Search Macomb County Recent Bookings

Macomb County recent bookings can be searched through the sheriff's award-winning Jail Inmate Locator system. This is Michigan's third most populous county with about 880,000 residents, and its jail in Mount Clemens handles a high volume of bookings each week. The county runs an online inmate search tool that shows current inmates, charges, bond amounts, and court dates. You can also call the automated phone system to check on someone. Macomb County gives the public more access to booking data than most counties in the state, making it one of the easier places to look up recent arrests.

Macomb County Inmate Locator

The Macomb County Sheriff's Office runs an online Jail Inmate Locator at macombgov.org. This tool won the NACO 2015 Best in Category award. It is one of the best inmate search systems in Michigan. You can search by last name, first name, or date of birth. The last name field is required. Results show booking date, charges, bond info, expected release date, and housing location within the jail.

To use the Macomb County inmate search, go to the locator page and type in a last name. That is all you need to start. Adding a first name or date of birth narrows the results if the last name is common. The system pulls up current inmates at the jail on Elizabeth Road in Mount Clemens. Each result shows the person's charges, bond amount, and where they are housed in the facility. You can see if someone was booked recently or has been in custody for a while.

The Macomb County Jail Services page provides more details about the facility and its programs.

The jail is at 43565 Elizabeth Road in Mount Clemens. You can reach the main line at (586) 469-5151. For inmate info, call (586) 307-9474. Bond questions go to (586) 307-9612.

Macomb County also runs an Interactive Voice Response system. Call (586) 307-9400 and follow the prompts. The IVR gives you booking data, charges, court dates, and fees over the phone. It works from any phone, any time of day. This is helpful when you can't get online.

Macomb County Booking Records

A booking record in Macomb County includes the person's name, photo, booking number, charges, bond amount, and court dates. It also shows housing location in the facility. These records are created when someone is brought to the jail on Elizabeth Road. The booking process logs all the key details that the public can later access through the inmate locator or a FOIA request.

Macomb County booking records are public under Michigan's Freedom of Information Act. MCL 15.231 gives everyone the right to request records from public agencies. The jail creates these records as part of its official duties, so they fall under FOIA. Medical information and mental health records are exempt. Disciplinary records inside the jail are also not available to the public. But the core booking data, including the name, charges, and mugshot, is accessible.

The Macomb County FOIA portal handles record requests for the entire county government.

For formal requests, you can email foia@macombgov.org or mail your request to the FOIA Coordinator at 1 South Main Street, 8th Floor, Mount Clemens, MI 48043. The county must respond within five business days. They can extend by ten more days. If the cost estimate tops $50, they may ask for a 50% deposit first. Indigent requesters get the first $20 waived with an affidavit.

Macomb County Jail Visitation

Visitation at the Macomb County Jail runs Tuesday through Saturday. The schedule has three blocks: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, and 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM. There is no visitation on Sundays or Mondays. Each visit lasts 30 minutes. You get up to two visits per week. You must be on the inmate's approved visitor list before you can schedule a time.

To set up a visit, use SecureVisit or call 1-888-269-2061. The system handles scheduling for in-person visits at the jail. This helps avoid long waits and keeps the process organized. If you show up without a scheduled time, you may not get in.

Note: Macomb County's jail visitation has no Sunday or Monday hours, so plan visits for Tuesday through Saturday only.

State Search Tools for Macomb County

Beyond the county's own inmate locator, several state databases cover Macomb County records. Michigan ICHAT searches criminal conviction histories across all 83 counties. It costs $10 per search. You need a name and date of birth. ICHAT shows felonies and serious misdemeanors but not pending charges or current jail bookings. Results come back right away and stay available for seven days.

The MDOC OTIS system is free. It tracks people in state prison, on parole, or on probation. If someone from Macomb County got sentenced to state prison, OTIS will have their record. It does not cover county jail inmates. OTIS shows sentence details, projected release dates, and facility locations.

Michigan's VINE system lets you track custody status changes. You can register to get alerts when an inmate in Macomb County is released or transferred. The Michigan Sex Offender Registry is also free and searchable by county. MCL 28.241 governs how criminal records are created and shared across the state, and every arrest in Macomb County feeds into these state systems.

Cities in Macomb County

Macomb County covers a large suburban area north of Detroit. Several major cities fall within its borders, and all bookings from local police in these cities end up at the Macomb County Jail.

Other communities in Macomb County include Roseville, Eastpointe, Fraser, and New Baltimore. Arrests in these areas go through the Macomb County jail system.

Nearby Counties

These counties border Macomb County. Arrests near county lines can sometimes end up in a neighboring jail, so check these if you can't find someone in Macomb County records.