Saginaw County Sheriff's Jail Page

The Saginaw County Jail is located at 208 S. Harrison in the City of Saginaw. The rated capacity of the jail is 513 inmates. It is the only lockup facility in the county to hold people on initial arrests or those sentenced to time for a year or less. The jail has a current operating budget of 7.8 million a year and is managed by the Jail Administrator.

The Saginaw County Jail has passed inspections and has been found in full compliance of Administrative Rules set by the Department of Corrections for the las 6 years.

The jail offers alternative sentencing options to ease jail overcrowding through community service work crews and a home Tether Program (PLUS). The PLUS Program, with the approval of the sentencing judges, will average 80 to 100 clients on the program per day that would otherwise spend time in jail thus creating overcrowding and a huge cost to the taxpayers of Saginaw County.

Inmate work crews were established by Sheriff Brown to have those incarcerated on minor offenses work within our community to give back to the residents of Saginaw County by Cleaning up roadsides, ditches, parks and other public areas upon request. The work crews have assisted with Habitat for Humanity as well as other non-profit organizations.

Inmate work crews also work within the Saginaw County Jail to maintain cleanliness, serve meals and conduct minor maintenance issues which also help reduce costs to the taxpayers of Saginaw County.