This privately operated website is not an Alger County office. We cannot confirm custody or release, retrieve records, change a record, accept legal filings, or contact a jailed person.
Current Jail or Custody Questions
Contact the Alger County Sheriff's Office when the immediate question is whether a person may be held at the Alger County Jail. The office publishes round-the-clock hours, though that does not mean records staff process every request at all hours.
Alger County Sheriff's Office101 E. Varnum Street
Munising, MI 49862
Phone: (906) 387-4444
Fax: (906) 387-5278
Office: 24 hours, 7 days a week
For emergencies or immediate danger, call 911. Do not send urgent safety information through a website contact channel.
Booking Records and Photographs
A formal request for a county-held booking record or photograph goes through the Alger County FOIA process. Describe the person, date range, Alger County Jail, and arresting agency if known. Ask separately for the booking record and booking image, and request electronic delivery plus a fee estimate.
Alger County FOIA CoordinatorAlger County Courthouse
101 Court Street
Munising, MI 49862
Email: foia@algercounty.gov
Fax: (906) 387-2156
The county generally responds within five business days and may claim one additional ten-business-day extension. A response can grant, deny, partly grant, seek clarification, or quote a fee. It does not always include immediate delivery.
Police Reports from Munising
For a report created by Munising Police, use the City of Munising FOIA forms. The Munising Police Department lists (906) 387-2275 and Chief@cityofmunising.org. The city route is distinct from a jail booking record held by the Sheriff.
Court Case and Disposition
Booked charges are accusations and may change. For arraignment, bail, or a later disposition, consult the 93rd District Court at 101 Court Street, Munising, or phone (906) 387-3879. The official MiCOURT Case Search may provide case information, subject to its access limits.
State and Federal Custody
The Michigan OTIS service covers state prisoners and supervised people, not fresh county-jail bookings. Federal prison records belong in the Bureau of Prisons locator, while immigration detention uses the federal ICE locator. Contact the agency that controls the custody stage.