Bayfield County Jail Records
No official Bayfield County public online jail roster, current inmate list, booking report, or mugshot gallery was located in the county sources reviewed for this build. The official Bayfield County Jail page publishes jail contacts, mail rules, visitation details, Huber work-release forms, and vendor links, but it does not publish a searchable list of current inmates. That finding matters because a user searching for a Bayfield County jail roster may need to use VINE, the jail phone line, WCCA, and records-request channels instead of a single public roster portal.
The local custody path starts with Bayfield County Jail, operated by the Bayfield County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Tony Williams is listed on the Sheriff's Office page, and Luke Kleczka is listed as Jail Administrator on the jail page. The county jail holds people arrested locally, pretrial detainees, sentenced county inmates, Huber inmates, probation or parole holds, and people awaiting transfer. State prisoners, federal inmates, and immigration detainees are not found through a county jail roster unless they are physically held in the local jail for a local reason.
No official Bayfield County Sheriff's Office, Washburn Police, or City of Bayfield Police mobile app with an inmate roster, warrant search, most-wanted list, or records-request tool was found. Use the county website, VINE, phone, WCCA, DOC, BOP, and ICE channels instead of assuming an app-only roster exists.
Use Bayfield County VINE
Bayfield County points users to VINE as the official custody-status substitute found in the research. The county's VINE System page describes a free, 24-hour service for people in custody within Bayfield County Jail. VINE can provide custody status, charges, bail, jail location, scheduled release date, and transfer or release notice. It cannot provide Huber privileges or home detention on electronic monitoring, and the research did not find a VINE mugshot field.
The county VINE page is the best first online source when the question is whether a person is in Bayfield County Jail. The broader Wisconsin VINE portal may also be useful for custody notification. If VINE does not return a clear result, call Bayfield County Jail because new bookings, release processing, Huber status, and local visitation questions may not be resolved by a notification tool.
- Start with Bayfield County's VINE page or the Wisconsin VINE portal and search for the person by the available custody-search fields.
- If the result is unclear, call Bayfield County Jail at 715-373-6117 with the person's full name, date of birth if known, and arrest date if known.
- For local law-enforcement routing, use the Sheriff's Office non-emergency number, 715-373-6120, rather than guessing from a third-party site.
- After charges are filed, search Wisconsin Circuit Court Access for the court case, charge list, bond entries, and upcoming hearings.
- If the person has been sentenced to state custody or supervision, use the Wisconsin DOC Offender Locator rather than a county jail channel.
The county's VINE page is visible in the official screenshot source at Bayfield County VINE System.
That page is important because it names the local custody details VINE can supply and also makes clear that VINE is a custody tool, not a complete jail profile or Huber-status system.
Bayfield County Search Fields
Because no official Bayfield County web roster form was located, the roster-field table has to show the real access channels instead of invented search boxes. A phone or records request should be specific. A full name, date of birth, booking date, arresting agency, and case number can help staff distinguish people with similar names and connect custody data to a court case.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official Bayfield County jail roster | n/a | n/a | No official county search form, current inmate list, booking report, or mugshot gallery was located. |
| Jail phone inquiry | Phone | Practical yes | Call 715-373-6117 with full name, date of birth if known, arrest date, and the custody question. |
| In-person inquiry | Counter or lobby | Practical yes | Sheriff's Office and jail are at 615 N 2nd Avenue E in Washburn. Bring picture ID for visitation. |
| VINE custody lookup | Web or phone | Varies | Bayfield County identifies VINE as a free 24-hour custody-status and notification service. |
Bayfield County Record Fields
Bayfield County does not publish an official current-inmate profile page in the located sources, so there is no local sample roster record to inventory. The most reliable field list comes from the county's VINE description. Treat it as a custody-status record, not as a full booking packet. It may help answer whether a person is in custody, what charges are shown for notification purposes, and whether release or transfer has occurred.
Booking-photo access is a separate question from custody status. The related Bayfield County jail mugshots page covers why no official county mugshot gallery was located and how a photo request should be framed.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Custody status | Whether the person is in Bayfield County Jail custody, released, or transferred. |
| Charges | Charges supplied through VINE according to Bayfield County. Filed court charges should still be checked in WCCA. |
| Bail | Bail information tied to custody status. Cash-bail release depends on payment timing and any other holds. |
| Jail location | Location in the jail, but not Huber privileges or home-detention status. |
| Scheduled release date | Release date for a sentenced inmate when no other charges, warrants, or holds exist. |
| Transfer information | Where and when an inmate was transferred when that event is available through VINE. |
| Mugshot | No official Bayfield County roster mugshot field was located. |
County Jail or DOC
Bayfield County inmate records split by custody type. The county jail path covers local arrests, pretrial custody, county sentences, Huber work release, and local holds. The Wisconsin DOC path covers convicted offenders sentenced to incarceration, supervision, or both with DOC. The DOC locator warns that it does not provide information on offenders sentenced only to county jail, adjudicated juveniles, or people of interest to the Department of Justice.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Bayfield County pretrial or county sentence | VINE, Bayfield County Jail, Sheriff's Office | Local custody, bail, release, transfer, visitation, mail, Huber questions. |
| Filed criminal case | WCCA and Bayfield Clerk of Court | Court case number, filed charges, hearings, bond entries, dispositions, copies. |
| State prison or DOC supervision | Wisconsin DOC Offender Locator | People sentenced to incarceration, supervision, or both with DOC. |
| Federal custody | Federal BOP Inmate Locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to present, with separate release-date cautions. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | Immigration detainees searched by A-Number and country or biographical data. |
Bayfield County Jail Contact
The only detention facility found in official local sources is Bayfield County Jail. City police contacts in Washburn and Bayfield were located, but no official municipal jail roster or separate public holding-facility page was found. For local custody, use the county jail first. For broader agency routing, use the Sheriff's Office non-emergency line.
Bayfield County Jail
615 N 2nd Avenue E
P.O. Box 115
Washburn, WI 54891
715-373-6117
Fax: 715-373-6323
Jail Administrator: Luke Kleczka
Bayfield County Sheriff's Office
615 N 2nd Avenue E
Washburn, WI 54891
715-373-6120
Administration: 715-373-6300
Sheriff: Tony Williams
The official jail page source is captured at Bayfield County Jail.
The jail page supplies practical records support details such as mail format, visitation windows, Huber forms, bond payment links, deposits, phone service, and medical-care links.
Bayfield County Booking Process
Bayfield County does not publish a step-by-step booking manual. The research supports a cautious local sequence: arrest by the Sheriff's Office, a city police department, tribal police, or another agency; transport to Bayfield County Jail; intake processing; custody-status entry available by phone or VINE when processed; bail or hold review; first court appearance; and later transfer if a state, federal, or immigration system takes custody.
Standard intake details may include identity and warrant confirmation, property collection, contraband screening, medical or mental-health screening, classification, phone access, and money-account setup. Bayfield's own Huber materials support several of those points by referring to searches, approved locations, lobby lockers, work schedules, pay stubs, and transportation rules. Wisconsin law also requires objective prisoner classification under Wis. Stat. 302.36, and jail medical care is governed by Wis. Stat. 302.38.
Custody flow: Arrest to booking to VINE or jail phone confirmation to WCCA court case to release, county sentence, DOC transfer, or another agency hold.
Bayfield County Jail Visits
Bayfield County visitation is first come, first served. The official jail page says visitors come to the Sheriff's Office lobby and set up the visit in person. Picture ID is required. No official online visit scheduler, dress code, child-visitor rule, remote video schedule, or visit-length rule was located, so call the jail before travel if the visit depends on a specific rule or a long drive across the county.
| Day | Hours | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. | First come, first served in the Sheriff's Office lobby with picture ID. |
| Tuesday | 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | Shorter published visit window. |
| Wednesday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. | First come, first served with picture ID. |
| Thursday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. | First come, first served with picture ID. |
| Friday | 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. | First come, first served with picture ID. |
| Saturday/Sunday | Not published for visitation | Do not confuse Sunday fingerprinting hours with inmate visitation. |
Mail, Money, and Calls
Mail to a Bayfield County inmate must use the inmate's name, c/o Bayfield County Jail, P.O. Box 115, Washburn, WI 54891. The sender's name and return address must be printed on the envelope. Reliance Telephone is linked for inmate phone service. JailATM is linked for inmate account deposits. AllPaid is linked for posting a bond for an inmate, and Southern Health Partners is linked for inmate medical care.
The official quick-links source for vendors is Bayfield County Jail quick links.
Those links are service channels, not custody confirmation. Confirm that the person is in Bayfield County Jail before sending money, arranging calls, or trying to post a bond through a vendor.
| Service | Provider | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Bond | AllPaid | Posting a bond for an inmate after confirming the case and holds. |
| Inmate account | JailATM | Adding money to an inmate account. |
| Phone | Reliance Telephone | Inmate telephone service. |
| Medical care | Southern Health Partners | Medical-care vendor link from the county jail quick links. |
Bayfield County Records Requests
Wisconsin public records law begins with a presumption of access. Wis. Stat. 19.31 states the public policy, Wis. Stat. 19.35 covers the right to inspect records and fees, and Wis. Stat. 19.36 includes limits and exemptions. For jail records, Wis. Stat. 59.27 is also relevant because it requires the sheriff to take charge of the jail and keep a true and exact register of prisoners committed to the jail.
A request should seek existing records, not ask the Sheriff's Office to create a new roster or analysis. Include the person's full name, date of birth if known, booking or arrest date, arresting agency, case number if WCCA shows one, and the specific record type. Records may be withheld or redacted for active investigations, juvenile confidentiality, victim or witness privacy, sealed or expunged records, medical privacy, or the public-interest balancing test. Once charges are filed, Bayfield County court records after jail arrest may be the better route for formal charging documents.
- Huber
- Wisconsin work-release status that may allow approved release from jail for work or other approved purposes.
- Detainer
- A hold or notice from another agency that can keep a person in custody after one case changes status.
- Classification
- The jail's housing and security decision based on objective criteria and facility rules.
- Expungement
- A Wisconsin process under Wis. Stat. 973.015 that can remove eligible conviction records from public view.