The Sheriff's Office has a web tool for finding people in its jail. Here is the process:

1. Go to the Sheriff's inmate look-up from any device.
2. Type the surname. When too many people appear, add a given name.
3. Click the matching entry and read it closely.
4. Write down the person's ID number. The jail uses "ID Number" and "Inmate Number" to mean the same thing. You need it for mail, money and calls to staff.
5. Check once more later in the day, since new bookings take time to appear.

If the look-up will not open, call the jail at 920-448-4250.

Several simple things can explain a missing name:

• Booking is not done. Police may still be filling out paperwork.
• Released. Maybe bail was paid, or a judge freed them.
• Spelling. Test nicknames, former surnames or swapped name order.
• Moved. The person could be at the Work Release Center, on home monitoring, or at a jail in another county.
• Under 17. Young people follow different steps. See the youth answer below.

The jail line, 920-448-4250, can check its own records. Ask for Booking or Records. The state's free court case database, WCCA, can also show whether a case exists.

The county runs one main jail plus two programs that serve sentenced people. Here is what each one does:

• Brown County Jail, 3030 Curry Lane, Green Bay, WI 54311, 920-448-4250. This is the main jail. It is rated for 662 adults and has 12 housing pods. One pod is for youth (15 beds) and one is for inmates who work inside the jail.
• Work Release Center. It is run by the same jail division, and people can be visited or have money added there. Ask the jail line above where it is and who stays in it.
• Electronic Monitoring Program. People with Huber privileges serve their time at home with a GPS ankle bracelet. It is run from 3030 Curry Lane, Green Bay, WI 54311. Call 920-391-6809 for the monitoring officer.

The Sheriff's Office headquarters is a separate office, not a jail: 2684 Development Drive, Green Bay, WI 54311, 920-448-4200. Staff there can tell you if someone was moved to another county's jail.

First open the person's record on the look-up and see what it shows. If no mugshots show there, you can ask for one.

• Newsrooms can file with the Sheriff's Office as well.
• Under the state's open records law (Wis. Stat. sections 19.31 through 19.39), the Sheriff's Office is where to request a booking photo. Write or call 2684 Development Drive, Green Bay, WI 54311, 920-448-4200. The records custodian rules on each request separately.
• A photo taken by immigration agents is sought from ICE itself, at ICE's records page.
• Federal agencies keep their booking photos from the public. The U.S. Marshals Service is the lone agency that may release one, for a fugitive case for instance.

Yes. Wisconsin's VINE service is free and anonymous. It works in English, Spanish and Hmong.

• Search by name on VINELink, or call 888-944-8463.
• VINE reports whether a person is in custody and the place that holds them. Anyone may check, not just crime victims.
• Pick the alerts you want for a release or a transfer.

Not every jail may be in VINE yet, so also call the jail at 920-448-4250 to confirm. Money left on a jail account comes back as a mailed check, which can take up to 15 business days.

At the first court appearance, often on video from the jail, a judge sets the terms of release. Wisconsin starts with release. Many people go home on a promise to return to court, with rules such as no contact. Cash bail is set only when needed to bring the person back.

No paid bail bondsmen exist in Wisconsin, so the family pays the full amount to the court system. Here is how to pay at the jail:

• In person: go to 3030 Curry Lane, Green Bay, WI 54311, and get a numbered receipt.
• Online: fill out the county's bond payment form, then use the AllPaid link you are sent. Card fees start at $3.99. Cash bail pays an 8.5% service fee with a $10 minimum.
• Cashier's check: release waits until it clears, about 10 to 15 business days.

Never pay a caller who demands bail by phone, gift card or app. Each step is covered in our bail guide, plus Wisconsin's legal rules appear on the state bail laws page.

Begin with the person's record on the look-up. At the first hearing, the court states the charge and hands over the written complaint.

After filing, look up the case by name with WCCA, the state's court search. It costs nothing and lists charges, hearing dates and case status, though it is not a jail list. Prosecutors choose the final charges. Their office is the District Attorney, 300 East Walnut Street, Green Bay, WI 54301, 920-448-4190.

Wisconsin judges tell every defendant about legal counsel at the first hearing. Anyone who cannot pay gets pointed to the State Public Defender. Relatives can instead pay for a private lawyer.

• Office: Wisconsin State Public Defender, 139 S Washington St, Green Bay, WI 54301, 920-448-5433. It serves Brown, Door and Kewaunee counties.
• Applying takes about 15 minutes. You answer questions about income and bills.
• On a denial, the court may still name a lawyer the county pays for. Details are at wispd.gov.

Lawyers and approved professionals do not pay for video visits.

There are two kinds of visits, and both are free to attorneys. See our visiting guide for more tips.

• On site at the main jail or the Work Release Center: Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. These are free.
• Video from home: every day, 7:00 to 10:30 a.m., 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. The cost is $5.95 per visit. Sign up at Jailatm.com, wait 24 to 48 hours for approval, and book at least a day ahead.

Each visit lasts 20 minutes, with up to 2 guests on screen. Bring government photo ID. Anyone who registers must be 18 or older, and a minor must come with a parent or guardian. Visits are recorded, except with lawyers. Dress modestly. Cancel a video visit 24 hours ahead or you are billed.

Money in an account covers snacks, soap and other supplies, clothes and phone minutes. Three methods work. More tips are in the money guide and the commissary guide.

• Lobby kiosk at the jail, 3030 Curry Lane, Green Bay, WI 54311, or at the Work Release Center. The fee is $2 for cash and $8.95 for a card.
• Online at inmatecanteen.com, with an $8.95 card fee.
• By mail: money orders and cashier's checks work, payable to the person held. Personal checks are refused. Address it "Attn: Business Office" at the jail, and add the person's name and ID number.

The limit is $800 a deposit and 20 deposits every 7 days. The jail may take part of a deposit to cover a debt. Questions go to 920-448-4250.

Phone minutes are bought through the jail's commissary. The jail line, 920-448-4250, can tell you how to take calls from your loved one and what they cost. Ask whether texts or email are offered, too.

Video visits are a separate service at $5.95 each. Video visits are recorded, except with a lawyer, so keep the case out of your talks. Extra tips are in the jail phone guide and the email and text guide.

Personal letters do not travel to Curry Lane. A scanning center opens them and shows the pages to the person on a screen. The address below follows the policy that began October 6, 2025:

JailATM.com
Brown County Jail, WI
Inmate Name and ID Number
PO Box 16120
Jonesboro, AR 72401

• A personal letter sent straight to the jail comes back to you.
• Packages are rejected.
• Books and magazines come only from Hamilton Books, as softcover. A cell may hold 3 books and 2 magazines.
• Lawyers send legal mail straight to the jail, marked "Legal Mail ONLY."

See our mail guide for more. Call 920-448-4250 with questions.

Things held at booking can go to a friend or relative, if the person signs a release form with the helper's full name and the date. The helper picks them up with photo ID within 72 hours of booking. Items that qualify are jewelry, cellphones, a purse or wallet and keys.

For a person sent to state prison, arrange property within 30 days. Pickup at 3030 Curry Lane, Green Bay, WI 54311 is Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Clothes for a jury trial go to Court Security, first floor of the courthouse, 100 South Jefferson Street, Green Bay, WI 54301, 920-448-4248, by 4 p.m. the day before. Pick them up within 24 hours after the hearing.

Nurses are on duty at the jail around the clock, and contracted doctors, dentists and mental health staff see patients. Under state jail rules, inability to pay cannot block treatment, though a small fee may apply to a visit.

• Staff cannot discuss health by phone unless the person signs a release first.
• Prescriptions can be dropped off at 3030 Curry Lane, Green Bay, WI 54311, only if jail medical staff approved it in advance. Over-the-counter items are refused.
• Family may drop off glasses, CPAP machines and oxygen machines. Contact lenses are not accepted.

Call 920-448-4250 to raise a concern. In an emergency, call 911.

A warrant may sit with the Sheriff's Office or with a city police department. To ask, ring the Sheriff's Office at 920-448-4200, dispatch at 920-391-7450, or Green Bay Police at 920-448-3208. The free WCCA case search shows the matching case. To clear a warrant, talk with an attorney first. Say the name and birthday when you call. Then surrender at 3030 Curry Lane, Green Bay, WI 54311, or ask the Clerk of Circuit Court, 100 South Jefferson Street, Green Bay, WI 54301, 920-448-4155, for a new date.

All crimes are heard in the circuit court at the Brown County Courthouse, 100 South Jefferson Street, Green Bay, WI 54301. The Clerk of Circuit Court, 920-448-4155, is open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mail can go to PO Box 23600, Green Bay, WI 54305-3600.

• Run the name through WCCA for hearing dates and case status.
• Enter the courthouse on the East Walnut Street side only. The Doty Street door is an exit.
• Expect security screening. The building is open 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Our court page explains hearings and ticket courts.

A federal case that starts here is tried by the court's Green Bay Division. Its clerk sits in the Jefferson Court Building, 125 S. Jefferson St., Room 102, Green Bay, WI 54301, 920-884-3720.

1. A detention hearing before a federal judge (18 U.S.C. 3142) settles release or custody until trial, soon after arrest.
2. The U.S. Marshals Service takes charge of the person before trial. Call the Eastern District office, 517 E. Wisconsin Ave., Room 711, Milwaukee, WI 53202, 414-297-3707, to ask where.
3. Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, 801 East Walnut Street, Green Bay, WI 54301, 920-430-9900, helps people who cannot pay.
4. The Federal Bureau of Prisons' online locator lists people serving federal sentences.

Here is how an immigration hold works:

1. ICE gives the jail a detainer using Form I-247A.
2. Under 8 CFR 287.7(d), the jail may keep the person "up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released".
3. ICE then takes custody. Juneau is home to the Dodge County Jail, where ICE has held people from Wisconsin.
4. Search the ICE Online Detainee Locator by name and country of birth.

Wisconsin is covered by the ICE Chicago Field Office, 101 W. Ida B. Wells Dr., Suite 4000, Chicago, IL 60605, 872-351-3990. The Sheriff's Office, 920-448-4200, can explain how it handles detainers.

Someone sentenced to prison starts in intake, often for 8 to 12 weeks. Staff test and sort each person before sending them to a fitting prison. Visits are not allowed for the first 3 days at the men's intake site.

• Find them with the state's DOC Inmate and Offender Search.
• Visiting and mail details sit on our Wisconsin prisons guide.
• For felonies since December 31, 1999, the sentence is prison time followed by extended supervision. There is no parole.

For anyone under 17, county juvenile intake staff decide on secure detention after meeting the youth in person. Call the main line of Brown County Health and Human Services, PO Box 22188, Green Bay, WI 54305-2188, 920-448-6000.

Secure detention is a pod inside the Curry Lane jail, 3030 Curry Lane, Green Bay, WI 54311, 920-391-6883. It holds up to 15 youth.

Anyone aged 17 who faces a criminal charge is handled as an adult here. Expect adult court and the adult jail, so use the steps above.

Each agency has a different phone. The county had about 278,217 people on January 1, 2025 (Wisconsin Department of Administration estimate). These agencies work here:

• Green Bay: Green Bay Police, 307 S. Adams Street, Green Bay, WI 54301, 920-448-3208. University Police at UW-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay, WI 54311, 920-465-2300.
• De Pere: De Pere Police, 325 S. Broadway Street, De Pere, WI 54115, 920-339-4078.
• Ashwaubenon: Department of Public Safety, 2155 Holmgren Way, Ashwaubenon, WI 54304, 920-492-2995.
• Hobart and Lawrence: Hobart-Lawrence Police, 2990 S. Pine Tree Road, Hobart, WI 54155, 920-869-3800.
• Oneida Nation: Oneida Police, tribal department, 920-869-2239.
• Wrightstown: Wrightstown Police, 352 High Street, Wrightstown, WI 54180, through the village hall at 920-532-5567.

Deputies cover Allouez (1900 Libal St., Green Bay, WI 54301, 920-448-2800), Bellevue (3100 Eaton Road, Bellevue, WI 54311, 920-884-1077), Denmark (118 E. Main St., Denmark, WI 54208, 920-863-6400), Howard (2456 Glendale Ave., Green Bay, WI 54313, 920-434-4640) and Suamico (12781 Velp Ave., Suamico, WI 54313, 920-434-2212). Those numbers reach the village halls.

The Sheriff's Office, 2684 Development Drive, Green Bay, WI 54311, covers towns with no force of their own. Call 920-448-4200, or dispatch at 920-391-7450. For Pulaski, call the Sheriff's Office. The Wisconsin State Patrol (Northeast Region, Fond du Lac Post) serves the county from 851 S. Rolling Meadows Drive in Fond du Lac, WI 54937, 920-929-3700.