in the research requires an arrested person who is not released beforehand to be taken without unnecessary delay before a court for arraignment.
The 36th District Court criminal division handles Detroit misdemeanor cases and felony early-stage matters, including arraignment, probable cause conference, and preliminary examination. The first felony appearance is conducted by video conferencing. This makes the DDC record trail time-sensitive. A family member may be asking about DDC custody while the court record is just forming and while the county jail roster has no entry yet. Once charges are authorized or the person is bound over, the record path can shift to Wayne County jail and court systems.
About Detroit Detention Center
Detroit Detention Center is locally important because it is physically in Wayne County but does not function as the Wayne County jail. The 2025 transfer also means older references to a state partnership can mislead a searcher if they treat DDC as an MDOC prison or as a county jail unit. It is best understood as Detroit's short-term pre-arraignment detention point for adults arrested by Detroit Police.
DDC also affects immigration and federal lookup decisions. Wayne County research noted recent Detroit detainee-transfer reporting and explained that if a person is released by DPD to ICE, the official ICE Online Detainee Locator is the proper custody search route. If a person is sentenced to federal custody, the BOP locator is the route. Those systems are separate from DDC, from the Wayne County roster, and from MDOC OTIS. A detainer is only a hold request from another agency, not proof by itself that a person is in that agency's custody.
Note: Confirm DDC custody with current Detroit Police channels before travel because no public DDC roster was found.