This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release a person from jail, post bond, schedule visits, or pull official booking records. Use the appropriate public office or locator below for official action.
Where to Look for Forest County Custody and Records
For current Forest County Jail custody questions, jail records, and sheriff records requests, start with the Forest County Sheriff's Office and Jail in Crandon.
Forest County Sheriff's Office / Forest County JailSheriff Jeffery Marvin
Jail Administrator Amanda Herman
100 S Park Ave.
Crandon, WI 54520
Phone: 715-478-3331
Sheriff fax: 715-478-3535
Jail fax: 715-478-3515
Jail email: fcsojail@co.forest.wi.us
The sheriff staff page describes 24/7 dispatch operations. A separate public lobby or records counter schedule was not published in the research, so call before visiting for a non-emergency records question. The sheriff open-records form gives the office up to 10 business days to respond. Records may be redacted, and pending incidents or pending investigations require a court order or Forest County District Attorney permission before release. The form directs returned records requests to ckatsma@forestcountysheriff.org.
Mental-health commitment records are not released through the sheriff records process; the form directs those questions to Register in Probate at 715-478-2418. Wisconsin public-record access and limits are generally governed by Wis. Stat. 19.31, 19.35, and 19.36.
Court and Prosecutor Records
Court filings and criminal case records are separate from jail custody. Use the Clerk of Circuit Court for court records and the District Attorney for prosecution records or pending-investigation release questions.
Forest County Clerk of Circuit CourtClerk Penny Carter
200 E Madison St.
Crandon, WI 54520
Phone: 715-478-3323 Forest County District Attorney
District Attorney Alex Seifert
200 E Madison St.
Crandon, WI 54520
Phone: 715-478-3511
Email: DAForest@da.wi.gov
Lookup Paths by Need
- For a person in the county jail, use jail inmate records and then confirm urgent details by phone.
- For booking-photo questions, review jail roster mugshots before requesting a retained record.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest.
- For the local detention facility page, see Forest County Jail.
- For sentenced Wisconsin prison or supervision records, use the Wisconsin DOC Offender Locator at appsdoc.wi.gov/lop/welcome.
- For federal prison custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator at bop.gov/inmateloc.
- For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator at locator.ice.gov.
- For custody notification, use Wisconsin VINE at vinelink.vineapps.com/state/WI or 888-868-4631.
No official Forest County sheriff mobile app was found in the research. For notification, use Wisconsin VINE rather than an app-only sheriff tool.