Walworth County Jail Inmate Lookup and Roster Details

Walworth County Jail Overview

Walworth County Jail is operated by the Walworth County Sheriff's Office at 1770 County Road NN in Elkhorn. It is a county jail, not a state prison, and the official county materials identify it as the primary and only mapped detention facility in Walworth County. No separate state prison, federal prison, ICE detention center, or additional county detention facility in Walworth County needs its own facility page. Federal, immigration, and Wisconsin DOC searches still matter, but they are fallback channels for people who may have moved out of county jail custody.

The jail holds male and female inmates in direct-supervision housing units. The official Corrections page describes the custody population broadly: people arrested for criminal or traffic offenses, people awaiting sentencing, people waiting for bond or bail arrangements, sentenced county inmates, Huber or work-release inmates, and people held for other agencies when accepted. Jail Administrator Steve Sax is listed by the county, with Jail Superintendents Josh Smith and Bob Duffey also shown in the corrections chain of command. Sheriff Dave Gerber is the current sheriff identified in the official county research set.

The county's Walworth County Corrections page provides the official public overview of the jail, its capacity, and its local custody role.

The facility screenshot supports the page's distinction between the county jail and the separate state, federal, and immigration lookup systems.

The current jail opened in November 1995 as a 398-bed facility and was expanded in 2003 to 512 beds. Its location near the Walworth County Judicial Center makes the jail, court, district attorney, and clerk's office closely connected in day-to-day arrest processing, but each system keeps its own records. The jail roster is for custody and booking information. WCCA/CCAP is for formal circuit-court cases. Sheriff's Office open-records requests are used for reports, booking materials, photos, audio, video, or records not shown on the public locator.

Walworth County Jail Capacity and Population

The sourced capacity figure for Walworth County Jail is 512 beds. The county's Corrections page says the current jail opened with 398 beds in 1995 and that the 2003 addition increased bed space to 512. The research file did not locate a current daily population figure on the inspected county corrections or inmate pages. A 2013 correctional population dataset lists a local jail population figure of 297 for Walworth County Jail on December 31, 2013, but that is a dated snapshot and should not be treated as today's count.

For current head count, Huber count, gender split, people housed for other facilities, electronic monitoring, or in-custody death reporting, the Wisconsin DOC Office of Detention Facilities annual reports are the more appropriate statewide source. The county page confirms capacity and facility type, but it does not publish annual bookings, average length of stay, race and ethnicity tables, or a current average daily population in the inspected sources.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Walworth County Jail

Use the official Walworth County Inmate Search page or go directly to the Walworth County Inmate Locator. The locator is free and public, but the county warns that it is not live data and refreshes at regular intervals. A recent arrest may not appear because the person has not arrived at the jail or has not completed booking. The Sheriff's Office notice also says the information is not guaranteed complete or accurate and should not be used as the basis for legal action.

1. Open the Walworth County Inmate Search page and choose the link to the county inmate search tool, or open the locator directly.
2. Enter a last name first. Add first name when the surname is common.
3. Leave Gender as Unknown unless the search result list is too broad, then narrow by Male or Female.
4. Use the DOB field only for the birth year in yyyy format because the field is limited to year, not a full date.
5. Review the Search Results grid, then open the selected profile to check booking status, facility, custody date, court date, court branch, charges, bail or fine amount, holds, and any image link.
6. If the person does not appear after a new arrest, wait and search again, then call Walworth County Jail at 262-741-4400 if the custody question is urgent.

Search the correct system for the custody type. Walworth County Jail covers local pretrial custody and county jail sentences. A person sentenced to Wisconsin prison is searched through the Wisconsin DOC locator, not the county jail roster. Federal sentenced inmates are searched through the BOP inmate locator. Immigration detainees are searched through ICE ODLS. VINELink can also be used for notification registration where the relevant agency feed supports it.

Walworth County Jail Address and Contact

Use the jail phone line for current custody questions, reporting instructions, visit confirmation, and accessibility questions before traveling. Use the Sheriff's Office records process for older booking records, reports, photographs, body camera, audio, or records that are not available through the public inmate locator.

Visiting Someone at Walworth County Jail

Walworth County Jail uses video visitation. Visits can be scheduled by visitors or requested electronically by inmates using computers, tablets, or smartphones. People without internet access may use the jail lobby for free video visitation during the published weekday blocks. Visits are limited to 30 minutes. Attorney and professional visit details were not fully published in the inspected text, so professional visitors should confirm arrangements directly with the jail before arrival.

Mail, Phone, Commissary, and Deposits

The official inmate hub links to inmate mail information, but the inspected snippets did not capture a complete mail-format rule. Use the jail address, the inmate's full legal name, and any booking number or housing information the jail requires, then confirm the current format before mailing. Do not assume postcard-only mail, scanning rules, or a third-party mail vendor unless the jail confirms it.

Commissary deposits may be made at the Sheriff's Office reverse ATM, online through ConnectNetwork, or by phone at 1-877-650-4249. Walworth County says vendor convenience fees may apply and that the county does not add additional fees. ConnectNetwork lists Walworth County Jail services for AdvancePay phone and Trust Fund deposits, with AdvancePay at 800-483-8314 and Trust at 888-428-1845. Inmate PIN debit funds are separate from the commissary account and can be used for phone calls, tablet usage, and video visits.

Huber Work Release and Reporting to Jail

Walworth County's reporting-to-jail materials treat Huber and work release as an internal jail function rather than a separate public facility page. People ordered to report to the Walworth County Huber Dorm or Work Release Center must arrive at the scheduled time and must have a .00% blood alcohol and controlled-substance level. The county's reporting PDF tells people to allow a minimum of 2 to 3 hours for processing after arrival. Orientation occurs before work-release activity begins.

People reporting to jail should bring as little property as possible. Outside clothing and hygiene products are not allowed inside the secured facility because the jail provides or sells necessary items through commissary. Money is deposited into the inmate trust account and may be used for commissary, medical services, and other expenses. Sentenced inmates may be charged a booking fee for current or prior bookings associated with the sentenced charge. Self-employed Huber workers have additional verification and cash requirements in the official PDF, and board is referenced under Walworth County Ordinance 30-286.

Booking, Intake, Medical, and Programs

Booking begins when an arrest, warrant, or court order creates a custody obligation. A person is transported or reports to 1770 County Road NN, then goes through identity confirmation, case or warrant verification, search and property intake, fingerprints, booking record creation, medical and mental-health screening, classification, and housing assignment. A booking photo may be taken as part of the jail process, and the public locator layout includes an inmate-image area when a profile has an available image.

Healthcare services are available 24/7 through Southern Health Partners according to the reporting-to-jail page. Prescription medication must be current and verified through the prescribing physician before it is administered. Replacement or additional medication may be prescribed by the jail doctor. The official materials say medication passes occur three times daily in Huber and twice daily in the main jail. Meals are provided three times daily, and the reporting PDF identifies Aramark Food Services as the food and laundry vendor.

Programs include GED/HSED instruction through Gateway Technical College for inmates who have not obtained a GED or HSED. Testing is available at no cost while incarcerated, and testing may also be available through Gateway after release. The jail also has a library stocked by volunteers, staff, and area libraries. Religious programming includes a non-denominational Jail Chaplain Program, Catholic volunteer services, bible studies, approved religious materials, and accommodations for different faith practices through approved channels.

Court, Bond, Release, and Records Information

The Walworth County locator may show Bail/Fine Amount, Bail Amt, Type, court date, court branch, charges, case number, facility, booking status, release date, and holds when populated. Treat those entries as helpful roster information, not the final court order. Bond conditions are set through the court process and may appear through WCCA/CCAP after a case is filed. A person can have bond on one Walworth case and still remain in custody because of another hold, probation or parole matter, another county warrant, federal/USMS case, or immigration detainer.

For court records after a jail arrest, use the Wisconsin Court System case-search entry point or WCCA/CCAP and narrow to Walworth County. The Walworth County Clerk of Circuit Court is at 1800 County Trunk NN, Elkhorn, WI 53121, with phone 262-741-7012 and public hours Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The District Attorney decides what formal charges to file after law enforcement books a person, so jail charges can change after prosecutor review.

For sheriff-held records, use the Walworth County Sheriff's Office Open Records page and the request form. The form asks for requester contact information, delivery method, and a detailed description of the records requested. It lists sheriffrecords@co.walworth.wi.us as the return email and says requests are responded to within 10 business days in the order received. Listed fees are $3.00 for accident or crash reports, 50 cents per page for other records, and $15.00 per DVD for photos, body camera, or audio. Records that can be emailed may have zero cost, but not all records can be emailed.

About Walworth County Jail

Walworth County's jail history reaches back to 1840, when the first county jail was built as a 14-by-20-foot log structure and became the first building owned by the county. Later jails were built in 1852, 1878, and 1915. The current jail grew out of late-1980s overcrowding pressure from the State Jail Inspector, a county study committee, and the 1991 approval of the Law Enforcement Center at the Lakeland Complex. The present facility opened in 1995 and expanded in 2003.

A distinctive local detail from the county history is an early work-release-style story involving William Brown, who was arrested for horse stealing. Sheriff Otis Preston reportedly allowed Brown freedom of the yard in Elkhorn, including work cleaning the park, evening visits, and possession of a jail key until Brown was released and locked out after returning the key. That history is very different from the modern Huber process, but it helps explain why jail custody, work release, and sheriff supervision have long been linked in Walworth County.