Isabella County Criminal Justice Center
The Isabella County Criminal Justice Center is operated by the Isabella County Sheriff's Office. County jail-services pages also refer to it as the Isabella County Jail, while the 2025 inmate guide uses CJC throughout its rules. The facility is the local detention point for the Isabella County inmate population, including people booked after arrest, pretrial defendants, local jail sentences, warrants, detainers, and possible federal detainees under a U.S. Marshals Service housing relationship described in a 2018 county packet.
The CJC is a county jail, not a Michigan prison. That distinction controls the lookup route. Current CJC custody appears in the Isabella County JailTracker roster. Sentenced felony prisoners transferred into state custody are searched through MDOC OTIS. Federal sentenced prisoners use the BOP inmate locator, and immigration detainees use the ICE Online Detainee Locator.
CJC Capacity and Population
Isabella County's 2019 Jail/ICSO construction RFQ described the CJC design as 232 rated beds, expandable to 286 by double bunking, with a podular design and room to add another pod in the future. The 2023 correctional healthcare RFP said the county goal was operating a correctional facility with an average population of 149 inmates. The 2024 Combined Public Communications packet used 145 ADP for a revenue estimate, and the live JailTracker snapshot inspected June 17, 2026 returned 112 active public records.
Older Isabella County jail sources show a different period. ACLU Michigan described about 200 people during 2012 litigation over the old jail, and a Prison Policy Initiative table listed 205 local population on December 31, 2013. Those older figures help explain the county's later facility planning, but they should not be treated as the current CJC count.
Lookup CJC Inmate Records
Use the county Inmate Search page or the direct JailTracker public roster to search current Isabella County Criminal Justice Center custody. The public roster is configured for current offenders only, allows search without a mandatory name filter, and supports public booking photos when a profile has an image. The county also links VINELink for custody notification.
- Open the Isabella County inmate-search page and follow the JailTracker roster link.
- Review the county scam warning before acting on bond or payment information.
- Search by name, gender, offender ID, permanent ID, or intake-date range.
- Open the profile to read intake date, photo status, charge rows, case number, court, bond, and public descriptors.
- Use MiCOURT for formal charges and MDOC, BOP, or ICE locators when custody has moved out of CJC.
The official county inmate-search screen is included in the project image set. The Isabella County inmate-search page is the local source for JailTracker, VINELink, and the fraud alert.
The screenshot supports the official route, while the live roster should still be checked for current custody status.
CJC Address and Phone
The county jail-services pages list the CJC jail and inmate information line at (989) 772-5915. The Sheriff's Office main line is (989) 772-5911. Sheriff lobby hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed Saturday, Sunday, and holidays. The current jail address is on East Remus Road in Mount Pleasant. Older official packets can show older downtown addresses, so use the current jail-services address for CJC visits and mail rules unless the county gives a different instruction for a specific purpose.
Isabella County Criminal Justice Center
5270 East Remus Road
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
(989) 772-5915
Jail and inmate information
Isabella County Sheriff's Office
5270 East Remus Road
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
(989) 772-5911
Lobby hours Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
CJC Visitation and Video
Isabella County names Combined Public Communications as the vendor for phones, visitation, tablets, e-messaging, and text. The 2025 inmate guide says users can fund an inmate phone account, set up messaging, and set up visitation online through CPC. The public county page reviewed in the research did not publish a fixed visiting-hours table, so visitors should confirm current schedule, ID rules, property limits, and entry instructions before travel.
| Visitation Item | CJC Detail |
|---|---|
| Public vendor | Combined Public Communications, cpcjail.com. |
| Services | Phones, visitation, tablets, e-messaging, and text. |
| Schedule | Specific public hours were not located; verify with CJC or CPC. |
| Before travel | Confirm ID, visitor entry, property limits, and accessibility questions with the jail. |
CJC Mail and Money
Isabella County changed standard non-legal mail handling effective April 1, 2025. Friends and family mail must be addressed to the inmate name and inmate ID, Isabella County Jail, MI, PO Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076. Legal mail and money orders go to Isabella County Jail or Isabella County Criminal Justice Center at 5270 East Remus Road, Mount Pleasant, MI 48858. Standard non-legal mail sent outside the county rules can be rejected or destroyed.
| Service | Provider or Rule |
|---|---|
| Standard mail | PO Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076, with inmate name and ID. |
| Legal mail | 5270 East Remus Road, Mount Pleasant, MI 48858. |
| Photos | Up to 10 printed photos per package when rules are met. |
| Deposits and commissary | JailATM / Stellar Services. |
| Commissary deadline | Monday at 2300 / 11 p.m.; delivery Saturdays when possible. |
| Debt offset | Direct account deposits may pay inmate debt such as housing or medical debt. |
The county deposit page was captured in the manifest. The Isabella County inmate account deposits page names JailATM for deposits, bonding, gift packs, and commissary.
Use the county page before sending funds because vendor routing and jail rules can change.
CJC Booking and Housing
The 2025 CJC inmate guide says every admitted person goes through booking. Staff collect and inventory property, deposit money to the inmate account, photograph and fingerprint the person, collect DNA when applicable, provide charge and bond or commitment information, classify the person, issue CJC clothing, a wristband, bedding, two property bins, a hygiene pack, and a Mini device, then conduct a strip search and assign housing.
Classification uses psychological, medical, and criminal history, current charges, prior history, medical or psychological needs, and available space. Minimum-security inmates may be eligible for work crew, trusty, work release, school release, outside trusty, or community service. Medium-security inmates may participate in most in-house programs, while maximum-security inmates are usually housed separately because of serious charges, holds, pending court actions, discipline, or greater supervision needs.
- Classification
- The jail review that assigns housing and security level.
- Detainer
- A notice or hold from another court or agency that may affect release.
- Kite
- The CJC written or electronic request system for facility, medical, court, and service questions.
About CJC Operations
The inmate guide describes religious services, work programs, program activities, a grievance process, health and hygiene rules, recreation, tablets, accounting services, court information, and outstanding charges or detainers. A 2025 Wellpath extension shows the Sheriff's Office maintained inmate medical services through a contract extension running January 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025. The 2024 CPC packet described phone, video, tablet, texting, and other communication services and equipment for the new facility.
Older Isabella County jail litigation should be read as historical context. ACLU Michigan filed a 2012 case about old-jail overcrowding and sex discrimination, and the 2013 settlement required exercise space, out-of-cell time, and equal treatment for work assignments. The 2019 county RFQ later described why a new off-site jail and Sheriff's Office project was needed.
Note: Confirm current custody, visit timing, bond status, and mail rules with the CJC before travel or payment.