The Gratiot County Inmate Population
The Gratiot County inmate population is split between one local jail and two state prisons. The Gratiot County Sheriff's Office operates the Gratiot County Jail in Ithaca for local arrests, pretrial detainees, short county-jail sentences, warrants, bond questions, and local holds. The Michigan Department of Corrections operates Central Michigan Correctional Facility and St. Louis Correctional Facility in St. Louis. Those prisons are physically in Gratiot County, but their records are not part of the county jail roster.
That split matters for every lookup. A person arrested by the sheriff, Alma Police, Ithaca Police, St. Louis Police, Michigan State Police, or another local agency normally enters the county jail process first. A person sentenced to MDOC custody moves out of the jail count and into the state prison system. Federal and immigration custody use still other channels. The Gratiot County inmate population is therefore best read as a map of systems, not one single database.
Gratiot County Inmate Population Statistics
The newest official jail figures in the research come from the Gratiot County Sheriff's Office 2025 Annual Report. It lists a 2025 average daily jail count of 56, a total midnight count of 20,474, 1,165 inmates received, and 1,169 inmates released. The sheriff's public page states the jail capacity is 70 inmates. Using those two official figures, the 2025 average jail population was about 80 percent of stated capacity.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Jail rated capacity | 70 inmates | Gratiot County Sheriff's Office page, inspected 2026 |
| Average daily jail count | 56 | 2025 Sheriff's Office Annual Report |
| Total midnight count | 20,474 | 2025 Sheriff's Office Annual Report |
| Inmates received | 1,165 total: 946 male, 216 female, 3 juveniles | 2025 Sheriff's Office Annual Report |
| Inmates released | 1,169 total: 950 male, 215 female, 4 juveniles | 2025 Sheriff's Office Annual Report |
| Central Michigan Correctional Facility capacity | 2,560 secure Level I prisoners | MDOC facility page |
| St. Louis Correctional Facility capacity | Total not published; segregation unit holds up to 96 | MDOC facility page |
The sheriff's annual data also reports 559 inmate visitors and 71,021 meals served in 2025. Those are not custody totals, but they give useful context for how often the jail was used during the year. Gratiot County had 41,190 residents in the 2025 FRED/Census series, so the calculated jail average daily count rate is about 136 jail inmates per 100,000 residents. That rate is calculated from the official jail and population figures, not separately published by the county.
Gratiot County Jail Population Trends
The Gratiot County jail average daily count rose from 37 in 2022 to 58 in 2024, then eased to 56 in 2025. Bookings did not follow the same line. The 2023 report listed 1,172 inmates received, the highest received total in the five-year trend table, while 2024 had the highest average daily count. That means the jail population trend is driven by both admissions and how long people remain held before release, sentence, transfer, or bond resolution.
| Year | Average Daily Count | Total Received | Total Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | 614 | 615 | Reported as comparison data in the 2022 annual report. |
| 2022 | 37 | 837 | 827 | Lower ADP, but more bookings than 2021. |
| 2023 | 51 | 1,172 | 1,149 | ADP rose sharply; report notes software changeover limits some categories. |
| 2024 | 58 | 1,072 | 1,112 | Highest ADP in the located 2021-2025 series. |
| 2025 | 56 | 1,165 | 1,169 | Slight ADP decrease with more admissions than 2024. |
Gratiot County Jail Capacity
The sheriff's page lists the Gratiot County Jail capacity as 70 inmates and says the facility had a major renovation in 2001. Michigan's County Jail Overcrowding State of Emergency Act includes the 95 percent rated-design-capacity threshold in MCL 801.51a. For a 70-bed jail, that threshold is 66.5 people. The annual average daily count of 56 in 2025 does not show a Gratiot overcrowding emergency, but an annual average cannot prove that no single day reached a higher count.
The official research did not locate a Gratiot County jail consent decree, DOJ investigation, jail closure order, or county-specific overcrowding declaration. The safer reading is narrow: the jail's annual average was below rated capacity in 2024 and 2025, while daily peaks remain a jail operations question that must be checked with the sheriff's office when exact daily counts matter.
Population law note: MCL 801.51 and MCL 801.51a define the county jail overcrowding framework, while MCL 791.262 directs MDOC to set jail and lockup standards.
Gratiot County State Prison Population
Gratiot County is unusual because two MDOC prisons sit in St. Louis while the county jail itself is much smaller. Central Michigan Correctional Facility is a Secure Level I male prison with 2,560 secure beds. St. Louis Correctional Facility is a Level IV male prison with six general-population housing units, one Adaptive Skills Residential Program unit, and a segregation unit holding up to 96 prisoners.
Those state prisoners are part of the physical inmate population in Gratiot County, but not the Gratiot County Jail roster. MDOC's OTIS search is the correct lookup tool for people under MDOC jurisdiction. OTIS includes prisoners, parolees, probationers, absconders, and people discharged within three years of supervision discharge, but it excludes county jail and city lockup prisoners.
| Custody Type | Facility / System | Correct Lookup |
|---|---|---|
| Local arrest, pretrial custody, short jail sentence | Gratiot County Jail | Official JailTracker roster or Jail Division phone line |
| Sentenced Michigan prisoner | MDOC prisons, including the two St. Louis facilities | MDOC OTIS |
| Federal sentenced custody | BOP system, no BOP prison found in Gratiot County | Federal BOP inmate locator |
| Immigration detention | ICE system, no ICE facility found in Gratiot County | ICE Online Detainee Locator System |
Search Gratiot County Jail Inmates
The county's official inmate lookup starts from the sheriff's page and its Gratiot County JailTracker roster. JailTracker is a public roster app for current county jail custody. If the app loads in a modern browser, search by name and open the matching profile. If the app fails to load or the person does not appear, call the Jail Division at 989-875-5211 because the jail is listed as operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Start with the official sheriff page or the Gratiot County JailTracker roster.
- Search by last name, then add a first name if the result list is broad.
- Review any current or released filter that appears in the roster interface.
- Open the profile to check booking date, charges, bond, court fields, holds, and image fields if shown.
- Use FOIA, OTIS, BOP, ICE, or VINELink when the jail roster is not the right custody system.
The failed JailTracker screenshot capture in the image manifest is useful context: web apps can fail for technical reasons even when the roster exists. The fallback chain is part of a complete Gratiot County inmate population search, not an afterthought.
Gratiot County Roster Search Fields
The JailTracker model inspected in the research shows name search fields, search type controls, released-since values, agency options, and captcha fields. The static text fetch did not render all public labels, so exact required fields should be checked in the live roster. Still, the model confirms that Gratiot's roster can support current and released searches, offender profiles, charges, bonds, holds, court fields, and booking image fields.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Unspecified | Model includes LastName and lastNameSearchText. |
| First Name | Text | Unspecified | Model includes FirstName and firstNameSearchText. |
| Search Type | Option | Unspecified | Model includes SearchType and ShowSearchTypeOptions. |
| Released Since | Option/value | Unspecified | May support current or released filtering if enabled. |
| Captcha Code | Text/image validation | Conditional | Model includes CaptchaRequired, CaptchaCode, CaptchaImage, and ValidateCaptcha. |
| Agency | Option | Unspecified | Model includes agency and master-agency fields. |
The Gratiot County Sheriff's Office screenshot from the manifest shows the official page where the roster, fee schedule, annual reports, inmate accounts, and bond-payment links are grouped. The screenshot belongs with roster instructions because it shows the safest starting point before using a third-party search page.
Starting from the sheriff page also helps avoid mixing the jail roster with MDOC OTIS, federal BOP, or commercial pages that do not control Gratiot County custody data.
What Gratiot County Inmate Records Show
A Gratiot County inmate record is a jail or corrections profile, not a final proof of guilt. JailTracker fields may show the booking event, arresting agency, charges, case or warrant numbers, court data, bond type, bond amount, release date, holds, and image fields. A charge shown at booking can later be amended, reduced, dismissed, or replaced by a prosecutor-filed court charge.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name fields | First, middle, and last name. |
| Image / ImagePath | Booking-photo data or path if public images are enabled. |
| OriginalBookDateTime | Original booking date and time for the jail record. |
| FinalReleaseDateTime | Release date and time if a released record is shown. |
| ChargeDescription | Plain charge text attached to the booking or case. |
| BondType / BondAmount | Bond type and amount if set and public. |
| ReasonForHold / HoldTypeName | Other-agency holds, detainers, or court hold reasons if configured. |
- Detainer
- A hold request from another agency or legal authority that may block release.
- PR bond
- Personal recognizance release, based on a promise to appear rather than full cash payment.
- Disposition
- The final outcome of a court charge, such as conviction, dismissal, or other resolution.
When Gratiot County Search Fails
When the county roster does not locate someone, the next step depends on why the search failed. New bookings may not display yet, a released person may no longer be listed, a record may be held back because of a legal limit, or the person may be in a different custody system. The Jail Division phone line, county FOIA process, MDOC OTIS, MI-VINE, BOP, ICE, and court records each cover a different gap.
The Gratiot County FOIA page is the route for sheriff records that are not online, including booking records or booking photos when they are public and not exempt. Michigan VINELink can provide custody and case notification in participating feeds. The Gratiot Safe App is official, but the research found no app-only jail roster, warrant search, or mugshot lookup feature.
Note: Call the Jail Division before travel when the roster fails, because lobby rules, visitor rules, and custody status can change.
Gratiot County Detention Facilities
The facility map includes one sheriff-operated jail and two MDOC prisons. The Gratiot County Jail is the correct page for local booking, bond, and roster searches. The two St. Louis prisons are state facilities for sentenced male prisoners and should be searched through OTIS.
- Gratiot County Jail - county jail for pretrial detainees, local sentenced jail inmates, warrants, local holds, and booking records.
- Central Michigan Correctional Facility - MDOC Secure Level I prison for sentenced male prisoners age 18 and older.
- St. Louis Correctional Facility - MDOC Level IV prison for sentenced male prisoners age 18 and older.
Gratiot County Inmate Population FAQ
How large is the Gratiot County inmate population? The sheriff's 2025 annual report lists a 56 average daily count for the county jail. That does not include the thousands of sentenced MDOC prisoners held at Central Michigan Correctional Facility and St. Louis Correctional Facility.
Where do I search the Gratiot County inmate population? Use JailTracker for the county jail, OTIS for MDOC prisoners, the BOP locator for federal sentenced custody, and the ICE detainee locator for immigration custody. The jail phone line and FOIA process are the county fallback paths.
Can I look up a past Gratiot County inmate? Released jail records may not stay visible online. Use the county FOIA packet for older sheriff records and MiCOURT or the 65B District Court record-check process for public court case records.
Does the Gratiot Safe App search inmates? No inmate roster, warrant search, or mugshot feature was found in the app research. It is a public-safety alert app, not the official custody lookup system.