Macomb County Jail

Macomb 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: 586-307-9475, 586-307-9612

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Macomb County Jail is a medium-security detention center located at 43565 Elizabeth St Mt. Clemens, MI which is operated locally by the Macomb 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. Macomb County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Mt. Clemens Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

Only white postcards no larger than 5” x 7” will be accepted. Nothing shall be affixed to the postcard. No photos.

Macomb County moved to a new jail on Elizabeth Road in 1954, with lockers in the basement for the Sheriff’s 43 Deputies. The cellblocks contained 12 dormitory-style cells, which would sleep as many as 12 prisoners, with nearly two dozen segregated cells for hardened criminals. There were two small apartments provided; one for the Sheriff and one for the matron.

1969 found the new jail inadequate for the growing community, and again in need of additional space. The jail was built with a capacity of little more than 100 prisoners when it opened in 1954, whereas the average enrollment per day in the 60’s was 150.

New additions were added in 1970 and again in 1977. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on May 1, 1975, for the construction of the 3.5 million dollar Rehabilitation Center. The 40,000 square foot jail addition was built to house 104 minimum security inmates in single person cells. The new facility opened April 19, 1977, increasing the jail’s capacity to 354 inmates.

The Board approved the construction of an additional three floors to house 372 inmates, which was later increased to five floors and 480 inmate cells.

The ground breaking for the twenty-seven million dollar addition was held November 21, 1983. The state then advanced money to add two floors (four levels with 216 cells) in exchange for housing state prisoners for a specific period of time, saving Macomb County taxpayers approximately $9.5 million dollars.

A 200-bed work release addition was recently completed in the parking area of the jail. With the paint barely dry on the new addition, the jail still faces an overpopulation crisis. The county is faced with releasing prisoners early if the jail reaches its 1,438 prisoner capacity more than ten days in a row.

On August 15, 2009 the Work Release addition was taken off line due to budget cuts, decreasing the jail capacity to 1,238.

visitation Info

Macomb County Jail – INMATE VISITATION

Rules & Procedures

• Inmates will be allowed two (2) visits per week with up to three (3) visitors for approximately thirty (30) minutes. Certain trusties are granted three (3) visits per week.
• All friendsfamily visits are conducted via video visitation (either on site or remotely). Please refer to www.icsolutions.com for details.
• On-site visiting is conducted in the Jail Annex, Sunday – Thursday, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM and 5:45 PM – 9:00 PM.
• For remote video visitation schedule, please refer visitors to the above web address.
• Visitors must register at least 24 hours prior to the visit, but no more then two weeks in advance.
• Valid picture identification (e.g., driver's license, State I.D., or Military I.D. with picture) is required of all visitors, with the exception of children under the age of 17. Visitors under the age of 17 must be accompanied and supervised by an authorized adult visitor.
• Visitors may visit up to five (5) inmates in custody (individually).
• It is the responsibility of the prisoner to notify visitors of their program/class schedule. Programs/classes will not be interrupted for visiting.
• CHECK-IN: Fifteen (15) minutes prior to scheduled visit.
• Visitors who arrive after the scheduled start time may not be allowed to visit.
• Any inmate or visitor whose behavior is disruptive during a visit may have his/her visiting privileges suspended/terminated.
• PROPER ATTIRE: Clothing must cover all private/sensitive body areas.
• Visitors will not be allowed to visit under the influence of alcohol/drugs.
• HOSPITAL VISITS: Inmates being held in the hospital will be allowed visits during hours regulated by the hospital. A visiting pass must be obtained from the Prisoner Information Office and presented to the Deputy at the hospital. No more then two (2) visitors will be allowed at one time, twice a week, unless the inmate is listed in critical condition or in intensive care, whereby no more then two (2) visitors will be allowed at one time, once a day (or as limited by hospital visiting policy). A reasonable amount of time per visit will be permitted. Visitors shall be limited to immediate family (mother, father, husband, wife, brother, sister, son, daughter, or grandparents).
• Professional visits (e.g. attorneys, law enforcement, government agencies, probation/parole officers and approved Clergy) report to the Prisoner Information Office, and may visit for business purposes seven (7) days a week as follows: 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM; 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM; 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM NOTE: All visits must be completed by the end time listed.
• Permission for special visits or exceptions to the above policy must be obtained from the appropriate Command Staff.
• All non-professional visits will be non-contact and are recorded.
• For approved Clergy, one-on-one non-contact visits are allowed during the professional visiting hours listed above.
• Three individuals allowed per visit.