Florence County Jail Overview
Florence County Jail is operated by the Florence County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's official jail page describes the jail as a safe, secure, and humane custody setting for people committed to Florence County custody. Sheriff Teresa Chrisman leads the sheriff's office, and Lt. Theresa Pataconi is named as the jail leader. The jail is the only local detention facility identified in the official Florence County facility map research, with no separate work-release center, jail annex, regional jail, state prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention facility found inside the county.
The official Florence County Jail page is the source for the facility's capacity, staffing, visitation, VINE, JailATM, CIDNET, and contact details.
The official page is useful, but it does not publish a current inmate list, daily booking report, or Florence County Jail mugshot gallery.
Florence County Jail Capacity
The local capacity number is clear. Florence County states that the jail can house 28 inmates. The same official source does not publish a current population, average daily population, annual booking count, average length of stay, housing-unit chart, or demographic breakdown. Treat the capacity as a bed count, not as proof of how many people are currently held on any given day.
That gap matters for Florence County Jail lookup work. Without a public population dashboard or roster, a person can be in the jail even when no online county result appears. Current population should be confirmed with the jail, while broader statewide jail trend data belongs to Wisconsin DOC Office of Detention Facilities reports rather than a Florence County daily count.
Florence County Jail Lookup
No official online Florence County Jail roster was located. For a current custody check, call the jail first, then use Wisconsin VINE and the sheriff's records path. WCCA is useful after charges are filed, but it is not a jail roster. The DOC locator is for sentenced Wisconsin DOC custody or supervision, not for someone sentenced only to county jail. BOP and ICE are federal systems and should be used only when the custody facts point that way.
- Call Florence County Jail at 715-528-3346 with the person's full name, date of birth or age, arrest date, and arresting agency if known.
- Search Wisconsin VINE or use the VINE phone line at 888-868-4631 for custody status and notification.
- Use the Sheriff's Open Records page if the record needed is a booking record, jail-register entry, or release record.
- Search WCCA for filed charges, court dates, bond entries, and public docket status after the prosecutor files the case.
- Move to the Wisconsin DOC Offender Locator, BOP locator, or ICE ODLS only when the person may have left local jail custody.
Florence County Jail Contact
The jail and sheriff's office use the Lake Avenue sheriff campus for jail business. The courthouse and Clerk of Courts use a separate Lake Avenue address, so visitors should not merge the two. Call the jail before driving for custody, visit, bond, or records questions, especially because the jail is a 24-hour custody operation while administrative records work may depend on weekday staffing.
Florence County Jail
425 Lake Avenue
Florence, WI 54121
Mailing: P.O. Box 678, Florence, WI 54121
715-528-3346
Fax: 715-528-5350
Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Sheriff Open Records
Cpl. Jacob Metz
425 Lake Avenue
Florence, WI 54121
Mailing: P.O. Box 678, Florence, WI 54121
715-528-3346
Fax: 715-528-5350
The sheriff's contact form is available for non-urgent messages. The form warns users to call for immediate needs and to avoid sending sensitive data by email.
Florence County Jail Custody
Florence County Jail holds people committed to county custody. That can include a person newly arrested in Florence County, someone held before first appearance, a defendant waiting on bond or release conditions, a person serving a local jail sentence, or someone held on a local warrant. The official pages do not publish classification levels, housing unit names, a pod map, or a Huber/work-release unit description.
Transfers change the search path. A person sentenced to prison may move into Wisconsin DOC custody. A federal defendant may move through the U.S. Marshals path and later appear in BOP if sentenced. Immigration custody should be checked through ICE ODLS when there is reason to believe an immigration transfer or hold exists. The county jail phone remains the best first source for whether a person is still physically held at Florence County Jail.
Florence County Jail Visitation
Florence County publishes a concise visitation schedule. Visitors must bring valid photo identification. The county does not publish appointment rules, visit length, child visitor rules, dress code, visitor-list approval, property locker rules, or a separate attorney visit schedule. Because those details are not posted, a phone call before travel is part of the visit plan.
| Visit Type | Schedule | ID / Approval | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public inmate visitation | Wednesdays 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Valid photo ID required | Appointment, visit length, and dress-code rules are not published. |
| Public inmate visitation | Sundays 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Valid photo ID required | Confirm the current rule before driving to the jail. |
| Attorney or professional visits | Not published | Not published | Call the jail for professional access procedures. |
| Video visits | Not specifically published as visitation | CIDNET is named for messaging and calling | The county page does not state that CIDNET is used for video visits. |
Florence County Jail Accounts
The Florence County Jail page links JailATM for commissary deposits and names CIDNET as the inmate messaging and calling platform. These services are account based. They do not replace the custody search. A family member should confirm the person is still held at Florence County Jail before depositing money or setting up communication service.
| Service | Provider / Detail | Florence County Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Commissary deposit | JailATM | Linked by the jail page. Local fees, kiosk rules, and spending limits are not published. |
| Messaging and calling | CIDNET | Named by the jail page. Local call and message rates are not published. |
| P.O. Box 678, Florence, WI 54121 | Confirm inmate-mail format before mailing, since booking number and housing details are not posted online. | |
| Money order or kiosk | Not published | Do not bring or mail funds until the jail confirms current rules. |
Note: Florence County publishes vendors but not a local fee schedule for deposits, calls, messages, or mail handling.
Florence County Jail Services
The county jail page lists core inmate resources but does not publish a program calendar or handbook. The services listed are medical care, mental health care, substance abuse services, and religious services. The page does not name providers, sick-call steps, co-pays, eligibility rules, class schedules, chaplain schedules, or volunteer contacts.
| Topic | Published Detail / Gap |
|---|---|
| Medical care | Listed as available. Provider, request process, and co-pay details are not published. |
| Mental health care | Listed as available. Screening protocol and appointment process are not published. |
| Substance abuse services | Listed as available. Program name, schedule, and eligibility are not published. |
| Religious services | Listed as available. Chaplain or volunteer schedule is not published. |
| Work release / Huber | Not published. Do not assume a program exists without jail confirmation. |
| Education or vocational programming | Not published in the official sources reviewed. |
Florence County Jail Staffing
Florence County publishes a distinctive staffing model. The jail has 12 correctional officers who also serve as 911 dispatchers, plus a jail and maintenance worker. In a small rural county, the same public-safety operation may answer urgent sheriff calls, jail questions, and custody concerns through the main sheriff number. That is different from a large jail with a separate records desk and a separate detention call center.
For records, the sheriff's open-records page names Cpl. Jacob Metz. For jail leadership, the jail page names Lt. Theresa Pataconi. For court case documents, the local Clerk of Courts is a separate office at the courthouse, not the jail. Correct routing saves time because jail custody, sheriff records, and circuit court records are different official record sets.
Florence County Jail Records
Wisconsin public-records law supports access to many government records, but it does not force Florence County to publish a live jail roster online. Wis. Stat. 19.31 states Wisconsin's broad policy of public access. Wis. Stat. 19.35 gives requesters the right to inspect records subject to limits. Wis. Stat. 59.27 requires the sheriff to keep a true and exact register of jail prisoners.
A request for Florence County Jail records should identify the person, arrest date, booking date if known, and the record needed. Possible records include a booking record, jail-register entry, release status, or booking photograph if releasable. The custodian may need to review law-enforcement sensitivity, juvenile limits, victim or witness safety, redactions, and public-records balancing before release.
Florence County Jail Directions
The jail's physical address is 425 Lake Avenue in Florence. The Clerk of Courts and District Attorney use the courthouse address at 501 Lake Avenue, so the destination depends on the task. Use the jail address for custody confirmation, visits, sheriff records, and jail business. Use the courthouse path for court filings, case copies, and court-ordered payments.
Florence County is rural and borders Michigan. People may be traveling from Iron Mountain, Kingsford, Aurora, Commonwealth, Fence, Fern, Homestead, Long Lake, or Tipler. The county jail page does not publish visitor parking, transit, lobby entrance, or ADA entry details. Call 715-528-3346 for current arrival instructions before a visit.