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 24, 2026.
Menominee County, Wisconsin, has about 4,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Menominee County is held at the county jail, run by the Menominee 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 Menominee County
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Menominee County is held at the county jail, run by the Menominee County Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Menominee County Sheriff's Office at co.menominee.wi.us/departments/?department=073ebb559460 (page title: Menominee County | Departments | Sheriff's Office), phone 715-799-7000, 3269 Courthouse Lane Keshena, WI 54135-0190, 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 715-799-7000.
The Menominee County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 15 people, down from about 16 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 30 beds, and it ran at 49 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Menominee County has about 4,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 35 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Menominee County Jail
The Menominee County Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in Menominee County.
The Menominee County Sheriff's Office reported 64 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 Menominee 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 Wisconsin Department of Corrections lists its inmates at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Menominee County?
Ask the Menominee County Sheriff's Office at 715-799-7000; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.menominee.wi.us.
How many people are in the Menominee County jail?
About 15 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 30 beds.
What is the phone number for the Menominee County jail?
715-799-7000, the number on the page of the Menominee County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Menominee 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 Menominee 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.