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 on September 23, 2026.
Chippewa County, Michigan, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Chippewa County is held at the county jail, run by the Chippewa 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 Chippewa County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Chippewa County is held at the county jail, run by the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office at chippewacountymi.gov/sheriff-correctional-facility (page title: SHERIFF CORRECTIONAL FACILITY | Chippewa County), phone 906-635-6883, 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 906-635-6883.
The Chippewa County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 110 people, down from about 130 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 146 beds, and it ran at 91 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Chippewa County has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 31 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Chippewa County Jail
The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Sault Ste. Marie make the arrests that end in a booking in Chippewa County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Chippewa County: the Chippewa County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Sault Ste. Marie's 325 for 2025, the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office's 125 for 2025 and Kinross Township's 6 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Chippewa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 456 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 Chippewa County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Chippewa County serves the sentence in a facility of the Michigan Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at mdocweb.state.mi.us/otis2.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Chippewa County?
Ask the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office at 906-635-6883; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at chippewacountymi.gov.
How many people are in the Chippewa County jail?
About 110 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 146 beds.
What is the phone number for the Chippewa County jail?
906-635-6883, the number on the page of the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Chippewa 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 Chippewa 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.