Mackinac County Jail

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Mackinac 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: 906-643-1911

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Mackinac County Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 100 S Marley St St. Ignace, MI which is operated locally by the Mackinac County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Mackinac County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the St. Ignace Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

Inmate Phone Services

The Mackinac County Jail uses the services of Securus Telephone Services. Family and friends of inmates in the jail may leave money for the inmate to purchase telephone calling cards from the jail commissary. Inmate phone service through Securus. Fifteen-minute calls are $15.75. With an InmateAid number, we can get the same 15-minute call for $3.15 (save $12.60 per call). Click here to check it out.

Items Left for Inmates

You may leave the following items:

Cash money for the commissary, work release or housing/medical expenses or bond.
New White underwear, new white socks, new white T-shirts. No old or soiled clothing.
New White sports bra’s (no underwire), You may leave street clothing for when the inmate is released if there is storage space available. These items will remain in the inmate’s property locker.
Books and board games must be sent via US Mail.
Magazines and newspapers must be sent via their publisher

All other items may be purchased from the inmate commissary.

Mackinac County Jail reserves the right to not allow items that may be deemed contraband, damaged, tampered or for other reasons.

Payments for Booking Fees may be made through GovPay
Payments for Jail Housing may be made through GovPay
Payments for Tether Fees may be made through GovPay
Cash Bond payment through GovPay GovPay

Community Service Program

Mackinac County Jail has an active community service program that provides needed services to assist in shoveling walks, lawn mowing lawns for the elderly or handicapped and various parks and recreation projects. These programs not only assist the community but allow inmates to learn valuable skills that can be used when they are released from jail. For more information on the Community Service program please click here

House Arrest/Tether

Mackinac County Jail has a program for tether, house arrest and GPS tether. This program works in cooperation with the courts. For more information on the tether program please click here

visitation Info

Mackinac County Jail – Visitation

Inmate Visitation Hours

WEDNESDAY
8:30AM-11:30AM
12:30PM-4:30PM

SUNDAY
1:00PM – 5:00PM
6:00PM-8:00PM

Legal council may meet with inmates throughout the day except during the mid-day meal from 11:30AM-12:30PM and dinner from 4:30PM-5:30PM.

Visitation Rules

Visitors must complete the sign-in sheet and provide photo ID.
Visitors must not have been in the Mackinac County Jail in the previous six months or owe the jail for past housing expenses.
Visitors shall not be under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol.
Visitors are subject to a criminal wants/warrants check and search.
Visits must be kept quiet, no foul language or disruptive behavior.
Children under 17 must be accompanied by their parent or guardian.
Visitors are to use the telephone in the visiting booth.
No food or drink is allowed in the visiting booth.
We reserve the right to deny any visitor or end any visit early.

Directions to the facility

When traveling north on I-75, exit at the first St. Ignace exit just north of the Mackinac Bridge. Take US-2 east into downtown St. Ignace (US-2 is North State Street in town). Turn left on to Truckey Street across from Ace Hardware. Truckey Street dead-ends at the Courthouse which has ample free parking.

When traveling south on I-75, take the Portage Street exit, turn left. The Courthouse will be on your right.

When traveling east on US-2, go into downtown St. Ignace, then turn left on to Truckey Street across from Ace Hardware.