This is a private reference site, not a Berrien County or Michigan government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that keeps the record.
Official Offices and Records
Choose the contact that matches the last custody system. The Berrien County Jail can address present jail custody, while Sheriff Records handles written requests for adult booking and release records. Court staff maintain case orders and felony files. MDOC holds state-prison, parole, probation, and discharge information.
Berrien County Jail
919 Port StreetSt. Joseph, MI 49085
Jail information: 269-983-7141 ext. 7777
Berrien County Sheriff Records
919 Port StreetSt. Joseph, MI 49085
Phone: 269-983-7141 ext. 7211
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding county holidays
Email: sdrecords@berriencounty.org
Fax: 269-982-8650
Online details: Sheriff Records Division
Berrien County Clerk
Berrien County Courthouse811 Port Street, Room 123
St. Joseph, MI 49085
Phone: 269-983-7111 ext. 8368
Court records: Circuit Court Records Request
Michigan Department of Corrections
MDOC FOIA CoordinatorP.O. Box 30003
Lansing, MI 48909
General phone: 517-335-1426
General hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern
General email: CorrectionsInfo@michigan.gov
FOIA phone: 517-335-4194
FOIA email: MDOC-FOIA@michigan.gov
Past prisoner records, up to six years after release: MDOC-Records_Retention@michigan.gov
For page-level help, use the route that best fits the question:
- To locate an adult jail release or request the record, begin with the complete search and request process on the home page.
- To verify community supervision, use Probation & Parole and the Berrien Region 8 office contacts.
- To check a very recent release, read Jail Releases: 24 Hours. Berrien does not publish a verified prebuilt 24-hour list.
- For date planning or notifications, see Projected Release and VINELink Inmate Search.
- For a facility-specific question, choose the Berrien County Jail or the appropriate Juvenile Center page in the footer. Juvenile information is confidential and follows the court-authorized route.
- For a person sentenced to state prison, use the Michigan OTIS offender search. OTIS does not cover jail-only sentences.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE detainee locator.