Oakland County MI Work Release

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Oakland County MI Work Release basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 248-858-1800

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Oakland County MI Work Release is a medium-security detention center located at 1201 North Telegraph
PO Box 436017 Pontiac, MI which is operated locally by the Oakland 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. Oakland County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Pontiac Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

The Main Oakland County Jail, located at 1201 North Telegraph, was built in 1973. The jail is a maximum security facility and has general inmate population housing of approximately 440 inmates.

The intake area for processing new arrests includes holding tanks and observation cells which accommodate a capacity of 156 inmates.

A 24-hour, seven day per week health clinic is operated at the jail and has seven single cells. In March, 1989, the Annex (a direct supervision facility) was completed, which is attached to the Main Jail and has the capacity to house an additional 487 inmates.

Overcrowding continues to be an issue within the Corrective Services Division. However, through legislative changes, innovative programs and focus of the Oakland County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council in conjunction with the Sheriff's Office, jail utilization is at a manageable level. The Sheriff's Office recently implemented an Electronic Monitoring (tether) Work Release Program which has replaced in-jail Work Release status. The tether Work Release Program uses GPS monitoring 24 hours, seven days a week which increases the supervision of the inmate by tracking the inmate's location at all times. Alcohol monitoring is available as well as mandatory random drug screening. The inmate pays the cost of the tether and all drug/alcohol testing.

visitation Info

Oakland County MI Work Release – Visitation

The following rules and regulations apply for both in-facility video visits and home video visits.

NO persons under the age of eighteen (18) will be admitted for any visit. NOTE: The only exception is for N-Dorm Inmate Workers (Trusties) who may have one (1) child per visit accompanied by an adult.
NON-ACCEPTABLE CLOTHING: transparent clothing, tank/tube tops, bathing suits, or any other inappropriate attire.
TERMINATION OF VISIT: A visit may be denied or terminated under the following circumstances:
- Visitors under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
- Failure to prevent children from disturbing other persons in the visiting area.
- Loud or disruptive behavior.
Inmates are allowed one (1) visit per week. (The visitation week begins each Wednesday)
All visits are thirty (30) minutes in length. NOTE: Inmate Workers (Trusties) are allowed two 30-minute visits, and if visitors would like them back-to-back for a total of 1 hour, there is a mandatory waiting period of 10 minutes between each 30 minute visit.
At NO time will children be left unattended in the lobby.
Active probationers, parolees, or individuals on any form of conditional court or institutional release programs must have the permission of the supervising authority to visit a specific inmate.
Visiting hours for professionals are Monday through Sunday 7am until 8:45pm. All professionals shall be out of the jail facility by 8:45pm.

VISITING SCHEDULE

There is no visitation on Mondays and Tuesdays, except for professional visits. Visitation will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. All visitors will be required to create an account through ICSolutions.

ALLOWED VISITING TIMES:

Wednesday through Friday

1:15 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 5:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 8:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday

9:15 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:00 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 4:00 p.m.

Family members/friends must schedule visits 48 hours in advance and may schedule up to 2 weeks prior. All inmate visits are 30 minutes in length.
The video visitation unit device will shut off automatically after 30 minutes.
If the visitor does not show-up for the scheduled visit, the missed visit will count as a visit for the week. If the visitor is late, visiting time is lost.
The visitation week starts on Wednesday and runs through Sunday

HOME VIDEO VISITATION

Inmate visitation can also take place from your home at a cost of $15.00 for 30 minutes. All visits are monitored and will be terminated if necessary. The same rules will apply regarding dress code and other violations that could terminate the visit.