Why the Sources Differ
Michigan provides public access to many government records, but no single system covers every Washtenaw County release. The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office keeps county booking and release records. The Michigan Department of Corrections operates OTIS for people under state corrections jurisdiction, including parolees and recently discharged people. MDOC field offices supervise state parole and felony probation, while local courts handle other probation cases. Federal releases appear through the Bureau of Prisons locator. This site organizes those separate records, search tools, supervision paths, and request steps by the kind of custody involved.
Resources Collected Here
The sections focus on official release verification and the practical differences among county, state, federal, and juvenile custody.
- The home page's full release search and records path, plus the inmate release date, VINELink release check, and parole and probation resources.
- A separate page for each listed Washtenaw County detention facility, with the correct operator, contact information, and release-confirmation system.
- Clear steps for using county records, MI-VINE, Michigan OTIS, court records, and the federal inmate locator.
- Instructions for requesting an existing booking, release, transfer, or booking-photo record from the office that holds it.
Limits of This Site
This is a privately operated reference site. It has no connection to a Michigan government agency, sheriff's office, jail, court, corrections department, or federal custody agency.
- We cannot confirm whether a person is in custody or has been released.
- We cannot release, detain, move, or transfer a person.
- We cannot post bond, arrange a visit, or send funds.
- We cannot provide legal advice.
- We cannot promise that every phone number, fee, address, or government record is current.
Only the responsible sheriff, court, corrections department, or federal agency can give an official custody, charge, transfer, or release answer.
Third-Party Search Partners
Some pages contain search tools run by outside providers. Those providers control their own results and prices. If a referral leads to a paid registration, this site may receive a fee that helps keep access to the reference material free. We do not set partner prices or control what a partner search returns.