This is a private reference resource, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Those tasks belong to the responsible public office.
Where to Request Portage Records
For a Sheriff-created booking record, jail information, or an identified booking photograph, contact the Portage County Sheriff’s Office Records Division. The Sheriff’s public-records route asks for clear identifying details and decides whether a record is releasable under Wisconsin law.
Portage County Sheriff’s Office, Records Division
1500 Strongs Avenue
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3542
Main and records line: 715-346-1400
Records specialist: 715-346-1443
Regular in-person records hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m., excluding holidays
Corrections operates the Portage County Jail at the same Law Enforcement Center. Its information line is 715-346-1259, and jail, patrol, and Communications Center functions operate around the clock. The county’s current website does not provide a public inmate-search roster, so a direct agency contact or a focused records request is the official path.
- For an identified booking record or photo, use the Sheriff request process described on the home page.
- For a dated active-warrant question, use the Sheriff’s official check-and-confirm path on Wanted Fugitives.
- For a public circuit-court filing or disposition, search Wisconsin Circuit Court Access and contact the Portage County Clerk if needed.
- For county-jail status notification, use Wisconsin VINE when its enrollment rules fit the situation.
- For state-prison or community-supervision records, use the Wisconsin DOC locator and its public-records channel.
- For a federal or immigration custody question, use the appropriate BOP or ICE locator rather than a county booking request.