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.
Presque Isle County, Michigan, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Presque Isle County is held at the county jail, run by the Presque Isle 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.
Related guides: Presque Isle County public records, Presque Isle County arrest records, Presque Isle County warrants, Presque Isle County criminal records, Presque Isle County court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Presque Isle County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Presque Isle County is held at the county jail, run by the Presque Isle County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Presque Isle County Sheriff's Office at presqueislesheriff.com/jailinformation.html (page title: Presque Isle Sheriff's Office Rogers City, MI Jail Information), phone 989-734-2156, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 989-734-2156.
The Presque Isle County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 15 people, down from about 31 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 23 beds, and it ran at 65 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Presque Isle County has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 11 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Presque Isle County Jail
The Presque Isle County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Rogers City make the arrests that end in a booking in Presque Isle County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Presque Isle County: the Presque Isle County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Presque Isle County Sheriff's Office's 11 for 2025 and Rogers City's 9 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Presque Isle County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 20 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 Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle County?
Ask the Presque Isle County Sheriff's Office at 989-734-2156; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at presqueislesheriff.com/jailinformation.html.
How many people are in the Presque Isle County jail?
About 15 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 23 beds.
What is the phone number for the Presque Isle County jail?
989-734-2156, the number on the page of the Presque Isle County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle 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.