This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release status, bond, court transport, or visitation approval, and it cannot pull official booking records for you. For those actions, use the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office, jail, records unit, court, MDOC, BOP, or ICE source that holds the record.
Official Ottawa County Contacts
Use the public office or locator that matches the question. The adult jail, sheriff administration, and juvenile detention center are at the Fillmore complex in West Olive, while court and prosecutor contacts may be in Grand Haven, Holland, or the court system.
| Ottawa County Jail / Adult Correctional Facility | 12130 Fillmore Street, West Olive, MI 49460. Jail contact: (616) 738-4650. Inmate information: (616) 786-4140. Public lobby/contact hours listed by the county are Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 5:00pm; Friday through Sunday closed. Custody operations continue outside lobby hours. |
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| Ottawa County Sheriff's Office | 12220 Fillmore Street, West Olive, MI 49460. Main phone: (616) 738-4000. In-county toll-free: (888) 731-1001. Fax: (616) 738-4062. Sheriff Eric J. DeBoer is listed at (616) 738-4006. Corrections Administration / Jail Administrator Captain Jessica Faught is listed at (616) 738-4090. |
| Records Unit and FOIA Requests | Sheriff's Records Unit, Ottawa County Sheriff's Office. Records Management / FOIA: (616) 738-4025 or (616) 738-4094. Ottawa County uses its FOIA Center for online public-records requests and also accepts written requests by fax, mail, or in person. Reports are not ready for release at the moment an in-person request is made. |
For common inmate-record questions, start with the source below that fits the record type.
- For someone currently in the county jail, use the official lookup described on jail inmate records or call the jail information lines above.
- For booking-photo questions, use jail roster mugshots and the Sheriff's Records Unit / FOIA route when the public roster does not show the record.
- For charges after arraignment or filing, use court records after a jail arrest and the appropriate MiCOURT or court-records office path.
- For facility-specific address, visitation, mail, or money details, use the detention facility pages listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Michigan prisoner, use MDOC OTIS rather than the Ottawa County current-custody roster.
- For federal prison or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator. Ottawa County research did not locate a BOP or ICE detention facility inside the county.