This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody or a release, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the agency that holds the record.
County Jail and Records
The Van Buren County Corrections Division handles operational jail questions. The county's Sheriff's Office record-request route is the official path for an existing booking, release, or jail record. No fixed booking-photo fee was found; the form says a charge depends on the record's length, requested information, and preparation time.
Van Buren County Corrections Division205 S Kalamazoo Street
Paw Paw, MI 49079
Corrections: 269-657-2171
Sheriff main: 269-657-2006
Fax: 269-657-5161
Office hours listed on the legacy county page: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call before traveling.
State and Court Contacts
Choose the source by record type. The county jail does not own MDOC prisoner or supervision records, and a court entry does not replace the jail's physical-release record.
Van Buren MDOC Parole/Probation212 E Paw Paw Street, Suite 20
Paw Paw, MI 49079
269-657-8214 Michigan Department of Corrections
General: 517-335-1426
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Current-prisoner records: Corr_Records_Info@michigan.gov
Past-prisoner records, stated up to six years after release: MDOC-Records_Retention@michigan.gov
FOIA: MDOC-FOIA@michigan.gov or 517-335-4194
MDOC FOIA Coordinator, P.O. Box 30003, Lansing, MI 48909 Van Buren County Clerk
212 E Paw Paw Street
Paw Paw, MI 49079
269-657-8218, option 6
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Choose the Right Route
These links direct common questions to the relevant lookup or request instructions.
- For a released inmate or county release record, begin with the home page search and records path.
- For active community supervision, use the parole and probation resource.
- For recent county departures, review the 24-hour release fallback.
- For a possible future date or alert, use the projected date and VINELink resources.
- For the county facility, see the Van Buren County Jail page; for transit scheduling, call 269-427-7921 and verify current service and fares.
- For a sentenced Michigan prisoner, use MDOC OTIS; federal BOP and ICE records use their separate official locators.
- For Michigan custody notices, call VINE at 800-770-7657; enhanced MDOC victim notifications use 877-886-5401.