Oakland County 72 Hour Booking Search

Oakland County 72 hour booking records cover every person booked into the county jail system in the last three days. This is one of the largest county jails in Michigan, with roughly 1,300 beds and over 12,000 annual bookings in 2024. Sheriff Michael Bouchard leads the Oakland County Sheriff's Office from Pontiac. The county runs the CLEMIS Inmate Locator, a free online search tool that shows current inmates with mugshots. You can look up booking records fast through that system or call 248-858-5000 for jail info.

Oakland County Sheriff 72 Hour Booking Details

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office operates one of the busiest jail systems in Michigan. Sheriff Michael Bouchard oversees the corrections division, which runs three facilities in Pontiac. The Main Jail sits at 1201 North Telegraph Road with about 440 beds. The Annex holds 487 inmates under a direct supervision model. The East Annex, opened in 2022, adds 398 more beds. Together, the three buildings give Oakland County roughly 1,300 total beds for housing inmates.

Oakland County processed 12,247 bookings in 2024. That comes out to about 33 bookings per day on average. The county sits in southeast Michigan, north of Detroit, and covers a large suburban area. Cities like Troy, Farmington Hills, Southfield, Rochester Hills, and Waterford Township all fall within Oakland County. When police in any of these cities make an arrest, the booking goes through the Oakland County Jail.

The Oakland County Sheriff's website has links to the corrections division, community programs, and contact info for all departments.

CLEMIS Inmate Locator for Oakland County Bookings

Oakland County uses the CLEMIS Inmate Locator for online booking searches. This is the best tool for checking 72 hour booking records in the county. Go to apps.clemis.org/ClemisInmLoc and search by name. The system shows current inmates along with their mugshots, booking date, charges, and facility location. It is free to use and does not need an account or login.

The CLEMIS Inmate Locator search page is shown below. You can search for any current Oakland County Jail inmate by name.

Type a last name into the search field and click Search to find current inmates at the Oakland County Jail.

You can also view all current inmates at once. The All Current Inmates page on CLEMIS lists every person held at the Oakland County Jail right now. This is useful if you want to browse recent bookings without searching for a specific name. The list updates throughout the day as new bookings come in and people get released.

The all current inmates view from the CLEMIS system is shown here.

This page shows every person currently in custody at the Oakland County Jail with their booking details.

Oakland County 72 Hour Booking FOIA Access

You can file a FOIA request for Oakland County booking records through the sheriff's office. Michigan's Freedom of Information Act at MCL § 15.231 et seq. gives everyone the right to access public records. The office must respond within five business days under MCL § 15.235. Send your request to 1200 N. Telegraph Rd., Pontiac, MI 48341 or email PrisonerInfo@oakgov.com.

Include the person's full name, date of birth, and the date range for the booking you need. You can ask for the booking log, arrest report, mugshot, or any other record tied to the 72 hour booking. Copy fees are $0.10 to $0.25 per page under MCL § 15.234. Labor charges apply at the lowest clerk rate. Oakland County handles a high volume of FOIA requests given its size, so be as specific as you can to speed things up.

Case law in Michigan supports broad access to booking records. In Detroit Free Press v. Oakland Cty. Sheriff (1987), the court ruled that mugshots taken at booking cannot be kept private under FOIA exemptions. Under MCL § 750.491, all official records belong to the people of Michigan. If the county denies your request without a valid exemption, you can appeal or take the case to court.

More Booking Search Tools

VineLink is another free option for checking Oakland County booking status. Search by name to see if someone is in custody. VineLink also sends alerts if the person is moved or released. Call 800-770-7657 for phone-based searches.

For state prison records after an Oakland County booking, use OTIS from the Michigan Department of Corrections. OTIS tracks people sentenced to state prison but does not cover county jail holds. The ICHAT system costs $10 per search and shows criminal history across the state. The Michigan Courts Case Search lets you look up court cases tied to an Oakland County arrest.

What Oakland County Booking Records Include

An Oakland County 72 hour booking record lists the person's full legal name, date of birth, height, weight, and physical description. It shows the charges at the time of booking, the bond amount, and the arresting agency. The booking date and time are recorded along with a mugshot. Oakland County is one of the Michigan counties that posts mugshots through the CLEMIS system, which makes it easier to confirm identity when searching online.

With over 12,000 annual bookings, Oakland County generates a large number of records each year. The three jail facilities process people around the clock. Most booking data appears on CLEMIS within hours. For older records that have been removed from the active roster, a FOIA request to the sheriff's office is the way to go.

72 Hour Booking in Oakland County Cities

Oakland County covers many of the largest cities in metro Detroit. Local police departments make arrests, but all bookings go through the Oakland County Jail in Pontiac. Here are some of the major cities in Oakland County where you can find more local info about 72 hour booking records.

Nearby Counties

Looking for 72 hour booking records near Oakland County? Check these neighboring counties for their jail rosters and booking search tools.