Ottawa County Sheriff's Office

Corrections Division (Jail)

Lt. Steve Baar, Jail Administrator
12130 Fillmore Street
West Olive, MI 49460
Phone: (616) 738-4095
FAX: (616) 738-4099

Inmate Information: (616) 786-4140
Online Inmate Lookup

The primary goal of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division (Jail) is to insure the safety of inmates, corrections personnel, and residents of Ottawa County. This is accomplished by detaining inmates in a secure manner, in the least restrictive setting possible, given inmate classification. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division strives to provide all inmates with humane living conditions and to protect inmate rights consistent with the United States Constitution, the Michigan Constitution, the laws of the State of Michigan, and Department of Corrections guidelines.

Visits

The days, times and length of visits are determined by an inmates classification and behavior. A weekly visit is made by appointment only. Inmates are limited to 3 persons per visit. Appointments must be made through the Jail front office during normal business hours Monday thru Friday. To set up a visit call (616) 786-4140 There will be no visits on Holidays.

Commissary

Family and friends may purchase personal care products, stationery, postage, candy and snacks for inmates through Canteen Correctional Services. Orders can be placed by calling 1-888-634-0034, Monday through Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. There is a $20 limit on all orders. Payment can be made with VISA, Mastercard and American Express credit cards.

Attorney & Clergy Visiting

Attorney's of record, and Clergy members may schedule professional visits. Both must have proper identification of their profession which must be presented at the time of their visit. Special arrangements can be made for professional visiting if necessary, but an attempt must be made to adhere to normal visiting hours. Special requests will be directed to Jail Supervision prior to for approval.

Jail Chaplain

The Ottawa County Jail has a full-time Chaplain from Forgotten Man Ministries. The Chaplain provides many services to the inmates of the Jail. Inmates at the time of incarceration may request to participate in any programs offered by the Chaplain.

Available Programs

The Corrections Division offers the following programs for the inmate populations at the West Olive facility:

General Equivalency Diploma
Life Skills Education Course
Coping with Confinement
A Time To Heal
Living Consciously
Freedom for Women
Anger Management
Substance Abuse Programs

The goal of these various programs is to assist inmates in becoming law abiding, productive members of the community once they are released from incarceration.