Gratiot County Jail Roster Overview
The official Gratiot County inmate records path starts with the Gratiot County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff page links to the JailTracker public roster as "Inmate Roster" and also links to the fee schedule, annual reports, inmate accounts, and bond payment options. The Gratiot County Jail is the local detention facility at 226 E Center Street in Ithaca, and the Jail Division is listed as open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
JailTracker covers county jail custody, not every person connected to a Gratiot County case. It is the correct first search for someone booked into the Gratiot County Jail after a local arrest, warrant pickup, bond hold, or short jail sentence. It is not the correct search for sentenced MDOC prisoners at Central Michigan Correctional Facility or St. Louis Correctional Facility. Those people appear in OTIS if they are under MDOC jurisdiction and meet OTIS public-record rules.
The manifest includes a screenshot of the Gratiot County Sheriff's Office page, where the roster and jail links are grouped with the sheriff's public contact information.
Using the sheriff page as the starting point reduces the risk of landing on a paid or unofficial inmate search result before checking the county's own roster link.
Search Gratiot County Inmate Records
The Gratiot County JailTracker roster is a browser app. The research found that a text fetch may show only a loading or error shell when the app does not run, which means a failed page load is not the same thing as no custody record. Use a current browser first, then use the Jail Division phone line if the roster does not load or if a recent booking is missing.
- Open the official JailTracker roster from the sheriff page or the direct Gratiot_County_MI roster URL.
- Enter the last name first. Add the first name when common names return too many results.
- Check any search type, released-since, captcha, or agency control that appears in the live roster.
- Open the matching inmate profile and review booking date, charges, bond, court fields, holds, release fields, and any image fields that are public.
- Call the Jail Division at 989-875-5211 when the roster fails, the person was just arrested, or release eligibility is time-sensitive.
For older booking records, incident records, or a booking photo not shown online, use the Gratiot County FOIA process. A county record request can ask for nonexempt sheriff records that are not exposed in the live roster. If the person has already entered MDOC custody, switch to OTIS instead of continuing to refresh the jail roster.
Gratiot County Roster Fields
The JailTracker app model shows the search and profile concepts available to the public roster, even though the static fetch did not render all labels. Exact required fields may change in the live interface. The confirmed model fields still show that Gratiot County inmate records can be searched by name and may include filters for released status, agency, and captcha validation.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | Text | Unspecified | App model includes LastName and lastNameSearchText. |
| First Name | Text | Unspecified | App model includes FirstName and firstNameSearchText. |
| Search Type | Option/dropdown | Unspecified | Model includes SearchType and ShowSearchTypeOptions. |
| Released Since | Option/value | Unspecified | Model includes ReleasedSinceValue for current or released filtering if enabled. |
| Captcha Code | Text/image validation | Conditional | Model includes CaptchaRequired, CaptchaCode, CaptchaImage, CaptchaKey, and ValidateCaptcha. |
| Agency | Option | Unspecified | Model includes AgencyOptions, AgencyName, AgencyFriendlyName, and MasterAgencyID. |
Gratiot County Inmate Profile Data
A JailTracker profile can combine identity, booking, charge, bond, court, hold, and image fields. The public display can vary by agency settings, so a field in the model does not guarantee that every Gratiot County inmate profile will show it. Booking charges should also be read as arrest or intake information. Court charges and final dispositions must be checked through MiCOURT, the 65B District Court, or the correct circuit court record.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name fields | First, middle, and last name. |
| Image / ImageBase / ImagePath | Booking-photo data or path if public images are enabled. |
| OriginalBookDateTime | Original booking date and time for the jail booking. |
| FinalReleaseDateTime | Release date and time if a released record is displayed. |
| ArrestingAgency | The agency tied to the arrest if configured for display. |
| ChargeDescription | Plain charge text for the booking or case. |
| CaseNo / WarrantNumber | Court case, control, or warrant identifiers where available. |
| BondType / BondAmount | Bond type and dollar amount if set and public. |
| ReasonForHold / HoldTypeName | Other-agency, court, detainer, or legal hold information if configured. |
Gratiot County Booking Records
Local booking begins when an arresting agency brings a person into the sheriff-operated jail or another authorized intake point. Jail staff identify the person, create or update the jail record, connect the booking to arresting-agency information, inventory property, and complete screening. Michigan jail rules require medical, dental, and mental-health screening by trained staff designated by the facility administrator.
The roster can receive a public record when the person is eligible for display. The research did not find a local rule stating that a booking appears within a fixed number of minutes. The 65B District Court live docket refreshes every 30 minutes, but that is a court docket rule, not a jail roster refresh rule. For a very new arrest, the practical chain is roster search, Jail Division phone call, then court search once a public case exists.
- Booking
- The intake record created after arrest and jail processing.
- Remand
- A court order returning a person to custody.
- Classification
- The jail or prison review used for housing, safety, medical, and program placement.
Gratiot County Bond and Funds
Bond and inmate funds are separate from the search itself, but they often become the next question after a roster result. The sheriff page links "Pay Bond to Release Inmate," "Deposit Money or Pay Debt," and "Inmate Accounts" to Express Account. Confirm the person's custody, bond type, court, and any holds before paying. A no-bond order, MDOC detainer, parole or probation hold, out-of-county warrant, federal hold, or other agency hold can block release even if money is paid.
| Channel | Vendor / Office | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Online deposits/accounts | Express Account | Linked by the sheriff as inmate accounts and deposit money or pay debt. |
| Bond payment | Express Account | Linked by the sheriff as pay bond to release inmate. Confirm with jail or court first. |
| Phone deposits | Express Account | 1-866-422-6833; self-service phone deposits 24/7; agent-assisted weekdays 8 a.m.-4 p.m. EST. |
| Kiosk | Express Account | Vendor says kiosks may be used where available. Confirm Gratiot availability before relying on it. |
The sheriff fee schedule lists a booking fee of $12, housing at $40 per day, record checks at $10, a warrant fee of $10, fingerprints at $15 per card, and photocopies at $5. Those are fees, not bond amounts.
The fee schedule is useful when a request involves record checks or copies, but release questions still need confirmation from the jail or court that controls the bond.
Gratiot County Jail Visitation
The official county jail pages inspected did not publish a detailed Gratiot County Jail visitation schedule, dress code, mail policy, phone vendor, tablet program, or attorney-visit policy. The annual reports prove that visitation occurs, with 559 inmate visitors in 2025 and 596 in 2024. Because the schedule and entry rules were not published in the jail materials, visitors should call 989-875-5211 before travel.
| Visitation Item | Published Detail | Practical Step |
|---|---|---|
| Schedule | No detailed jail schedule found in official pages inspected. | Call the Jail Division before travel. |
| ID and entry rules | No full visitor-entry list found on the sheriff page. | Bring government photo ID and avoid bags, weapons, or contraband. |
| Visitor count | 559 inmate visitors reported in 2025. | Use as proof visits occur, not as a current schedule. |
| Mail and phones | No detailed county jail mail or phone vendor rules found. | Ask the jail for current address format and phone account rules. |
Note: Do not rely on an old visitation schedule for Gratiot County Jail; call the 24/7 jail line before leaving.
Request Gratiot County Jail Records
The Gratiot County FOIA page is the county's official public-records request hub. It links the FOIA request form, denial appeal form, excess-fee appeal form, cost worksheet, procedures, policy, and public summary. A request for booking records, a booking photograph, an incident report, or older jail records should describe the record, the person's name, the approximate booking date, and any case, warrant, or booking number found in JailTracker or MiCOURT.
The FOIA packet includes requestor contact fields, public-record description fields, delivery and inspection preferences, signature and date fields, overtime labor consent, indigence discount language, nonprofit discount language, and appeal information. Cost categories include labor to locate, copy, duplicate, redact, and provide records already on the county website. The first $20 of a fee must be furnished without charge for eligible indigent requestors and qualifying nonprofit organizations.
The manifest image of the Gratiot County FOIA page shows the request and appeal materials linked from the county site.
FOIA is the fallback for public sheriff records that are not displayed in JailTracker, but exemptions for sealed, juvenile, security-sensitive, or otherwise protected records can still apply.
County, State, and Federal Inmates
Gratiot County inmate records should be searched by custody type. JailTracker is for Gratiot County Jail custody. MDOC OTIS is for Michigan prisoners, parolees, probationers, absconders, and recent discharges under MDOC rules. OTIS says it does not contain county jail or city lockup prisoners. BOP's inmate locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present. The ICE locator covers immigration detention by A-number or biographical search within its stated scope.
| Person's Custody Situation | Where to Search | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Recently arrested or held locally | Gratiot County JailTracker and Jail Division | County jail handles pretrial, bond, short sentence, and local holds. |
| Sentenced to Michigan prison | MDOC OTIS | State prisons use MDOC records, not the county roster. |
| Federal sentenced custody | BOP inmate locator | BOP records federal inmates from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | ICE searches by A-number or biographical information. |
| Custody notification | Michigan VINELink | MI-VINE is a free, confidential custody and case-information service. |
The Gratiot County jail mugshots page addresses booking photos and FOIA requests, while court charges after booking should be checked through Gratiot County court records after a jail arrest.