Official Forest County Inmate List
The official Forest County current-custody path is the Sheriff's Office inmate list, linked from both the Forest County Sheriff's Office website and the county-government sheriff page. The captured link points to a Forest County SharePoint location: Forest County inmate list. Static research did not confirm a vendor-style searchable database, profile page, mugshot gallery, name form, booking-number lookup, or refresh schedule. The page should be used as an official list channel, not assumed to work like a commercial inmate-search portal.
The Forest County Jail is operated by the Forest County Sheriff's Office at 100 S Park Ave. in Crandon. The sheriff's jail page describes an 80-bed facility completed in 1997 and says the jail houses Forest County inmates and inmates from Oconto County. That detail matters when reading any roster entry. A person in the building may be held on a Forest County case, a local sentence, an Oconto County matter, a warrant, or another custody basis that requires confirmation through the jail, the court docket, VINE, or a records request.
For the local jail source, the sheriff's jail page is the strongest building and operations source. The Forest County Jail page shows the jail administrator, facility description, inmate-property rules, money kiosk information, and VINE reference.
The jail page supports the local-custody facts used here, but it does not turn the SharePoint inmate list into a confirmed searchable database. Use the official list first, then move through the fallback chain below when the list is unavailable or does not answer the question.
How to Check Current Jail Custody
A practical Forest County inmate lookup starts with the local list and then checks the systems that cover notifications, court charges, sentenced state custody, federal custody, immigration detention, and retained records. This chain is especially important for recent arrests, releases, people transferred after court, and people held in the Forest County Jail for another county.
- Open the official Forest County inmate-list link from the sheriff or county sheriff page. Treat it as the official local-custody list path.
- If the list does not load, does not show the person, or appears unclear, call the Forest County Jail at 715-478-3331. Recent bookings, releases, transfers, and out-of-county holds can be hard to confirm from a static public list.
- Check Wisconsin VINE or call 888-868-4631 for custody-status and notification options tied to Wisconsin participating agencies.
- Search Wisconsin Circuit Court Access when the question is about filed charges, court dates, bond conditions, dispositions, or case history after an arrest.
- Use the Wisconsin DOC Offender Locator only when the person has been sentenced to DOC incarceration, placed on DOC supervision, or otherwise moved into DOC custody.
- Use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator for federal prison custody. Forest County Jail is not a BOP facility.
- Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System for immigration detention. No ICE detention facility was confirmed in Forest County.
- For retained booking records, reports, photos, body-camera material, or accident reports, submit the Forest County Sheriff's open-records form rather than relying on a current custody list. No Forest County sheriff mobile app or app-only inmate roster was found in the research.
Forest County Roster Search Fields
The Forest County inmate-list source did not expose a static search form during research. That means the public page should not be described as accepting last names, first names, booking numbers, booking dates, facility filters, charge filters, or dropdown choices. If a live SharePoint session later reveals fields, those fields should be verified from the live interface before they are described.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not visible in static capture | SharePoint-hosted official list or file link | Not visible | No search fields, dropdowns, buttons, tabs, pagination, profile links, or roster notices were visible in the captured source. |
Because fields were not confirmed, the safer search method is to open the official list, scan whatever file or list view SharePoint provides, and then call the jail if the custody question is time-sensitive. Saved copies, screenshots, or third-party summaries can be stale.
What a Forest County Inmate Record Shows
A complete sample Forest County inmate profile was not available through static capture. Do not assume that the public list shows mugshots, housing units, bond amounts, charge-by-charge detail, booking numbers, release dates, or physical descriptors. The confirmed local finding is narrower: an official inmate-list link exists, and separate sheriff records channels exist for reports, photos, body-camera material, accident reports, and other retained records.
| Record Element | What Is Known from Research |
|---|---|
| Current custody listing | The official inmate list is the local starting point, but no individual static field inventory was visible. |
| Name or identity details | A public list may identify people in custody if available, but exact display fields were not confirmed. |
| Custody status | Use the jail list, jail phone line, and Wisconsin VINE for current status and notifications. |
| Charges or hold basis | Use WCCA/CCAP for filed court charges. Jail booking information can differ from later prosecutor-filed charges. |
| Booking photos and reports | Photos, printed reports, body-camera data, accident reports, and incident reports are handled through the sheriff's records-request process when releasable. |
| Redacted or withheld material | All sheriff records are reviewed and may be redacted; pending investigations require a court order or District Attorney permission before release. |
County Jail, DOC, BOP, and ICE Searches
Forest County Jail records cover local sheriff custody. The Wisconsin DOC locator covers a different population: convicted offenders sentenced to incarceration, supervision, or both with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. DOC says its locator does not cover offenders sentenced only to county jail, adjudicated juvenile offenders, or persons of interest to the Department of Justice. Federal and immigration systems are separate again. No state prison, BOP institution, or ICE detention facility was confirmed inside Forest County.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | Important Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or local jail custody | Forest County inmate list, jail phone, VINE, and sheriff records request | May include Oconto County inmates housed in the Forest County Jail. |
| Wisconsin sentenced prison or supervision | Wisconsin DOC Offender Locator | Does not cover county-jail-only sentences or juveniles. |
| Federal prison custody | BOP inmate locator | Forest County Jail is not a federal prison. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | No Forest County ICE facility was identified in the research. |
VINE fills a different role from the list. It is useful for notification when custody status changes, while the court docket is useful for formal charges and future hearings. A name missing from one system does not prove the person is free, incarcerated, or never booked. It often means the search has moved to a different custody stage or agency.
Forest County Jail Contact Card
Forest County has one confirmed detention facility: Forest County Jail. It is the primary local jail and is operated by the Forest County Sheriff's Office. The jail administrator listed in the sheriff's jail materials is Amanda Herman, and the county sheriff page names Sheriff Jeffery Marvin as department head.
Forest County Jail
100 S Park Ave
Crandon, WI 54520
715-478-3331
Jail email: fcsojail@co.forest.wi.us
Operator: Forest County Sheriff's Office
Facility: 80-bed county jail completed in 1997
Booking and Intake in Forest County
Forest County does not publish a full booking handbook in the located sheriff pages. The confirmed local facts are that the Sheriff's Office operates the jail/corrections division, corrections staff are responsible for inmate safety and security, and the facility houses local Forest County inmates as well as Oconto County inmates. A person arrested by a sheriff's deputy, Crandon police officer, state officer, warrant authority, or another agency may be transported to the jail when it is the receiving local facility.
During intake, jail staff typically confirm identity, record the arrest or hold basis, manage property, and classify the person under jail standards. The sheriff's jail page says clothing is no longer accepted for inmates and that the front window accepts only contacts and solution, glasses, and medication. Booking photos and fingerprints are normal law-enforcement identification steps, but no public Forest County mugshot gallery was confirmed. If a booking photo or retained report is needed, use the records request process.
A jail booking is not the same as a court conviction. Arrest information may appear before prosecutors file formal charges, and initial booking details can change after review. For court dates, filed charges, bond entries, dispositions, and sentencing results, search WCCA/CCAP and use the Forest County Clerk of Circuit Court rather than treating the jail list as the court record.
Requesting Booking Records from the Sheriff's Office
When the public inmate list does not provide enough detail, the Forest County Sheriff's open-records form is the official route for retained booking records, incident reports, photos, body-camera material, printed reports, and accident reports. The form should be returned to Chris at ckatsma@forestcountysheriff.org. The form states that the office has up to 10 business days to respond, that all records are reviewed and may be redacted, and that pending incidents or pending investigations will not be released without a prior court order or permission from the Forest County District Attorney. The DA phone number listed for that purpose is 715-478-3511.
| Record or Cost Item | Fee Effective 05/01/2026 | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Electronic data | $21.01 per hour | Hourly charge from sheriff fee schedule. |
| Body-camera video on DVD | $20.00 plus hourly rate | Request must still pass review and redaction. |
| Accident report | $6.00 | Printed or electronic. |
| Reports | $5.00 for first 10 pages; then $0.15 per page after 10 pages plus hourly rate | Printed or electronic reports. |
| Printed photos | $5.00 per 8.5 x 11 sheet | Applies when photos are releasable. |
| Electronic photos | $10.00 plus hourly rate | May require prepayment. |
| USB drive | $10.00 | Used when needed for electronic delivery. |
The request form asks for the date of request, incident date, incident location and type, the specific information sought, involved people, delivery preference, and requester contact details. Choose pickup, postal mail, or email, and describe the record precisely. For example, request a booking record for a named person and date instead of asking generally for everything about an arrest.
Forest County Jail Visitation Schedule
Forest County Jail visitation is video only and by appointment. Visits may be online or onsite in the Sheriff's Office lobby. Appointments are scheduled through CIDNET, not by calling the jail, and the sheriff visitation page says appointments must be made at least 24 hours in advance. Onsite video visits in the lobby have no fee, and a current photo ID is required.
The Forest County Jail visitation page is the official source for the video-visit appointment rules and CIDNET scheduling direction.
The published visitation rules emphasize scheduling and format rather than a day-by-day time block. Confirm the available CIDNET appointment slots before making travel plans for an onsite lobby visit.
| Visit Type | Scheduling | Cost | ID and Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online video visitation | Schedule through CIDNET | Remote cost not published in the located sheriff text | Schedule at least 24 hours before the visit. |
| Onsite lobby video visitation | Schedule through CIDNET | No fee for onsite inmate visits | Current photo ID required; schedule at least 24 hours before the visit. |
Messages, Property, and Inmate Funds
The sheriff's jail page does not publish a complete inmate mail handbook, phone-rate table, tablet schedule, commissary ordering calendar, or full commissary vendor rule set. It does link CIDNET Friends and Family for communications and Stellar Services, LLC, but the located text does not provide a detailed fee table for those services. Do not add vendor fees that are not published in the research.
For money, the jail page says the Sheriff's Department lobby has a kiosk that accepts cash and credit card deposits for inmate accounts. For property, the jail no longer accepts clothing. The front window accepts contacts and solution, glasses, and medication only. Messages are delivered only for a family emergency, so ordinary messages should not be routed through jail staff.
When the Jail List Does Not Answer the Question
A missing or unclear public list result should be handled by agency and custody type. Call the Forest County Jail for immediate local custody questions, use VINE for status notifications, search WCCA/CCAP for court filings, and use the sheriff's records form for retained jail documents. If the person has moved into a Wisconsin sentence, the DOC locator becomes the proper search tool. If the person is in federal or immigration custody, use BOP or ICE instead of the Forest County list.
Note: Confirm current custody with the jail before sending money, scheduling a visit, or relying on a saved roster copy.