This private reference site is not a government office. We cannot confirm who is in custody, arrange a release, post bond, or obtain an official booking record. Contact the appropriate public office below for those services.
Gogebic County Records Routing
Gogebic County does not publish a public online inmate roster or recent-bookings feed. For a possible current custody question, start with the jail and sheriff. For a historical booking record or photograph, send a written request through the county’s FOIA process to the county clerk’s coordinator. A phone call can help identify the right office, but it is not a valid FOIA request.
Sheriff’s Office and Gogebic County Jail
100 W. Iron St., Bessemer, MI 49911
(906) 667-0203
Fax: (906) 663-4090
County FOIA Coordinator
Gogebic County Clerk
200 N. Moore Street, Bessemer, MI 49911
foia@gogebic.gov
Fax: (906) 663-4660
The county requires a written request and publishes a five-business-day response framework. A request may be sent by its form, letter, email, fax, mail, or in-person delivery. Identify the person, a date or narrow date range, the Gogebic County Jail or other likely custodian, and the exact record requested.
Choose the Office That Holds the Answer
Different public systems answer different questions. A jail inquiry concerns possible present local custody. A FOIA request concerns an identified record. A court record supplies case progress and disposition, while MDOC OTIS concerns state prisoners and people under state supervision.
- For a current Gogebic County Jail custody question, use the sheriff and jail number above.
- For a booking card or photograph, use the written county FOIA route and name the relevant agency.
- For a district-court criminal case, contact the 98th District Court at 200 N. Moore St., Bessemer, MI 49911, (906) 663-4611.
- For a circuit-court matter or felony disposition, contact the 32nd Circuit Court at 200 N. Moore St., Bessemer, MI 49911, (906) 663-4211.
- For a public state-supervision record, use the official MDOC OTIS locator.
- For a federal or immigration custody question, use the appropriate federal locator rather than the county jail.
The site’s county records guide explains why these routes are not interchangeable and how to request a specific public record.