Oceana County Jail

Oceana County Jail basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 231-873-3967

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Oceana County Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 216 Lincoln St in Hart, MI. This county jail is operated locally by the Oceana County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Oceana County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Hart Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

There are new detainees delivered to the jail daily, you can see arrest records here. Some are released after putting up bail, are released to a pretrial services caseload, are placed under supervision by a probation agency, or are released on their own recognizance with an agreement to appear in court. If there is no release, the inmate must wait here at the jail for their court appearance as a guest of the County, getting a bed and three square meals.

Trustees are inmates who work in the jail as cooks, as orderlies for the staff, in the laundry or in the commissary. The trustees are paid a very small amount for their time and some jail gives the trustees a few days off their sentence in exchange for their work.

When an inmate arrives in jail they are put together in a large holding cell with other inmates in the intake. While in intake they are under heightened observation. Violent and out of control inmates are segregated.

Can I Get Work Release?

Work release is when you are released from jail during the day so that you can go to work. At the end of the day, you return to jail for the night. There are a number of requirements to be able to get into the work-release program. Most programs require your employer to fill out some paperwork. If you want to get into the work release program then apply prior to being sentenced to jail. This will minimize the amount of time you spend in jail waiting to get into the program.

Can I call my family in Jail?

Oceana County Jail has a phone program where inmates make outbound calls only, you cannot call into jail. Since you are paying for those calls don't make it a habit of accepting collect-calls, they are over $15 each. The alternative is to set up an account through their third-party phone company which charges steep fees for each minute used. You are paying for them to call you. Click here if you are going to speak a lot and need a discount on the calls.

Remember – These phone calls are recorded and conversations can be used against you or the inmate so do not discuss your case over these phone lines.

visitation Info

Oceana County Jail – Visitation

All inmate visitation is now done by video.  The weekly visits are ½ hour per person. A weekly visit is made by appointment only. Appointments must be made by going to Schedule On-Site Visit or by coming into the sheriff’s office to use a terminal to schedule your on-site visit. 

• Visits made on-site are free, but are limited to Wednesday’s, Thursday’s and Saturday’s from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Video visits can be done from 8:00 a.m. to – 11:00 p.m., seven days per week by scheduling an off-site visit.  You must create an account to be approved by jail staff.  After you have created your account and get approved, you may schedule and visit anytime during those hours.