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Delta County Correctional Facility Overview

The Delta County Correctional Facility is operated by the Delta County Sheriff's Office. It is a county jail, not an MDOC prison. It is the intake and detention point for adults arrested locally, people waiting for arraignment or trial, people held on local court orders, and people serving local jail sentences. Sheriff Todd Tardiff is the current sheriff listed in official Delta County materials.

The facility is located at 2800 College Avenue in Escanaba and is listed by the county as a 156-bed correctional facility. The correctional page says 28 full-time correction officers work under Lt. Jeff Vallier, the jail administrator. The same page says current overcrowding means the jail is not accepting sentenced individuals from courts outside Delta County. That local overcrowding notice is important because it shows the facility is managing population pressure even though the county does not publish a live daily inmate count.

The official Delta County correctional-facility page is the source for the jail's capacity, staffing, visitation, property, and clergy-visit rules.

Delta County Correctional Facility Capacity

The facility's official capacity is the clearest sourced number for the jail. The county page gives 156 beds and 28 full-time correction officers. It does not give a current daily population, average daily population, annual bookings, length of stay, sex breakdown, charge-level mix, or race and age table. Those missing figures should be requested from the county if a dated population analysis is needed.

A bed count is not the same as the number of people held today. The current jail population changes as arrests, releases, bond postings, court hearings, holds, and transfers occur. The county's overcrowding note is a useful local signal, but it does not replace a daily census.

Lookup Delta County Correctional Facility Inmates

No official online Delta County Correctional Facility inmate roster was located. For a current custody question, use the jail information line first. If a record copy is needed, use the county FOIA request process. If charges have been filed, search MiCOURT. If the person has moved to state prison, federal custody, or immigration detention, search the system that now holds the person.

1. Call 906-786-3633 and ask whether the person is currently lodged at Delta County Correctional Facility.
2. Ask whether bond has been set, whether another hold exists, and which court is handling the next appearance.
3. Use the Delta County FOIA page for booking sheets, jail records, incident reports, or booking-photo requests not available by phone.
4. Search MiCOURT Case Search after a complaint or hearing appears in court records.
5. Search MDOC OTIS after felony sentencing or transfer to Michigan corrections custody.

The county jail controls local custody information, but it does not control MDOC, BOP, ICE, or court records after those agencies take over their part of the process. That is why the facility lookup path often uses more than one source.

Delta County Correctional Facility Contact

Use the correctional-facility phone number for jail questions. The county directory lists a general Sheriff's Office phone as well, but the correctional-facility number is the better line for custody, visitation, and jail-specific questions. Call before traveling if the person was just booked or if weather may affect court or facility access.

Delta County Correctional Facility Visits

Delta County uses remote video viewing from a kiosk for jail visits. The correctional page says inmates are allowed one visit per week, 15 minutes per visit, with up to four visitors at one time. A valid state picture ID is required. Visitors under 18 need prior sheriff approval. The inmate must be arraigned before visitation, and weekenders are not allowed visits.

No cell phones, candy, food, or drinks are allowed in the visitation area. Loud talking, yelling, horseplay, profane language, lewd conduct, or other disruptive behavior can end a visit or cause future denial. All phones are subject to recording and monitoring.

Delta County Facility Bond Release

The sheriff's Posting Bond page gives detailed local instructions. Third-party bonds are not processed by the Delta County Jail. They must be posted at 94th District Court during business hours. Bonds paid with the Sheriff's Office are handled through the Canteen kiosk in the sheriff lobby at 2800 College Avenue. The kiosk is open 24/7.

Ask about holds before paying. A second warrant, MDOC supervision hold, federal hold, ICE detainer, or court order can stop release even when a bond amount appears payable.

Mail, Money, and Property

Delta County's reviewed official pages did not publish a full personal-mail format, commissary deposit vendor, deposit limits, phone rates, or package policy. Those details should be confirmed with the facility before sending items. The county does publish some property-drop rules. Clothing needed for work release, school release, or work-van inmates may be dropped off Monday-Friday 8AM-4PM only. Allowed jail items must be new and unopened.

Delta County Facility Records

Booking records, custody records, booking photos, and incident reports that are not posted online should be requested through Delta County FOIA. The request should identify the person, approximate booking or arrest date, arresting agency if known, and the specific record sought. Michigan FOIA starts from access to public records, but law-enforcement exemptions, privacy limits, juvenile rules, court orders, or active investigations can affect release.

Jail records are different from court records. A booking record is created by the jail after arrest. A court record begins when charges, hearings, or filings appear in District Court or Circuit Court. For court charges after booking, use Delta County court records after jail arrest and MiCOURT.

Booking sheet

Jail intake record tied to a person's arrest or custody event.

Complaint

Charging document that starts many criminal cases.

Bond

Money or conditions set to secure release and return to court.

Hold

A court or agency reason that can keep a person in custody.

Delta County Transfer Paths

The Delta County Correctional Facility is local jail custody. If a felony case ends in a state-prison sentence, the person may be transferred to MDOC intake and later assigned to a Michigan prison. At that stage, the county jail no longer controls the public locator record, and MDOC OTIS becomes the correct search tool. No MDOC prison was identified as physically located in Delta County.

Federal and immigration custody use separate systems. The BOP locator is for federal inmates and does not display Delta County booking records. ICE ODLS is for immigration detention and does not publish mugshots. If a person appears locally held but cannot be released after bond, ask the jail whether another agency has a detainer or hold.