Visiting Inmates
Individuals at least 17 years of age with one of the acceptable forms of identification listed below are allowed one 30-minute visit per week on assigned days. Acceptable forms of identification shall be one of the following:- State-issued identification card or driver’s license
- Federal-issued military identification card or passport.
An authorized adult must supervise minors younger than 17 years old in the lobby. Disruptive visitors will be permanently removed from the visitation list. Visits for inmate workers housed in the New Jail—Division I are allowed on Saturday during normal visiting hours listed below. All other inmates, including inmate workers in the Old Jail—Division II, are allowed visitors according to the first initial of the inmates last name. The days and hours are as follows:
| New Jail (Div I) | Old Jail (Div II) |
| 7:30 a.m. – 10:30a.m. | 8:30a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
| 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
| 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. – 9:00p.m. |
| Monday: A – C | Monday: A – C |
| Tuesday: D – H | Tuesday: D – H |
| Wednesday: I – M | Wednesday: I – M |
| Thursday: N – S | Thursday: N – S |
| Friday: T – Z | Friday: T – Z |
No smoking, food, drinks, pagers, cell phones, or cigarettes are allowed in any of the facilities.
Jail Division
Overview
Wayne County operates the largest jail system in the State of Michigan, which includes three major facilities with an average daily population of about 2,600 people. The facilities house pretrial and sentenced felons, misdemeanants, ordinance, and civil Friend of the Court violators as well as U.S. Marshal detainees. Below is contact information for each of the county’s three jail facilities.
The Jails and Courts Division are under the command of Chief Jeriel Heard
DIVSION I: “The Andrew C. Baird Detention Facility”
570 Clinton Street, Detroit, MI 48226 Get Map
Commander Lynnette Cain
Jail Division I (Andrew C. Baird Detention Facility) houses male and female, pretrial and sentenced, inmates who are clinically assessed as needing residential (daily) mental health services, in addition to psychotropic medications. Also, male and female, pretrial and sentenced, inmates who are medically assessed as requiring daily and on-going medical services are housed in an infirmary. Law library and recreation services are provided to all special needs and general population inmates. Video arraignments of inmates are conducted daily with the 36th District Court for the city of Detroit. Wayne County Probate Court hearings for inmates who are mental health consumers are conducted via video conferencing. Inmates who are classified as requiring exceptionally close monitoring and segregation from the general population are housed in Jail Division I. Inmates who are classified as medium and low risk and eligible for general population housing are double bunked.
For prisoner general information, contact 313.967.6672
DIVSION II: “The Old Wayne County Jail”
525 Clinton Street, Detroit, MI 48226 Get Map
Commander Scott Gatti
The Division II Jail (Established Jail) opened in 1929 and in 1996 four dormitories were converted to housing units with eight beds each. This increased the capacity to 770 beds. This is a linear supervision type jail.
For prisoner general information, contact 313.967.6672
DIVSION III: “The William Dickerson Detention Facility”
3501 Hamtramck Dr, Hamtramck, MI 48212 Get Map
Commander David Praedel
The Division III Jail (William Dickerson Detention Facility) opened in November 1991 and currently has a capacity of 896 beds. This jail is a direct supervision type facility.
For prisoner general information, contact 313.967.6672
Inmate Visitation Schedule
JAIL DIVISION I
(Andrew Baird Detention Facility) | Get Map
570 Clinton Street at St. Antoine in downtown Detroit.
Visitation times each day are:
7:00 am until 10:00 am
6:00 pm until 9:00 pm
| Monday | Last names starting with A through C |
| Tuesday | Last names starting with D through H |
| Wednesday | Last names starting with I through M |
| Thursday | Last names starting with N through S |
| Friday | Last names starting with T through Z |
| Saturday | Minor child visitation with approval and by appointment only. |
No Visitation on Sundays
JAIL DIVISION II
(Old Jail)
525 Clinton Street at Beaubien in downtown Detroit. | Get Map
Visitation times each day are:
8:30 am until 10:00 am
1:00 pm until 3:30 pm
7:00 pm until 9:00 pm
| Monday | Last names starting with A through C |
| Tuesday | Last names starting with D through H |
| Wednesday | Last names starting with I through M |
| Thursday | Last names starting with N through S |
| Friday | Last names starting with T through Z |
| Saturday | Minor child visitation with approval and by appointment only. |
No Visitation on Sundays
JAIL DIVISION III
(William Dickerson Detention Facility) | Get Map
3501 Hamtramck Drive at Conant in Hamtramck. Visitation times each day are:
7:00 am until 10:00 am
7:00 pm until 10:00 pm
| Monday | First Floor Inmates |
| Tuesday | Second Floor Inmates |
| Wednesday | First Floor Inmates |
| Thursday | Second Floor Inmates |
| Friday | First Floor Inmates |
| Saturday | Second Floor Inmates |
No Visitation on Fridays
