Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Battle Creek, Michigan, in Calhoun County, has about 52,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Battle Creek is held at the county jail, run by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Battle Creek
The county jail, run by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Battle Creek, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office at calhouncountymi.gov/departments/sheriffs_office/jail.php (page title: Jail | Corrections Division), phone 269-781-0700, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 269-781-0700.
The Calhoun County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 440 people, down from about 570 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 630 beds, and it ran at 70 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Calhoun County has about 134,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 33 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Calhoun County Jail
The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Battle Creek (filed by the FBI as Battle Creek Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Battle Creek.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Calhoun County: Kellogg Community College (campus police); the Calhoun County State Police (state police).
The Union City Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Calhoun County, so its arrests are not broken out for Calhoun County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Battle Creek's 2,472 for 2025, the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office's 481 for 2025 and Albion's 432 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Calhoun County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,746 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Battle Creek arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Michigan Department of Corrections lists its inmates at mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Battle Creek?
Ask the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office at 269-781-0700; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at calhouncountymi.gov.
How many people are in the Calhoun County jail?
About 440 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 630 beds.
What is the phone number for the Calhoun County jail?
269-781-0700, the number on the page of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Calhoun County go?
To a facility of the Michigan Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2.
Is this the official Battle Creek website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.