Winnebago County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

The Winnebago County Jail, 4311 Jackson Street, Oshkosh, WI 54901, holds them. The Sheriff's Office Corrections Division runs it. Look the person up on Winnebago County Inmate Search to see the booking and the bail.

The Work Release Unit works from the same building, and the Sheriff's Office answers at two phone numbers.

Either works for the Sheriff's Office. The Oshkosh line is 920-236-7300. The Neenah line is 920-727-2888.

Have the full name, birth date, and arrest date ready.

Go to the Property Records Window at the jail. It is staffed Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. If the lobby doors are locked at another hour, press the button to reach Master Control.

Bond is paid in person only. Bring a valid photo ID. The county does not take bond payments by phone or online.

Cashier's checks, credit or debit cards, and cash in exact change. Money orders are not accepted at all.

Cashier's checks and cash carry no fee. Because the jail refuses money orders, buy a cashier's check at your bank instead.

PayGOV.us processes card payments and adds a convenience fee of 8.5 percent. On a $1,000 bond that fee would be $85.

The person whose name is on the card must be present with photo ID. Do not send a friend with your card. If the fee matters, pay in cash or with a cashier's check.

No. Everyone who pays must come to the window with ID, and a card payer must be the cardholder. Whoever pays is the person the deposit is returned to if the case ends in dismissal or acquittal.

So the name on the receipt matters. Keep it.

No. Wis. Stat. 969.12 allows only a person living in Wisconsin to be a surety, and it forbids paying that person. Bonding companies cannot work here.

An offer to post your Winnebago bail for a percentage is not a legal service.

Call the Clerk of Courts about an inmate's court dates at 920-236-4854, or look the case up on Wisconsin Circuit Court Access. The main Clerk of Circuit Court line is 920-236-4848, at 415 Jackson Street, Oshkosh.

The first appearance must happen within a reasonable time. Courts require a probable cause finding within 48 hours of an arrest without a warrant.

Money bail needs a finding that it is necessary to bring the person back to court, or, for a violent crime, that it is needed given the totality of the circumstances.

Then the judge weighs ability to pay, the charge and penalty, prior convictions, community ties, current probation, and the strength of the evidence.

Yes. In misdemeanor cases the judge may use no bail at all or an unsecured appearance bond, a signed promise to pay if he breaks the terms. In felony cases, Wis. Stat. 969.03 allows the same.

The judge may add rules about travel, weapons, and contact. Breaking them can raise the bail.

No more than the highest fine for the offense. The annual Uniform Misdemeanor Bail Schedule gives the starting point.

Felony bail has no such ceiling, though it may not be excessive.

Officers must arrest if the conditions in Wis. Stat. 968.075 are met. The person is held until bail is posted or a judge sees the case.

After release, a 72-hour order bars contact with the victim and entry to the victim's home. A knowing violation can cost up to $10,000, nine months in jail, or both.

Yes, in limited cases under Wis. Stat. 969.035, such as certain homicide and sexual offenses or a violent crime by someone with a violent record.

The prosecutor has to ask for the hold. The hearing is within 10 days, and the hold lasts up to 60 days after the hearing.

A person sentenced to jail who must report within 72 hours of sentencing should contact the Work Release Unit at 920-232-1919 to schedule a date. The unit is at the jail, open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Work release is for sentenced inmates. It does not apply to someone who is jailed because bail is unpaid.

The county website offers an Electronic Monitoring packet for Huber and GPS. Print it and complete every field before you report, which speeds up processing.

Under Wis. Stat. 303.08 the court grants Huber, and the privilege covers work, school, treatment, and family duties during set hours.

Visits are video only. Inmates schedule their own visits through GettingOut.

Tell the inmate which days you are free so the visit can be booked.

The State Public Defender's Oshkosh office, 303 Pearl Avenue, Suite B, serves Winnebago and Waushara counties at 920-424-3304. Ask the judge to appoint one at the first appearance.

A lawyer can seek a review. A defendant still jailed 72 hours after the initial appearance may ask the judge to look at the terms again.

A youth's case runs through juvenile court, and the records are private. Call the Clerk at 920-236-4848 to learn where the young person is held and when the detention hearing is.

The adult lookup may not show a child, so do not rely on it.

If charges are dismissed or the person is acquitted, the deposit is returned to the payer. After a conviction, the court pays restitution and the judgment from what remains.

A missed date can bring forfeiture and a warrant. Bail jumping is a crime under Wis. Stat. 946.49.