Search Crawford County Inmate Population

Crawford County Inmate Population

The Crawford County inmate population is best read in two parts. The local jail count comes from the Crawford County Jail, a sheriff-operated facility for people arrested locally, people awaiting court, short local sentences, Huber or work-release status, probation or parole holds, and other agency holds accepted by the jail. The state prison count is different. Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution is a Wisconsin Department of Corrections facility for sentenced adult male prisoners, so it is not searched through the county jail roster.

The official Crawford County inmate list is a current custody table, not a full jail-history archive. It showed 21 public entries when inspected on July 3, 2026. Vera Institute data lists Crawford County's recent rated jail capacity as 40, so the public roster count should be treated as a day-specific snapshot while the Vera values show trend and capacity context. The county jail page, sheriff page, NextRequest records form, WCCA court search, DOC locator, VINELink, BOP locator, and ICE ODLS each answer a different part of the custody question.

Crawford County Inmate Statistics

The local numbers point to a rural county jail population measured in dozens, not hundreds. The Vera county dataset lists a 40-bed rated capacity for Crawford County in recent years, and the 2025 jail population value is 21.5. The official current roster inspected July 3, 2026 listed 21 people, which is close to that annual trend value. The DOC prison in the same city is larger and must not be merged into the county jail count.

Crawford County Inmate Trends

The recent Crawford County inmate population trend stays below the Vera listed capacity. The five-year series rises from 20.5 in 2021 to 29.75 in 2022, then falls to 21.5 by 2025. That pattern matters for readers because a roster count near the low 20s is normal in the available trend data. It also keeps the copy grounded. Crawford County Jail should not be described as a large detention complex, and the state prison population at PDCI should not be used to inflate the county jail picture.

The statewide comparison is useful but limited. Vera's 2024 Wisconsin jail population value is 10,827.83, with a statewide jail population rate of 287.43 per 100,000 age 15-64 residents. Crawford County's 2024 rate was lower than that statewide rate. Local policy, bond orders, probation and parole holds, arrest volume, weather, court scheduling, and transfers can still move the roster on a given week.

Crawford County Inmate Makeup

Available demographic detail is narrow. The 2024 Vera row lists 25 total jail population, with 21 male and 3.5 female. It also lists an age 15-64 county denominator of 9,351 residents, split as 5,035 male and 4,316 female. The official Crawford County inmate list inspected for this build did not publish a structured public breakdown by race, age, sex, felony level, misdemeanor level, or housing unit. That is why the roster page should be used for names and custody notes, not for demographic analysis.

• Local custody: Crawford County Jail holds pretrial detainees, local sentenced people, Huber/work-release inmates, and people held for court or agency reasons.
• State custody: Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution holds sentenced adult male state prisoners under Wisconsin DOC control.
• Gender detail: Vera's 2024 row lists 21 male and 3.5 female in the county jail population value.
• Public roster limits: The county table does not show a race, age, sex, booking number, or housing-unit grid.

Crawford County Jail Capacity

Vera's recent values all fall below the listed 40-bed rated capacity. No official Crawford County consent decree, closure order, or jail overcrowding lawsuit was located in the research sources. That does not mean the jail is static. Crawford County has official material for a public-safety facility project involving a new jail, sheriff's office, emergency management, and courthouse renovations. The county project notice should be read as local infrastructure context, not as a substitute for the roster or capacity data.

Capacity also differs from custody status. A person may leave the Crawford County inmate population because a bond is posted, a case is dismissed, a short sentence ends, a probation or parole hold is lifted, or a state sentence moves the person to DOC custody. Once a person enters state prison, the county inmate list is no longer the right source. The Wisconsin DOC Offender Locator becomes the better search tool.

Crawford County Inmate Laws

Wisconsin public-records law and jail administration law explain why some Crawford County inmate population facts are public while others are limited. Wisconsin Stat. section 19.35 gives requesters the right to inspect or copy public records unless an exception applies. Section 19.36 lists limits and special rules. Jail custody duties are tied to section 302.31, jail rules and administration to section 302.315, and minimum jail standards to Wisconsin Admin. Code chapter DOC 350.

These laws do not turn every jail file into a public web page. Juvenile records, sealed cases, expunged records, victim data, active investigations, medical information, security details, and protected personal data can be withheld or redacted. When the current roster is too limited, the local route is the Crawford Sheriff NextRequest form. A clear request should include the person's name, booking or incident date if known, incident number if known, and the record type sought.

Crawford County Prison Population

Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution gives Crawford County an unusual custody mix. The county has a small sheriff-run jail and a medium-security state prison in the same county seat. The prison is operated by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, not the Crawford County Sheriff's Office. Its FY2025 report lists capacity of 538 and average daily population of 476. Those people are sentenced state prisoners, so they belong to the DOC system even though the institution is located in Crawford County.

Search Crawford County Inmates

A current Crawford County inmate lookup begins with the county's official table. The list has no visible search form, no booking-number field, and no login requirement. Open the list, scan names, and use the browser's find tool if the page is long. If the person is not listed, the next step is not a random inmate-search site. Call the jail, check court records, or use the appropriate state or federal locator.

1. Open the official Crawford County Inmate Lists page.
2. Scan the table for the last name. On a desktop browser, use Ctrl+F to search the visible page text.
3. Read the offense, court date or time, photo area, and comments or status notes.
4. Call Crawford County Jail at 608-326-0241 if the person is not shown or a note is unclear.
5. Search WCCA for filed court charges and the DOC locator for sentenced state custody.
6. Use VINELink for custody notifications, BOP for sentenced federal prisoners, and ICE ODLS for immigration detention.

The official Crawford County Jail page links the jail, inmate list, visitation information, FAQ, Huber information, and jail history from one county source.

Crawford County Jail Roster Lookup

The roster is a table, which makes Crawford County different from counties that use a vendor profile portal. The visible fields are useful for current custody but limited for older records. During inspection, public rows showed names, offense descriptions, court dates or times where available, comments such as Huber, probation or parole, bond, hold, or status notes, and photos for some entries. Booking number, date of birth, housing unit, height, weight, and structured per-charge bond fields were not visible.

The public inmate list screenshot matches that simple table format. Treat it as a current jail roster rather than a complete criminal record.

Crawford County Released Records

Released or older Crawford County inmate records usually require a different route. The county list is current custody only, and no public released-inmate archive was documented in the research file. If the person has left the jail, call the jail for basic custody direction, search WCCA for the court case, and submit a sheriff records request for booking or incident records that are not posted online. The NextRequest form includes optional incident-number and date-of-incident fields, which are useful when a name search alone may be too broad.

If the person was sentenced to Wisconsin prison, the county roster may stop showing the name after transfer. Search the Wisconsin DOC Offender Locator instead. If the person is a federal sentenced inmate, use the Federal BOP inmate locator. If immigration detention is the question, use ICE ODLS. No BOP prison or ICE detention center was located in Crawford County.

Crawford County Inmate Records

A Crawford County inmate record on the public roster is a short custody record. It can help confirm whether a person is in jail today, why the person may be held, and whether a court date appears. It is not a certified court disposition and is not the same thing as a statewide criminal-history check. Use WCCA for filed court cases and Wisconsin DOJ WORCS for a formal statewide criminal-history request.

Crawford County Custody Details

Roster charges are not the final word on court charges. After an arrest, booking happens at the jail, and formal court records appear when the District Attorney files a criminal complaint or other charging document. The Crawford County District Attorney page identifies DA Lukas Steiner, and the court path runs through the Clerk of Circuit Court and WCCA. Bond can also be split. The roster may show a bond or hold note, but the court order controls release conditions under Wisconsin Stat. chapter 969.

Booking photos are also source-specific. The roster may show a photo for some current jail entries, but Crawford County does not publish a separate official mugshot archive in the research file. If a photo is missing or the person is no longer listed, use the sheriff records request process. For DOC prisoners, the state locator may display a DOC photo. Federal BOP and USMS public locators generally do not function as mugshot galleries.

Crawford County Detention Facilities

The Crawford County inmate population has two local facility names that matter. The county jail is the local arrest and short-sentence facility. Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution is a state prison. The same city name can confuse families, but the search systems are separate.

• Crawford County Jail - sheriff-operated county jail for pretrial detainees, local sentences, Huber/work-release status, and local holds.
• Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution - Wisconsin DOC medium-security adult male prison for sentenced state prisoners.

Crawford County Search Fallbacks

When the jail list does not answer the question, choose the fallback by custody type. The jail phone line and in-person sheriff campus are the first local options for current custody. NextRequest is the records route for booking, incident, or photo records not on the public list. WCCA is the court route for charges after arrest. DOC is the prison route after a state sentence. VINELink can send custody notifications when the agency participates.

Huber

Wisconsin work-release status for eligible sentenced inmates under jail rules.

Detainer

A request from another agency to hold or notify before release.

Signature bond

A Wisconsin release order based on a signed promise and conditions, not cash paid up front.

Remand

A court order returning someone to custody.

No official Crawford County Sheriff mobile app with an inmate lookup, warrant search, or mugshot gallery was confirmed in the research file. Use the county list, jail phone number, records request form, WCCA, DOC locator, VINELink, BOP, and ICE ODLS instead.

Crawford County Inmate FAQ

How big is the Crawford County inmate population? The current public roster inspected July 3, 2026 showed 21 entries. Vera's 2025 county jail population value is 21.5, and its recent capacity value is 40.

Where does a Crawford County inmate search start? Start with the official county inmate list. It is a public table, so scan the list or use browser find. Call 608-326-0241 if the person is not shown.

Why is Prairie du Chien Correctional Institution different? PDCI is a Wisconsin DOC state prison for sentenced adult male prisoners. Search it through the DOC locator, not the Crawford County Jail roster.

Can released inmates be searched online? No Crawford County released-inmate archive was documented. Use WCCA for court cases and NextRequest for sheriff booking or incident records.

Are Crawford County jail mugshots public? Some current roster rows may show photos. Other booking photos are handled through Wisconsin public-records law and the sheriff records process.

What if a case is federal or immigration related? Use BOP for sentenced federal custody, ICE ODLS for immigration detention, and local jail or court channels for holds that appear in Crawford County.