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Otsego County Jail

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Otsego County Jail is a county jail located in Otsego County, Michigan. Rated capacity: 34. Reported population: 49. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

34

Current population

49

Occupancy

144%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

Michigan

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

124 South Court Avenue, Gaylord 49735
(989) 731-7289
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

12/100
Low concern12/100
Overcrowding
12/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 144% of design capacity

This facility scores 12. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 10 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 144% · peers avg: 93% (+55%)
Capacity (beds)this: 34 · peers avg: 547 (94%)

Data completeness

74%

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@misc{worldprisons-otsego-county-jail,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Otsego County Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/otsego-county-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-24}
}