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Trempealeau County Jail Overview

Trempealeau County Sheriff's Office operates the Trempealeau County Jail in Whitehall. Sheriff Erica Koxlien is named on the county sheriff page, and the jail page identifies Jail Captain Joan Koval as the jail contact. The facility is a county jail, not a state prison. It handles adult county custody after local arrest, booking, first appearance, local sentencing, probation or extended-supervision holds, and Huber or electronic monitoring screening for people who qualify.

The research did not locate a separate municipal jail, Wisconsin DOC prison, BOP prison, ICE detention center, or regional detention center inside Trempealeau County. City and village police agencies in places such as Arcadia, Blair, Galesville, Independence, Osseo, Whitehall, Ettrick, Strum, and Trempealeau route county-level custody through the Trempealeau County Jail or another county jail under boarding arrangements when needed. That makes this jail the central local facility for Trempealeau County inmate lookup.

Trempealeau County Jail Population

The strongest local population source is the Sheriff's Office 2023 Yearly Report. It counted 736 total bookings, including 622 pretrial bookings, 91 sentenced bookings, 113 probation holds, and 19 INS holds. The same report listed an in-county average daily population of 24.02, an electronic-monitor average of 2.40, and an out-of-county average of 12.89, for a total Trempealeau County jail population count of 36.82 when all three operational categories are combined.

The county justice-center capacity material says the older jail had a maximum rated capacity of 30 adult detainees and was not approved for juvenile offenders. That figure should be read with the county's classification issue in mind. Trempealeau County explains that gender, medical or mental-health needs, juvenile status, charge level, and other separation rules can make a jail functionally full even below the raw bed limit.

Look Up Trempealeau County Jail Custody

The correct first stop for current county custody is the Trempealeau County Inmate Locator. The county landing page calls the roster a public service, but it also warns that the Sheriff's Office does not warrant the accuracy of the data and that the roster should not be used as the final source for legal action. Charge details should be checked against Wisconsin Circuit Court Access because prosecutor-filed charges can differ from booking charges.

1. Open the county locator or the sheriff's inmate-locator landing page for the official caveats and court-record link.
2. Search by last name first. Add first name or DOB year when the surname is common.
3. Open the result profile and review custody date, booking status, facility, bail or fine amount, court fields, charges, holds, and image link if shown.
4. If the person does not appear, call the jail at 715-538-2311 ext. 452, check Wisconsin VINE, and search the Wisconsin DOC Locator for sentenced state custody.

Absence from the roster does not prove a person is free from custody. A person may be newly booked, released, boarded in another county, held under another legal name, transferred to DOC custody, or moved into a federal or immigration process. Federal sentenced inmates are searched through the BOP inmate locator, while immigration detainee location is checked through the ICE Online Detainee Locator.

Trempealeau County Jail Contact

The current public county address is the government-center address published by the Sheriff's Office. The Huber packet also uses a Main Street jail address for Huber forms, so visitors and people filing paperwork should follow the specific agency instruction tied to their task. For custody, bond, property, and visit-entry questions, call before traveling.

Trempealeau County Jail Booking

The jail handbook gives a local intake sequence. After booking, an inmate receives one successful phone call and a personal four-digit PIN for the jail kiosk or tablet. Jail staff collect and store personal property, issue jail property, and use classification before general population placement. Classification looks at current charges, criminal history, gender, behavior, medical and mental-health needs, safety concerns, and legal status.

Initial court appearance is typically scheduled for Intake Court at 1:00 p.m. about one to five business days after arrest, although the jail notes that dates and appearance method can change. Appearance may be in person or by video. If a person cannot secure release and faces criminal charges, jail staff assist with a Public Defender call at about 9:00 a.m. Court and legal questions should go to counsel or the court, not jail staff.

Classification

A housing and security decision based on safety, charges, behavior, medical needs, and separation rules.

Huber

A court-granted work, education, or care release privilege administered by the sheriff for eligible sentenced inmates.

Hold

A legal or agency reason that can keep a person in custody even when one bond amount is addressed.

Trempealeau County Jail Visits

NCIC video visitation is the documented visit system for Trempealeau County Jail. Visits are a privilege and depend on staff, equipment, housing, court movement, and safety concerns. The handbook and general-information page both require proper dress, sobriety, photo ID, rule compliance, and controlled children. A person released from Trempealeau County Jail must wait 60 days before visiting a current inmate.

Recording, photographing, no-contact order violations, private body displays, failure to follow staff orders, or conduct that creates safety concerns can end or suspend visits. Court, jail activity, equipment limits, and emergencies can also delay scheduled visits.

Mail, Phone, and Money

Personal mail must move through USPS and include the inmate name plus the sender's full name and return address. Non-privileged mail can be read and inspected for safety and security. Personal mail is scanned to the inmate's NCIC account and originals are placed in the jail locker. Legal mail is inspected in the inmate's presence, and publications must come directly from the publisher with supervisor preapproval.

Phones are generally available in housing areas between about 8 a.m. and 10 p.m., depending on classification. Calls are outgoing only and are usually monitored and recorded, except attorney calls. Each inmate receives two free 15-minute calls per week, with a new week starting Sunday. Family and friends can set up prepaid NCIC accounts. The handbook lists email/message costs of $0.25 per message and $0.35 per picture attachment.

Trempealeau County Jail Bond

Bond rules come from the county jail general-information page. During regular business hours, bond is posted at the Clerk of Courts office, where cash and credit card are accepted. After business hours and on holidays, bond can be posted at the jail or electronically through JailATM. The jail accepts cash or major credit card, and credit-card posting adds a fee. A bond of $10,000 or more requires proper identification and the poster's Social Security number.

Bond can be forfeited if the defendant does not comply with conditions. If the defendant is found guilty, bond may be applied to restitution, fines, or costs. A separate hold, probation or parole issue, out-of-county warrant, immigration hold, or no-release court condition can keep the person in Trempealeau County Jail even when a visible money amount has been paid.

Trempealeau County Jail Programs

The jail handbook says educational, vocational, and rehabilitation programs may be available when schedule, space, staff, and resources allow. Program access can be limited by classification, safety, or security. Inmates use the NCIC kiosk for non-emergency requests, including program requests, and a monthly program calendar is available through NCIC.

Sentenced inmates may request earned-release or inmate-worker information through the kiosk. Eligibility depends on current conviction, criminal history, conduct, safety, and available work. Approved work may occur inside the jail, on courthouse or grounds details, or on sheriff-approved special detail. The 2023 Sheriff's report says the inmate worker sentence reduction program allowed low-risk sentenced offenders to earn one day of credit for every 24 hours worked.