Florence County Jail Record Options
The official Florence County jail pages do not provide a searchable current-inmate list, a daily booking report, or a mugshot gallery. That is the central fact for any Florence County inmate records search. The Florence County Jail page publishes custody operations, visitation, VINE, JailATM, CIDNET, and contact details, but it does not expose a roster search form. For current local custody, use the jail phone line first, then Wisconsin VINE for custody status, the sheriff's open-records path for booking or jail-register details, and WCCA for filed court charges.
Florence County Jail is the local jail for people committed to county custody, including many pretrial detainees and local sentenced jail inmates. It is not the same system as Wisconsin DOC prison custody, BOP federal custody, or ICE immigration detention. If the jail cannot confirm a person, the next question is where the case went. A person may have been released, transferred to another county, sentenced to DOC, moved under a federal hold, or listed only in the court docket after the prosecutor files charges.
Florence County Inmate Lookup Steps
A no-roster county needs a search order that reduces guesswork. Start with the source that can answer the immediate custody question, then use the public systems that match the person's legal status. The jail can address present local custody. VINE can send custody-status notice. WCCA shows court filings after arrest. DOC, BOP, and ICE cover different custody systems after transfer, sentence, or federal action.
- Call Florence County Jail at 715-528-3346 and ask whether the person is currently in local custody. Use the full legal name, date of birth or age, arrest date, and arresting agency if known.
- Check Wisconsin VINE online or by phone at 888-868-4631 for custody status and notification. VINE is a status and alert system, not a full jail booking profile.
- Search Wisconsin Circuit Court Access by name, case number, and Florence County when the question is whether charges were filed after a jail arrest.
- Use the Sheriff's Open Records page for booking records, jail-register entries, or release records that are not online.
- Search the Wisconsin DOC Offender Locator if the person may be sentenced to prison or on DOC supervision.
- Use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System only when the custody is federal or immigration related.
No Florence County, Wisconsin sheriff mobile app with an inmate roster was found in the research. App store results for Florence County Sheriff point to South Carolina and should not be used for Wisconsin custody records.
Florence County Roster Search Fields
Because no official Florence County online roster was located, the search-field inventory is a negative inventory. That does not mean Florence County inmate records do not exist. It means the public access point is the jail phone, open-records request, VINE status search, or a separate court and corrections locator. A written request should reasonably describe the record and give enough identifiers for staff to find it without guessing.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence County Jail online roster | None located | n/a | No official public search form was found on Florence County sheriff or jail pages. |
| By phone | Verbal inquiry | Not specified | Call 715-528-3346 with full name, date of birth or age, arrest date, and arresting agency if known. |
| Open-records request | Written, phone, fax, or in person | Must reasonably describe record | Use full name, date of birth if known, date of arrest or booking, record type, and requester contact details. |
| Wisconsin VINE | Web or phone | Varies by system | The county jail page links Wisconsin VINE and gives 888-868-4631 for phone access. |
The Wisconsin VINE interface is the custody-status path named by Florence County.
Use VINE for notification and status changes, then contact the jail or records custodian for booking details that VINE does not publish.
Florence County Inmate Profile Fields
Florence County does not publish a public jail profile page, so no official screen can be used to confirm visible county roster fields. Avoid assuming that charges, mugshots, bond, housing unit, or release time are available online. Those details may exist in jail management records, court records, or sheriff records, but the access method is phone confirmation, a record request, WCCA, or another custody locator.
| Field | What It Shows / Research Status |
|---|---|
| Name | Not displayed in a public Florence County roster. Provide the full legal name when calling or requesting records. |
| Booking number | Not published online. Ask the jail or request the booking record if the number is needed. |
| Booking date/time | Not published online. Use the arrest date, booking date, or incident date in a records request. |
| Mugshot | No official county mugshot gallery or roster photo field was located. Booking photos require a records path if releasable. |
| Charges | Not published in a county roster. Use WCCA for filed charges and sheriff records for arrest or booking charge details. |
| Bond amount/type | Not published in a county roster. Court entries and Clerk of Courts payment routes may help after charges are filed. |
| Housing location | Not published online. Housing unit or classification details should be confirmed with the jail if releasable. |
| Release/status | Use VINE, jail phone confirmation, or DOC/BOP/ICE if the person moved out of county custody. |
Florence County Jail Intake Records
A Florence County arrest may lead to transport to Florence County Jail, identity verification, entry into jail records, property inventory, a search under jail policy, screening or referral for medical and mental-health concerns, classification, and a first court appearance or release process. The county jail page confirms access to medical care, mental health care, substance abuse services, and religious services, but it does not publish a booking manual or an online booking feed.
Booking charges and formal court charges can differ. A jail intake record may reflect the arresting agency's initial basis for custody, while the District Attorney decides what charges to file in Florence County Circuit Court. After charges are filed, the public case path is WCCA and the Clerk of Courts. For court dates and docket entries after custody begins, the more specific resource is Florence County court records after jail arrest.
Note: No local refresh time exists because Florence County does not publish a roster feed.
Florence County Jail Contact Card
For current Florence County inmate records, the jail and sheriff contact points matter more than a search box. The sheriff's records contact is Cpl. Jacob Metz on the open-records page, while the jail operation is led by Lt. Theresa Pataconi. The same sheriff phone and fax appear across the sheriff, jail, open-records, contact, and road-patrol pages.
Florence County Jail
425 Lake Avenue
Florence, WI 54121
Mailing: P.O. Box 678, Florence, WI 54121
715-528-3346
Fax: 715-528-5350
Jail operation: 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
Requests should include the person's full name, date of birth if known, arrest or booking date, and the specific record sought. The sheriff's contact form exists for non-urgent messages, but immediate custody needs should go to the jail phone line instead of email.
Florence County Jail Visitation Records
Visitation details are short but official. Florence County publishes two public visitation windows and requires valid photo identification. The county does not publish appointment rules, visit length, visitor-list approval steps, child visitor rules, dress code, property locker rules, or a separate professional visit schedule. Call before traveling, especially from rural Florence County towns or nearby Michigan communities.
| Visit Type | Schedule | ID / Approval | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public inmate visitation | Wednesdays 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Valid photo ID required | Appointment, visit length, child visitor, and property rules are not published. |
| Public inmate visitation | Sundays 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Valid photo ID required | Confirm current rules before travel. |
| Attorney or professional visits | Not published | Not published | Call the jail for professional access. |
| Video visits | Not specifically published as visitation | CIDNET is named for messaging and calling | The county page does not state that video visitation is active. |
Florence County Jail Accounts
The jail page links JailATM for commissary deposits and names CIDNET for inmate messaging and calling. These services support money and communication, not custody search. An account may be required, and the county does not publish local fee amounts, kiosk rules, spending limits, refund rules, call rates, or message rates.
| Service | Official Florence County Detail | Research Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Online commissary deposits | JailATM is linked from the jail page. | Local fee schedule and deposit limits are not published. |
| Messaging and calling | CIDNET is named by the jail page. | Call and message rates are not published locally. |
| Inmate mail | Mailing address is P.O. Box 678, Florence, WI 54121. | Inmate-mail format, book rules, photo rules, and legal-mail rules are not published. |
| Kiosk or money order | Not published by the county. | Call before bringing cash, card, or mailed funds. |
Florence County Records vs DOC
A Florence County jail record is not a Wisconsin prison record. County jail custody usually involves arrest, first appearance, pretrial detention, a local jail sentence, or a local hold. The Wisconsin DOC locator covers convicted offenders sentenced to DOC incarceration, DOC supervision, or both. DOC also says its database does not provide information for people sentenced only to county jail, juveniles, or every possible offender record.
The Wisconsin DOC general information page explains that people not found in DOC may be held in a city or county jail, which is administered apart from DOC.
This distinction is important in Florence County because the lack of a public jail roster can make a DOC no-result look confusing when the person is still in local custody.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Florence County jail | Jail phone, VINE, sheriff open records | Local custody, booking, jail-register, release, and visitation questions. |
| Wisconsin DOC | DOC Offender Locator | Sentenced prison custody and DOC supervision, subject to DOC limits. |
| Federal custody | BOP Inmate Locator | Federal sentenced prisoners and some BOP-held people. |
| Immigration custody | ICE ODLS | ICE detainee location and status, not ordinary county jail custody. |
Florence County Federal Custody Checks
No BOP prison, ICE detention facility, or dedicated federal detention center was located in Florence County. Federal and immigration search paths still matter when a person from Florence County is moved outside the local system. Federal pretrial custody may involve the U.S. Marshals Service for the Western District of Wisconsin, while sentenced federal custody is searched through BOP. Immigration custody is searched through ICE ODLS using an A-number or name and country of birth.
Local bond may not release a person if another agency has a detainer. A detainer is a request or hold from another agency, such as DOC, another county, federal marshals, or immigration officials. If jail staff mention a hold, confirm which agency placed it before relying on a local court payment or a county release time.
Florence County Jail Record Terms
Several Florence County inmate records terms sound alike but refer to different records. A booking record starts with jail intake. A filed charge starts in court after the prosecutor acts. A custody status describes whether a person is held, released, transferred, or under another system. These terms help route the search to the right office.
| Term | Plain Meaning |
|---|---|
| Booking | Jail intake after arrest, including identity and custody processing. |
| Jail register | The sheriff's prisoner register required by Wisconsin law. |
| Filed charge | The charge formally filed in court by the prosecutor. |
| Bond | Money or conditions set to secure appearance in court. |
| Classification | A jail decision about custody level and housing needs. |
| VINE | A custody-status and notification system used by Wisconsin and linked by Florence County. |
Note: Confirm custody with Florence County Jail before sending money, scheduling a visit, or driving to the facility.