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.
Schoolcraft County, Michigan, has about 8,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Schoolcraft County is held at the county jail, run by the Schoolcraft 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: Schoolcraft County public records, Schoolcraft County arrest records, Schoolcraft County warrants, Schoolcraft County criminal records, Schoolcraft County court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Schoolcraft County
The county jail, run by the Schoolcraft County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Schoolcraft County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Schoolcraft County Sheriff's Office at schoolcraftcounty.net/government/elected-officials/sheriff (page title: Schoolcraft County), phone 906-341-2122, 300 Main Street Manistique, MI 49855, 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 906-341-2122.
The Schoolcraft County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 20 people, up from about 18 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Schoolcraft County has about 8,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 24 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Schoolcraft County Jail
The Schoolcraft County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Manistique make the arrests that end in a booking in Schoolcraft County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Schoolcraft County: the Schoolcraft County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Manistique's 93 for 2025 and the Schoolcraft County Sheriff's Office's 1 for 2023.
Together, the two agencies in Schoolcraft County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 116 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 Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft County?
Ask the Schoolcraft County Sheriff's Office at 906-341-2122; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at schoolcraftcounty.net.
How many people are in the Schoolcraft County jail?
About 20 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
What is the phone number for the Schoolcraft County jail?
906-341-2122, the number on the page of the Schoolcraft County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Schoolcraft 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 Schoolcraft 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.