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Adams County Jail Overview

Adams County Jail is operated by the Adams County Sheriff's Office. It is the primary local detention facility for arrests and court custody in Adams County, not a Wisconsin Department of Corrections prison and not a federal facility. The jail holds local pretrial detainees, sentenced county inmates, Huber or electronic-monitoring participants where approved, and people held for transport or court appearances. Sheriff Brent R. York's office is the constitutional law-enforcement office that operates the county jail, attends Circuit Court, transports inmates, provides court security, serves civil process, and runs 911 dispatch.

The sheriff's jail page names Jail Administrator Melissa Simcakowski and lists one jail administrator, four jail sergeants, 13 jail deputies, and part-time transport deputies. The public page is strong on operations, such as visitation, bail, commissary, deposits, and mail or property, but it does not publish a current bed count, housing-unit layout, online roster link, daily population, or formal security classification names. Those gaps should shape any Adams County Jail inmate lookup. The best current-custody source is the jail information line, while records copies and inmate photographs go through sheriff records review.

Adams County Jail Capacity Data

Current Adams County Jail capacity and daily population were not published in the sheriff jail materials located for this project. Historical Vera Institute county data gives trend context for 2010 through 2017, with the 2017 row listing a jail population of 49 and a rated capacity of 109.33. That is useful for a historical population section, but it is not a current sheriff statement. Do not use it to decide whether a person is in custody today, whether the jail is full, or whether visiting can occur.

For live custody, call the jail. For a records copy, use the sheriff's open-records process. For court-filed charges, use Wisconsin Circuit Court Access rather than relying on the booking side alone.

How to Look Up Adams County Jail Inmates

No official Adams County WI web jail roster was located on the sheriff site. The official lookup path is therefore a custody-channel chain. The sheriff administration and records page says open-records requests may be made in writing, in person, or by phone and that each record is reviewed before release. The sheriff homepage also links the Adams County Sheriff WI app, but the located Apple and Google store text did not explicitly confirm an inmate roster feature.

1. Call Adams County Jail at (608) 339-4239 for current custody, visit scheduling, bail, and status questions.
2. Contact sheriff records at (608) 339-4289 for booking records, inmate photographs, incident reports, or other releasable records.
3. Use the sheriff's office front desk at 401 Adams Street Suite 1 in Friendship for in-person records routing during posted business hours.
4. Search Wisconsin Circuit Court Access after an arrest to confirm formal charges and court dates.
5. Use Wisconsin DOC, BOP, or ICE ODLS only when the person is in state, federal, or immigration custody.

Adams County Jail Address and Contact

The jail and sheriff's office share the 401 Adams Street government center in Friendship. Use the jail phone for custody, visits, bail, and inmate status. Use sheriff records for open-records requests and copies. The Clerk of Circuit Court and District Attorney are also in the Adams Street complex, but court filings and prosecutor decisions are separate from jail custody.

Visiting Adams County Jail Inmates

The jail page states that in-person visits must be scheduled by calling the jail. It also says video visitation and messaging are offered through the linked Stellar/CIDNET information. The official page does not publish visit length, full ID rules, child visitor rules, dress code, or attorney visit procedures in the captured text. Confirm those details while scheduling, and do not assume a visitor can walk in without an appointment.

Note: Call the jail before traveling because visits require scheduling and facility operations can change without a web update.

Mail, Property, and Money

Adams County Jail accepts inmate property during visitation. If a person is not visiting, property may be mailed in care of the inmate name at Adams County Jail, 401 Adams St Suite 1, Friendship, WI 53934. The captured jail page does not publish a full personal mail rule list, publication policy, postcard policy, or scanned-mail vendor, so confirm mail restrictions with staff before sending anything that could be refused.

Commissary is handled through Stellar Services, LLC. The jail page states that all commissary orders must be submitted by Tuesday night, are processed and packed Wednesday, and are delivered Thursday, excluding holidays. Inmates must sign for orders. If an inmate is released, they must pick up the order within 30 days. Family and friends can deposit money or order commissary through JailATM.

Adams County Jail Bail

The jail division page gives direct bail instructions. Bail may be posted in person at the Adams County Sheriff's Office with cash, money order, or cashier's check. Out-of-county money orders and cashier's checks are verified for authenticity. For an inmate going through the Adams County court system, bail can also be paid by credit card if credit is approved. Online bail uses GovPayNow/AllPaid, a booking number, and Pay Location Code 1042.

Booking at Adams County Jail

The sheriff site does not publish a step-by-step intake manual. General local booking can include transport to the jail, identification, creation of a booking record, fingerprints or photograph where required, property inventory, medical or mental-health screening, classification, bail information, and court scheduling. Wisconsin jail standards and state statutes require safe jail operations and prisoner classification, while the sheriff fee schedule confirms local booking, medical, Huber, and electronic-monitoring fee categories.

Booking

The intake record created after arrest or commitment.

Classification

A jail process for housing and supervision based on security, health, gender, and case status.

Huber

A Wisconsin work-release style privilege when approved, with local daily fees.

Detainer

A hold or request from another agency that may delay release.

Adams County Jail Records

For booking records, inmate photographs, and jail-related copies, use the sheriff records process. The records page says each record is reviewed before release to ensure statutory guidelines are followed. It also says documents, photos, video footage, and tape recordings are not sent by e-mail and must be picked up in person or sent by U.S. mail. Copies of inmate photographs are priced at $1.50 each, while digital photographs on CD are listed at $10 per CD where applicable.

The records fee schedule is a key source for Adams County Jail record access.

That page explains why a phone call to the jail may answer custody status faster, while a formal records request is better for copies, photos, or older jail documents.

About Adams County Jail

Adams County Jail is part of the sheriff's broader statutory role in the county. The sheriff page describes duties that include jail operation, Circuit Court attendance, civil process, court security, inmate transportation, investigations, public education, recreational safety patrol, and 911 dispatch. Those responsibilities explain why jail custody, transport, court dates, and records often cross office lines at the same Friendship government center.

The official jail page did not publish a building year, construction history, pod layout, current population dashboard, visitor parking rules, or public transit directions. Those are research gaps, not facts to fill in. Use the jail phone for current facility questions and the court clerk or WCCA for formal court records after arrest.