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Wisconsin Inmate Search

Updated on: December 7, 2023
Wisconsin

About Wisconsin Department of Corrections

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is responsible for keeping and maintaining an updated database of all individuals who are serving out their time in Wisconsin state prisons.

The database is for the public to use and is located on the Wisconsin Department of Corrections official website. The database is updated regularly. The database only contains those offenders that are incarcerated and those who are on probation. You can search the database by their inmate number, first and last name, gender, and other identifying information.

Unlike the state of Wisconsin, Wisconsin city and county jail inmates, are not in the Wisconsin Department of Corrections database. The city and county jails keep their databases and records separate.

Basic Information

How to Do an Inmate Search in Wisconsin

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Jail records, court & arrest records, mugshots and even judicial reports.

When an offender is housed in state prison, they are property of the Department of Corrections Division. As stated above every state’s Department of Corrections Division has their own jail roster or database that the general public may use.

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections offender search database can be found on the official Wisconsin Department of Corrections website.

You can search the inmate list by using the following pieces of information:

The DOC number will take precedence during all searches. The DOC is a six-digit number. All incoming inmates will be assigned their DOC number by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. This will be the easiest and quickest way to locate an inmate.

If you decide to enter their DOC number in the field provided, you will NOT need to enter their first and last name. However, the DOC field will only show results for the EXACT number you have entered, so you will want to double check, if no results pop up.

If you don’t know the inmate’s DOC number or there are no search results for the DOC number you plugged in, the next thing you can do is search by the inmate’s first and last name.

When you finally get some search results, you will see a list of all inmates that fit the criteria you plugged in. This is not a release search. All inmates are currently sitting behind bars.

You will see the following pieces of information in the Wisconsin jails inmate search:

You can click on the inmate’s name to bring up their own personal file. When you do this, you will see the following information:

Types of Correctional Facilities in Wisconsin

List of Correctional Facilities in Wisconsin

Correctional Facility Name Type County
Racine Youthful Offender Correctional Facility, Wisconsin State Prison Racine County
Oregon City Jail, Wisconsin City Jail Dane County
Outagamie County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Outagamie County
Dane County City-County Building Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Dane County
Buffalo County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Buffalo County
Door County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Door County
Wisconsin Rapids City Jail, Wisconsin City Jail Wood County
Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatment Facility, Wisconsin State Prison Chippewa County
Green Bay Correctional Institution, Wisconsin State Prison Brown County
Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility, Wisconsin State Prison Milwaukee County
Fox Lake Correctional Institution, Wisconsin State Prison Dodge County
Douglas County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Douglas County
Pierce County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Pierce County
Ashland County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Ashland County
Taycheedah Correctional Institution, Wisconsin State Prison Fond Du Lac County
Dane County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Dane County
FCI Oxford, Wisconsin Federal Prison Adams
Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center, Wisconsin State Prison Racine County
Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution, Wisconsin State Prison Sheboygan County
Eau Claire County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Eau Claire County
Brown County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Brown County
John C. Burke Correctional Center, Wisconsin State Prison Dodge County
McFarland City Jail, Wisconsin City Jail Dane County
Waushara County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Waushara County
Brown County Juvenile Detention Center, Wisconsin County Jail Brown County
Barron County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Barron County
St. Croix County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail St. Croix County
Walworth County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Walworth County
Burnett County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Burnett County
Winnebago County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Winnebago County
Dodge Correctional Institution, Wisconsin State Prison Fond Du Lac County
Sheboygan City Jail, Wisconsin City Jail Sheboygan County
Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center, Wisconsin State Prison Dane County
Forest County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Forest County
Redgranite Correctional Institution, Wisconsin State Prison Waushara County
Rock County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Rock County
Dane County Juvenile Detention Center, Wisconsin County Jail Dane County
Kenosha County Downtown Pre-Trial Facility, Wisconsin County Jail Kenosha County
Kenosha County Detention Center, Wisconsin County Jail Kenosha County
Stanley Correctional Institution, Wisconsin State Prison Chippewa County
Lincoln County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Lincoln County
Lincoln Hills School, Wisconsin State Prison Lincoln County
Oshkosh Correctional Institution, Wisconsin State Prison Winnebago County
Sanger B. Powers Correctional Center, Wisconsin State Prison Outagamie County
Grant County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Grant County
Sturtevant Transitional Facility, Wisconsin Re-entry & Treatment Facility Racine County
Jefferson County Jail, Wisconsin County Jail Jefferson County
Waupun Correctional Institution, Wisconsin State Prison Fond Du Lac County
Thompson Correctional Center, Wisconsin State Prison Dane County
Chippewa County Juvenile Detention Center, Wisconsin County Jail Chippewa County