Houghton County Sheriff | Houghton, Michigan

403 E Houghton Ave
Houghton, MI 49931-2096

(906) 482-1742

Houghton County Sheriff

Houghton is home to the Houghton County Sheriff. This prison facility holds inmates sentenced in Houghton and Houghton County Courts and courts of other cities in the Houghton County area areas. It's important to call an inmate first to make sure they can receive visitors and that they are still at the facility. Houghton County Sheriff is located in Houghton MI, in the 49931-2096 Zipcode. This is in Houghton County MI. Before traveling or booking hotels, always verify with your inmate first.

Prisons in MI, like many others these days can make it difficult and costly for inmates to call the outside. This is also true of Houghton County Sheriff. Some charge long distance fees of over $10 a minute making it almost impossible to maintain relationships and family ties. Inmate families have found they can avoid these abusive fees by setting up a local prison phone number that ring their long distance phone. A company called GlobalTel.com provides this service and they can be contacted here: jail calls. They also provide an easy way to send mail to an inmate. To use their mail service, click here: send postcards. Always talk with your inmate to learn the hours they are permitted to make phone calls or receive visitors. Facilities like Houghton County Sheriff have rules for sending mail and restrictions on the days and times allowed for visitation, Facilities in MI each have different rules that you'll be required to follow. So don't assume they are the same as each other.

Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.

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