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About Kent County Inmate Records

Finding a person in custody in Kent County depends on which system has the record. The Kent County Correctional Facility uses the county jail roster for adult bookings, Michigan Department of Corrections records are searched separately through OTIS, and federal or immigration custody can require federal locators. This private reference site organizes those public access paths for Kent County users.

Purpose of This Reference

Michigan law makes many jail and public-record materials available, but the records do not all live in one place. Kent County's adult jail population is handled by the Kent County Sheriff's Office and the Kent County Correctional Facility. Sentenced state prisoners, parolees, and probationers are covered by MDOC OTIS, while federal prisoners and immigration detainees use separate federal systems. This site brings the roster, locator, facility, visitation, and request information into a single local starting point.

What Is Covered

The pages focus on the practical questions people usually have after an arrest or booking in Kent County.

  • Guidance for jail inmate records, jail roster mugshots, and court records after a jail arrest.
  • Facility pages for the Kent County Correctional Facility and Kent County Juvenile Detention Center, with address, phone, and custody-context details.
  • Step-by-step help for the county Web Jail Viewer and the Michigan statewide inmate locator.
  • Plain-language notes on requesting booking records or mugshots through the Records Unit or Kent County FOIA process.

Limits of This Site

This is a privately run reference website. It is not part of any Michigan sheriff's office, jail, court, corrections department, or other government agency.

  • It cannot release, hold, move, or transfer anyone in custody.
  • It cannot post bond, arrange visitation, or place money on an account.
  • It cannot give legal advice or interpret a criminal case for you.
  • It cannot promise that every address, fee, phone number, or schedule remains current.

Current custody status, charges, bond, and release information must be confirmed through the official jail, court, or corrections office that maintains the record.

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