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 October 4, 2026.
Baraga County, Michigan, has about 8,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Baraga County is held at the county jail, run by the Baraga 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 Baraga County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Baraga County is held at the county jail, run by the Baraga County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Baraga County Sheriff's Office at misheriff.org/sheriffs-offices/baraga-county (page title: Baraga County | Michigan Sheriffs’ Association), phone (906) 524-6100, 940 US Highway 41 L’Anse, MI 49946, 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 (906) 524-6100.
The Baraga County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 14 people, down from about 23 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 26 beds, and it ran at 88 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Baraga County has about 8,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 17 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Baraga County Jail
The Baraga County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for L'Anse and Baraga make the arrests that end in a booking in Baraga County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Baraga County: the Baraga County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Baraga County Sheriff's Office's 38 for 2025, L'Anse's 23 for 2025 and Baraga's 0 for 2020.
Together, the two agencies in Baraga County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 61 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 Baraga 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 Baraga County?
Ask the Baraga County Sheriff's Office at (906) 524-6100; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at misheriff.org/sheriffs-offices/baraga-county.
How many people are in the Baraga County jail?
About 14 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 26 beds.
What is the phone number for the Baraga County jail?
(906) 524-6100, the number on the page of the Baraga County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Baraga 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 Baraga 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.