Schoolcraft County Jail Overview
Schoolcraft County Jail is operated by the Schoolcraft County Sheriff's Department. The official county sheriff page lists the jail and sheriff's department together at 300 Main Street, Manistique, MI 49855, phone 906-341-2122. It names Charles Willour as sheriff, Justin Schlabach as undersheriff, and lists corrections officers and part-time corrections/security staff. The page does not list a separate jail administrator, detention division page, records email, or online inmate roster.
The facility type is county jail and local detention. The research did not find a county jail annex, work-release building, city jail, regional jail, state prison, federal prison, or ICE detention facility inside Schoolcraft County. That means the local facility map is simple, but the search process is not one-click. Current local custody is checked through the jail. Filed charges are checked through MiCOURT. Sentenced Michigan prisoners move into MDOC OTIS. Federal and immigration custody are checked through BOP and ICE.
The official sheriff page screenshot shows the Schoolcraft County Jail contact source used for this facility page. The source is the Schoolcraft County Sheriff's Department page.
Use that county page for the verified facility name and public phone number, while recognizing that it does not provide a public roster link.
Schoolcraft County Jail Population
Official rated capacity was not located on the official sheriff page. The high-authority figure available in the research is from the Prison Policy Initiative Michigan jail phone-rate and average-daily-population table, which reports Schoolcraft County Jail average daily population as 15. That figure is useful for scale, but it is not an official county rated-capacity statement. Some unofficial pages report bed counts, but those were excluded under the project rules.
| Measure | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Average daily population | 15 | Prison Policy Initiative Michigan table, accessed June 17, 2026. |
| Official rated capacity | Not located | Official sheriff page reviewed in research does not publish capacity. |
| Facility count in county map | 1 | Research facility map and official county pages. |
Look Up Schoolcraft County Jail Inmates
No official Schoolcraft County Jail online roster was located. For current custody, call 906-341-2122 with the person's full name, date of birth or approximate age, arrest date, and arresting agency if known. Ask whether the person is housed locally, released, transferred, at court, or held for another agency. If the jail cannot release details by phone, ask whether a FOIA request is the proper route for a booking sheet, booking photo, arresting agency, charge at booking, bond information, release date, or status.
- Call the jail for same-day custody, release, transfer, or court-status direction.
- Use the Schoolcraft County FOIA form for nonexempt booking records that are not posted online.
- Search MiCOURT for 93rd District Court after charges are filed.
- Use MDOC OTIS after a person is sentenced to state prison or is under qualifying MDOC supervision.
- Use BOP or ICE ODLS only for federal or immigration custody.
Schoolcraft County Jail Contact
The facility contact card should be used for custody questions, visit verification, mail questions, money questions, and basic records routing. The official page does not publish lobby hours, records office hours, or a separate jail information line, so the safe instruction is to call before visiting or sending anything.
Schoolcraft County Jail
300 Main Street
Manistique, MI 49855
906-341-2122
Call for custody, visitation, mail, bond, and records-request direction.
Schoolcraft County Courthouse
300 Walnut Street
Manistique, MI 49854
District Court: 906-341-3630
Court questions belong at the courthouse, not the jail front desk.
Visit Schoolcraft County Jail
No official visitation schedule was found for Schoolcraft County Jail. Do not arrive for a visit without calling first. Ask whether visits are in person or video, whether the visitor must be on an approved list, what ID is required, whether minors may attend, what dress code applies, and whether weather, staffing, court transport, or lockdown changes have affected visiting.
| Facility | Schedule Found? | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Schoolcraft County Jail | No official public schedule located | Call 906-341-2122 before travel. |
| MDOC prison after transfer | Statewide MDOC visiting rules exist | Use the MDOC visiting page and facility result after OTIS confirms location. |
| BOP or ICE facility | Facility-specific rules | Use the federal locator and named facility page. |
Mail Phone and Money
The official county page does not publish jail mail rules, commissary instructions, money-deposit methods, phone account setup, video visit vendor, tablet program, or attorney visit rules. Mail should not be sent until the jail confirms the required name format, booking-number requirement, housing-location requirement, return-address rules, and whether books, cards, photos, legal mail, or envelopes have special limits.
| Service | Schoolcraft Official Detail Located? | What to Verify |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address format | No | Full name, booking number, housing location, return address, and banned items. |
| Commissary vendor | Not confirmed by county page | Tigg's/eXpressAccount appeared in search context, but call the jail before using a vendor. |
| Phone provider | Not confirmed by county page | PPI lists Securus in phone-rate context, but current provider must be verified. |
| Money deposit | No | Accepted methods, fees, kiosk or online options, and cutoff times. |
Booking at Schoolcraft County Jail
Schoolcraft-specific booking policies are not published in detail, so the accurate description is a local Michigan county-jail pathway. A person is arrested or picked up on a warrant, transported to the jail, identified, checked for warrants and holds, processed for property, booking photo, fingerprints where required, and screened for medical or safety needs. The person may then be held for arraignment or first appearance, released on bond or conditions, housed locally, or transferred.
Charges at booking are not the same as filed court charges. The 93rd District Court is the main local court for district-level criminal matters and felony preliminary stages. Felony cases can later move to 11th Circuit Court. Prosecutor Timothy Noble's office reviews reports and makes filing decisions, so the court record is the stronger source for charge wording, amendments, dismissals, and disposition.
Schoolcraft County Jail History
Local history gives Schoolcraft County Jail useful context without changing current operating instructions. A local historical society page says the old Schoolcraft County Jail operated from 1885 until 1958, when the current jail building replaced it. Local news from 2018 reported public discussion of transforming the old Manistique armory into a new county jail. In 2019, news coverage reported a proposal to close the jail and contract with Alger County Jail, with concerns about age, repair cost, and inspection status at that time.
These are dated historical condition and policy debates. They do not prove the current inspection status or current operating rules. Current custody, visiting, mail, and records details should be verified with the jail directly.
The screenshot from the 2019 news source is included for historical jail-condition context. The source is the Upper Michigan's Source report on the 2019 closure proposal.
That article belongs in the history and conditions context, not as present-day proof of inspection status.
Directions to Schoolcraft County Jail
Schoolcraft County Jail is in Manistique, the county seat, at 300 Main Street. The courthouse and court offices are nearby at 300 Walnut Street, so families should distinguish the jail address from the courthouse address. From the west or east along US-2, enter Manistique and use the downtown street grid toward Main Street. From the north, confirm the route before winter travel because Upper Peninsula weather can affect timing.
Visitor parking, public transit, accessible entrance details, and lobby hours were not published on the official sheriff page. Confirm parking, lobby access, entry requirements, and accommodations with the jail before arrival.
Note: Call Schoolcraft County Jail before travel because official visiting hours and entry rules were not published in the reviewed sources.
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