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 25, 2026.
De Pere, Wisconsin, in Brown County, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in De Pere is held at the county jail, run by the Brown 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 De Pere
A person kept in custody after an arrest in De Pere is held at the county jail, run by the Brown County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Brown County Sheriff's Office at browncountywi.gov/services/jail-inmate-lookup-tool (page title: Brown County > Services > All > Jail Inmate Lookup Tool), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Brown County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 640 people, up from about 490 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 662 beds, and it ran at 97 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Brown County has about 274,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 23 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Brown County Jail
The Brown County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for De Pere (filed by the FBI as De Pere Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around De Pere.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Brown County: the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Green Bay's 5,716 for 2025, the Brown County Sheriff's Office's 1,110 for 2025 and Ashwaubenon's 897 for 2025.
Together, the six agencies in Brown County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,462 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 De Pere arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Wisconsin Department of Corrections lists its inmates at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in De Pere?
Look on the custody page of the Brown County Sheriff's Office at browncountywi.gov. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Brown County jail?
About 640 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 662 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Brown County go?
To a facility of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections; its inmate locator is at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
Is this the official De Pere website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.