Mason County Jail Release Outcomes
Mason County Jail is a county facility operated by the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. Its custody record can show that a person left, but the disposition field determines what “left” means. Community outcomes include release after bond, dismissal, time served, sentence completion, or another court order. Transfer outcomes include commitment to MDOC, movement to another county on a warrant, or transfer to another authority.
A transfer is a release from Mason County Jail custody, but not a release to the community. A bond release is also not an acquittal or dismissal. The pending case and bond terms continue unless the court changes them. “Time served” means that a custody part of the sentence was met; probation or another sentence can still remain.
| Jail Record Outcome | What It Means | Best Confirmation |
|---|---|---|
| Bond or court release | The person physically left under a court-based condition or order | Jail out entry and the court register |
| Time served or sentence complete | The county custody term ended | Release line, judgment, and jail-credit entries |
| Transfer to MDOC | County custody ended and state custody began | Circuit judgment, transfer record, then OTIS after intake |
| Other authority | Another county, federal, or immigration custodian may hold the person | Receiving-agency field and that authority’s locator or record |
Confirm Mason County Jail Release
No verified official Mason County 24-hour, 72-hour, recent-release, or historical booking feed was found. The correct path therefore starts with the jail, a narrow booking-release request, and the proper Mason County court. VINE can give prospective notice for an agency-supplied custody event, but it is not a certified release record.
Prepare the full booking name, approximate booking date, date of birth if lawfully known, and a case or booking number. Then separate the custody question from the legal-case question. The jail records when the person left and the disposition or receiving agency. The court register shows bond orders, dismissal, plea, sentence, commitment, probation, and later case activity.
- Call Mason County Jail at 231-843-3475 and ask whether the person remains confined.
- If custody ended, ask for the exact out date and time and whether the outcome was community release or transfer.
- Search the 79th District Court for a misdemeanor or the early stage of a felony case.
- Search the 51st Circuit Court when a felony was bound over for final disposition or sentence.
- If the judgment committed the person to MDOC, search OTIS after state intake processing.
- Request the existing jail release form or booking-release entry when an exact record is needed.
The full Mason County released inmate lookup provides the broader county, court, MDOC, VINE, federal, and immigration paths for a named person.
Note: A live phone answer can guide the search, but the written jail record and court order provide stronger long-term proof.
Mason County Jail Record Contacts
The jail address and sheriff administration address differ. The official jail page publishes 306 N. Delia Street for the jail and inmate mail. Sheriff administration is listed at 302 N. Delia Street. Confirm the correct delivery or visit point before bringing a records request in person.
Mason County Jail
306 N. Delia St.
Ludington, MI 49431
231-843-3475
Jail available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Mason County Sheriff’s Office
302 N. Delia St.
Ludington, MI 49431
231-843-3475
Administration: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The 24-hour jail availability means custody information can be sought at all times. It does not mean that staff process FOIA requests around the clock. Direct sheriff records requests to the sheriff’s own FOIA process. The general county FOIA policy expressly excludes the independently administered sheriff.
Mason County Jail Release Record
Ask for an existing booking-release record rather than an abstract explanation. A focused request can name the person and booking date, then seek the admission and release fields tied to that custody episode. The agency does not have to create a new compilation merely to answer a question.
| Requested Field | Why It Matters |
|---|---|
| Booking name and number | Links the request to one custody episode |
| Admission date and time | Separates repeat bookings |
| Release date and time | Shows when Mason County Jail custody ended |
| Disposition or destination | Distinguishes community release from transfer |
| Case number and charge list | Connects custody to the correct court record |
| Bond entry | Documents a bond-related exit where recorded |
| Booking photograph | Identifies the image made for that booking |
These are requested fields, not a promise that every field exists or is public. Ask the sheriff to segregate and release nonexempt material. Michigan FOIA permits certain labor, copy, and mailing costs. A narrow date range and electronic delivery can reduce work, but no fixed Mason County release-record fee was verified.
Michigan FOIA generally provides five business days for the agency’s initial response, with one written extension of no more than ten business days. A response may grant, deny, or partly grant the request. It is not always the production date for a large record set.
Mason County Jail Court Records
Mason County’s two-level court structure is essential to interpreting a release. The 79th District Court disposes of misdemeanors and conducts felony preliminary examinations. A felony bound over for final resolution moves to the 51st Circuit Court. Relevant entries may exist at both levels.
MiCOURT supports party-name or case-number searches. After selecting the file number, read the register of actions for bond changes, dismissal, plea or verdict, sentence, jail credit, commitment, probation, violation events, and closure. The online display is informational. The clerk’s official file controls if an entry is brief or unclear.
A court order can explain why release was authorized, but the Mason County Jail out line remains the better operational source for the exact time the person left. If the circuit judgment commits the person to MDOC, the movement is a transfer. OTIS may become the ongoing state record after intake, even though no state prison stands in Mason County.
Mason County Jail Photo Route
The sheriff is the custodian for a Mason County Jail booking photograph. No official public recent-release photo feed or sheriff mobile app was verified. A booking image should be requested with the booking name, date, number, and report or case number where known. Ask for the original electronic image and identify the related custody episode.
The official jail information page supplies the successful facility subject image below.
The source confirms the Mason County Jail context, while a person-specific booking image still requires a focused sheriff request.
An OTIS photo is a separate MDOC offender image. It may exist only when the person falls within MDOC scope, and it must not be labeled as the county booking photo. Local press images may also be handouts, court photographs, or file images. Read each caption before stating provenance.
Mason County Jail Release History
Research Section 19’s facility angle comes from the official county history. The Mason County Jail was built in 1958. A 1999 expansion changed its stated capacity from 45 to 104 beds, and a kitchen was added in 2006. Those dates provide genuine local context without implying a present release schedule.
The legacy page described a 17-person corrections staff and three kitchen staff when that page was written. Those figures are page-era history, not a guaranteed current headcount. The source also cannot establish today’s release timing, waiting area, exit door, or transport practice.
The official legacy jail history is shown in the subject-matched capture.
Current navigation should still rely on the dedicated sheriff domain, while this county page supports the dated history facts.
Mason County Jail Release Logistics
No official source states a routine Mason County Jail release time, public exit door, holiday or weekend advancement rule, family waiting area, or jail-arranged ride. Call the 24-hour jail before travel. Staff can confirm what information may be given and whether timing has changed, but no unsourced morning or evening window should be promised.
Ludington Mass Transportation Authority provides demand-response transportation in Ludington, Scottville, and Pere Marquette Charter Township. Dispatch is 231-845-1231. It may be a practical option after a caller confirms service and pickup availability. It is not operated, scheduled, or guaranteed by the Mason County Sheriff.
The public jail page does not explain how personal property or a commissary balance is returned. Michigan’s local law-enforcement retention schedule identifies inmate property-release forms as a type that may appear in an inmate jacket. That supports asking for a signed property record, but it does not prove a specific Mason County handoff procedure.
Note: Bring any property or record dispute to the sheriff with the booking number and a precise item or field at issue.
Mason County Jail Post-Release Charges
The official legacy jail page says sentenced inmates are assessed $35 per day for room and board. It says the final bill is due within 30 days after release. Payment in that period or under an agreed schedule earns an unspecified reduction, while unpaid accounts go to collections. The amount of the reduction was not published and must not be guessed.
The same page lists $25 nurse visits and actual-cost prescriptions or outside medical care. These statements should not be expanded to say that every pretrial detainee owes the sentenced-inmate room-and-board charge. A released person should ask the jail about the specific bill and the payment record tied to the booking.