Cheboygan County Jail Overview
Cheboygan County Jail is operated by the Cheboygan County Sheriff's Office at 870 South Main Street in Cheboygan. The official jail page states that the jail has 103 beds and houses pre-trial detainees and prisoners sentenced to one year or less. It is the only detention facility mapped for this county build, and no official county jail annex, work-release building, city jail, MDOC prison, BOP prison, or ICE facility was found inside Cheboygan County.
The jail is part of the sheriff and county law enforcement complex. The Sheriff's Office page names Sheriff Todd Ross and describes a full-service agency with corrections, road patrol, detective work, court security, search and rescue, recreational patrol, and emergency management. The 2024 sheriff annual report states the jail has a fully operational kitchen and medical staff and is operated by 15 corrections officers, including four corporals, under the jail administrator.
For custody questions, the most important local limit is the lack of an official public online roster. Cheboygan County Jail inmate lookup therefore starts with phone contact and, when a document is needed, sheriff FOIA. Formal charges and hearings are not jail records. They are found through MiCOURT and the local courts after prosecutors file the case.
Cheboygan County Jail Population
The local jail population data comes from sheriff annual reports. The 2024 annual report lists an average of 60 inmates per day and 21,789 inmate days for 2024. It also provides trend figures showing 59 average inmates per day in 2021, 67 in 2022, and 68 in 2023. A 2022 report supplied the 2020 average of 56. The official jail capacity stayed at 103 beds in the researched materials.
The 2024 average was about 58 percent of rated capacity. The 2023 average of 68 was about 66 percent of capacity and was the highest average in the displayed 2021 through 2024 series. No official demographic table by sex, race, age, pretrial status, sentenced status, or hold type was located, so the jail page should not be read as a demographic report.
Look Up Cheboygan County Jail Custody
No official Cheboygan County public roster or current-inmate search page was located. The jail's own page gives the facility phone number and operating details, while the sheriff records page gives the FOIA route. Use the county jail for current local custody. Use MDOC OTIS only when the person may have been sentenced to Michigan state custody, and use BOP or ICE only for federal or immigration custody.
- Call Cheboygan County Jail at (231) 627-3155 with the person's full name, date of birth or age, and arrest date if known.
- Ask whether the person is held at the jail, has been released, has been transferred, or has a detainer or court hold.
- If a booking record, police report, or booking photo is needed, use the sheriff FOIA process and describe the record precisely.
- Search MiCOURT for court records after arrest, including filed charges, hearings, CTN, bond entries, and case status.
- Check MDOC OTIS, Michigan VINE, BOP, or ICE if the custody type is no longer local jail custody.
The NCIC Cheboygan County Sheriff deposit and phone portal showed detainee selection by last-name list with masked PIN fragments during research. That is not the same as a roster profile. It did not show charges, bond, housing, booking dates, or mugshots in the visible public view.
Cheboygan County Jail Contact
The jail and Sheriff's Office share the South Main Street law enforcement complex. The official sheriff page lists the Sheriff's Office at 870 South Main Street, P.O. Box 70, Cheboygan, MI 49721, phone (231) 627-3155, and fax (231) 627-8880. The 2024 annual-report contact page names Brenda Beckwith as Jail Administrator.
Cheboygan County Jail
870 South Main Street
Cheboygan, MI 49721
(231) 627-3155
Jail and sheriff information line
Visit Cheboygan County Jail
The official jail page gives both on-site and remote video visitation. Appointments are required through the website, and research notes that visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours ahead. The jail also requires photo identification or photo confirmation for scheduling, proper dress, proper behavior, and a maximum of two visitors per visit. Each visiting day allows one 30-minute visit.
| Visit Type | Hours | Scheduling and Limits |
|---|---|---|
| On-site video visit | Friday 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.; Sunday 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | Appointment through website at least 24 hours ahead; one 30-minute visit per visiting day; two visitors maximum. |
| Remote video visit | 7:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m., seven days a week | Appointment through NCIC-related site; visits may be recorded and monitored. |
Visitors should confirm the current schedule with the jail before travel. The county site does not publish a separate attorney visitation schedule, so attorneys should call the facility or the relevant court for current procedures.
Cheboygan County Jail Mail and Money
Mail for a person in custody should use the jail name, the inmate's name, and the jail address. The jail page allows money orders and photos by mail, subject to jail review. It also allows commercially printed religious materials and soft-cover books or magazines sent directly from the publisher. Visitor-hour drop-off items are limited and should be confirmed before bringing anything to the jail.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Cheboygan County Jail, inmate's name, 870 South Main Street, Cheboygan, MI 49721. |
| Phone / Video | NCIC-related phone and remote visitation setup; customer service listed as 1-800-943-2189. |
| Money Deposit | NCIC Cheboygan County Sheriff account portal and money orders by mail. Public fee schedule not located. |
| Books and magazines | Soft-cover items must come directly from the publisher. |
The 2024 sheriff annual report listed commissary fund revenue of $136,348 and inmate telephone revenue of $72,077. Those revenue lines confirm account and phone functions, but they do not publish a fee table for families.
Booking at Cheboygan County Jail
Booking begins when a sheriff's deputy, city police officer, state officer, or other authorized agency brings a person to the jail or arranges transfer. Agencies in the county include the Sheriff's Office, Cheboygan Department of Public Safety, Mackinaw City Police Department, Tuscarora Township Police Department, Michigan State Police, DNR, and other agencies listed through local public-safety directories.
Intake can include search, property storage, identity checks, biometric data, a booking photograph, fingerprints, medical or mental-health screening, classification, and housing. Michigan law defines criminal-history-record information to include digital arrest and booking images when recorded as biometric data. After booking, the case can move to 89th District Court for arraignment, misdemeanor proceedings, bond, and preliminary felony steps. Felony matters may later move to 53rd Circuit Court.
The sheriff records page says reports can take 5 to 10 business days to complete and cannot be released until an investigation is closed. For copies of releasable jail or police records, use the sheriff police-report and FOIA page.
Cheboygan County Jail Programs
The sheriff annual reports describe local jail programs tied to accountability, courts, and work. The 2024 report names the 53rd Circuit Drug Court, 89th District OWI Court, Work Crew program, and Work Release program. It also states that NEMCOG state-grant services may include life skills and cognitive behavioral therapy when offered, GED may be available through Iosco Regional Educational Service Agency Adult Education, and volunteer services include NA, AA, and church services.
The Work Crew program began in 2015, according to the research summary. The sheriff described it as an alternative that can reduce incarceration costs while providing service to seniors and nonprofits. These programs do not create a separate facility page because no separate operational work-release building with its own address or phone was found.
Note: Call the jail before travel because custody status, visit eligibility, and property rules can change quickly.
Cheboygan County Jail Directions
The jail is on South Main Street in the City of Cheboygan. From I-75 and Mackinaw City, visitors generally approach toward Cheboygan and then use the local Main Street corridor. From Indian River and the southern I-75 corridor, visitors approach north toward Cheboygan. From the Lake Huron or US-23 side, visitors enter Cheboygan and follow the city street grid to South Main Street.
The county has a building complex parking lot at 870 South Main Street, but no visitor parking rate or special jail-visitor parking rule was located. Straits Regional Ride serves Cheboygan, Emmet, and Presque Isle counties and lists ride scheduling at (866) 731-1204. The jail page does not publish a specific transit stop for the jail.