The Montmorency County Inmate Population
Montmorency County inmate population research has one core local fact: the county sheriff does not direct the public to a Montmorency-operated jail roster or a jail building in Atlanta. The official Montmorency County Sheriff's Department jail page states that Montmorency County inmates are housed at Alpena County Correctional Facility. That makes the Alpena facility the working county-jail custody site for a person arrested in Montmorency County and held after booking.
The count should be read with that split in mind. Montmorency County remains the local arrest, sheriff-records, prosecutor, and court jurisdiction. Alpena County Correctional Facility handles physical custody, visitation, bond posting, mail, money, and the public current-inmate roster. Sentenced state prisoners leave the county jail count and move into Michigan Department of Corrections custody. Federal and immigration cases use separate federal systems.
Montmorency County Inmate Population Statistics
The strongest current local capacity figure comes from the Alpena facility that houses Montmorency inmates. Alpena's official location page reports a 94-bed jail that replaced an older 69-bed jail after the new building opened in 2021. Older high-authority population sources list Montmorency's 2013 jail average daily population as 11 or 12, depending on the source table. No current Montmorency-only daily jail count was found in the official sources reviewed.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Current housing facility for Montmorency inmates | Alpena County Correctional Facility | Montmorency sheriff jail information, accessed 2026 |
| Serving facility rated capacity | 94 inmate beds | Alpena jail location page, 2021 facility facts |
| Old Alpena jail capacity | 69 beds | Alpena jail location page |
| Montmorency Sheriff's Department ADP | 12 | Prison Policy Initiative phone-rate appendix, 2013 |
| Montmorency Co. Jail local population | 11 | Prisoners of the Census table, 2013 ADP |
| Alpena County Jail ADP | 50 | Prison Policy Initiative phone-rate appendix, 2013 |
| National jail incarceration rate | 198 per 100,000 residents | Bureau of Justice Statistics, midyear 2023 |
Montmorency County Inmate Population Trends
The trend record is uneven because no official current Montmorency-only dashboard was located. The available data show a small local jail population in 2013, while the current jail capacity source now comes from Alpena County Correctional Facility because Montmorency inmates are held there. The most important facility change is not a Montmorency jail expansion. It is Alpena's move from a 69-bed jail to a 94-bed jail that now serves Montmorency inmates.
| Year / Period | ADP or Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11 | Prisoners of the Census lists Montmorency Co. Jail local-jail ADP for Jan. 1-Dec. 31. |
| 2013 | 12 | Prison Policy Initiative lists Montmorency Sheriff's Department ADP. The small difference appears to reflect source or naming methods. |
| 2013 | 50 | Prison Policy Initiative lists Alpena County Jail ADP. |
| 2021 onward | 94-bed facility | Alpena's new jail was completed in 2021 and inmates moved in on October 31, 2021. |
| 2026 research | Not published | No official live Montmorency-only count was captured from the dynamic roster or local reports. |
Montmorency County Jail Capacity
Capacity for the current Montmorency County inmate population is best described through the Alpena jail that houses those inmates. Alpena County voters approved construction of the new facility in 2017, the building was completed in 2021, and operations moved there on October 31, 2021. The official facility page gives a 28,013-square-foot building and a 94-bed count, up from the old 16,500-square-foot and 69-bed jail.
No current official overcrowding order, consent decree, or litigation record tied to Montmorency inmates at Alpena County Correctional Facility was located in the reviewed sources. That absence should not be turned into a claim that crowding never occurs. It means the official sources used for this build did not publish a current Montmorency-specific crowding finding.
Montmorency County Inmate Record Laws
Michigan law sets the public-record frame for Montmorency County inmate population information. Jail records, booking data, court files, and sheriff records may be public, but they can also be withheld or redacted when an exemption applies. The practical result is simple: start with the public roster and court search, then use the sheriff or county FOIA route for records that are not posted online.
Key Statutes:
MCL 15.231 states Michigan's policy that people may obtain full and complete information about government affairs, subject to legal limits.
MCL 15.243 lists FOIA exemptions, including some privacy and law-enforcement records.
MCL 791.262 requires supervision and inspection of jails and lockups and requires jail records in the manner prescribed by the department.
MCL 791.262c sets certain county-jail cell-area standards.
MCL 52.202 requires county medical examiner examination when a prisoner dies while imprisoned in a county or city jail.
Search Current Montmorency County Inmates
Current Montmorency County inmates are searched through the Alpena County current-inmate roster because Montmorency's sheriff jail page sends custody users to Alpena County Correctional Facility. The official Alpena corrections hub links to the Public Safety Cloud/JailTracker roster for Alpena_County_MI. The public app is configured for “Alpena Co MI” and allows current-offender listing, though the live app may require CAPTCHA or dynamic browser loading.
The Alpena County Corrections & Jail page is the official starting point for the roster used by Montmorency inmate searches.
The hub matters because it ties the public roster to the official sheriff facility, not an unofficial jail-search site.
- Confirm on Montmorency's sheriff jail page that Montmorency County inmates are housed at Alpena County Correctional Facility.
- Open Alpena County Corrections & Jail and choose the Current Inmates roster, or use the linked JailTracker roster directly.
- Browse current offenders if the roster lists them, or search by last name and optional first name.
- Complete CAPTCHA if it appears. The app labels include CAPTCHA image, Validate, and retry messages.
- Open View More or the profile area to review booking, charges, bond, holds, image, and VINELink fields when enabled.
- If the person was sentenced to prison or is on MDOC supervision, use OTIS instead of the jail roster.
Montmorency County Roster Search Fields
JailTracker field labels captured in the research show a search panel built for names, release windows, and CAPTCHA checks. The AgencyOptions endpoint also showed that the app is not configured to require a name search before returning results and that current-offender listing is allowed. The live screen may still vary, so the table should be treated as verified app-label guidance rather than a promise about every visible field.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Search | Dropdown/select | Unspecified | App labels expose search type and released-days logic. |
| First Name | Text | Optional or unspecified | Used to narrow a person search. |
| Last Name | Text | Optional or unspecified | Primary name field when a search panel is shown. |
| Released in Last | Numeric/dropdown-like | Optional or unspecified | Research found a default “7Days” string in app resources. |
| CAPTCHA | Image/text validation | Yes when presented | Labels include Validate, Get New Captcha, and incorrect-code messaging. |
Montmorency County Inmate Record Fields
A roster result is not a full criminal-history report. It is a current jail-custody record. Alpena JailTracker app resources expose result columns for last name, first name, middle name, book date, release date, booking number, jacket, and facility. Profile labels also show offender image, cases, charges, holds, special fields, bond fields, and a VINELink route when those items are enabled by the facility.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Book Date | Booking date for the current jail stay, using a date label found in app resources. |
| Booking Number | Jail booking identifier tied to the custody event. |
| Jacket | JailTracker person or custody identifier label. |
| Facility | Useful for Montmorency users because the holding facility is Alpena. |
| Offender Image | Booking image area if the facility enables public image display. |
| Charges and Holds | Charge descriptions, court data, warrant numbers, bond fields, hold labels, or status fields if shown. |
| VINE | Notification link route when the roster exposes VINELink data. |
Montmorency County Custody Systems
The Montmorency County inmate population can move between systems. A person arrested locally and held before trial is searched through the Alpena jail roster. A person sentenced to a Michigan prison or supervised by MDOC is searched through OTIS. Federal sentenced prisoners use the BOP locator, while immigration detainees use ICE's Online Detainee Locator System.
| Custody Type | Search Channel | Use It For |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Alpena Current Inmates / JailTracker | Current Montmorency inmates housed at Alpena. |
| State prison or supervision | MDOC OTIS | Prisoners, parolees, probationers, discharged offenders, and absconders within OTIS scope. |
| Victim notification | Michigan VINELink | Custody-status and case notifications. |
| Federal sentenced custody | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Detainees searchable by A-number or biographical data. |
Montmorency County Booking Records
When a booking record is not available on the live roster, the public-record path runs through Montmorency sheriff records or county FOIA procedures. The sheriff FOIA page directs requests to the Records Department at the sheriff's office and allows pickup, drop-off, mail, and fax. The county FOIA summary says written requests can be made in person, by mail, fax, or email, and that the county has five business days to respond unless it takes the allowed extension.
The Montmorency sheriff FOIA instructions are the local fallback when roster data is missing or a booking record needs to be requested formally.
FOIA is not the same as an instant roster search. Fees, redactions, exemptions, and agency routing can affect what is released.
Montmorency County Detention Facilities
The facility map for Montmorency County has one jail facility page. It is the Alpena County Correctional Facility because official Montmorency sources say Montmorency inmates are housed there. No state prison, federal prison, ICE detention center, city jail, or separate work-release annex was located inside Montmorency County from the official sources reviewed.
- Alpena County Correctional Facility - regional county-jail facility serving current Alpena County inmates and Montmorency County inmates, including pretrial detainees, short-sentence inmates, holds, and people awaiting transfer.
Montmorency County Inmate Population FAQ
Where is the Montmorency County inmate population held?
Current Montmorency County jail inmates are housed at Alpena County Correctional Facility, according to the Montmorency sheriff jail page. Montmorency remains the local sheriff, prosecutor, and court jurisdiction for local arrests and records.
How big is the Montmorency County inmate population?
No current official Montmorency-only live count was located. Historical sources list 2013 average daily population as 11 or 12, while the current serving facility has 94 beds.
How do I search the Montmorency County inmate population?
Use the Alpena County Current Inmates roster for people in county-jail custody. Use MDOC OTIS for sentenced state prisoners, Michigan VINELink for notifications, BOP for federal sentenced custody, and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.
Can released inmates be found?
The JailTracker app has a released-days control in its resource labels, but the live retention view was not fully captured. If a released booking is not visible, use sheriff records or county FOIA.
Does a roster record prove conviction?
No. A jail roster may show arrest or booking charges. Formal court charges, amendments, dismissals, and dispositions are tracked through Montmorency Courts and MiCOURT after the case is filed.