Charlevoix County Jail

Charlevoix County Jail basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 231-547-4461

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Charlevoix County Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 1000 Grant St Charlevoix, MI which is operated locally by the Charlevoix County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Charlevoix County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Charlevoix Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

Inmate Trust Accounts Visit JailATM.com.

***Maximum amount inmates can receive into their commissary account is $300.00 per week.***

Inmates can use this money to purchase: personal care items and snack foods from the jail’s commissary, purchase phone time, pay fines & costs, or bonds. Friends and family members may use a credit card or debit card. There is a 10% fee for each of these transactions.

BOOKS, MAGAZINES, & NEWSPAPERS
Inmates are allowed to receive soft-cover books, magazines, and newspapers as long as they come directly from the Publisher/Company. These items will NOT be accepted for Inmates at the window, except for soft-covered religious books such as a Bible.

PHOTOS

• Photos containing lewd or lascivious images are not allowed.
• InmateAid 4×6 glossy photos are permitted
• Polaroid photos are not allowed.

visitation Info

Charlevoix County Jail – Visitation

INMATE VISITATION RULES & DRESS CODE

• Cameras and cellular phones are STRICTLY PROHIBITED in the visitation area.
• Visitors must be fully dressed in clothes that are in good repair, example: holes in clothing are not acceptable, however worn or frayed clothing that has no hole or tear may be acceptable.
• Clothing which exposes excessive skin (i.e. abdomen, breast, chest, back, thigh etc.) is prohibited. This includes but is not limited to, see-through clothing, tube/halter tops and shorts or skirts/dresses that are more than 3" above the knee.
• Clothing that exposes undergarments is prohibited. Sleeveless tops are allowed only if the armholes are fashioned in a way that conceals the undergarments and breast/chest of the visitor. 
• Extreme form-fitting clothing, including but not limited to, running tights, leggings, unitards etc. may not be worn as outer garments. 
• Extremely loose fitting clothing is not allowed. 
• Clothing which displays words or symbols or pictures that may be perceived as obscene or inflammatory are prohibited. 
• Footwear must be worn at all times.
• Visitors that arrive in clothing that does not comply with these standards will not be permitted to visit.

WHEN NECESSARY, THE SUPERVISOR WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION WITH REGARD TO THE VISITOR ATTIRE.