Winnebago County, WI Public Records

Courts in Winnebago County

Court Records in Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Court records in Winnebago County are handled by the county Clerk of Courts. Some examples of court records available include warrants, affidavits, dockets, judgments, orders, decrees, calendars, and court transcripts. You can access court records by visiting the County Clerk's Office, using public access workstations at the Winnebago County Courthouse, or online with the Wisconsin Circuit Court access portal. You will need details of the case, such as the case number, to access it online.

While court records are generally open to the public, some are restricted. Restricted records include guardianship records, adoptions, juvenile delinquent cases, terminations of parental rights, records with financial disclosure statements, sections with personal information, and sealed or redacted records.

Jails and Prisons in Winnebago County

Find Inmate Search and Jail Records in Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Winnebago County's jails and correctional facilities are maintained by the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Situated in the city of Oshkosh, the Winnebago County Jail is a medium-security county jail. Male offenders convicted of offenses covered by Wisconsin state and federal legislation are housed in the facility. The County Jail was established in 1849.

The Sheriff's Office makes its current list of inmates available to the public through its Current Inmate List. Note that this list is available in document format and does not require you to have any details. The list also contains inmate names, ID numbers, genders, judicial statuses, and the dates of their initial bookings.

Police Departments and Sheriff Offices in Winnebago County

Arrest Records in Winnebago County, Wisconsin

All arrests made by county and state law enforcement in Winnebago County are documented in the county's arrest records. Arrest records usually contain the arrestee's full name, birthdate, physical description, the arresting officer and agency, the date of the arrest, and mugshot. However, certain arrest records are confidential. These include juvenile arrest records and personally identifiable information such as social security and driver's license numbers.

Arrest records are made available at the county level by the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office using the Current Inmate List. Public access to arrest records from state-run correctional facilities in Winnebago County is made possible by the offender search portal offered by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

You can also request access to these records by visiting the police department where the arrest was made. City police departments in the county include Oshkosh PD, Appleton PD, Neenah PD, Menasha PD, Larsen PD, Fremont PD, and Omro PD. A request of this nature may be denied if permitted by law.