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.
Ogemaw County, Michigan, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Ogemaw County is held at the county jail, run by the Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw County
The county jail, run by the Ogemaw County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Ogemaw County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Ogemaw County Sheriff's Office at ocmi.us/sheriff (page title: Sheriff), phone 989-345-3111, 912 W. Houghton Ave. West Branch, MI 48661, 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 989-345-3111.
The Ogemaw County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 53 people, down from about 59 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 105 beds, and it ran at 56 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Ogemaw County has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 25 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Ogemaw County Jail
The Ogemaw County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for West Branch and Rose City make the arrests that end in a booking in Ogemaw County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Ogemaw County: the Ogemaw County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Ogemaw County Sheriff's Office's 258 for 2025, West Branch's 32 for 2025 and Rose City's 4 for 2022.
Together, the two agencies in Ogemaw County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 290 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 Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw County?
Ask the Ogemaw County Sheriff's Office at 989-345-3111; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at ocmi.us/sheriff.
How many people are in the Ogemaw County jail?
About 53 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 105 beds.
What is the phone number for the Ogemaw County jail?
989-345-3111, the number on the page of the Ogemaw County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw 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.