This is a private reference site, not a Van Buren County government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, schedule jail services, or retrieve official booking records. Use the official office or lookup system that matches the record you need.
Where to Check First
For county jail custody, start with the Van Buren County Jail and the official roster. The jail is operated by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division under Sheriff Daniel E. Abbott.
Van Buren County Jail / Corrections Division205 S Kalamazoo Street
Paw Paw, MI 49079
Custody and corrections phone: 269-657-2171
The main sheriff phone listed on the sheriff page is 269-657-2006, but custody questions should use the jail and corrections line above. Public research did not locate a separate published lobby or records-unit hours schedule, so confirm timing with the jail before visiting in person.
- For a person who may be in the Van Buren County Jail, use jail inmate records or the official roster at myr2m.com/vanburencoroster.
- For booking photos and photo limits, review jail roster mugshots and verify any record request through the county.
- For charges, hearings, or case events after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the MiCOURT Case Search.
- For facility-specific custody details, use the Van Buren County Jail page or the facility link in the footer.
- For a sentenced Michigan prisoner, parolee, probationer, absconder, or discharged offender, search MDOC OTIS.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP Inmate Locator or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System.
- For a public record not posted online, use the Van Buren County FOIA request form and identify the Sheriff's Office or Corrections Division record being requested.