Sauk County Inmate Population Overview
The official Sauk County inmate population is centered on the Sauk County Jail and Huber Center, the only full detention facility identified in county, state, federal, and immigration source checks. The jail is operated by the Sauk County Sheriff's Office under Sheriff Chip Meister. Local arrests from the sheriff, Baraboo Police, Reedsburg Police, Sauk Prairie Police, and other agencies may flow into this county jail unless the person is cited and released or held by another jurisdiction.
The population count is broader than a list of people in cells. Sauk County's monthly reports separate daily head count, boarders held for other jurisdictions, male and female counts, Sauk inmates housed in other jails, and people on EMP or home monitoring. The Daily Inmate Counts page is a population-reporting channel. It is not a person-by-person jail roster.
Sauk County Inmate Population Statistics
The most useful Sauk County inmate population figures come from the county Jail/Huber page, county monthly count PDFs, and the Wisconsin DOC Office of Detention Facilities annual report. The facility capacity comes from the official Jail/Huber Division page. The monthly averages come from Sauk reports submitted to the state. Annual admissions come from the DOC ODF annual report, which also gives statewide context for county jails.
| Measure | Figure | Source / date |
|---|---|---|
| Jail/Huber rated capacity | 463 beds | Sauk County Jail/Huber Division, inspected July 3, 2026 |
| Law Enforcement Center size | 145,000 square feet | Sauk County Jail/Huber Division |
| May 2026 average daily head count | 131.77 | Sauk County May 2026 ADP report |
| Sauk County annual jail admissions | 3,043 | Wisconsin DOC ODF 2025 Annual Report |
| Wisconsin county jail ADP | 11,718 | Wisconsin DOC ODF 2025 Annual Report |
The May 2026 head-count average was about 28.5 percent of the 463-bed Jail and Huber Center capacity when compared directly. That comparison should be read with care because the same county reports track boarders, other-jail placements, and EMP or home-monitoring in separate columns. Those categories affect how the Sauk County inmate population is managed, even when they are not all part of the daily in-facility head count.
Sauk County Inmate Population Trends
Recent Sauk County count reports show a jail head count that moved within a narrow range during the reviewed 2026 months. March was the highest of the four reported months, while April was the lowest. Boarder averages stayed near the mid-thirties. EMP and home-monitoring counts also remained a regular part of the county custody picture.
| Month 2026 | Avg head count | Avg boarders | Avg male | Avg female | Avg EMP/home monitoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | 133.75 | 35.00 | 112.86 | 20.89 | 35.75 |
| March | 143.23 | 37.03 | 118.84 | 24.39 | 31.42 |
| April | 128.80 | 34.67 | 109.13 | 19.67 | 31.00 |
| May | 131.77 | 34.42 | 114.19 | 17.58 | 34.23 |
Annual admissions show a longer pattern. The DOC ODF report lists 3,092 Sauk County jail admissions in 2018, a drop to 2,194 in 2020, then a return to 3,043 by 2025. The 2025 figure was up 8.1 percent from 2024. These are admission counts, not daily population counts, so they measure jail intake volume rather than how many people were held on a given day.
Who Makes Up Sauk County Inmates
The official monthly reports provide male and female averages, boarder counts, other-jail counts, and EMP or home-monitoring counts. They do not publish race, ethnicity, age, charge class, or a clean pretrial-versus-sentenced split for the reviewed Sauk County inmate population. The safe reading is narrower: Sauk publishes useful operational data, but not every demographic field a reader may expect from a jail dashboard.
- Local jail custody: pretrial detainees and sentenced county jail inmates are held through the Jail and Huber Center.
- Huber and work release: qualified people may be part of the Huber or work-release population.
- Boarders: the county reports inmates housed for other jurisdictions.
- Other jails: monthly reports count Sauk inmates housed outside the county.
- EMP/home monitoring: some court-ordered jail time may be served under electronic monitoring.
Laws Governing Sauk County Jail Records
Wisconsin law sets the public-record and jail-management framework behind Sauk County inmate population data. The sheriff controls local jail and law-enforcement records. The Clerk of Courts controls filed court records. Wisconsin DOC controls state prison and supervision records. Each office can apply redactions or deny release when a specific law, safety issue, juvenile rule, medical privacy issue, victim concern, or active investigation requires it.
Key Statutes:
Wis. Stat. 19.31 states Wisconsin's broad public-records policy.
Wis. Stat. 19.35 gives inspection and copy rights subject to legal limits and fees.
Wis. Stat. 302.372 requires a prisoner classification system for jail housing decisions.
Wis. Admin. Code DOC 350 sets minimum standards for Wisconsin jails and houses of correction.
Search Sauk County Inmate Population
No official public current-inmate roster, booking report, or mugshot roster was located in the Sauk County official source sweep. That is the central search fact for this county. The daily inmate count page reports aggregate jail population data, but it does not let the public search a person by name. A custody search therefore starts with the jail phone line, then moves through VINE, court records, records requests, and state or federal locator tools as needed.
- For a recent local arrest, call the jail at 608-355-3210 or the Huber Center at 608-355-3264 with the person's full name and date of birth if known.
- For custody alerts, use WI VINE County Jails online or by phone at 1-888-944-8463.
- For filed charges, search Wisconsin Circuit Court Access and filter to Sauk County where available.
- For jail files, booking records, or photos, use the Sheriff open records request route or Sauk County NextRequest.
- For sentenced state custody, use the Wisconsin DOC Offender Locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE locator described below.
Sauk County Inmate Search Fields
Because Sauk County does not publish an official roster form, there is no county jail roster field set to enter online. Other official search channels do have fields. The most useful county-adjacent table is the WCCA/CCAP court search, because it helps find charges after a jail arrest. That does not prove custody, but it often identifies the case, bond events, court dates, and charge status.
| Channel | Search fields | Best use |
|---|---|---|
| Sauk County jail phone | Name, date of birth, arrest date, agency, case number if known | Recent local custody |
| WCCA/CCAP | First name, last name, county, case number, case type, filing date | Charges and court events |
| Wisconsin DOC locator | DOC number, name, sex, race, age or date of birth | State prison or supervision |
| BOP locator | BOP number or first, middle, last name, race, sex, age | Federal sentenced custody |
| ICE locator | A-number or name, country of birth, birth date | Immigration detention |
What Sauk County Inmate Records Show
An official public Sauk County jail profile was not located, so the page should not promise public fields such as housing unit, booking number, bond amount, or mugshot. Those details may exist in internal jail records, court records, or releasable public records. A request should be specific and ask for booking date, release date, arresting agency, report number, charges or arrest reason, custody status, Huber or EMP status, bond record, and booking photo if releasable.
- Booking
- Jail intake after arrest, which may include identity checks, property, fingerprints, and photo.
- Boarder
- An inmate housed in Sauk County for another jurisdiction.
- Other jail
- A Sauk inmate housed in another jurisdiction.
- Huber
- Wisconsin work-release jail status for qualified sentenced inmates.
- EMP
- Electronic monitoring or home monitoring for approved jail sentences.
Sauk County Jail vs State Prison
County jail, state prison, federal prison, and immigration detention are separate systems. The Sauk County Jail and Huber Center handles local custody. Wisconsin DOC handles sentenced state prisoners and supervision. The Federal Bureau of Prisons handles federal inmates after federal sentencing. ICE handles immigration detention. Searching the wrong system is a common reason a person appears to be missing.
| System | Who it covers | Where to look |
|---|---|---|
| County jail | Recent arrests, pretrial detainees, local sentences, Huber, EMP | Jail phone, WI VINE, sheriff records |
| Wisconsin courts | Filed charges, bond orders, warrants, hearings | WCCA/CCAP and Clerk of Courts |
| Wisconsin DOC | Sentenced state custody and supervision | DOC Offender Locator |
| Federal custody | Federal sentenced inmates or pretrial defendants | BOP locator, USMS, federal court |
| Immigration detention | ICE custody and some CBP custody over 48 hours | ICE Online Detainee Locator |
Sauk County Detention Facilities
The facility map has one local detention facility. No separate Sauk County state prison, federal prison, ICE detention center, regional jail, juvenile detention center, or independent municipal jail was identified in the official source sweep. City police departments may make arrests, but long-term county custody routes through the sheriff-operated jail.
- Sauk County Jail and Huber Center holds local pretrial detainees, sentenced county jail inmates, Huber/work-release participants, boarders, and people connected with electronic monitoring reports.
No official Sauk County Sheriff's Office mobile app with a jail roster, warrant lookup, booking search, or mugshot gallery was located. The active digital channels are the sheriff website, warrant PDF, incident report page, NextRequest, WI VINE, WCCA/CCAP, DOC locator, BOP locator, and ICE locator.
Sauk County Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Sauk County inmate population? The May 2026 average daily head count was 131.77, with 34.42 average boarders and 34.23 average EMP or home-monitoring cases reported separately. The Jail and Huber Center has 463 beds.
Can the public search a Sauk County jail roster online? Official research did not locate a public current-inmate roster. Use the jail phone line, WI VINE, WCCA/CCAP, and sheriff records request routes.
Do daily inmate counts show names? No. The count PDFs show aggregate population figures, not booking names or mugshots.
Where do sentenced Sauk County inmates go? After a state prison sentence, use the Wisconsin DOC locator rather than the county jail. Federal and immigration cases use separate BOP, USMS, or ICE systems.