This private reference site is not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office for those services.
Official Records and Custody Contacts
Use the office that matches the event. The jail can address an immediate custody or transfer question, while Sheriff Records and FOIA provide documentary release information. Court clerks hold the orders that explain the legal basis for release.
Grand Traverse Corrections Division
320 Washington Street
Traverse City, MI 49684
Business line: 231-922-4532
After hours: 231-922-4530
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sheriff Records Division
851 Woodmere Avenue
Traverse City, MI 49686
Phone: 231-995-5000
Fax for FOIA: 231-995-5010
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
County Clerk Court Records
280 Washington Street, Suite 206
Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone: 231-922-4710
Email: courtrecords@gtcountymi.gov
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
MDOC Grand Traverse Office
328 Washington Street, Suite 118
Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone: 231-922-4380
State parole and probation inquiries
The fastest route depends on what needs to be confirmed:
- For a released person or a release record, the home page maps the full search and Sheriff request process.
- For state or local community supervision, use the Parole / Probation page and the matching office.
- For a recent local event, use the Released Last 24 Hours fallback because Grand Traverse County has no verified official rolling feed.
- For a date or automated alert, compare the Inmate Release Date route with the VINELink Release Check.
- For the local jail, consult the Grand Traverse County Correctional Facility page listed in the footer.
- For a state prisoner, search Michigan OTIS or request the relevant record from MDOC.
- For documented federal or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE locator rather than a county source.