Green County Jail Inmate Lookup

Green County Jail Overview

The Green County Jail Division is operated by the Green County Sheriff's Office at the sheriff's complex on 6th Street in Monroe. Sheriff Cody D. Kanable is the current sheriff identified in the 2024 annual report. It is a county jail, not a state prison, and official Green County materials identify it as the only detention facility physically operating in the county. The jail receives in-custody offenders for all Green County municipalities and holds people at the local custody stage, including pretrial detainees, warrant arrests, court commitments, county-sentenced inmates, and Huber or work-release inmates when those privileges are approved.

The facility houses maximum-security prisoners awaiting trial or without work-release privileges, medium-security prisoners, and minimum-security prisoners serving Huber Law sentences. The jail and Sheriff's Office were first built at the current site in 1959. A 1982 linear-design expansion added cellblocks, a day room, a nurse office, a transportation security bay, and two isolation or special-needs cells. A secure tunnel connects the jail to the Green County Justice Center next door, where the Clerk of Circuit Court and District Attorney offices are located.

The screenshot below comes from the county's Jail Division page, which identifies the jail operator, address, phone number, and jail administrator.

Green County Jail Capacity and Population

The Green County Sheriff's Office 2024 Annual Report states that the 1982 expansion increased maximum rated cell capacity to 68 inmates, plus two isolation or special-needs cells. The 2017 Annual Report adds important operational context: usable bed space can be lower than the rated number because jail staff must separate people by classification, sex, medical isolation needs, and detention status. That report estimated practical capacity at about 58 under ideal conditions.

The 2024 Annual Report listed the jail's 2024 average daily population at 48, the highest average daily population in the past ten years, and reported 617 bookings for the year. Even with an average below the rated capacity, the jail still experienced housing strain because available beds do not always match the classification mix. In 2024, Green County reported moving female inmates to Iowa County Jail for 444 inmate days at a cost of $26,640.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Green County Jail

Green County does not publish an official online jail roster, public inmate-search form, booking-photo gallery, or sample inmate profile in the county sources. The county's custody lookup path is phone-first: call the jail information line or the Communication Center, then use Wisconsin VINE for custody notifications and court or records systems for related documents. Do not use the Wisconsin DOC Offender Locator as the first stop for a county-jail-only detainee. DOC is for sentenced state prison or supervision custody, while Green County Jail is administered separately.

1. Call the Green County Jail custody information line at 608-328-9598. If routing or dispatch assistance is needed, call the Sheriff's Office and Communication Center at 608-328-9400.
2. Have the person's full name, date of birth or approximate age, arrest date, arresting agency, and any warrant or case number available.
3. Ask whether the person is currently held at Green County Jail, released, transferred, boarded in another county, moved to DOC custody, or held for court.
4. Use Green County's VINE information or VINELink Wisconsin for automated jail custody-status notifications.
5. For filed criminal charges after arrest, search Wisconsin Circuit Court Access and identify Green County Circuit Court cases.
6. For booking records, incident reports, or arrest-related photos not online, use the Green County Sheriff's public-record request process and allow the county's stated processing time.

Green County Jail Address and Contact

The jail and Sheriff's Office share the 6th Street complex in Monroe. The main line reaches the Green County Sheriff's Office and Communication Center. The separate jail custody information line is the more direct starting point for confirming whether a person is in custody, provided the caller has enough identifying information to distinguish similar names.

Visiting Someone at Green County Jail

Green County Jail uses video visitation for friends and family. The official visitation page says face-to-face personal visits are not allowed, and remote video visits are available through Reliance Telephone. On-site video visitation uses two booths at the jail, and each inmate receives one free on-site visit per week per visitor. Non-attorney visits are recorded and monitored, and visits may be cancelled without notice for safety, security, or operational needs.

Attorney and official visits are separate from personal video visitation. Jail rules identify reasonable-hours access but state that attorney visits are not held from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 4:15 to 6:00 p.m., or 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., and not during regular visitation hours. Special circumstances require advance request to the Jail Sergeant or Jail Administrator/Lieutenant.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Green County Jail

The Green County mail and property rules allow handwritten or typed letters and money through the mail. Books, magazines, and puzzle books from bookstores, publishers, or private sellers require prior jail sergeant approval, and items from home addresses are not accepted. Stickers and decorative stamps are removed and discarded. Cards, drawings, and Polaroids go to property, though a black-and-white photocopy may be provided to the inmate.

Money for an inmate account can be mailed by money order, deposited through the Stellar Teller in the Sheriff's Office inner lobby, or deposited online through JailATM. Green County applies inmate funds toward jail fees, medical services, medications, and canteen where allowed. Commissary orders are placed Tuesday nights before lockdown and delivered Wednesdays except holidays.

Booking and Intake at Green County Jail

The 2024 Sheriff's Office Annual Report says jail deputies booked 617 inmates in 2024 and that the booking process takes an average of 90 minutes. Booking includes photographing, fingerprinting, medical and mental-health assessment, and intake demographics. A person may arrive after a patrol arrest, warrant arrest, probation or parole action, or direct court commitment. The same report says court security conducted 42 in-custody transports from court to jail for people sentenced directly to jail, ordered held on bond, or given an in-custody sanction from treatment court.

After secure entry at the jail, staff collect identifying information, handle property, remove disallowed items, deposit money into the inmate account, and assign housing based on classification. Green County emphasizes that classification is not a minor detail. The jail must separate inmates by security level, sex, medical isolation, detention status, and Huber/work-release status. A single classification issue can make beds unavailable even when the overall headcount looks below the rated capacity.

About Green County Jail

Green County Jail has a long facility history at the Monroe sheriff's complex. The original 1959 jail and Sheriff's Office building included 15 cells that were still in use according to the 2024 report. The 1982 expansion created the current linear jail addition, and the 2005 Justice Center project added the secure tunnel connection to nearby court offices. A 2016 study concluded that the facility was beyond renovation or remodel capabilities because of DOC square-footage and programming requirements.

Current county materials describe both programming and building strain. Summit provides food service, and Advanced Correctional Health or Advanced Correctional Healthcare provides part-time medical care through a doctor and registered nurse. The jail also reports volunteer or no-cost religious services, drug and alcohol treatment, crisis stabilization, and weekly mental-health services with a licensed professional. The medical services page explains local copays and outside medical approval rules.

The 2024 report described aging mechanical systems, HVAC and air-conditioning problems, moisture issues, cracked shower tile, cleaning needs in showers, vent grilles, and a dayroom ceiling, and a recommendation to review lighting levels in cells and dayrooms. It also noted an active facilities committee studying replacement needs for the jail, 911 Communications Center, and law-enforcement operations. Green County materials do not identify a consent decree, major jail litigation, or federal civil-rights investigation involving the jail.