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Phone: 248-858-1151
Physical Address:
1200 N. Telegraph Road, Building 63W
Pontiac, MI 48341
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Juvenile's first and last name
c/o Oakland County Children’s Village
1200 N. Telegraph Road
Pontiac, MI 48341-0444
Other Jails and Prisons
To search for an inmate in the Oakland County Children’s Village, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 248-858-1151 for the information you are looking for. You can also look up an offender's Criminal Court Case online for Oakland County or any county in Michigan.
Oakland County Children’s Village Inmate Search
The Oakland County Children’s Village maintains an average of 262 offenders in custody on any given day. The Oakland County Children’s Village has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Oakland County law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 26,360 offenders.
The following charts of Oakland County inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.
The information is compiled from the Oakland County Corrections Department, the state of Michigan Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Oakland County.
For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Oakland County and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.
We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years.
⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show lessAfter being arrested, the offender is brought to the Oakland County Children’s Village for booking, which is the detailed process of identifying, classifying, deciding on charges, and whether the person will either be released on their own recognizance, allowed to be released on bail, or moved into the jail until their court date.
The first thing every newly arrested person must do is close their mouth. Everything an offender says may be used against them, so the best thing to do is remain silent when questioned about the arrest and what led to it.
These are the steps of booking someone into the Oakland County Children’s Village:
Booking can take as little as an hour, or up to 48 hours on a busy weekend or holiday evening, or if the offender is violent, wasted or generally uncooperative. If you have any questions about when you can pay an offender's bond and what the cost will be, call the facility at 248-858-1151.
How Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Oakland County Children’s Village?
To communicate by telephone with a Oakland County inmate, follow these instructions:

For all the information you need to receive phone calls from a Oakland County Children’s Village inmate, including how it works, how much it costs, how often you can receive calls and when you can receive them and more, check out our Inmate Phone Page.
NOTE: Your phone calls will be monitored and stored. You may want to refrain from discussing your inmate's court case. Anything discussed on the calls may be used in your inmate's court case.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Oakland County Children’s Village’s Inmate Phone Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 248-858-1151 for further assistance.
Learn even more ⇓ Learn more ⇓ Show lessWhat are the other City and County Jails in Oakland County?
What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding Oakland County?
This facility, known as "Oakland County Children’s Village" is also known as Oakland County Jail, Oakland County Sheriff's Office, Oakland County Children’s Village , Oakland County Children’s Village , Michigan, Oakland.
The Oakland County Children’s Village serves the following cities and towns of Oakland County: Addison, Auburn Hills, Berkley, Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Brandon, Clarkston, Clawson, Commerce, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Franklin, Groveland, Hazel Park, Highland, Holly, Huntington Woods, Independence, Keego Harbor, Lake Angelus, Lake Orion, Lathrup Village, Leonard, Lyon, Madison Heights, Milford, Novi, Oak Park, Oakland, Orchard Lake Village, Orion, Ortonville, Oxford, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Rose, Royal Oak, Southfield, South Lyon, Springfield, Sylvan Lake, Troy, Walled Lake, Waterford, West Bloomfield, White Lake and Wixom.