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Price County Jail Overview

Price County Jail is operated by the Price County Sheriff's Office at the sheriff and jail complex in Phillips. The jail page lists Brian S. Schmidt as Sheriff and Danielle Peterson as Jail Lieutenant. The jail is the county's public route for current inmate list access, bail and bond information, CIDNET video visitation, inmate telephone service, mail rules, canteen rules, Access Corrections deposits, VINE, and family or visitor instructions.

The Price County Jail population includes adults booked by Price County law-enforcement agencies. It may include pretrial detainees, sentenced county inmates, Huber/work-release inmates, electronic monitoring participants, and people waiting for bond, court, or release processing. No separate county work-release annex, city jail roster, state prison, BOP facility, or ICE detention facility was found in Price County official sources.

The jail's public FAQ refers to minimum, medium, and maximum-security classifications. That means jail staff classify people for housing and programs based on current offenses, past convictions, and institutional behavior. It does not mean Price County operates separate public facilities by security level.

Price County Jail Population

Official Price County web pages did not publish a rated bed capacity for the jail. Wisconsin DOC's Office of Detention Facilities says it collects county jail capacity, head count, Huber capacity and count, gender, people housed for other facilities, electronic monitoring, and in-custody death data, but the public 2025 report did not print a Price County capacity table.

The county's Current Inmate List showed zero inmates on July 3, 2026. That was a public roster snapshot, not a capacity statement or an annual average. The stronger annual source is the ODF report, which listed 479 Price County jail admissions in 2025, an increase from 411 in 2024.

Look Up Price County Jail Inmates

The correct lookup for this facility is the Price County Jail Current Inmate List. The roster is a free county page with a disclaimer, sorting controls, and a total inmate count. When it has entries, the Access Corrections page says the Resident Booking Number or inmate CID can be found on the booking photo in the Current Inmate List tab.

1. Open the Current Inmate List from the Price County Jail or Sheriff's Office page.
2. Read the disclaimer because the county says the list may not be current or accurate.
3. Use Newest Booking Date for recent arrests or name sorting when checking a known person.
4. If an entry appears, use the booking photo area to locate the CID or Resident Booking Number for deposits.
5. If no entry appears, call the jail at 715-339-4116 or the sheriff's main line at 715-339-3011.
6. Use WCCA, Wisconsin DOC, BOP, ICE, or VINELink when the person may be outside Price County Jail custody.

The official Price County Jail hub screenshot shows how the county groups the jail page, sheriff contact details, family information cards, and public links.

The facility hub is important because many jail services are published as separate county information pages rather than one single inmate manual.

Price County Jail Contact

The jail and sheriff pages use the same Cherry Street government complex. The county lists the jail operation as available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Use the main sheriff number for general contact and the jail/bond/deposit fallback line when the question is about a CID, bond, deposit, or jail-specific process.

Visit Price County Jail

Price County uses video visitation. In-person housing-unit visits are not allowed. Onsite video uses one video booth in the Sheriff's Office lobby and is free. Home video visits use CIDNET, require a visitor account, require staff approval, and must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance.

The county's video visitation page screenshot shows the CIDNET process, onsite booth, home-visit setup, and scheduling rules.

The single onsite booth is a practical reason to schedule ahead instead of relying on walk-in availability.

Mail at Price County Jail

Inmate mail goes through USPS to the jail's PO Box. The required format is Price County Jail, Inmate Name, PO Box B, Phillips, WI 54555. The county accepts letters, greeting cards, postcards, and standard photographs, but the sender's complete name and return address must be on the envelope.

Mail can be withheld when it has labels, stickers, glue, paint, decoration, marker, crayon, or similar additives. Polaroids and sexually explicit photos are not accepted. Books and magazines must come directly from an official vendor such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or a similar source. Mail for people no longer in custody is returned to sender.

Money and Phone Accounts

Access Corrections handles online and phone deposits. The county tells depositors to select Wisconsin as the state, Price County as the agency, and to enter the Resident Booking Number or CID from the booking photo or from jail staff. Deposits also require the inmate's first and last name and cardholder information.

Funds in a trust account can be used for canteen, phone cards, fees, fines, child support, or the release balance. The county says remaining release funds go to debt first, then a check is mailed to the last known address.

Booking at Price County Jail

Booking at Price County Jail includes identity questions, medical and mental-health history, fingerprints, booking photos, property handling, and intake medical screening. Personal property is stored, medications must be reviewed by jail medical staff, and money is placed into the inmate trust-account process. A phone call is allowed after booking as time allows and if no phone restrictions apply.

A housed inmate may be placed in a holding cell for up to 24 hours for observation as space permits. After the first 24 hours, the person may move to general population if preliminary screening permits. Once in general population, inmates receive jail-issued linens and hygiene items.

Bond from Price County Jail

During business hours, Price County bail and bonds are paid at the Clerk of Circuit Court, 126 Cherry Street, Room 206. The clerk accepts cash, cashier's check, credit card, and money order during posted hours. After business hours or for out-of-county bonds, payment is made at the Sheriff's Office, where exact cash or credit card is accepted because change cannot be made.

Online bond can be paid through the county's Pay Now/GovPayNet/AllPaid route. The county says online credit-card payments have a 2.50% service fee or a $2 minimum. The payer selects Bonds as the payment type, enters the court case number, and enters the county and state so the payment posts to the correct case.

Programs at Price County Jail

Price County publishes several jail program and condition details. Minimum and medium-security inmates may attend weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and voluntary religious services. Maximum-security inmates need special approval from the Jail Administrator or Sheriff for religious programming. The jail also has a library, indigent hygiene and writing supplies, PREA reporting, grievance forms, and special request routes.

Huber work release and the Electronic Monitoring Program are tied to judge-granted privileges, sheriff criteria, and required fees or prepayments. Medical services are provided by contracted jail medical staff, and the FAQ names Correctional Healthcare Companies. Nurse visits and doctor visits carry county-listed fees, while emergency medical issues should be reported to the on-duty jail officer.