Use the Sheriff-Linked Jail Roster First—Then Match the Record to the Right Court or Service
For current local custody in St. Croix County, start with the St. Croix County Jail Inmate Roster and Public Safety Portal linked by the county. The St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office operates the jail at 1101 Carmichael Road, Suite G200, Hudson, Wisconsin.
The county says the same public safety portal can provide a current inmate list and open-warrant information. A roster entry is a custody record, not a conviction or a complete criminal-history report.
Choose the Official Source That Matches Your Question
St. Croix County custody, a Wisconsin court case, an open warrant, a jail account, and state-prison custody are different records. Start with the source designed for the specific question you need answered.
How to Search the St. Croix County Jail Roster
The county’s Jail page links directly to a Zuercher Public Safety Portal for the current inmate list and open warrants. During this research pass, the portal itself could not be inspected reliably, so this guide does not invent search fields or button labels that could not be verified.
Start from the county-linked portal
Open the official Public Safety Portal from St. Croix County’s Jail page. This avoids copied inmate lists, outdated screenshots, and commercial jail directories.
Use the portal’s available inmate-search controls
Search using the controls actually shown by the live portal. If a name does not appear, check spelling and reasonable name variations before concluding the person is not in custody.
Read the full custody entry
Use every available identifier and booking detail shown by the official entry to reduce wrong-person matches. Do not rely on the name alone when names are similar.
Move to WCCA when the question becomes a court question
Use Wisconsin Circuit Court Access for the court-side case history and the St. Croix County Clerk of Courts when you need local court assistance.
Refresh before taking a time-sensitive action
Recheck custody or call the jail before posting bond, travelling to Hudson, funding an account, sending medication, or arranging transportation after release.
What a Jail Roster or Booking Record Can—and Cannot—Tell You
The Sheriff’s Jail FAQ says the facility can hold people arrested or charged with offenses ranging from misdemeanor driving matters to serious felonies, as well as people serving a sentence. The jail also sometimes holds intoxicated individuals temporarily until transportation to a detoxification center is available.
| Record type | Best use | Do not assume |
|---|---|---|
| Current inmate roster | Check whether a person appears in St. Croix County jail custody when you search. | A missing name proves the person was never booked, or that every prior booking remains searchable. |
| Booking information | Understand the custody event and any details the live portal makes public. | A booking allegation is a conviction or final charge. |
| Open-warrant information | Check whether the public safety system or court record shows a warrant. | A warrant means the person is currently in the St. Croix County Jail. |
| WCCA court record | Follow the public Wisconsin circuit-court case, hearings, and court-side developments. | A court case proves present jail custody. |
Arrest is not conviction. Booking information reflects a custody stage. Filed charges can change, cases can be dismissed, and later court outcomes belong in the court record rather than the jail roster.
No Inmate Result? Troubleshoot Before Searching Random Counties
A newly arrested person may not be visible immediately. St. Croix County does not publish a fixed roster-delay promise on the pages reviewed. Call the jail at 715-386-4752 when the arrest is very recent.
Recheck spelling, middle-name differences, former surnames, hyphenation, and suffixes using only the controls the live portal provides.
A current-custody portal may no longer show a person who has left the jail. Use WCCA for the continuing court case and WI-VINE if custody notification is your goal.
Identify the arresting agency, court, warrant county, or transfer destination first. Do not guess a nearby county solely because the St. Croix roster has no result.
After a state-prison sentence or transfer, use the Wisconsin DOC locator. DOC expressly notes that its database does not cover people sentenced only to county jail.
If federal custody is plausible, use the BOP Inmate Locator. A county roster and federal inmate locator serve different systems.
Initial Court Appearance and Release Timing
The St. Croix County Jail FAQ says an inmate’s initial court appearance is typically at 1 p.m. on the following business day after arrest. Weekends, holidays, case circumstances, and court orders can affect what happens next.
The same county FAQ says release can take 2 to 3 hours. Treat that as the county’s general guidance, not a guaranteed release time. Bond processing, other holds, court orders, transportation, and administrative processing can change the actual timing.
How Bond Works in St. Croix County
St. Croix County provides online bond instructions, a jail-lobby kiosk, and a Clerk of Courts route for certain payments. Verify the current bond amount and payment method before submitting money.
The county instructs users to call the jail at 715-386-4753 first so bond information can be uploaded. Then use JAILATM, select St. Croix County Jail, WI, select the inmate, and confirm the payment by email.
The county says a bond over $10,000, or a payment by cashier’s check, must be completed with the Clerk of Courts during regular business hours.
The county says the lobby kiosk can accept cash or a scanned credit card at any time of day or night. The published bond page lists an additional $3 fee for cash and a 10% fee for credit-card use.
The county warns that violating court-ordered bond conditions can lead to forfeiture. It also states that if the person is found guilty, bond money can be applied to restitution, fines, or costs under Wisconsin law.
St. Croix County court and case search
Use Wisconsin Circuit Court Access for public circuit-court case information. The St. Croix County Clerk of Courts is at 1101 Carmichael Road, Suite 1520, Hudson, WI 54016.
| Court contact | Verified detail |
|---|---|
| Clerk of Courts main | 715-386-4630 |
| Criminal division | 715-386-4631 |
| Address | 1101 Carmichael Road, Suite 1520, Hudson, WI 54016 |
| Office hours | Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; closed holidays |
Video Visitation and Phone Calls
St. Croix County uses video visitation
The county currently states that no in-person visits are available. Remote and lobby-kiosk video visits use HomeWAV, and visitors must register online.
| Visit option | Published schedule / cost |
|---|---|
| Remote visit | 6:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. daily; last visit begins at 9 p.m.; county lists $0.25 per minute. |
| Free lobby-kiosk visit | One free 20-minute visit per inmate per week. Monday & Thursday 9 a.m.-noon; age 55+ Tuesday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Wednesday & Friday 2:30-5 p.m. |
| Paid lobby-kiosk availability | Monday & Thursday noon-9:30 p.m.; Wednesday & Friday 4-9:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Saturday & Sunday 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. |
Before paying for minutes, register with HomeWAV, choose the St. Croix County facility and inmate, and run the audio/video and internet-speed tests provided by the vendor. The county advises calling the jail for current information before a visit.
Phone calls
Inmates can make collect calls and can purchase phone time through the canteen kiosk system. St. Croix County says prepaid phone services are currently provided by HomeWAV.
Inmates may not receive incoming calls or ordinary messages. The county says a life-or-death emergency message may be considered after a deputy verifies the emergency.
Mail, Inmate Accounts and Canteen
Mailing address
Inmate Name
St. Croix County Jail
1101 Carmichael Road
Hudson, WI 54016
The county requires a sender’s full return name and address. Letters without a complete return address are returned to the post office.
Perfume or lipstick on the exterior, Polaroid photographs, personal checks, property, stamps, envelopes, or contraband. The county says contraband may be returned or destroyed at staff discretion.
The Jail FAQ says photographs must be appropriate and that photos, notes, letters, and cards must arrive through the U.S. Postal Service rather than being dropped off.
Adding money to an inmate account
St. Croix County lists four deposit routes: cash or credit card at the jail-lobby kiosk; cashier’s check or money order at the front window; certified funds by U.S. Mail; and online deposits through JAILATM. Personal checks are not accepted.
Canteen timing
Canteen is offered once per week to inmates with a positive account balance. The county says funds must be in the inmate’s account by 11 a.m. Tuesday for Wednesday delivery.
Prescription Medication, Eyeglasses and Personal Property
What can be dropped off?
The Jail FAQ says ordinary property cannot be dropped off. The exceptions are prescription medication, eyeglasses, or other medical equipment, and these items must be approved by the jail nurse.
Prescription medication may be dropped off in a clean, appropriately marked prescription container. The county says the container information is used to help verify the inmate’s doctor, pharmacy, and dosage.
Property after release
If a released inmate leaves personal belongings at the jail, the county says the inmate must pick them up or designate another person to pick them up within 30 days of the release date. A designee must bring identification.
Property confiscated as evidence is different. The county directs people to the police department that arrested the inmate. For an impounded or towed vehicle, contact the arresting agency and/or the impound lot.
Sheriff Records and Booking-Record Requests
The live roster is the first source for current custody, but it is not the entire Sheriff’s record. St. Croix County’s public-records notice states that the Sheriff is the legal custodian of Sheriff’s Office records under Wisconsin public-records law.
St. Croix County Sheriff
ATTN: Public Records Request
1101 Carmichael Road
Hudson, WI 54016
715-381-4320
sheriff@sccwi.gov
The county notice says requests may be oral or written and should be reasonably specific about the subject matter and time period. Ask for an existing record by type, approximate date, person, incident number, or location when known.
The Sheriff’s public-record notice says records can be withheld when they do not exist or are not accessible under public-records law, and that fees may apply. For a court disposition, judgment, or filed case record, use WCCA or the Clerk of Courts instead of treating the Sheriff as the court-record custodian.
WI-VINE Custody Notifications
St. Croix County identifies Wisconsin VINE as a free and anonymous service for information and notification. The county says VINE monitors custody status in Wisconsin county jails and makes information available by phone or online 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
VINE is useful when you need a notification workflow rather than repeatedly refreshing a roster. A notification still should not be treated as a court judgment or complete criminal record.
St. Croix County WI-VINE InformationWhen to Search Wisconsin DOC or Federal Custody
The Wisconsin DOC locator provides public records for convicted people sentenced to incarceration, supervision, or both with DOC. DOC expressly states that the database does not provide information on people sentenced to county jail.
The BOP Inmate Locator covers federal inmates from 1982 to the present. If a person is listed as released or not in BOP custody, the BOP notes that another correctional or law-enforcement system may still have custody.
Do not switch to DOC or federal search simply because the county portal has no result. Use the arresting agency, court record, warrant source, or confirmed transfer information to identify the correct system.
St. Croix County Jail and Court Contacts
| Contact | Use it for | Phone / location |
|---|---|---|
| St. Croix County Jail | Current custody, recent booking/release questions, jail rules | 715-386-4752 1101 Carmichael Rd, Suite G200, Hudson, WI 54016 |
| St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office | Sheriff services and public-record requests | 715-381-4320 1101 Carmichael Rd, Suite G100, Hudson, WI 54016 |
| Non-emergency dispatch | Non-emergency law-enforcement dispatch | 715-386-4701 |
| Clerk of Courts | Court case administration and local criminal-case questions | 715-386-4630 1101 Carmichael Rd, Suite 1520, Hudson, WI 54016 |
| Clerk – Criminal Division | Criminal-case questions | 715-386-4631 |
Map: St. Croix County Jail, Hudson
Use St. Croix County Jail Information Responsibly
A roster entry, booking, charge, or warrant is not proof of guilt. Court records control legal outcomes, and custody can change after bond, release, transfer, sentencing, or another hold.
Do not rely on an old screenshot as current custody proof. Do not use jail, warrant, or court information to harass, threaten, stalk, shame, or impersonate another person. Recheck time-sensitive information through the official source before acting.
St. Croix County Jail Roster FAQs
What is the official St. Croix County jail roster?
St. Croix County links to its Inmate Roster and Public Safety Portal from the official Jail page. The county describes it as a current list of people in custody and says the portal also includes open warrants.
Where is the St. Croix County Jail?
The jail is at 1101 Carmichael Road, Suite G200, Hudson, Wisconsin 54016. The published jail phone is 715-386-4752.
Why might a recently arrested person not appear on the roster?
A booking may still be processing, the name may be entered differently, the person may have been released or transferred, or another county, Wisconsin DOC, or federal system may have custody. St. Croix County does not publish a fixed roster-delay guarantee on the pages reviewed.
Does an open warrant mean someone is in the St. Croix County Jail?
No. The county’s Public Safety Portal includes open-warrant information, but a warrant and current incarceration are different statuses. Check the current inmate roster separately.
When is the first court appearance after an arrest?
The St. Croix County Jail FAQ says the initial court appearance is typically at 1 p.m. on the following business day after arrest. Court schedules and case circumstances can change, so verify the actual case through WCCA or the Clerk of Courts.
How can I post bond for someone in the St. Croix County Jail?
St. Croix County provides online JAILATM instructions, a jail-lobby kiosk, and a Clerk of Courts route. The county says to call 715-386-4753 before an online bond payment so the information can be uploaded. Bonds over $10,000 and cashier-check payments must go through the Clerk of Courts during business hours.
Can I visit an inmate in person?
The current county page says no in-person visits are available. Video visitation is provided through HomeWAV, with remote visits and lobby-kiosk options under the county’s published schedule.
Can I call an inmate directly?
No. Inmates place outgoing collect or prepaid calls. The county says ordinary incoming calls and messages are not accepted, except a life-or-death emergency message that a deputy verifies.
How do I add money to an inmate account?
The county lists cash or credit card at the jail-lobby kiosk, cashier’s check or money order at the front window, certified funds by U.S. Mail, and JAILATM online. Personal checks are not accepted.
Can I drop off prescription medication?
The Jail FAQ says prescription medication can be dropped off in a clean, properly marked prescription container, subject to jail-nurse approval. Eyeglasses and other medical equipment may also be accepted with nurse approval; ordinary property cannot be dropped off.
Official Sources Reviewed
Source review date: October 5, 2026. Roster status, provider details, fees, schedules, bond methods, and facility rules can change; verify the live official page before acting.