Baraga County Jail Mugshots

Jail mugshots from Baraga County are stored at the Sheriff's Office in L'Anse. This Upper Peninsula county is the fifth least populous in Michigan, with about 8,700 residents spread across 577 square miles along Lake Superior. Sheriff Joe Brogan leads the office, supported by Undersheriff David Miller and Jail Administrator Jonathan Boever. The department has five deputies and ten correction officers. Mugshots are not posted online, but you can request them through the FOIA process or check VINELink for basic inmate tracking.

Baraga County Sheriff's Office

The Baraga County Sheriff's Office is at 940 US Highway 41, L'Anse, MI 49946. Sheriff Joe Brogan runs the department. Undersheriff David Miller assists with operations, and Jonathan Boever serves as Jail Administrator. The office has five deputies handling patrol and investigations, plus ten correction officers staffing the jail.

Call the Sheriff's Office at 906-524-6100, Ext. 695 for non-emergency dispatch. The fax number is 906-524-5577. You can email Sheriff Brogan at broganj@baragacounty.org or the Undersheriff at millerd@baragacounty.org. For jail-specific questions, the Jail Administrator can be reached at boever@baragacounty.org. The district court is at extension 202 and the circuit court is at extension 301.

Crime rates in Baraga County are below the national average. Violent crime sits at 10.8 compared to the US average of 22.7. Property crime is 29.2 versus the national average of 35.4. The county is a relatively safe area, which means the jail sees fewer bookings than more urban counties.

Baraga County Inmate Search

VINELink is the main online tool for tracking inmates in Baraga County. This statewide system lets you search by name and get alerts when an inmate's custody status changes. It covers all county jails in Michigan. The service is free and runs 24 hours a day. You can sign up for phone, email, or text notifications. VINELink will not show mugshots, but it confirms whether someone is in custody.

For direct inmate inquiries, call 906-524-6100, Ext. 695. Staff can check the roster and tell you about charges, bond, and court dates. If you need a mugshot or a copy of the booking record, ask about filing a FOIA request. The jail does not have a public-facing online database, so phone and written requests are the way to go.

Note: Baraga County also houses a separate state prison facility, but the county jail and the state prison are different operations with different records systems.

FOIA Requests in Baraga County

To request mugshots or other records from the Baraga County Jail, file a FOIA request. You can do this by email, fax, or in person. The FOIA coordinator for Baraga Township is Michelle Fish, the Township Clerk. Her office is at 325 Lyons Street, PO Box 246, Baraga, MI 49908. The phone number is 906-353-8155. For Sheriff's Office records specifically, you can also contact the Sheriff directly.

Copy fees are $0.10 per page. Labor costs are billed in 15-minute increments if the search takes time. Michigan law (MCL 15.234) requires agencies to respond within five business days. They can extend this by up to ten days if needed. You will get a cost estimate before any work begins. If the total is low, the office may just process the request and bill you when the copies are ready.

Baraga County Jail Resources

The Baraga County Jail information page provides general details about the facility, including capacity and contact info.

This resource can help you find basic answers about the jail before calling the office.

For the most accurate facility data, always verify details with the Baraga County Sheriff's Office directly.

The Keweenaw Bay area website covers the broader Baraga County region and local government services.

This site includes community information for the L'Anse and Baraga area.

Cities in Baraga County

Baraga County includes the village of L'Anse (the county seat) and the village of Baraga. Both are small communities. Neither meets the population threshold for a separate page. All arrests in the county go through the Sheriff's Office and the county jail on US Highway 41.

Nearby Counties

Baraga County is in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. These neighboring counties each have their own sheriff and jail operations.