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Montcalm County Jail Overview

Montcalm County Jail Services identifies Montcalm County Jail as the county jail serving Stanton and the rest of Montcalm County. The facility is operated by the Montcalm County Sheriff's Office, and the jail is the correct place to start for people booked by local agencies, people waiting for a first appearance or bond decision, sentenced jail inmates, local court holds, and jail work-release participants. It is a county jail, not an MDOC prison. That distinction matters because a Montcalm County jail inmate lookup does not use the same system as a sentenced state prisoner search.

The county's jail page says the current jail opened on March 1, 2002 with 119 beds. A 2003 remodel added 52 beds and raised capacity to 181. A fall 2006 renovation added 24 more beds, and the county gives the current jail bed count as 205. The same page reports 20 full-time corrections officers and 4 sergeants. Current average daily population was not located in official county sources, so the most accurate public path is to confirm an individual custody status through the jail status line, VINE, MiCOURT, or a records request rather than relying on an unpublished live count.

The official jail-services screenshot from Montcalm County's jail page shows the jail address, capacity history, and inmate-information phone path.

That source is the main county page tying the Montcalm County Jail inmate lookup process to the jail's phone-based court and custody status system.

Montcalm County Jail Capacity

Montcalm County publishes a clear bed-count history for the jail but does not publish a current public population dashboard in the researched source set. The jail opened in its current form with 119 beds, expanded to 181 beds after the adjoining area was remodeled, and later reached 205 beds. A historical correctional population table lists a local jail count of 173 on December 31, 2013, but that is historical context, not a current custody count. The current population should be checked through the official custody-status channels for the person being searched.

Montcalm County Jail Lookup

No official Montcalm County online jail roster was located in the county sources. The county directs the public to an automated inmate and court-status phone line at 989-831-7592. The county says that status updates are based on court actions. If a court date or hearing status has not updated, callers should try again after 3 pm Monday through Friday because jail officers also will not know the new court status before that point. VINE and MiCOURT fill different gaps: VINE can provide custody notification, while Montcalm County case-search instructions route court questions to MiCOURT.

1. Call 989-831-7592 first for current Montcalm County Jail custody and court status.
2. If the court update is missing, call back after 3 pm on a weekday, as the county instructs.
3. Use Montcalm County VINE or 800-770-7657 for custody-status notification.
4. Search MiCOURT Case Search for charges, case numbers, hearings, and public court events.
5. Use MDOC OTIS only after a person has moved into state corrections custody.

Montcalm County Jail Contact

The jail's public contact point is separate from the sheriff's main office address. Use the jail number for inmate and court status. Use the sheriff records and county FOIA process for booking sheets, booking photos, incident reports, or records not supplied by phone. The corrections contact block in county materials also identifies Jail Administrator Andrew Powell, but routine public custody questions should still start with the automated jail information line because that is the county's published route.

Montcalm County Jail Visits

Montcalm County Jail visitation is video-only. The county visitation page says visits may be held in the jail lobby visitation room or remotely by smartphone or computer. Scheduling is through IC Solutions or the jail lobby kiosk, and visits must be scheduled at least 16 hours before the visit. All visits are recorded and monitored. Misuse, abuse, or rule violations can end the visit and may lead to criminal or disciplinary action.

The jail's video-visit rules are not the same as MDOC prison video visits. A sentenced state prisoner at Carson City Correctional Facility follows MDOC approval and GTL scheduling, while a Montcalm County Jail inmate follows county jail video visitation rules.

Montcalm County Jail Mail

The Montcalm County inmate-mail page gives a simple jail mailing format: use the inmate's name and the jail street address. All mail is subject to contraband search. Attorney mail is opened in the inmate's presence. Pictures must be on photo paper and no larger than 4 by 6 inches, and Polaroids are not accepted. Softcover books, magazines, and newspapers must come directly from the publisher. Inappropriate content can be placed in property or refused, depending on the item.

Money and commissary are handled through several routes. The inmate funds page lists Express Account, Canteen Services, phone ordering, and mailed money orders. Friends and family may place weekly orders subject to the county's $25 limit. Money orders must be mailed to the jail with the inmate's full name and/or inmate number. Bond deposits and commissary deposits are different choices, so a person posting bond should confirm the custody and court status before paying.

Montcalm County Jail Booking

Montcalm County booking starts after a local arrest or court remand. The jail creates the custody record, handles property, routes the person toward court or release, and makes status available through the published phone system after court actions update. District court controls arraignment, bond setting, misdemeanor proceedings, and the early stages of felony cases. The jail can accept certain bond payments, but the court decides whether a person is eligible for release and whether another hold blocks release.

The county booking-fee page states that each person booked into the jail owes a $12 booking fee under MCL 801.4b. If the fee is not paid during incarceration, the jail issues a civil infraction citation at release. If it remains unpaid after the county's stated period, the matter can go to 64B District Court for collection, warrant action, and added court costs. If all charges are dismissed or the person is found not guilty, the inmate may request a refund through the jail sergeant.

Booking

The jail intake process after arrest, including identity, property, charges, and custody record creation.

Remand

A court order sending or returning a person to custody.

Work release

A court-authorized jail program allowing an approved sentenced inmate to leave for work.

Montcalm County Jail Programs

Work release is the main Montcalm County Jail program documented in the source set. The work-release page says a sentencing order from 64B District Court or 8th Circuit Court must state "Work Release Authorized." The inmate must complete a Work Release Application and receive approval from the program coordinator. Approval can take several days and is not guaranteed. The county encourages applications before incarceration when possible so approved workers lose fewer work days.

Approved work-release participants must have the first week of work release and room and board paid before leaving for work. The county gives the required deposit as $115.50 in the inmate account. This program is administered through the jail rather than through a separate jail annex. Medical, mental health, grievance, religious-service, PREA, and jail accreditation details were not located on the county jail pages reviewed for the research file.