This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone from jail, post bond, schedule visits, or retrieve official booking records. Use the official office or locator that controls the record.
Where to Look for an Iosco County Record
Iosco County Sheriff's Office and Iosco County Jail
428 W. Lake Street, Tawas City, MI 48763
Phone: (989) 362-6164
Fax: (989) 984-1103
Sheriff: Scott D. Frank
Jail Administrator: Captain Brian Golden
For current local custody questions, jail staff can confirm only whether a person is lodged in the Iosco County Jail and the bond or fines amount needed for release. For booking records, mugshots, incident reports, or details beyond that narrow release of information, use the Iosco County FOIA page or the Sheriff's Office FOIA packet. Michigan FOIA records requests are governed by statutes including MCL 15.231, MCL 15.233, and MCL 15.234.
Courts and prosecutor
81st District Court and 23rd Circuit Court: 422 W. Lake Street, Tawas City, MI 48763
Prosecutor James A. Bacarella: 422 W. Lake Street, Tawas City, MI 48763
Prosecutor phone: (989) 362-6141
Prosecutor hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Use these routes based on the kind of record or custody status you need.
- For someone who may be in the county jail, start with jail inmate records and the Sheriff's Office phone line.
- For booking photos, use jail roster mugshots and expect a FOIA request if the official site does not publish the image.
- For charges filed after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest, MiCOURT Case Search, and the appropriate Iosco County court.
- For facility details, use the Iosco County Jail page. It is the only locally mapped detention facility in official Iosco County sources.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, parolee, probationer, absconder, or recent discharge, search MDOC OTIS at mdocweb.state.mi.us/OTIS2/. OTIS does not cover county-jail-only inmates.
- For custody alerts or notification registration, use Michigan VINE at vinelink.vineapps.com/state/MI.
- For a federal prisoner, use the BOP inmate locator at bop.gov/inmate_locator.
- For an immigration detainee, use ICE ODLS at locator.ice.gov. Official research did not confirm an ICE detention facility inside Iosco County.