This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, accept bond, or retrieve an official booking file. Contact the responsible public office for those services.
Official Mecosta County Contacts
The Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office and jail share an address but use different phone lines. The jail line is the official same-day route for a current custody question. The records office handles report and FOIA matters during its posted weekday hours.
Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office and Jail225 S. Stewart Street
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Sheriff administration and records: (231) 592-0150
Jail, answered 24 hours: (231) 592-0156
Records hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
FOIA email: MCSO-FOIA@mecostasheriff.org
Choose the route that matches the request:
- For a booking record or photo, use the county search and records path and contact Sheriff records.
- For someone who may have been arrested today, call the jail rather than relying on an unofficial result.
- For several days of activity, compare the Weekly Arrest Log sources and request a date range.
- For release or transfer alerts, use MI-VINE and verify urgent questions with the jail.
- For a filed case or disposition, use the official MiCOURT public case search.
- For state custody or supervision, use Michigan Department of Corrections OTIS.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE locator, not the county jail.