This is a private reference site, not a Hillsdale County government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or retrieve official booking records. For those actions, use the official office or locator that holds the record.
Where to Ask for Jail or Record Help
For current Hillsdale County Jail custody and jail-service questions, start with the sheriff-operated facility. The Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office and jail are at 165 W. Fayette St., Hillsdale, MI 49242. The published administration and jail information number is (517) 437-7317, and the toll-free number is (800) 437-7317. Sheriff Scott B. Hodshire leads the office, and Captain Jason Stiverson is listed for Corrections. The research materials did not locate a separate public lobby schedule for jail records, so call before visiting.
For public-records requests to county departments, the county uses the JustFOIA portal. Questions about FOIA paper forms can be directed to the Hillsdale County Clerk at (517) 437-3391. Court questions are separate: 2B District Court is at 49 N. Howell St., phone (517) 437-7329, open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Circuit Court is at 29 N. Howell St., Room 6, phone (517) 437-4321, with the same weekday hours. The Prosecutor's Office is at 29 N. Howell St., Room 13, phone (517) 439-1419, open Monday through Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and closed to the public on Thursdays.
- For someone currently held in the county jail, use the jail inmate records guide and the Hillsdale JailTracker roster.
- For booking-photo context, start with jail roster mugshots and verify availability through the official roster or record request process.
- For charges after filing, use court records after a jail arrest and the applicable MiCOURT court search.
- For facility-specific details, use the Hillsdale County Jail page.
- For a sentenced Michigan prisoner, parolee, or probationer, search MDOC OTIS rather than the county jail roster.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
- For custody notifications, VINELink is available for Michigan custody status alerts where the participating agency supplies data.