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Berrien County Jail, MI

Updated on: January 9, 2024
Berrien County Jail

269-983-7141 ext 7231 or 7777

919 Port Street, St. Joseph, MI, 49085

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Berrien County Jail - General Information

Facility Name: Berrien County Jail
Facility Type: County Jail
Address: 919 Port Street, St. Joseph, MI, 49085
Phone: 269-983-7141 ext 7231 or 7777
Telephone Carrier: Global Tel Link (GTL) - ConnectNetwork
Email: [email protected]
Facility Type: Adult
Security Level: Medium
City: St. Joseph
Postal Code: 49085
State: Michigan
County: Berrien County
Official Website: http://www.bcsheriff.org/?dept=44&pid=543

Berrien County Sheriffs Department Jail

Address: 919 Port Street, St. Joseph, Michigan, 49085
Phone: 269-983-7141

Berrien County Jail inmate locator: Bookings, Mugshots, Bond, Arrests, Degree Level, Booking Number, Projected Release Date, Booking Date, Address, Who's in jail, Statute, Court Record, Release Date, Incarceration Date, Institution, Inmate List, Description of Charges.

The Berrien County Jail is in St. Joseph, Michigan. The jails mission is to serve the public with care and compassion. They also make it their job to make sure that inmates are treated with respect and treated fairly, while keeping a safe, secure, and humane environment for everyone involved.

The jail does not only deal with current inmates, but they also make it their mission to support prior inmates when they go back into society by providing them a lot of programs that will help them keep a positive attitude and make sure they change their behaviors.

The jail has employees in health services, main jail, work & release programs, booking & transportation, training, and citizen liaison, central support services, contract services divisions, and professional standards and accreditation.

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You can do an inmate look up at the Berrien County Jail viewing their official website. You can search for inmates by their first and last name or their booking date.

You will find their name, date of birth, age when they got brought in, and what they got brought in for.

Sending a Mail/Care Package

Inmates can receive letters in the mail. You will need to address the envelope as follows:

Inmates full name and housing assignment
919 Port Street, St. Joseph, MI, 49085

Writing materials can be purchased from the commissary. Inmates cannot communicate with other inmates in any other Berrien County facilities.

Any family and friends that want to write to write to the inmate must be put on the Request/Refusal Form for the staff to approve.

All incoming mail is subjected to being inspected by a jail staff. Outgoing mail will be checked to make sure the communication is not presenting any danger, escape plans, or extortion.

Sending Money

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You can send money to help fund inmates a few different ways.

In-Person

You can put money in your inmate’s accounts in person. You can deposit cash into the kiosks available in the video visitation center and the main jail lobby in Berrien County Jail. The video visitation center is open from 8:30am to 8:30 pm. The main jail lobby is open from 7am to 11pm.

Online

You can fund your inmates account in Berrien County Jail online. You will have to create a TouchPay account. There is a fee that incurred with using this service.

Mail

When sending money orders in the mail, you need to make it payable to the inmate using their first and last name. You will send the money order to the following address:

Inmate Accounts
919 Port Street, St. Joseph, MI, 49085

Visitation

Visitation must be scheduled through the Berrien County Jail’s website. Visitation can be scheduled no more than 7 days ahead of time. Visits that are canceled with less than 24 hours to the appointment will still count as a visit.

Both inmates and visitors are required to adhere to all visitation rules. If rules are broken, that could lead to termination of the visit or loss of visitation privileges.

How Often Can I Visit?

Inmates in Berrien County Jail can have 3 forty-minute long visitation sessions a week. These sessions can include 2 adults.

Visiting Hours

Monday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Thursday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Saturday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
Sunday 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
Holiday

The visiting starts in first in, first out type of fashion. No new visitors will be allowed in 45 minutes before the end of the visit day. 45 minutes before the end of the visit day officers start escorting those who were first in out of the visitor room.

Berrien County Prison Statistics

Berrien County Jail Admissions
Total Jail Admissions 6,944
Total Jail Population 341
Female Jail Population 50
Male Jail Population 271
Berrien County Jail Admissions By Race
Asian Jail Population -
Black Jail Population 208
Latino Jail Population 8
Native Jail Population -
White Jail Population 105
Berrien County Pretrial Jail Population
Pretrial Jail Population 192
Female Pretrial Jail Population 27
Male Pretrial Jail Population 185
Berrien County Jail Held Inmates
Jail Population Held for State Prison 11
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Prison -
Jail Population Held for State Jail 23
Jail Population Held for Out-of-State Jail 3
Jail Population Held for Federal Agencies -
Jail Population Held for ICE -
Berrien County Prison Admissions
Total Prison Admissions 273
Female Prison Admissions -
Male Prison Admissions -
Asian Prison Admissions -
Black Prison Admissions -
Latino Prison Admissions -
Native Prison Admissions -
White Prison Admissions -
Other Prison Admissions -
Berrien County Prison Population
Total Prison Population 1,103
Female Prison Population 61
Male Prison Population 1,042
Berrien County Prison Population By Race
Asian Prison Population -
Black Prison Population 615
Latino Prison Population -
Native Prison Population 8
White Prison Population 472
Other Prison Population 8

Berrien County, Michigan Warrants, Arrests

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