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 30, 2026.
Alcona County, Michigan, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Alcona County is held at the county jail, run by the Alcona 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 Alcona County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Alcona County is held at the county jail, run by the Alcona County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Alcona County Sheriff's Office at alconasheriff.com/?page_id=50 (page title: Corrections: | Alcona County Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Alcona County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 4 people, down from about 21 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 31 beds, and it ran at 68 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Alcona County has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 4 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Alcona County Jail
The Alcona County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Alcona County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Alcona County: the Alcona County State Police (state police).
The Alcona County Sheriff's Office reported 70 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Alcona County 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 Alcona County?
Ask the Alcona County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at alconasheriff.com/?page_id=50.
How many people are in the Alcona County jail?
About 4 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 31 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Alcona 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 Alcona County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.