Livingston County Jail Overview
The official Livingston County Jail page identifies the jail as part of the Livingston County Sheriff's Office and gives the main custody contact block for the facility. The jail is run by Sheriff Michael J. Murphy through the Sheriff's Office jail command staff. Research names Lieutenant Tarneseia Pringle as Jail Administrator and Lieutenants Dan Knapp and Roy Asquith in Jail Operations. The jail is the local endpoint for arrests made by the Sheriff's Office, city police agencies, Michigan State Police, and other law-enforcement agencies that book people into county custody.
This facility is not a state prison and should not be searched through MDOC OTIS for a new county booking. It holds local arrests, pretrial detainees, sentenced jail inmates, people awaiting court action, and local holds. A sentenced person later transferred to the Michigan Department of Corrections is no longer a Livingston County Jail inmate for lookup purposes. That difference matters because a county jail phone search, a MiCOURT case search, and an MDOC prisoner search answer different questions.
Livingston County Jail Capacity
Livingston County gives a detailed jail capacity history. The current jail was first built in 1972 with room for 62 inmates. A 1996 expansion raised capacity to 205, a 2003 renovation raised it to 254, and a 2015/2016 expansion and renovation brought the rated capacity to 411 beds. The Sheriff's Office about material also says the Jail Division processes more than 5,000 people per year and reports an average incarceration length of 14 days. Those numbers show why the Livingston County Jail inmate population can change fast even without a public roster feed.
The research did not locate an official current daily population dashboard, one-day jail count, current average daily population table, demographic breakdown, or pretrial and sentenced split. The older benchmark located in the research is a 2013 average daily population figure of 279 from a Prison Policy Initiative table using Census of Jails data. That older number is useful as a historical reference only. It should not be treated as the present Livingston County Jail population.
Livingston County Jail Inmate Lookup
No official Livingston County Jail public roster or booking search page was located on the county or sheriff pages reviewed in the research. The official jail information pages cover contact, bail, accounts, mail, phone, tablet messages, visitation, fees, and FOIA, but not a current public inmate list. Search results may show unofficial Livingston jail sites or wrong-jurisdiction results. The official jail page warns against using LivingstonCoutyJail.org for inmate information or inmate payment purposes.
Use the access channels in this order when checking whether someone is in Livingston County Jail custody. For statewide prison custody after sentencing, use MDOC OTIS instead of the jail. For court charges after booking, use MiCOURT Case Search. For notifications, Michigan VINE can help track custody or case status changes, but it should not replace a direct jail or court check when timing matters.
- Call Livingston County Jail at (517) 546-2445 and ask whether the person is currently lodged, released, transferred, or held on another matter.
- Check 53rd District Court and 44th Circuit Court records through MiCOURT for charges, bond, hearing dates, and case status.
- Use the county FOIA page or online FOIA portal when booking records, booking photos, or jail paperwork are not available by phone.
- Search OTIS only after a person has moved into MDOC prison custody or state supervision.
- Use VINE for release and status notification after confirming the person and custody system.
Note: Livingston County Jail is a county jail, not an online roster page, and no official public roster was located in the research.
Livingston County Jail Contact
The jail phone is the first official route for current custody questions, bond status, release status, and basic facility questions. Public counter hours for inmate lookup were not published in the research, so callers should confirm the right office and timing before traveling. The same government campus area also includes court functions, but jail records and court records follow separate routes.
Livingston County Jail
150 S Highlander Way
Howell, MI 48843
(517) 546-2445
Fax: (517) 546-1800
Livingston County Jail Video Visits
Livingston County Jail uses video visitation for all inmate visits. The video visitation page and visitation rules page say visits must be scheduled through ICSolutions and scheduled at least 24 hours in advance. On-site visitors should arrive 15 minutes early. Adults age 17 or older must be registered on the visit and must bring valid government photo ID. Visits are monitored and recorded.
Inmates are allowed four video visits per week, with only one on-site visit per week. Each visit lasts 20 minutes. Up to three visitors may attend an on-site visit. Off-site video visits are broader than on-site visits, but meal times, counts, and housing-unit limits can affect actual available times.
| Visit Type | Days | Hours | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-site video | Monday-Friday | 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. | Schedule at least 24 hours ahead; arrive 15 minutes early. |
| Off-site video | Monday-Sunday | 8:00 a.m.-9:30 p.m. | Times exclude meals and counts; housing may affect availability. |
| Visit length | All visit days | 20 minutes | Four video visits per week; only one on-site visit per week. |
| Adult ID | All visit days | At check-in | Adults 17 or older need valid government photo ID. |
Livingston County Jail Mail and Money
The jail mail rules require USPS mail and a sender name and address. Non-legal mail must be a standard postcard no larger than 5x7. Legal mail must be clearly marked as legal, privileged, or attorney-client mail, must come from an attorney, law firm, or legal-services provider, and must include attorney information and a valid bar number. A rejected-mail appeal can be mailed to Mail Appeal at the jail address or emailed to lcsdcustomerservice@livgov.com with "Mail Appeal" in the subject line.
The jail separates deposits, packages, bond, lodging fees, phone calls, and tablet communication. The account page lists Access Corrections for trust deposits and MichiganCountyPackages / Access Securepak for gift packages. The phone page lists ICSolutions for collect, prepaid, and debit calls. The tablet messaging page says Access Corrections email and photo messaging ended on September 1, 2023, and that GettingOut / ICSolutions Bridge Tablet handles email, e-photos, and short e-video messages.
| Service | Provider or Rule | Documented Fee or Note |
|---|---|---|
| Mail Address | Inmate Name, Resident, Livingston County Jail, 150 S. Highlander Way, Howell, MI 48843 | Standard postcards only for non-legal mail. |
| Trust Deposits | Access Corrections, (866) 345-1884, accesscorrections.com, or jail lobby kiosk | Deposit fee is disclosed at time of deposit. |
| Gift Packages | MichiganCountyPackages / Access Securepak, (800) 546-6283 | Order through the commissary vendor. |
| Phone Calls | ICSolutions, (888) 506-8407 | Collect, prepaid, and debit call options. |
| Tablet Messages | GettingOut / ICSolutions Bridge Tablet | Refund requests: 1-866-516-0115. |
Livingston County Jail Booking Records
A Livingston County Jail booking starts when an arresting agency brings a person to the jail for identification, intake, account setup, property handling, screening, bond or hold review, and court movement. The research found that money in an inmate's possession at booking is placed into an inmate trust account and that a $12 booking fee is charged at booking. If a person is later sentenced to prison, personal property may be released to a family member Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; unclaimed property is discarded after 60 days.
Bond is handled through cash at the jail or credit card through AllPaid. AllPaid charges a 7% processing fee and uses Pay Location Code 5553. Cash bond avoids the third-party service fee. Before paying, confirm that bond has been set and that no other hold blocks release. A detainer is a request or hold from another agency, and it can keep a person in custody even when one bond has been paid.
- Booking
- The jail intake record created after arrest.
- Bond
- Court-set release conditions or money that may allow release while a case is pending.
- Detainer
- A hold or request from another court, jail, prison, federal agency, or immigration authority.
- FOIA
- Michigan's public-records process for nonexempt sheriff and jail records.
Livingston County Jail Programs
The Sheriff's Office research describes a busy Jail Division with local programming. Jail programs include Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, church services, counseling, self-development classes, GED completion help, financial literacy, parenting programs, and digital literacy. The 2024 county annual report noted the 100th GED graduate since the program began in 2016. The 2025 annual report described NorthStar digital literacy work and said inmates who complete the course receive a free computer when released.
Recent county annual reports also describe operational updates. Jail Services completed a digital intercom upgrade in 2024 to improve safety, operational efficiency, and communication. The Sheriff's Office earned three-year re-accreditation from the Michigan Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission in 2025 after first achieving that accreditation in 2022. These program and operations details do not replace a custody search, but they help explain how the Livingston County Jail functions as more than a booking counter.
Note: Confirm custody, visit timing, bond, and release status with the jail before traveling or sending money.