Iron County Jail Overview
Iron County Jail is the verified detention facility in Iron County. It is operated by the Iron County Sheriff's Office at the county government and courthouse complex in Hurley. The facility is a county jail, not a state prison, federal prison, ICE detention center, or separate regional jail. No separate jail annex, municipal jail roster, work-release building, medical unit, or federal contract facility was verified in Iron County.
The jail holds people in several local custody categories: pretrial detainees waiting for court action, sentenced county jail inmates, people held on warrants or court commitments, Huber/work-release inmates, and short-term local custody under sheriff control. Huber release is a custody privilege inside the jail. It is not a separate Iron County facility.
Iron County Jail Population
The county jail page does not publish a current daily population dashboard or official capacity line. The Vera Institute Incarceration Trends county dataset lists Iron County jail rated capacity as 36 beds in recent rows through 2025 and lists total jail population values of 7 in 2025, 8 in 2024, 4.25 in 2023, 8 in 2022, 4.5 in 2021, 4 in 2020, and 10 in 2019. These are annual dataset values, not a live roster count.
Local records add operational color. January 14, 2025 Law Enforcement Committee minutes say Sheriff Paul Samardich reported Iron County housed inmates for Price County for $21,459.48 and that a jail inspection completed in October had an overall good report with a few minor updates recommended. The annual population can remain low while daily classification, sex separation, medical needs, or court holds still create practical jail-management issues.
Look Up Iron County Jail Inmates
Iron County Jail does not have a located official online roster, booking-number search, current inmate list, or recent-bookings feed. The lookup path is local and status-based. Use the jail phone line for immediate custody questions, VINELink for custody notification, WCCA after court filing, and the sheriff records process for booking records that are not visible online.
- Call Iron County Jail or the Sheriff's Office at 715-561-3800 with the person's full name and date of birth if known.
- Search Wisconsin VINELink for custody status and notification enrollment.
- Use WCCA when formal charges have been filed in court.
- Send a records request to irso@ironcountywi.org or fax 715-561-2822 for booking materials.
- Use the Wisconsin DOC locator only when state custody or supervision may apply.
The DOC locator does not cover most new Iron County Jail bookings. Federal BOP and ICE locators are separate systems and no such facility was verified in Iron County.
Iron County Jail Address and Contact
The jail, sheriff's office, and many court-related offices are clustered at the courthouse complex in Hurley. The sheriff staff directory lists the office as a 24/7 operation. The records-request page gives a separate records phone extension for sheriff records.
Iron County Jail
300 Taconite St, Suite 226
Hurley, WI 54534
715-561-3800
Fax: 715-561-2822
Records: 715-561-2440 ext. 2151
Email: irso@ironcountywi.org
Visit Iron County Jail Inmates
Iron County Jail visitation is published by the county jail page and sheriff FAQ. Visitors must bring picture ID. Minors are not allowed in visitation without prior authorization by the Sheriff. The public page does not list a dress code, remote video visitation, holiday schedule, attorney visit process, visit-length rule, or cancellation policy, so call before traveling.
| Day | Male Visitation | Female Visitation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Picture ID required. |
| Sunday | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Minors require prior sheriff authorization. |
Note: The jail page does not identify a separate visitor entrance or parking lot, so confirm arrival instructions before a visit.
Iron County Jail Mail and Money
Mail must be addressed to the inmate's name, c/o Iron County Jail, 300 Taconite St, Ste. 226, Hurley, WI 54534. The sender's name and return address must be printed on the envelope. No public Iron County mail policy was located for books, photographs, publications, greeting cards, legal mail, rejection notices, or scanned mail, so ask the jail before sending anything that could be refused.
| Service | How It Works | Published Limits or Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Commissary account | Paid in person at the jail | Cash or money order only; no personal checks or credit cards. |
| Reliance phone account | Inmate texts a link to five individuals | Jail cannot accept Reliance phone-account funds. |
| Huber drug test | Paid before required discretionary testing | $6.00 for each second/discretionary drug test listed in rules. |
| Huber laundry | Jail laundry by request | $5.00 per load from canteen account with one-day advance request. |
Booking at Iron County Jail
Iron County does not publish a full booking manual, but the normal county-jail path starts with arrest or commitment by an authorized agency. Booking commonly includes identity confirmation, warrant checks, property inventory, search, fingerprints where required, booking photo where jail policy requires it, health screening, classification, and housing assignment. The booking record and the court record are linked but separate.
Medical care is part of local custody. The Iron County Health Department 2024 annual report says the registered nurse completed 142 jail nursing service encounters, including 34 inmate assessments, 48 medical requests and follow-ups, 10 medication-management visits, mental-health referrals, emergency medical interventions, specialized-care transfers, lab reviews, and vital-sign monitoring. Those details support the local custody picture without creating a public medical record.
Iron County Jail Huber Release
Iron County publishes Huber release forms and a detailed work-release rules packet. A sentenced person with Huber privileges must report on the scheduled date by the time designated by the jailer and not later than 2:00 p.m. unless a court order, Jail Lieutenant, or Sheriff authorizes otherwise. The person must spend the first full day in jail and report sober. The jail can require urine or breath testing, and rules list a $6.00 cost for each second or discretionary drug test.
Huber inmates must verify employment, follow schedule rules, stay within work-hour and travel limits, and return through the Huber receiving area. Work is limited to 40 hours per week plus travel time. Work outside Iron County is generally not permitted unless current employment requires adjacent-county work in Price, Vilas, Ashland, or Gogebic. Iron County sentence Huber inmates are charged $20 per day for days released for work, and a $5 daily inmate fee applies to days not released for work. Huber transfers convicted in another county are charged $45 per day.
Iron County Jail Records Requests
For booking sheets, release records, arrest reports, bond information, or mugshots, use the sheriff records-request process. The county page lists email irso@ironcountywi.org, fax 715-561-2822, and phone 715-561-2440 ext. 2151. Wisconsin public-records law supports inspection and copying, but law-enforcement records can be redacted or withheld under exemptions, privacy concerns, safety concerns, juvenile confidentiality, or ongoing-investigation issues.
The sheriff page, jail page, records page, VINELink, WCCA, and DOC locator each answer a different question. A strong request names the person, date of birth if known, arrest or booking date, case number if known, and the exact record sought.
Note: Confirm custody and visit rules with Iron County Jail before travel, mailing funds, or assuming release from any online result.
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