Chippewa County Jail Inmate Search

Visitation Hours

Inmates are allowed 3 weekly visits. Visits last 20 minutes and are limited to a single visitor unless otherwise approved by the jail staff. Visitors to inmates must be at least 17-years-old and have a valid photo ID. Visitation hours for inmates are staggered by gender, section, and name. The schedule is as follows.

On Wednesdays, visits are scheduled as follows: 9am-10am, males level 2; 10am-11am, males level 1; 11am-12pm, females level 2; 1pm to 2pm, females level 1; 2pm-3pm, females level 2; 3pm-4pm, females levels 6-9; and 4pm-5:50pm, males levels 6-9.

On Saturdays, visits may be scheduled at: 9am-11am for females level 3-5 with last names beginning with A-L; 11am-12pm for female youthful offenders; 1pm-4pm for males levels 3-5 with last names beginning with A-L.
On Sundays, visits may be scheduled at: 9am-11am for females level 3-5 with last names beginning with M-Z; 11am-12pm for male youthful offenders; 1pm-4pm for males levels 3-5 with last names beginning with M-Z.

Chippewa County Sheriff Information

The Chippewa County Jail is administered by the local Sheriff’s Office. Since 2016, Michael D. Bitnar has served as Chippewa County Sheriff. The Undersheriff is Larry Hough. All deputies in the office receive training in autism awareness and the office runs a Law Enforcement Autism Awareness Program, which provides stickers to be placed on residents’ cars or homes to indicate an individual with autism is present. Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office is also part of a Tri-County Drug Enforcement Team, which includes Mackinaw and Luce Counties.

325 Court Street
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783

Phone:(906) 635-6355
Fax: (906) 635-6336
Email: psmith@chippewacountymi.gov

Chippewa County is located in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. With 2,698 square miles, it is the second-largest county in Michigan by land area and the fifth-largest by total area. It is one of two counties to contain shorelines on two Great Lakes: Lake Huron and Lake Superior. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 36,785. The county seat and largest city is Sault Ste. Marie.

Crime Statistics
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Chippewa County violent crime is 13.8. (The US average is 22.7)
Chippewa County property crime is 25.9. (The US average is 35.4)

Chippewa County Public Records Information

Public records may be requested from any county office via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). A FOIA Request Form can be found online, though no specific form is required to request public records. Fees for public records include any associated copying and/or mailing costs and labor costs billed at 15 minute increments. Requests may be submitted in person, by mail, or by email.

Chippewa County Administrators Office
319 Court St.
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49738
Sheriff’s Office Email: psmith@chippewacountymi.gov