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Welcome to the Official Ingham County web site

Ingham County Sheriff's Office Ingham County Sheriff's Office

Ingham County Sheriff's Department

Corrections Inmate Receiving and Visitor Control

Ingham County Sheriff's Inmate Receiving Center
Ingham County Sheriff's Inmate Receiving Center
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The Ingham County Correctional Facility has an inmate intake center that consists of twenty-five holding cells for inmates. The Receiving area of the Correctional Facility has a large garage for incoming transport vans and other police vehicles. There is also a shakedown area in the garage for incoming inmates who are on commitment, on work release, or freshly arrested.

The Ingham County Correctional Facility is supervised by four Lieutenants and six Sergeants. All Lieutenants and Sergeants are responsible for supervising the Receiving area during their shifts. The staff assigned to Receiving include four classification officers and fourteen receiving officers. The Receiving area is also responsible for monitoring the Work Release Program. Inmates who are granted work release are charged $43.75 per day for room and board. The payment of the room and board and all issues related to work release are monitored by a Lieutenant.

The Visitor’s Lobby of the Correctional Facility can be easily accessed from Buhl Avenue.  Visiting hours are listed below.

Ingham County Sheriff's Visiting Lobby
Ingham County Sheriff's Inmate Receiving Center
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Inmate Visiting

NOTICE TO ALL VISITORS - Metal Detector Policy

Inmate Visiting:

Hours:   Monday through Friday   12 noon to 3:45 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
All visits must be completed by 10 p.m.
Varied Visiting Restrictions may apply


WEEKDAY INMATES AVAILABLE FOR VISIT TIME TIME
Monday: Adult Males, Last Name Initials: A-F 12 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 pm
Tuesday: Adult Males, Last Name Initials: G-K 12 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 pm
Wednesday: Adult Males, Last Name Initials: L-P 12 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 pm
Thursday: Adult Males, Last Name Initials: Q-Z 12 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 pm
Friday: Females 12 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 pm
Friday: Juveniles No Visits 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 pm
  Check in Times: Check in by 3:30 p.m. Check in by 9:30 p.m.

Visiting Hours - Clergy/Professional (Must show valid credentials)
Clergy Members Allowed One (1) Visit Per Week

Clergy 8:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. No Visits
Professional 8:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 pm
Check in Times: Check in by 9:45 a.m. Check in by 3:45 p.m. Check in by 9:30 p.m.

Special Visits Authorized by Jail Administration/Command only.

Inmates are allowed one visit per week.

All visits are 20 minutes in length with no more than two approved people.

Children and infants are considered a visitor.

Visitor must be on inmate's approved visitor's list prior to the visit.   Messages cannot be given to inmates to have names added to the visitor's list.

Visits are on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Names of people on visiting lists will not be given over the telephone.

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