Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. 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.
Windsor, Wisconsin, in Dane County, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An arrest in the city leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the District Attorney files charges, a case in the Dane County Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it.
This guide covers who makes arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies and common questions.
Related guides: Windsor public records, Dane County arrest records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Who Makes Arrests in Windsor
The FBI lists no arrest reporting agency under the name of Windsor. In Dane County the county agency that reports arrests is the Dane County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Dane County: the University of Wisconsin at Madison (campus police); the Capitol Police (state agency).
Booking: Where People Arrested in Windsor Are Held
The county jail is where a person arrested in Windsor and kept in custody ends up, whichever agency made the arrest, though a city department may hold someone in its own cells first and a person cited and released at the scene is never booked. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and once the person is released or sentenced the record continues in the court file.
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 620 people, down from about 710 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 763 beds, and it ran at 82 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Dane County Sheriff's Office at danesheriff.com/Jail (page title: Jail | Dane County Sheriff's Office), phone (608) 266-4311, 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Madison, WI 53703, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Wisconsin Department of Corrections lists its inmates at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Windsor
An arrest in Windsor can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: the case index of the Dane County Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at da.danecounty.gov/Court-Process/Records-and-Fines, phone (608) 266-4311); the District Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at da.danecounty.gov, phone (608) 266-9150).
Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
Wisconsin is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: the Wisconsin Online Record Check System lets anyone run a name-based check, through the Wisconsin Department of Justice. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Windsor
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law the agency must answer as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying and locating, with no charge for the first $50 of locating.
- An arrest by the Windsor police: the police department's page SearchSystems verified at windsorwi.gov/police (page title: Police Department | Windsor, WI), phone (608) 255-2345, 6770 Depot St., Windsor, WI 53598, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
- An arrest by the Dane County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at (608) 266-4311.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (608) 266-9150, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Dane County Circuit Court, through the court records page at da.danecounty.gov, phone (608) 266-4311.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at danecounty.gov/record-requests (page title: Public Record Requests | Dane County, Wisconsin).
- Your own statewide record: the same request described above, for your own name.
The Dane County guide covers every agency in the county: Dane County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Windsor?
Ask the Dane County Sheriff's Office at (608) 266-4311; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at danesheriff.com/Jail.
Where are people arrested in Windsor booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Dane County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Windsor?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Wisconsin Department of Justice: the Wisconsin Online Record Check System lets anyone run a name-based check. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Wisconsin Public Records Law.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Windsor?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Dane County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law the answer is due as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days; the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at danecounty.gov/record-requests.
Is this the official Windsor 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.