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.
Wexford County, Michigan, has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wexford County is held at the county jail, run by the Wexford 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: Wexford County public records, Wexford County arrest records, Wexford County warrants, Wexford County criminal records, Wexford County court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Wexford County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wexford County is held at the county jail, run by the Wexford County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Wexford County Sheriff's Office at wexfordsheriff.org/inmate-accounts (page title: Inmate Accounts | Wexford County Sheriff's Office), phone (231) 779-9216, 1015 Lincoln St. Cadillac MI 49601, 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 (231) 779-9216.
The Wexford County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2020 the jail held about 40 people, up from about 39 in 2019. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Wexford County has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 12 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Wexford County Jail
The Wexford County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Cadillac and Manton make the arrests that end in a booking in Wexford County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Wexford County: the Wexford County State Police (state police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Cadillac's 348 for 2025, the Wexford County Sheriff's Office's 345 for 2025 and Manton's 0 for 2025.
Together, the three agencies in Wexford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 693 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 Wexford 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 Wexford County?
Ask the Wexford County Sheriff's Office at (231) 779-9216; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at wexfordsheriff.org/inmate-accounts.
How many people are in the Wexford County jail?
About 40 on an average day in 2020, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data.
What is the phone number for the Wexford County jail?
(231) 779-9216, the number on the page of the Wexford County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Wexford 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 Wexford 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.