This is a private reference site, not a Waukesha County office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, pull official booking records, or change a court case. Use the official contact route that matches the record or custody question.
Where to Start
The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department operates the county jail system. The main jail, sheriff, records, court, state, and federal contacts below serve different purposes, so the right choice depends on whether the question is about current custody, a booking record, court charges, a sentenced state prisoner, or federal or immigration detention.
| Waukesha County Jail | 515 W. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha, WI 53188 Jail phone: 262-548-7170 Use for current county jail custody questions, jail lobby direction questions, and jail-specific procedures. |
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| Waukesha County Sheriff's Department | 515 W. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha, WI 53188 Law Enforcement Center: 262-548-7122 Non-emergency: 262-446-5070 Business Office: 262-548-7117, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Law Enforcement Center lobby services: 24/7 - 365. |
| Sheriff Records Division | 515 W. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha, WI 53188 Phone: 262-548-7156 Fax: 262-548-7887 Mail: Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, Attention Records Division, PO Box 1488, Waukesha, WI 53187-1488 Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays. |
| Waukesha County Huber Facility | 1400 Northview Road, Waukesha, WI 53188 Huber phone: 262-548-7181 Public visitation appointment line: 262-896-8196 during the county's posted appointment window. |
| Waukesha County Court Questions | Phone: 262-548-7484 Use Wisconsin Circuit Court Access and the Waukesha County Clerk of Circuit Court record channels for charges, hearings, case numbers, copies, and dispositions. |
Choose the source by the type of information needed:
- For a person currently listed in the county correctional system, start with jail inmate records and the Waukesha County current inmate PDF.
- For booking photos or why photos are not shown on the county list, use jail roster mugshots and the Sheriff Records Division route.
- For charges, bond entries, hearing dates, or filed case activity, use court records after a jail arrest, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access, or the county court record channels.
- For facility-specific rules, use the Waukesha County Jail and Waukesha County Huber Facility pages.
- For a sentenced Wisconsin prisoner, use the Wisconsin DOC Offender Locator. DOC records cover state custody and supervision, not county jail-only sentences.
- For custody notifications, use Wisconsin VINELink, which is separate from the Waukesha County PDF list.
- For a federal inmate, use the Federal BOP Find an Inmate tool. No BOP institution was located in Waukesha County in the research file.
- For immigration detention, use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System. Waukesha County's 287(g) program operates only within the Waukesha County Jail after booking, and ICE custody lookup remains a federal process.